Tag: operational test and evaluation

Pentagon Shakeup Exposes Risk of Flawed Weapons Fielding

A recent Government Accountability Office report reveals that steep cuts to the Pentagon's testing and evaluation team have severely compromised its ability to oversee the development and deployment of new weapon systems. With a drastic reduction in staff from 106 to just 30, the team is struggling to keep pace with the demands of assessing increasingly complex and flawed weapons programs.