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DoD IG Says Army Didn’t Set Minimum ‘User Acceptance’ Levels For IVAS, Risks ‘Wasting’ $22 Billion

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DoD IG Says Army Didn’t Set Minimum ‘User Acceptance’ Levels For IVAS, Risks ‘Wasting’ $22 Billion
The Army conducted its third soldier touchpoint for the Integrated Visual Augmentation System at Ft. Pickett in Virginia. Photo: U.S. Army.

The Pentagon’s inspector general has found the Army “did not define minimum user acceptance levels” for its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) program, a move the office said risks potentially ‘wasting’ $22 billion if soldiers don’t want to use the new headset. The partially-redacted public version of the DoD IG’s audit of the IVAS program, released on Friday, details several recommendations for evaluating user acceptance levels while the office noted the Army’s acquisition office did not fully agree with the…

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