Acquisition: Acquisition of Targets at the Missile Defense Agency

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Acquisition: Acquisition of Targets at the Missile Defense Agency

M. L. Ugone / J. E. Meling / H. C. James / C. L. Haynes / B. M. Heller

Who Should Read This Report and Why. Missile Defense Agency program managers who are responsible for the acquisition and management of targets used to test the Ballistic Missile Defense System should be interested in this report. This report addresses allegations made to the Defense Hotline on the effectiveness of the process that the program managers use to acquire and manage the targets. This audit was performed in response to allegations made to the DoD Hotline in March 2003. This report addresses 10 allegations about the effectiveness of the process that the Missile Defense Agency used to manage and acquire targets. A separate report will address the allegations concerning the process that the Missile Defense Agency used to define Ballistic Missile Defense System capabilities. The Missile Defense Agency Targets and Countermeasures Directorate designs, develops, and provides ballistic missile targets to test the Ballistic Missile Defense System. The Directorate's FY 2005 budget consists of an estimated $305 million in research, development, test, and evaluation funds. This budget is supplemented by an estimated $167 million in research, development, test, and evaluation funds from elements of the Ballistic Missile Defense System.