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| Date July 8, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-27 |
Title
4 ’ a I 13 ,I EWTHE COMPTROLLER GENERAL’ Report ToThe Congress
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Military Contractor-Operated Stores’ Contracts Are Unmanageable And Vulnerable To Abuse
Con tractor-operated base stores were once envisioned as a practical and cost-effective means for buying vehicle repair parts and civil engineering supplies, but are now plagued by pricing irregularities, contract abuses, a... |
| Date June 26, 1981 |
Report No. PLRD-81-39 |
Title
,, “~SNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTIKG OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 PROCUREMENT, AND READINESS LOGISTICS, DIVISION B-202333 JUNE 26.1981 The Honorable Mark S. Fowler Federal Communications Chairman, Dear Mr. Fowler: Commission HI
115648 Subject: 1FCC Did Not Act in the Government's nterest in Acquiring Leased (PLRD-81-39) We have completed our review of the five leases for office space which the ... |
| Date June 19, 1981 |
Report No. EMD-81-102 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 ENERGY AND MINPZALS DIVISION June 19, 1981 B-203691 The Honorable James B. Edwards Secretary of Energy Dear Mr. Secretary:
-_ Subject: I Greater Use of Satellite To Link ADP Facilities (EMD-81-102) Telecommunications Could Save We are currently completing a review of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) planning and acquisition of automa... |
| Date May 15, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-30 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Committee On Government House Of Representatives
OF THE UNITED STATES RELEASED Operations NORAD’s Missile Warning System: What Went Wrong?
The importance and criticality of the North American Air Defense Command’s (NORAD’s) computer system have recently been emphasized when false missile warning messages were generated and the Nation’s nucl... |
| Date March 16, 1981 |
Report No. 088863 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:OO AM MARCH 16. 1981 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH DIRECTOR, ENERGY AND MINERALS DIVISION BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS U.S. SENATE
Mr. Chairman:
We appreciate your invitation Valley paid rate
by to discuss some of our relates reto cent work at the Tennessee power
rates the electric... |
| Date March 4, 1981 |
Report No. MASAD-81-8 |
Title
UNITED STATEIS GENERAL ACCO~JNTINGOFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ~~~~ Ill ll
114910 PROCUREMENT ACOlJlSlTlON AND SYSTEMS DIVISION MARCH4,1981 The Honorable Charles E. Bennett House of Representatives Dear Mr. Bennett: RELEASED Subject: Contracting Out Vehicle Maintenance Lr and Operations Functions at U.S. Naval Florida J (MASAD-81-8) Station, Mayport, May 14, May 23, and comparison that was used t... |
| Date Feb. 12, 1981 |
Report No. C-MASAD-81-1 |
Title
UNCLASSl FI ED REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENE= .OF THE UNITED STATES
. PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE PROCUREMEL~TAND OPERATION OF THE ARMY'S AH-64 ATTACK HELICOPTER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS DIGEST ------The attack helicopter, with its guided missiles and other armament, plays a key role in supporting ground troops battling enemy armored units concentrated'around the forward edge of the battle area. The Arm... |
| Date Dec. 11, 1980 |
Report No. B-199922 |
Title
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| Date Dec. 5, 1980 |
Report No. EMD-81-7 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Federal Industrial Targets And Procurement Guldelines Programs Are Not Encouraging Recycling And Have Contract Problems
Two Federal programs were established by the Congress to encourage recycling through the use of procurement guidelines and industrial recycling targets. GAO reviewed the programs and the use of contractors on each. As with other resource re... |
| Date Nov. 12, 1980 |
Report No. C-PSAD-81-2 |
Title
‘. - _ REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL-OF THE UNITED STATES . c POTENTIAL OF .T&'LoAD BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING THE MX MISSILE SYSTEMM DIGEST -----An objective of U.S. national defense policy is to maintain.a force of land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMS) capable of surviving a Soviet attack in numbers adequate for a retaliatory strike. Because of concern... |
| Date Oct. 31, 1980 |
Report No. B-200136 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE
REGIONAL
ROOM KANSAS 10. OFFICE 66101 GATEWAY II BLJILDIN~ 4m AND 8TATL CITy, UNSAS October B-200136 31, 1980 Lb0 LYajor General Jay T. Edwards Commander, Oklahoma City AirqCcCj6%';, Logistics Center Dear General: /3 Procurement of Aeronautical Spare Parts at Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center 9 We have completed our survey of the noncompetitive procurement of... |
| Date Oct. 8, 1980 |
Report No. B-200266 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL. B-200266 October 8, 1980 The Honorable Karen Hastie Williams Administrator Office of Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President Dear Karen: Your roposal for a Uniform Procurement Syste4' expresses inerest in establishing a forum and procedulres for the uniform... |
| Date Sept. 4, 1980 |
Report No. B-198797 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 / r42 J B-198797 September 4, 1980 The Honorable Tony Coelho House of Representatives Dear Mr. Coelho: We are writing in further response to your letters of June 24, and April 29, 1980, with enclosures, questioning the~gefinition of "minoritiesjused in assessing eligibility for participation as a minority business enterprise under con... |
