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Critical GPS OCX Nunn-McCurdy Breach Was Predictable, Expert Says

Pat Host

Friday, July 1st, 2016

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Critical GPS OCX Nunn-McCurdy Breach Was Predictable, Expert Says

The GPS III program is a platform that could use improved acquisition. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Air Force’s critical Nunn-McCurdy Breach declaration for its Global Positioning System (GPS) Next-Generation Operational Control System (OCX) was predictable and shouldn’t complicate the program further, according to an expert.Lexington Institute think tank COO Loren Thompson said Friday at least half of the blame for the OCX problems rest with the Air Force as he believes prime contractor Raytheon [RTN] simply did not get adequate indication of what performance goals it would need to satisfy. On the other hand, Thompson…

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