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The Department of Defense (DoD) has released details on major defense acquisition program cost, schedule, and performance changes since the June 2006 reporting period. This information is based on the Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) submitted to the Congress for the September 2006 reporting period.
SARs summarize the latest estimates of cost, schedule, and performance status. These reports are prepared annually in conjunction with the President's budget. Subsequent quarterly exception reports are required only for those programs experiencing unit cost increases of at least 15 percent compared to the current Unit Cost Reporting (UCR) baseline and at least 30 percent compared to the original UCR baseline, or schedule delays of at least six months since the previous report. Quarterly SARs are also submitted for initial reports, final reports, and for programs that are rebaselined at major milestone decisions.
The total program cost estimates provided in the SARs include research and development, procurement, military construction, and acquisition-related operation and maintenance (except for pre-Milestone B programs which are limited to development costs pursuant to 10 USC
