2014年11月20日,美国政府问责局(GAO)在其网站公布一份报告,题为《“福特”级航母:国会应当考虑调整规定的成本上限,使其包含所有建造成本》,全文54页。报告针对“福特”级航母成本增长的问题,详细分析在设定的成本上限和进度目标内,航母可能面临的问题,并建议国会调整其成本上限。研究背景美海军下一代“福特”级航母将采用各种新技术,以降低寿命周期成本。首舰CVN 78于2008年开始建造,目前仍处于建造阶段,2号舰CVN 79也已进入建造初期阶段。2007年, On November 20, 2014, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on its website titled “Ford” Class Aircraft Carrier: Congress should consider adjusting the stated cost cap to include all construction costs “ , The full text of 54 pages. The report addresses the issue of increasing cost of ”Ford“ class aircraft carriers by providing a detailed analysis of aircraft carriers’ problems that may be encountered within set cost caps and milestones and advising Congress to adjust its cost cap. Background The United States Navy’s next generation of ”Ford" class aircraft carrier will use a variety of new technologies to reduce life cycle costs. The first CVN 78 was built in 2008 and is still in the construction phase, with the second ship CVN 79 already in the early stages of construction. In 2007,