MDAP
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MDAP is a U.S. Department of Defense designation for the largest and most costly weapon system acquisition programs, subject to heightened oversight and reporting requirements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MDAP canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12821676 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MDAP Context triple: [Major Defense Acquisition Program, alsoKnownAs, MDAP]
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A.
MDAD
MDAD is the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, the county agency that manages and operates Miami International Airport and several general aviation airports in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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B.
MPDA
MPDA is the ICAO airport code for Enrique Malek International Airport, a public airport serving the city of David in Panama.
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C.
MDAR
MDAR is the Massachusetts state agency responsible for promoting agriculture, supporting farmers, and overseeing agricultural policy, food safety, and related environmental resources.
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D.
MDP
MDP is the stock ticker symbol for Meredith Corporation, a former American media and marketing company known for its magazine publishing and broadcasting operations.
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E.
MDA
MDA is the United States Missile Defense Agency, a Department of Defense organization responsible for developing and deploying systems to defend the U.S. and its allies against ballistic missile threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MDAP Target entity description: MDAP is a U.S. Department of Defense designation for the largest and most costly weapon system acquisition programs, subject to heightened oversight and reporting requirements.
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A.
MDAD
MDAD is the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, the county agency that manages and operates Miami International Airport and several general aviation airports in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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B.
MPDA
MPDA is the ICAO airport code for Enrique Malek International Airport, a public airport serving the city of David in Panama.
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C.
MDAR
MDAR is the Massachusetts state agency responsible for promoting agriculture, supporting farmers, and overseeing agricultural policy, food safety, and related environmental resources.
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D.
MDP
MDP is the stock ticker symbol for Meredith Corporation, a former American media and marketing company known for its magazine publishing and broadcasting operations.
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E.
MDA
MDA is the United States Missile Defense Agency, a Department of Defense organization responsible for developing and deploying systems to defend the U.S. and its allies against ballistic missile threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Department of Defense acquisition designation
ⓘ
defense acquisition program category ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
major defense acquisition programs
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weapon system acquisition programs ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
largest weapon system acquisition programs
ⓘ
most costly weapon system acquisition programs ⓘ |
| classificationCriterion |
program cost magnitude
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program importance to national defense ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| fullName | Major Defense Acquisition Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
DoD 5000-series acquisition regulations
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DoD Instruction 5000.02 NERFINISHED ⓘ DoD Instruction 5000.85 NERFINISHED ⓘ Title 10, United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
RDT&E cost thresholds
ⓘ
life-cycle cost thresholds ⓘ procurement cost thresholds ⓘ |
| hasOversightFrom |
Defense Acquisition Board
NERFINISHED
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Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment NERFINISHED ⓘ milestone decision authority ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
subject to enhanced reporting requirements
ⓘ
subject to heightened oversight ⓘ subject to statutory thresholds ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government Accountability Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. defense acquisition system ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control cost growth in large defense programs
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to ensure rigorous oversight of major defense acquisitions ⓘ to identify programs requiring the highest level of management attention ⓘ to improve transparency to Congress and stakeholders ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Acquisition Category I programs
ⓘ
Major Automated Information System (MAIS) programs ⓘ |
| requires |
Defense Acquisition Executive Summary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Selected Acquisition Report ⓘ regular cost, schedule, and performance reporting to Congress ⓘ |
| stakeholder |
Office of Management and Budget
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ combatant commands ⓘ defense industry prime contractors ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Nunn-McCurdy unit cost breach reporting
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congressional notification requirements ⓘ independent cost estimates ⓘ test and evaluation oversight ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Office of the Secretary of Defense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. military departments ⓘ United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MDAP Description of subject: MDAP is a U.S. Department of Defense designation for the largest and most costly weapon system acquisition programs, subject to heightened oversight and reporting requirements.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Major Defense Acquisition Program