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MASAD-83-21 1 (1983-04-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmxh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 MISSION ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ACQUISITION DIVISION B-206613 APRIL 13,1983 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger The Secretary of Defense Attention: Office of GAO Report Analysis Dear Mr. Secretary: 215 Subject: The B-1 Bomber Program--A New Start (GAO/MASAD-83-21) We recently completed our review of the B-lB bomber pro- gram. This review was made because the B-lB is a key element of the strategic force modernization program, is costly, and has a compressed development and production schedule to meet the ini- tial operational capability date of 1986. Our review was also directed at examining the B-lB cost estimates, management plans, and cost performance reports. The Air Force and the Department of Defense activities involved in the B-lB acquisition were visited to discuss the program with Air Force and other Defense personnel. The con- tents of a draft of this report were discussed with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Air Force officials and their comments have been incorporated as appropriate. Our re- view was made in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. We found that the B-lB program cost estimate still omits known program costs. These omissions were reported by us to the Subcommittee on Defense, House Committee on Appropriations, by testimony on July 22, 1982. We are concerned that the cost omissions obscure congressional visibility of the B-lB acquisi- tion. In this regard, we recommend that you have your Office provide the Congress in a single package an estimate, including all the acquisition costs related to the B-lB program. (951695)