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Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock
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This outstanding May 2010 quote from the Director of the Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (CAPE) speaks for itself:
“The cost of operating and maintaining a system over its useful life is driven primarily by system design and reliability and maintainability decisions, which are typically made before production.”