The Missile Defense Agency continues to obfuscate cost growth and schedule delays in its $202 billion project portfolio by not clearly disclosing changes to program baselines, bucking recommendations nearly a decade old by federal auditors to provide clear traceability to provide lawmakers a clear sense of cost performance and the total price tag. This is a major finding of a new Government Accountability Office report on MDA’s cost estimating and reporting shortfalls. “MDA continues to adjust program baselines without clear...
