United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-03-01 monographic deposited born digital 11 p. GA 1.13:IAP-95-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-2 P0b002ee18037ffbd f:ia95002 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-2 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-2 IAP-95-2 Strategic planning Defense appropriations Defense procurement Research and development Research and development costs Ballistic missiles Mission budgeting Advanced weapons systems Internal controls Trident C4 Missile DOD Ballistic Missile Defense Technology Applications Program B-1B Aircraft Air Force Conventional Mission Upgrade Program F-22 Aircraft Chinook Helicopter Army Command and Control System Line-of-Sight Antitank Weapon DOD Theater Missile Defense Initiative C-17 Aircraft B-2 Aircraft Army Armored Gun System DOD Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Master Plan AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay Satellite Communications System Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile AMRAAM LOSAT Letter Report GAO presented its Systems Development and Production issue area plan for fiscal years 1995 through 1997, focusing on the: (1) justification for new weapons systems; (2) development and acquisition of military weapons systems; and (3) Department of Defense's (DOD) budgeting for its procurement and research, development, test, and evaluation accounts.<p/>GAO plans to: (1) determine whether the justifications for new and modified weapons systems are reasonable and support the national military strategy; (2) determine whether DOD and the services have adequately considered meeting stated requirements through modifications to current systems; (3) assess whether DOD has considered all cost factors and reported these costs properly; (4) determine whether DOD and the services have selected the lowest risk and least costly acquisition strategies consistent with their need for the planned systems; (5) determine whether selected acquisition strategies commit the government to production before sufficient testing is completed; (6) ensure that acquisition milestone decisions are timely and adequately supported; (7) identify whether any technical problems affect system capability and costs; (8) ensure the development of interrelated systems that provide for ease of integration; (9) report any internal control weaknesses; (10) identify items in the current budget requests that should be denied or reduced; and (11) identify prior-year appropriations that should be rescinded. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-2/html/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-2.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-2/pdf/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-2.pdf GAO/IAP-95-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-IAP-95-2 Letter Report GAO/IAP-95-2; Systems Development and Production Issue Area Plan--Fiscal Years 1995-97; Strategic planning Defense appropriations Defense procurement Research and development Research and development costs Ballistic missiles Mission budgeting Advanced weapons systems Internal controls Trident C4 Missile DOD Ballistic Missile Defense Technology Applications Program B-1B Aircraft Air Force Conventional Mission Upgrade Program F-22 Aircraft Chinook Helicopter Army Command and Control System Line-of-Sight Antitank Weapon DOD Theater Missile Defense Initiative C-17 Aircraft B-2 Aircraft Army Armored Gun System DOD Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Master Plan AWACS Airborne Warning and Control System MILSTAR Military Strategic and Tactical Relay Satellite Communications System Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile AMRAAM LOSAT