The Pentagon's progress on managing acquisition cost growth since 2010 has "flattened out" in the past year, though programs begun after a variety of reforms were instituted have seen cost decreases, according to an annual report from the Government Accountability Office. The Pentagon's $1.46 trillion 2016 acquisition portfolio cost $9.4 billion more than the previous year, despite having shrunk from 79 programs to 78, the March 30 report states . GAO also found that programs in 2016 incurred an average...
