The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is making improvements, but for the fourth year in a row the agency’s cost estimates are unreliable, the Government Accountability Office says in a new report. For example, the GAO said, “MDA’s 2013 cost estimates still do not include operations and support costs for military services, which may significantly understate total costs.” Overall, the report finds “mixed progress” in achieving acquisition goals in 2013. Since 2002, MDA has spent about $98 billion and has requested…
