Acquisition Failure-A Coroner's Report on the Cause: Non-Affordability

摘要

The National Missile Defense (NMD) Program is the first Ballistic Missile Defenseorganization (BMDO) program to apply the perspective and use of affordability objectives on a major program. NMD's affordability objective is to acquire the 'best value' for the NMD acquisition program. Historical DoD cost data indicates a major weapon system's development cost is approximately 10% of the system's total LCC. From the development phase on, any program is subject to 'cost over run,' and the attendant misinformation and adverse publicity that could lead to program cancellation. NMD's affordability challenge is to accurately project incremental program cost to accommodate any and all NMD program 'unknowns.'.