Pentagon Cost Analysis Shop Says Service Cost Estimates Are Improving

By Jason Sherman / May 15, 2013 at 9:05 PM
The quality of cost estimates prepared by the services for major weapon systems is improving, according to a new report from the Pentagon's top cost estimator. The 2009 Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act directs the Defense Department's cost assessment and program evaluation office to provide Congress a yearly report "summarizing the cost estimation and cost analysis activities . . . during the previous year and assessing the progress of the Department in improving the accuracy of its cost estimates and...

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