United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-10-17 monographic deposited born digital 34 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-7 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-7 P0b002ee18039decd f:ns96007 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-7 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-7 NSIAD-96-7 Advanced weapons systems Missiles Testing Defense contingency planning Army procurement Documentation Cost effectiveness analysis Procurement appropriations Comparative analysis Requirements definition Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile Army Rapid Force Projection Initiative DOD Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration Program High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Fiber Optic Guided Missile Non Line-of-Sight Missile Non Line-of-Sight Combined Arms HMMWV Letter Report NSIAD GAO reviewed the Army's plans for acquiring the Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile (EFOG-M) system.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the Army lacks a formal requirement for EFOG-M and has not prepared comprehensive comparative cost studies because requirements documents and analyses are not normally required for Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) programs; (2) the Army should develop the requirement documents because of its prior difficulty in justifying the systems; (3) Congress has required the Army to certify that the requirement and analyses exist by December 1, 1995; (4) the Army has not fully defined EFOG-M performance criteria to evaluate the system's military value; (5) the ACTD program may not shorten the EFOG-M acquisition process unless innovative strategies are devised and formal testing agreements are reached; and (6) resources are not available to support limited fielding of EFOG-M after the 2-year ACTD evaluation period. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-7/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-7.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-7/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-7.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-7 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-7 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-7; Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile: Need to Define Requirements and Establish Criteria to Assess Performance; Advanced weapons systems Missiles Testing Defense contingency planning Army procurement Documentation Cost effectiveness analysis Procurement appropriations Comparative analysis Requirements definition Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile Army Rapid Force Projection Initiative DOD Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration Program High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Fiber Optic Guided Missile Non Line-of-Sight Missile Non Line-of-Sight Combined Arms HMMWV