Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Transparency and Accountability

This year's report specifically assesses MDA's progress in (1) delivering missile defense assets as scheduled (2) improving accountability and transparency over the past year (3) implementing the European Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) (4) implementing changes to the Ground-based Midcourse...

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Main Authors: Chaplain, Cristina, Best, David, Miller, LaTonya, Huebler, Ivy, Lyons, Teague, Stern, Steven, Woolwine, Gwyneth, Kimmett, Meredith A, Tittle, Brian, Antone, Letisha
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ACCOUNTABILITY
ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS
Administration and Management
Antimissile Defense Systems
BASE LINES
BATTLE MANAGEMENT
C2BMC(COMMAND CONTROL BATTLE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS)
COUNTERMEASURES
DATA ACQUISITION
EUROPE
GMD(GROUND-BASED MIDCOURSE DEFENSE)
GROUND BASED
GUIDED MISSILES
INSTRUMENTATION
MIDCOURSE DEFENSE
Optics
PTSS(PRECISION TRACKING AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM)
SPACE SURVEILLANCE
STSS(SPACE TRACKING AND SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM)
SURVEILLANCE
THAAD(TERMINAL HIGH ALTITUDE AREA DEFENSE)
TRANSPARENCE
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Summary:This year's report specifically assesses MDA's progress in (1) delivering missile defense assets as scheduled (2) improving accountability and transparency over the past year (3) implementing the European Phased Adaptive Approach (PAA) (4) implementing changes to the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program (5) implementing the targets revised acquisition strategy identified in 2009, and (6) testing the BMDS and developing its modeling and simulations to assess performance. To assess all six areas of MDA's progress, we examined the accomplishments of nine BMDS elements and supporting efforts that MDA is currently developing and fielding: the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis BMD); Aegis Ashore; BMDS Sensors; Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC); GMD; Precision Tracking and Surveillance System (PTSS); Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS); Targets and Countermeasures; and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD). We reviewed individual element responses to GAO data collection instruments, which detailed key accomplishments for fiscal year 2010. The results of these reviews are presented in detail in appendixes to this report and are also integrated as appropriate in our findings related to progress in delivering assets and implementing new initiatives. We also sought to examine MDA's Baseline Execution Reviews of each element's progress, but were unable to assess the supporting backup materials as they were not made available to us until February 2011-the very end of the audit.