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Military upgrades expensive

Rick Outzen July 8, 2008

According to the Mobile Press Register, Defense Department has trouble with military managers and contractors failing to deliver new weapons on time at the agreed-upon price. GAO reported in April to Congress that major new weapons systems are on average 21 months behind schedule, with cost overruns of 40 percent.

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”