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GAO Criticizes Some Space Programs

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Monday, April 6th, 2009

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticized several space programs on cost and other criteria. They were among many defense procurement programs that have run a combined total $296 billion over earlier cost estimates. Specifically, GAO, the watchdog agency, examined the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor System (JLENS), the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS), the Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Space & Control program, the PATRIOT/MEADS Combined Aggregate Program…

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