Daniel Akaka actually said...

The greatest causes of cost growth, after program initiation, are budget changes (often caused by Congress) and 'requirements' changes--both of which can be controlled by discipline.

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Akaka highlights budget and requirement changes as major cost growth factors.

03/02/2009

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