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GAO Urges Independent Study to Prevent Further Delays of Air Force’s GPS OCX Program

GAO Urges Independent Study to Prevent Further Delays of Air Force’s GPS OCX Program
Raytheon operators at the helm of the GPS OCX Launch and Checkout System (LCS) workstations at Schriever AFB. (Photo: Raytheon)

The Defense Department should conduct an independent schedule assessment of the Air Force’s ongoing upgrades to the GPS ground control system or risk the program running so far behind that it misses the final schedule threshold, a government watchdog report said May 21. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) called on DoD to direct the Office of Cape Assessment and Program Evolution (CAPE) to independently assess the full program schedule for the GPS’ next-generation operational control system (OCX) based on progress…

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