FAA cost estimates for WAAS lacked precision, GAO says

The General Accounting Office said the FAA implied to Congress a level of precision about the costs of the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) that "cannot be supported, particularly in light of the uncertainties existing early in the system's development cycle." GAO said in a report released last...

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