The Nunn-McCurdy Act: Background, Analysis, and Issues for Congress

Schwartz, Moshe

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Defense policy;    Defense budgets;    Congress and military policy;   

RP-ID  :  R41293
RP-ID  :  R41293_2011Jan19

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

For almost 30 years, the Nunn-McCurdy Act has served as one of the principal mechanisms for notifying Congress of cost overruns in Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs). This report discusses the Act's background, amendments, and relevancy to current times.