01789oam 2200397 a 450 991069898850332120090615112747.0(CKB)5470000002397987(OCoLC)316262764(EXLCZ)99547000000239798720090318d2009 ua 0engurmn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDefense acquisitions[electronic resource] production and fielding of missile defense components continue with less testing and validation than planned : report to congressional committees[Washington, D.C.] :U.S. Govt. Accountability Office,[2009]iv, 104 pages digital, PDF fileTitle from title screen (viewed on Mar. 18, 2009)."March 2009.""GAO-09-338."Includes bibliographical references.The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has spent almost $56 billion since its initiation in 2002 on developing and fielding a Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and is on course to spend about $50 billion more over the next 5 years. GAO was directed to assess the annual progress MDA made in developing the BMDS as well as improvements in accountability and transparency in agency operations, management processes, and the new block strategy.Defense acquisitions Ballistic missile defensesUnited StatesFinanceDefense contractsUnited StatesBallistic missile defensesFinance.Defense contractsDIDDIDGPOBOOK9910698988503321Defense acquisitions3422519UNINA