The Defense Department's inspector general has identified significant gaps in oversight for some weapon system acquisition programs, warning these shortfalls could lead to cost overruns and delays beyond the purview of Congress and Pentagon leaders with oversight responsibilities. In a March 11 report , the inspector general urges the Pentagon to tighten policies governing programs that operate outside its primary acquisition framework after finding the Army “did not effectively transition” its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor program from...
