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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

8 U.S. Defense Programs Top 15% Increases in Late 2006

Eight major U.S. weapon programs have gone more than 15 percent over budget, while 15 more have lesser cost increases, says the Pentagon’s latest Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) to Congress.

Those programs are in so-called Nunn-McCurdy breach, meaning their acquisition costs have increased at least 15 percent over their current baseline or 30 percent over their original baseline. The report covers cost, schedule and performance changes in U.S. military programs between September and December.

Pentagon spokeswoman Cheryl Irwin said the performance was “in line with the last three to four years.”

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