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Department of Defense news release (Aug. 10, 2006): DoD releases Selected Acquisition reports.


The Department of Defense (DoD) has released details on major defense acquisition program cost, schedule, and performance changes since the December 2005 reporting period. This information is based on the Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs SAR - Search And Rescue
SAR - Sons of the American Revolution
SAR - Specific Absorption Rate (measure of the rate of absorption of RF energy in the body)
SAR - Safety Analysis Report
SAR - Safety Appraisal Report
SAR - Safety Assessment Report
SAR - Sample Assessment Report
SAR - San Antonio Rampage (hockey team)
SAR - Sarcosinemia
Sar - Sarikoli (linguistics)
SAR - Satellite Access Request
SAR - Saudi Arabian Riyal
) submitted to the Congress for the June 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 or schedule delays of at least six months. Quarterly SARs are also submitted for initial reports, final reports, and for programs that are rebase-lined 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 U.S.C. [section]2432). Total program costs reflect actual costs to date as well as future anticipated costs. All estimates include anticipated inflation allowances.

The current estimate of program acquisition costs for programs covered by SARs for the prior reporting period (December 2005) was $1,584,718.7 million. After subtracting the costs for two final reports (Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) and Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS ASDS - Accunet Spectrum of Digital Services (AT&T)
ASDS - Advanced SCM Delivery System
ASDS - Advanced SEAL Delivery System
ASDS - Advanced Sensor Distribution System
ASDS - Air Situation Display System
ASDS - Airborne Serial Data System
ASDS - American Society of Dermatologic Surgery
ASDS - ARTS Software Development System
ASDS - Automatic Shut Down Sequence
)) and adding the costs for four new programs (Advanced Deployable System (ADS), Heavy Lift Replacement (HLR HLR - Half-Life Rally (gaming, Half-Life modification)
HLR - Harvard Law Review
HLR - Heavy Lift Replacement (USMC replacement aircraft)
HLR - Hidden Line Removal (CAD)
HLR - High Level Rescue
HLR - High Lift Rotor
HLR - Historic Lotus Register
HLR - Hoffman La Roche
HLR - Home Location Register (register component that interfaces with other components in a GSM and CDMA system)
), LHA LHA - Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose)
LHA - Compressed File (File Name Extension)
LHA - General Purpose Amphibious Assault Ship
LHA - Landing Helicopter, Amphibious
LHA - Landing, Helicopter, Assault
LHA - Left-Handers Association
LHA - Local Hour Angle
LHA - Local Housing Authority
LHA - Loess Hills Aquaculture
LHA - Lord High Admiral
LHA - Love Hina Again (anime)
LHA - Lowell Housing Authority (Massachusetts)
 Replacement, and VH Vh - Horizontal Velocity (maximum air velocity in level flight)
VH - Navy Air-Sea Rescue Squadron (US Navy aviation unit designation used from 1930s to 1940s)
VH - Vacuum Hohlraum
VH - Vampire Hunter (movie)
VH - Van Halen
VH - Van Helsing (movie)
VH - Vandal Hearts (gaming)
VH - Vapor Heated (chemical processing)
VH - Vehicle Heading
VH - Venus Hum (band)
VH - Vertical Horizon (band)
-71 Presidential Helicopter) from the December 2005 reporting period, the adjusted current estimate of program acquisition costs was $1,612,682.5 million. For the June 2006 reporting period (shown below), there was a net cost decrease of $76.7 million (-0.005 percent), due to revised cost estimates and support requirements for the MH-60R.
CURRENT ESTIMATE ($ IN MILLIONS)

December 2005 (85 programs)                          $1,584,718.7
  Less final reports on two programs (ACS and ASDS)      -1,965.6
  Plus four new programs (ADS, HLR, LHA Replacement     +29,929.4
    and VH-71)
June 2006 Adjusted (87 programs)                     $1,612,682.5

Changes Since Last Report:
  Economic                                                   $0.0
  Quantity                                                    0.0
  Schedule                                                    0.0
  Engineering                                                 0.0
  Estimating                                               -121.4
  Other                                                       0.0
  Support                                                   +44.7
  Net Cost Change                                          $-76.7
  Plus initial procurement cost estimates for DD(X)     +27,813.3
    Destroyer (previous reports limited to
    Development costs per 10 USC [section]2432)
December 2005 (85 programs)                          $1,584,718.7


For the June 2006 reporting period, there were quarterly exception SARs submitted for five programs. The reasons for the submissions are provided below.

Navy

AESA AESA - Active Electronically Scanned Array
AESA - Agence Européenne de la Sécurité Aérienne (French: European Aviation Safety Agency)
AESA - Assign-and-Estimate Scheduling Algorithm
AESA - Association of Educational Service Agencies
AESA - Association of Environmental Scientists and Administrators
AESA - ATM End System Address
AESA - Atmospheric Effects of Stratospheric Aircraft
AESA - The Ancient Egypt Studies Association
 (Active Electronically Scanned Array) -- The SAR was submitted to report program expenditures of more than 90 percent. Therefore, in accordance with 10 U.S.C. [section]2432, this is the final AESA SAR submission.

MH-60R -- The SAR was submitted to rebaseline from a Development to a Production Estimate following a Full Rate Production decision (Milestone III) on March 31, 2006. Program costs decreased $76.7 million (-0.7 percent) from $11,396.0 million to $11,319.3 million, due to revised cost estimates and support requirements.

MH-60S -- The SAR was submitted to report a schedule slip of six months for the Airborne Mine Countermeasure (AMCM AMCM - Adaptive Multidimensional Coded Modulation
AMCM - Advanced Mine Countermeasures
AMCM - Advanced Missions Cost Model
AMCM - Air Mission Coordination Meeting
AMCM - Air Movement Control Number (US Army)
AMCM - Airborne Mine Countermeasures
AMCM - Amphibious Mine Countermeasures
AMCM - Autoridade Monetaria de Macau (Monetary and Foreign Exchange Authority of Macau, China)
AMCM - Master Chief Aircraft Structural Mechanic (Naval rating)
) Initial Operational Capability (IOC) from March 2007 to September 2007. Also, AMCM Interim Process Review IV slipped from April 2007 to July 2007.

Air Force

C-5 AMP (Avionics Modernization Program) -- This is the initial SAR submission since the program exceeded the Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP MDAP - Major Defense Acquisition Program (US DoD)
MDAP - Mental Disability Advocacy Program
) reporting criteria.

NAVSTAR NAVSTAR - Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging (see GPS)
NAVSTAR - Navigation Signal Timing and Ranging
 GPS (Global Positioning System) -- The SAR was submitted to report schedule slips of six months or more. The M-code Receiver Card Ready for Production slipped from January 2009 to May 2011. Also, the 1st Block IIF Space Vehicle Available for Launch slipped from November 2006 to January 2009.

New SARs (As of June 30, 2006)

The Department of Defense has submitted an initial SAR for the Air Force's C-5 AMP (Avionics Modernization Program). This report does not represent cost growth. Baselines established on this program will be the point from which future changes will be measured. The current cost estimate is provided below:
CURRENT ESTIMATE ($ IN MILLIONS)

Program
C-5 AMP (Avionic Modernization Program  $859.3
Total                                   $859.3
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