GAO Weapon Systems Acquisitions Mid-year 2026 Update


New congressional mandates and requests

We will work with you to prioritize the work below.

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Medium Landing Ship (LSM) | Source: Damen Naval.

Contact us with any questions or for information about ongoing work and reports we may have already issued in response to the mandates. We will work with you to prioritize the work below.

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Source Fiscal Year Issue Area Planned Work Topic (contact)
HASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Acquisition Policy and Oversight DOD Acquisition Transformation Strategy (Oakley)*
NDAA (potential mandate) 2027 Acquisition Policy and Oversight Improving Weapon System and Technology Procurement (Oakley)
NDAA (potential mandate) 2027 Acquisition Policy and Oversight Non-Commercial Item Designations for Software and Software-Intensive Systems (Winger)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2024 Acquisition Policy and Oversight Leading Practices for Product Development (Capstone Report) (Oakley)*
SASC/HASC NDAA Committee Reports 2024/2027 Cross-Cutting Issues Contracting for Iterative Development (Winger)*
NDAA (potential mandate) 2027 Cross-Cutting Issues Counterfeit Parts Procurement Risks (Winger)
DPA Modernization Act (potential mandate) 2026 Cross-Cutting Issues Defense Production Act (DPA) and Long-Lead Items (Russell)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Cross-Cutting Issues Directed Energy Systems (Ludwigson)
NDAA 2025 Cross-Cutting Issues DOD Biotechnology Roadmap (Russell)*
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Cross-Cutting Issues DOD Software Factories (Winograd)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Cross-Cutting Issues DOD Software Funding (Winograd)
HASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Cross-Cutting Issues Low-Dollar Small Business Contracts (Winger)
NDAA 2021 Cross-Cutting Issues Microelectronics Consortium (Russell)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2022 Cross-Cutting Issues Microelectronics Security Standards (Russell)*
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Cross-Cutting Issues Military Specifications for Biotechnology (Russell)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Ground Army Light Tactical Vehicle (Winograd)
SASC and HASC NDAA Committee Reports 2027 Ground Soldier Borne Mission Command Systems (Winograd)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Missile Defense and Strategic Nuclear Missile Defense Production Capacity (Ludwigson)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2024 Missile Defense and Strategic Nuclear Sentinel Schedule Dependencies (Ludwigson)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2025 Missile Defense and Strategic Nuclear Strategic Aircraft (Ludwigson)*
House NDAA Committee Report and Member Request 2027 Sea BBG(X) Program (Oakley)
House NDAA Committee Report 2027 Sea Ford Class Carrier (Oakley)
House NDAA Committee Report 2027 Sea Navy Distributed Shipbuilding (Oakley)
Joint Explanatory Further Consolidated Appropriations Act Statement 2024 Sea Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN(X)) Program (Oakley)*
House NDAA Committee Report 2027 Sea Navy Rapid Capabilities Office (Oakley)
House NDAA Committee Report 2027 Sea Technological Innovation for Navy Shipbuilding (Oakley)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2026 Space Coordination with Allies on Space Acquisitions (Ludwigson)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2022 Space DOD Overheard Persistent Infrared Programs (Ludwigson)*
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2025 Space DOD Resilient Communications Systems (Ludwigson)*
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Space GPS OCX Acquisition Incident Review (Ludwigson)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2026 Space Space Development Agency Constellation Ground System (Ludwigson)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Space Space Domain Awareness (Ludwigson)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2027 Space Space-Based Targeting Systems (Ludwigson)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2026 Space Space Program Protection Plans (Ludwigson)
SASC NDAA Committee Report 2024 Space Space Warfighting Analysis Center (Ludwigson)
* Indicates a multi-year mandate, including mandates for a “body of work,” or part of a broader request or mandate.