The Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco The recent fiasco involving General Dynamics' artillery factory, which cost taxpayers $533 million and failed to produce even a single usable shell, is a case study in how not to manage a large scale project.
However, as we scrutinize the details of this debacle, it becomes clear that there are far more significant issues at play here.
The Army's decision to award the contract to General Dynamics without conducting thorough due diligence was a critical mistake.