MDA unable to account for more than half of testing costs, GAO audit finds 

By Jason Sherman / February 14, 2022 at 1:31 PM
The Missile Defense Agency -- which seeks $1.3 billion annually for testing -- could not account for more than half of the $3.5 billion appropriated for such activities between 2017 and 2020, according to a federal audit. The Government Accountability Office, in a February report , found that as a result MDA’s yearly request to support missile defense testing is based on inaccurate cost estimates. “MDA accounted for only about $1.3 billion of $3.5 billion in funding the agency requested...

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