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245 10 a| Defense acquisitions :b| status of the safety, performance, and reliability of the Expeditionary Fire Support System.;

246 30 a| Status of the safety, performance, and reliability of the Expeditionary Fire Support System;

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500 a| Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 20, 2008).;

500 a| Letter signed: Paul Francis.;

500 a| "November 18, 2008.";

520 a| The Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) -- which consists of two kinds of motorized vehicles, a 120-mm mortar, an ammunition trailer, and fire direction equipment -- is being developed to meet the United States Marine Corps' need for a weapon system that can be carried inside the MV-22 Osprey to support assault operations. The Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA), the test agency for the Marines, conducted initial operational testing and evaluation of the EFSS from May to July 2007, and reported in September 2007, among other things, that it experienced several safety, performance, reliability, and mechanical problems. In October 2008, you asked us to provide you with a brief assessment of the Marine Corps' conclusions regarding whether the concerns we reported have been addressed.;

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Defense acquisitions : status of the safety, performance, and reliability of the Expeditionary Fire Support System.

Author/creator	United States
Other author	Francis, Paul L.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Washington, DC : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2008]
Description	8 p. : digital, PDF file
Supplemental Content	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS111448
Subjects	United States. Marine Corps--Weapons systems. U.S. Special Operations Command--Weapons systems. Vehicles, Military--United States. --Evaluation.

Portion of title	Status of the safety, performance, and reliability of the Expeditionary Fire Support System
Abstract	The Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS) -- which consists of two kinds of motorized vehicles, a 120-mm mortar, an ammunition trailer, and fire direction equipment -- is being developed to meet the United States Marine Corps' need for a weapon system that can be carried inside the MV-22 Osprey to support assault operations. The Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA), the test agency for the Marines, conducted initial operational testing and evaluation of the EFSS from May to July 2007, and reported in September 2007, among other things, that it experienced several safety, performance, reliability, and mechanical problems. In October 2008, you asked us to provide you with a brief assessment of the Marine Corps' conclusions regarding whether the concerns we reported have been addressed.
General note	Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 20, 2008).
General note	Letter signed: Paul Francis.
General note	"November 18, 2008."
General note	"GAO-09-189R."
General note	GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 11/20/08: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09189r.pdf; current access available via PURL.
Technical rpt number	GAO-09-189 R
GPO item number	0545-A-04 (online)
Govt. docs number	GA 1.41:GAO-09-189 R

Defense acquisitions : status of the safety, performance, and reliability of the Expeditionary Fire Support System.

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