Government Reports

Government Accountability Office Reports

2011

• DOD Weapon Systems: Missed Trade-off Opportunities During Requirements Reviews, June 2011 (1.1 MB PDF)
• Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: Actions are Needed to Increase Integration and Efficiencies of DOD's ISR Enterprise, June 2011 (877 KB PDF)
• Small Business Contracting: Survey of 25 Agency Advocates, June 2011 (1.9 MB PDF)
• Space Acquisitions: Development and Oversight Challenges in Delivering Improved Space Situational Awareness Capabilities, May 2011 (1.3 MB PDF)
• Space Acquisitions: DOD Delivering New Generations of Satellites, but Space System Acquisition Challenges Remain, May 2011 (510 KB PDF)
• Joint Strike Fighter: Restructuring Places Program on Firmer Footing, but Progress Still Lags, Apr. 2011 (1.1 MB PDF)
• Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Accountability, Apr. 2011 (294 KB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs, Mar. 2011 (8.5 MB PDF)
• Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Accountability, Mar. 2011 (1.4 MB PDF)
• High-Risk Series: An Update, Feb. 2011 (1.3 MB PDF)

2010

• Defense Acquisitions: Opportunities Exist to Improve DOD's Oversight of Power Source Investments, Dec. 2010 (948 KB PDF)
• Missile Defense: European Phased Adaptive Approach Acquisitions Face Synchronization, Transparency, and Accountability Challenges, Dec. 2010 (398 KB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Issues to Be Considered as DOD Modernizes its Fleet of Tactical Wheeled Vehicles, Nov. 2010 (530 KB PDF)
• Space Acquisitions: Challenges in Commercializing Technologies Developed under the Small Business Research Program, Nov. 2010 (985 KB PDF)
• Joint Strike Fighter: Assessment of DOD's Funding Projection for the F136 Alternate Engine, Sept. 2010 (1.6 MB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Navy's Ability to Overcome Challenges Facing the Littoral Combat Ship Will Determine Eventual Capabilities, Aug. 2010 (2.0 MB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Guidance Needed on Navy's Use of Investment Incentives at Private Shipyards, July 2010 (1.2 MB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Program Instability Affects Reliability of Earned Value Management Data, July 2010 (786 KB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Observations on Weapon Program Performance and Acquisition Reforms, May 2010 (237 KB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Opportunities and Challenges for Army Ground Force Modernization Efforts, Apr. 2010 (429 KB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs, Mar. 2010 (8.1 MB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: DOD Could Achieve Greater Commonality and Efficiencies Among Its Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Mar. 2010 (321 KB PDF)
• Space Acquisitions: DOD Poised to Enhance Space Capabilities, but Persistent Challenges Remain in Developing Space Systems, Mar. 2010 (323 KB PDF)
• Joint Strike Fighter: Significant Challenges and Decisions Ahead, Mar. 2010 (291 KB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Transition Provides Opportunity to Strengthen Acquisition Approach, Feb. 2010 (667 KB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Managing Risk to Achieve Better Outcomes, Jan. 2010 (331 KB PDF)
• Briefing on Commercial and Department of Defense Space System Requirements and Acquisition Practices, Jan. 2010 (317 KB PDF)

2009

• Defense Acquisitions: Strategic Airlift Gap Has Been Addressed, but Tactical Airlift Plans are Evolving as Key Issues Have Not Been Resolved, Nov. 2009 (1.1 MB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Challenges in Aligning Space System Components, Oct. 2009 (624 MB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Rapid Acquisition of MRAP Vehicles, Oct. 2009 (247 KB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Assessments Needed to Address V-22 Aircraft Operational and Cost Concerns to Define Future Investments, May 2009 (1.5 MB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs, Mar. 2009 (8.1 MB PDF)
• Defense Acquisitions: Production and Fielding of Missile Defense Components Continue with Less Testing and Validation Than Planned, Mar. 2009 (2.2 MB PDF)

Congressional Budget Office Reports

2011

• An Analysis of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2012 Shipbuilding Plan, June 2011 (1.1 MB PDF)
• Long-Term Implications of the 2012 Future Years Defense Program, June 2011 (1.1 MB PDF)
• Policy Options for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, June 2011 (9.5 MB PDF)
• The Cost Effectiveness of Nuclear Power for Navy Surface Ships, May 2011 (1.8 MB PDF)
• Long-Term Implications of the 2011 Future Years Defense Program, Feb. 2011 (2.4 MB PDF)

