Why DoD has so much trouble delivering new weapons to the front lines

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

Weapons take too long to develop and field. Dozens of Defense Department acquisition programs are late, slow or over budget. That is the general sense of the latest annual assessment by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). For highlights and what it all means, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with GAO's director of contracting and national security acquisitions, Shelby Oakley.

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