Army spent $2 billion on IVAS headsets that soldiers won't use, GAO report finds
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Patty Nieberg
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Summary
The Army spent nearly $2 billion developing 10,000 IVAS augmented-reality headsets since 2018, but a Government Accountability Office report found the headsets will not be used by soldiers in the field. The IVAS program, based on Microsoft's HoloLens technology, faced technical issues including physical discomfort, reliability problems, and performance failures during testing. Most of the 10,000 headsets delivered are destined for storage rather than combat use, representing a major procurement failure.
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The Government Accountability Office looked at programs across the Department of Defense that 'exceeded cost estimates and delivery schedules'
Most of the 10,000 headsets delivered are destined for storage rather than combat use.
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