The Government Accountability Office says it is encouraged by the progress the Pentagon has made managing cost growth and schedule delays in its $1.8 trillion portfolio of major acquisition programs, but warns that many programs are proceeding without "fundamental knowledge" or oversight. GAO, in its annual report on major defense acquisition programs , says that "MDAPs have generally stabilized non-quantity-related cost growth and schedule growth but continue to proceed with limited knowledge and inconsistent software development approaches and cybersecurity practices."...
