Defense acquisitions
Subtitle: Navy's ability to overcome challenges facing the Littoral Combat Ship will determine eventual capabilities : report to congressional requesters
Contributors: Martin, Belva M.
Publisher: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Procurement; Evaluation; Littoral combat ships; Costs; United States. Navy; United States
Other titles: Navy's ability to overcome challenges facing the Littoral Combat Ship will determine eventual capabilities
Description: The Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is envisioned as a reconfigurable vessel able to meet three missions: surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare. It consists of the ship (seaframe) and the mission package it carries and deploys. The Navy plans to invest over $25 billion through fiscal year 2035 to acquire LCS. However, recurring cost growth and schedule delays have jeopardized the Navy's ability to deliver promised LCS capabilities. Based on a congressional request, GAO (1) identified technical, design, and construction challenges to completing the first four ships within current cost and schedule estimates, (2) assessed the Navy's progress developing and fielding mission packages, and (3) evaluated the quality of recent Navy cost analyses for seaframes and their effect on program progress. GAO's findings are based on an analysis of government and contractor-generated documents, and discussions with defense officials and key contractors. GAO recommends the Secretary of Defense take actions to ensure more realistic cost estimates, timely incorporation of design changes, and coordination of seaframe and mission package acquisition. The Department of Defense concurred with each of these recommendations.
Notes: Title from cover screen (GAO, viewed Sept. 22, 2010).

"August 2010."

"GAO-10-523."

Includes bibliographical references.

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