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1、UnitedStatesGeneralAccountingOfficeGAOHigh-RiskSeriesFebruary1995DefenseWeaponsSystemsAcquisitionGAO/HR-95-4GAOUnitedStatesGeneralAccountingOfficeWashington,D.C.20548ComptrollerGeneraloftheUnitedStatesFebruary1995ThePresidentoftheSenateTheSpeakeroftheHouseof
2、RepresentativesIn1990,theGeneralAccountingOfficebeganaspecialefforttoreviewandreportonthefederalprogramareasweconsideredhighriskbecausetheywereespeciallyvulnerabletowaste,fraud,abuse,andmismanagement.Thiseffort,whichhasbeenstronglysupportedbytheSenateCommitt
3、eeonGovernmentalAffairsandtheHouseCommitteeonGovernmentReformandOversight,broughtmuchneededfocustoproblemsthatwerecostingthegovernmentbillionsofdollars.InDecember1992,weissuedaseriesofreportsonthefundamentalcausesofproblemsindesignatedhigh-riskareas.Weareupd
4、atingthestatusofourhigh-riskprograminthissecondseries.OurOverviewreport(GAO/HR-95-1)discussesprogressmadeinmanyareas,stressestheneedforfurtheractiontoaddressremainingcriticalproblems,andintroducesnewlydesignatedhigh-riskareas.ThissecondseriesalsoincludesaQui
5、ckReferenceGuide(GAO/HR-95-2)thatcoversall18high-riskareaswehavetrackedoverthepastfewyears,andseparatereportsthatdetailcontinuingsignificantproblemsandresolutionactionsneededin10areas.ThisreportdiscussesourconcernsovertheDepartmentofDefense'sannualexpenditur
6、eofbillionsofdollarstoacquirenewweaponssystems.Itfocusesoncontinuingweaknessesinthewaymajorweaponsrequirementsaredetermined,planned,budgeted,andacquired.Theunderlyingconditionsandculturalattitudesthathelpfostertheseweaknessesareaddressedinmoredetailinourrepo
7、rtWeaponsAcquisition:ARareOpportunityForLastingChange(GAO/NSIAD-93-15).ThisreportalsofocusesoncurrenteffortsbytheDepartmentofDefenseandbytheCongresstoaddresstheselong-standingproblems.CopiesofthisreportseriesarebeingsenttothePresident,theRepublicanandDemocra
8、ticleadershipoftheCongress,congressionalcommitteechairsandrankingminoritymembers,allothermembersoftheCongress,theDirectoroftheOfficeofManagementandBudget,andtheSecretaryofDefense.CharlesA.Bowshe