2010

• Strategies for Maintaining the Navy's and Marine Corps' Inventories of Fighter Aircraft, May 2010 (1.6 MB PDF)
• An Analysis of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2011 Shipbuilding Plan, May 2010 (984 KB PDF)
• Life-Cycle Costs of Selected Navy Ships, Apr. 2010 (568 KB PDF)
• The Long-Term Outlook for the U.S. Navy's Fleet, Jan. 2010 (309 KB PDF)
• Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Budget, Jan. 2010 (2.1 MB PDF)

2009

• Options for Combining the Navy's and the Coast Guard's Small Combatant Programs, July 2009 (3.3 MB PDF)
• Alternatives for Modernizing U.S. Fighter Forces, May 2009 (1.8 MB PDF)
• The Army's Wireless Communications Programs and Its Future Forces, Feb. 2009 (611 KB PDF)
• The 2009 Future Years Defense Program: Implications and Alternatives, Feb. 2009 (229 KB PDF)

Congressional Research Service Reports

2011

• The Army's Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) and Early Infantry Brigade Combat Team (E-IBCT) Programs: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (264 KB PDF)
• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (1.6 MB PDF)
• Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues, Apr. 2011 (375 KB PDF)
• F-35 Alternate Engine Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (523 KB)
• F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (488 KB PDF)
• Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (159 KB PDF)
• Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (610 KB PDF)
• Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (343 KB PDF)
• Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (1.7 MB PDF)
• Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress, Apr. 2011 (1.4 MB PDF)
• Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress, Apr. 2011 (550 KB PDF)
• Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (1.6 MB PDF)
• Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air, and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (1.2MB PDF)
• Navy SSBN(X) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2011 (271 KB PDF)
• Conventional Prompt Global Strike and Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues, Mar. 2011 (374 KB PDF)
• U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues, Mar. 2011 (345 KB PDF)
• V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress, Mar. 2011 (387 KB PDF)
• Air Force KC-46A Tanker Aircraft Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Feb. 2011 (339 KB PDF)
• Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, Feb. 2011 (372 KB PDF)
• The Marines' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress, Jan. 2011 (185 KB PDF)
• Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress, Jan. 2011 (133 KB PDF)

2010

• Defense Acquisition: Use of Lead System Integrators (LSIs) – Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress, Oct. 2010 (139 KB PDF)
• Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress, Sept. 2010 (466 KB PDF)
• Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Aug. 2010 (278 KB PDF)
• Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress, July 2010 (400 KB PDF)
• Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background for Congress, June 2010 (295 KB PDF)
• Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress, June 2010 (504 KB PDF)
• Navy SSBN(X) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress, June 2010 (376 KB PDF)
• Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress, June 2010 (320 KB PDF)
• Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress, June 2010 (331 KB PDF)
• Navy F/A-18E/F and EA-18G Aircraft Procurement and Strike Fighter Shortfall: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2010 (376 KB PDF)
• Air Force C-17 Aircraft Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, Apr. 2010 (404 KB PDF)
• Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress, Mar. 2010 (137 KB PDF)
• Air Force KC-X Tanker Aircraft Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Mar. 2010 (2.0 MB PDF)

2009

• Air Force Next-Generation Bomber: Background and Issues for Congress, Dec. 2009 (420 KB PDF)
• Air Force F-22 Fighter Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Dec. 2009 (1.1 MB PDF)
• F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress, Sept. 2009 (801 KB PDF)
• Department of Defense Fuel Spending, Supply, Acquisition, and Policy, Sept. 2009 (325 KB PDF)
• The Marines' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress, Aug. 2009 (168 KB PDF)
• Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress, Aug. 2009 (137 KB PDF)
• Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress, Aug. 2009 (149 KB PDF)
• Navy-Marine Corps Strike-Fighter Shortfall: Background and Options for Congress, Apr. 2009 (201 KB PDF)

2008

• Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, June 2008 (182 KB PDF)

Last Updated July 2011 Rachel Werth