### Question
What does critical operating and support cost growth mean?


### Answer
**Critical operating and support cost growth** has the following meaning in *10 U.S.C. § 4323*:

> operating and support cost growth—


(A) of at least 25 percent more than the estimate documented in the most recent independent cost estimate for the covered system

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 4323*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART V-ACQUISITION > Subpart F-Major Systems, Major Defense Acquisition Programs, and Weapon Systems Development > CHAPTER 323-LIFE-CYCLE AND SUSTAINMENT**

