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Future Combat Systems
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Future Combat System to be Restructured
April 5, 2005
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Results in Brief: Contracted Advisory and Assistance Services for the U.S. Army Future Combat Systems
Inspector General, Department of Defense, Department of Defense Report No. D-2010-024
November 24, 2009
CRS Report for Congress - Defense: FY2008 Authorizations and Appropriations
, Congressional Research Service
January 23, 2008
Office of the Secretary of Defense – Selected Acquisition Reports: Summary Tables, 1972-Present
, Office of the Secretary of Defense
September 1, 2007
GAO Report - Defense Acquisitions: Role of Lead Systems Integrator on Future Combat Systems Program Poses Oversight Challenges
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
June 1, 2007
CRS Report for Congress - Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations
, Congressional Research Service
May 11, 2007
CBO Study --The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2007
, Congressional Budget Office
April 1, 2007
GAO Testimony - Defense Acquisitions: Future Combat System Risks Underscore the Importance of Oversight, GAO 07-672T
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
March 27, 2007
GAO Report - Defense Acquisitions: Assessment of Major Weapons Programs, GAO 07-406SP
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
March 1, 2007
GAO Report - Defense Acquisitions: Key Decisions to Be Made on Future Combat Systems, GAO 07-376
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
March 1, 2007
GAO Letter - Defense Contracting: Questions for the Record, GAO 07-217R
, Government Accountability Office
December 21, 2006
CRS Report for Congress - Defense: FY2007 Authorization and Appropriations
, Congressional Research Service
September 5, 2006
GAO Report - Force Structure: Army Needs to Provide DOD and Congress More Visibility Regarding Modular Force Capabilities and Implementation Plans, GAO 06-745
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
September 1, 2006
CBO Study - The Army's Future Combat Systems: Program and Alternatives
, Congressional Budget Office
August 1, 2006
GAO Testimony - Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to get Better Results on Weapons System Investments, GAO 06-585T
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
April 5, 2006
CBO Testimony - The Army's Future Combat Systems Program
, Congressional Budget Office
April 4, 2006
GAO Testimony - Defense Acquisitions: Improved Business Case Key for Future Combat System’s Success, GAO 06-564T
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
April 4, 2006
GAO Testimony - GAO’s High-Risk Program, GAO 06-497T
David M. Walker, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
March 15, 2006
Institute for Defense Analyses Testimony – IDA Findings on the Use of the Lead Systems Integrator Structure for the Army’s FCS Program: Statement for the Air-Ground Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee
, Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA)
March 1, 2006
GAO Report - Defense Acquisitions: Assessment of Selected Major Weapons Programs, GAO 06-391
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
March 1, 2006
GAO Testimony - Defense Acquisitions: Business Case and Business Arrangements Key for Future Combat System’s Success, GAO 06-478T
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
March 1, 2006
GAO Report - Defense Acquisitions: Improved Business Case is Needed for Future Combat System’s Successful Outcome, GAO 06-367
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
March 1, 2006
Department of Defense: Quadrennial Defense Report Review
, Department of Defense
February 6, 2006
CBO Study - The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2006
, Congressional Budget Office
January 1, 2006
CRS Report - The Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) and the Army's Future Combat System (FCS): Issues for Congress
, Congressional Research Service
November 17, 2005
GAO Report - Force Structure: Actions Needed to Improve Estimates and Oversight of Costs for Transforming Army to a Modular Force, GAO 05-926
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
September 1, 2005
CRS Report - Defense: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2006
, Congressional Research Service
July 15, 2005
GAO Report - Defense Acquisitions: Resolving Development Risks in the Army’s Networked Communications is Key to Fielding Future Force, GAO 05-669
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
June 1, 2005
CRS Report - The Army's Future Combat System (FCS): Background and Issues for Congress
, Congressional Research Service
April 28, 2005
GAO Testimony - Defense Acquisitions: Future Combat Systems Challenges and Prospects for Success
GAO,
March 16, 2005
Institute for Defense Analyses Testimony – IDA Findings on the Use of Other Transactions Authority for the Army’s FCS Program: Statement for the Air-Ground Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee
, Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA)
March 15, 2005
National Legal and Policy Center Testimony - A Closer Look at the Future Combat Systems Agreement with Boeing: A High Risk Program with a Higher Risk Agreement
, National Legal and Policy Center
March 15, 2005
GAO Report - Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Major Weapons Programs, GAO 05-301
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
March 1, 2005
Organizational Conflicts of Interest: A Growing Integrity Challenge
Daniel I. Gordon,
February 8, 2005
CRS Report - Authorization and Appropriations for FY2005: Defense
, Congressional Research Service
December 14, 2004
GAO Report - Spectrum Management: Better Knowledge Needed to Take Advantage of Technologies That May Improve Spectrum Efficiency, GAO 04-666
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
May 1, 2004
GAO Report - Defense Acquisitions: The Army’s Future Combat Systems’ Features, Risks, and Alternatives, GAO 04-635T
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
April 1, 2004
GAO Report - Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Major Weapons Programs, GAO 04-248
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
March 1, 2004
GAO Letter - Issues Facing the Army's Future Combat Systems Program, GAO 03-1010R
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
August 13, 2003
CRS Report - Authorization and Appropriations for FY2004: Defense
, Congressional Research Service
June 10, 2003
CRS Report - Army Transformation and Modernization: Overview and Issues for Congress
, Congressional Research Service
April 4, 2001
POGO in the News
Army alters $160B modernization program schedule, By Donna Borak, Associated Press, June 26, 2008
Billions for Pentagon Failures, By Matthew Blake, The Washington Independent, May 1, 2008
High Tech Weapons: A Loss of Control; The Pentagon may be ceding too much power to Boeing and other contractors , By Stanley Holmes, Business Week, June 25, 2007
Troubled waters: Systems integrators fall from grace, but many doubt that government can run without them, By Alice Lipowicz, Washington Technology, June 11, 2007
U.S. Army's 'Future Combat Systems' Program Remains Under Fire, By Richard Mullen, World Politics Review, May 30, 2007
Fighting Folly, By Greg Grant, GovExec.com, May 1, 2007
Future tanks could surprise critics, By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., GovExec.com, September 20, 2006
Weapons Are Far Over Budget: 25 Programs Overrun Estimates by More Than 50%, By Charles R. Babcock, Washington Post, April 8, 2006
Statement from Senator John McCain on the Future Combat Systems Program, , , April 5, 2005
High-tech U.S. combat force stalled by price tag: 'Bridge to future' could cost $145 billion, By Tim Weiner, International Herald Tribune, March 29, 2005
Hearings Focus on $100 Billion Army Plan, By Renae Merle, Washington Post, March 15, 2005
Revamped Army Plans Give Boeing Bigger Role, By Renae Merle, Washington Post, August 10, 2004