| Date July 25, 1980 |
Report No. 112926 |
Title
112926 Dear Mr.
The Greenstein:
purpose of this letter is to suggest ways to explnrrX reduced cost and increased competition for printing food staii:[:, Il. c0up011s We understand that the Npartment of Agriculture's solici jl ation for 1981 requirements is expected to be released In this connection, we offer the following matters for soon. your consideration. Historically, the Federal Government h... |
| Date May 29, 1980 |
Report No. 112407 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 A.M. Thursday May 29, 1980 STATEMENT OF GREGORY J. AHART, DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS THEEROCUREMENT OF ADP !PHE VETERANS Mr. pleased contracts stration's in late Chairman to be here and Members today o... |
| Date May 9, 1980 |
Report No. 112404 |
Title
REMARKS OF DANIEL C. HARRIS, GROUP DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE TO THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTANTS &GAO'S CHANGING AND EXPANDING ROL§ FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1980 I is always a pleasure to return here to the Lehigh Valley. As they say, "There is no place like home." It is particularly a pleasure to appear before you, ladies and g... |
| Date April 28, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-93 |
Title
RELEAS ~.ccountim~ ED -=mCTEO
@X!!~~ffice
UNITED Of;= 0%
STATES GENERAL ACcoUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
April
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION 28, 1980 B-198505 /The Honorable Bennett House of Representatives Dear Mr. Stewart: M. Stewart ~~lull~llll
I
112199 Chicago Housing Authority its Management and Controls (CED-80-93) Needs Over to Improve In response to your November 1, 1... |
| Date Feb. 4, 1980 |
Report No. CED-80-50 |
Title
COMMUNITY DCVRLOPMCNT AND LCONQMIC DIVISION FEBRUARY 4,198o B-197028 Chairman, Subcommittee on Resource Protection Senate Committee on Environment and Public Chairman, Subcommittee on Natural Resources and Environment Works 3 adequacy of support provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) foc”in-house research conducted by its Office areas of of Research and Development (ORD) . The par... |
| Date Oct. 15, 1979 |
Report No. 110586 |
Title
United Statea General Accounting Waehington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. Monday, October 15, 1979 Statement of I,;,' 0, II DIRECTOR, PROCUREMENT SYSTEMS AND JEROMEH. STOLAROW, 'jl,,;l' ACQUISITION DIVISION before the House Subcommittee on Government Activities "I, ,~'m and Transportation ,,!t, ! lr. House Committee on Government Operations 110586 illr . Chairman:
... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-102 |
Title
n ffice ’ GSA Nee s To Strengthen Its Inspection And Testing To Make Sure The Government Gets The Quality It Pays For
The General (GSA’s) quality lrttle assurance by Government flcatlons or user Services Admrnlstration’s control program provides that goods purchased for use agencies meet contract spew needs To Improve the program, GAO recommends that GSA (1) emphasize testing the quality of ... |
| Date Sept. 20, 1979 |
Report No. FPCD-79-88 |
Title
_-. . . ::..: I..’ :.. _ ..:,.. . . ..:. .. ..;I :.‘.‘-: II’.:::...’ .: ,.... ..: .: . . (.. . . . _.. . _: .; The Department of Defense prbposes to conhelicopter solickte existing ufxkrgradua~e pilot trzining pt~ograms into me program at Fort Rucker, Ale!mn.z. Consolidation should mske significant savings possii$e over the next 5 years. . . Q . . f ,
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111498 .._.:. ._; .,.: :... |
| Date Aug. 14, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-89 |
Title
c
BY THECOMPTROLLERGEi’dERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES
LM110149 Report To The Congress
Implementation Of Major System Acquisition Process-- A-l 09--k Inconsistent Among Civil Agencies
The Office of Management and Budget’s Circular A-109 prescribes how major systems are to be acquired. A-109 is consistent with the Commission on Government Procurement recommendations and is expected to reduce cost over... |
| Date July 23, 1979 |
Report No. 109955 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO AM EDT Monday, July 23, 1979 Statement of Walter L. Anderson Senior Associate Director Financial and General Management Studies Prepared for the Division SUBCOMMITTEE GOVERNMENT ON INFORMATION & INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS OF THE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ff/c+ HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES on the r(IMMIG... |
| Date June 29, 1979 |
Report No. FGMSD-79-35 |
Title
OF THEUNITEDSTATES nagement Systems- Computers and related resources are used throughout the Government for highly complex applications--from payroll to energy, from space to weather systems. Data base management systems have been developed to improve the management and control of data maintained in computer-based systems. GAO studied Federal agencies’ use of these systems to determine what prob... |
| Date April 23, 1979 |
Report No. PSAD-79-55 |
Title
REPORTB'Y' THE U.S. General Accounting Office
Opportunities And Problems In Meeting The Military’s Clothing And Textile Needs With Commercially Available Items
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy issued a new policy requiring Federal agencies to buy and distribute commercial products through commercial sources. GAO assessed the Defense Department’s progress in implementing this policy for... |
| Date March 2, 1979 |
Report No. 094387 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Washington, D.C.
20548 ' wfw7 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at lot00 a.m., E.S.T. Friday, March 2, 1979 STATEMENT OF ROBERT E'. KELLER, DEPUTY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEti ON FEDERAL SPENDING PRACTICES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT SENATE COMMITTEE
ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
ON THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY
c Mr. Chairma... |
| Date Dec. 29, 1978 |
Report No. B-193343 |
Title
c.- -: GAO
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Office of General Counsel In Reply Mr. Strat D. Valakis FAR Project Review Coordinator Office of Federal Procurement Policy Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President Dear Mr. Valakis, DEC 23 1978 fBy letter dated October 23, 1978, you transmitted Regulation for our comment the third Federal Acquisition ... |
| Date Dec. 28, 1978 |
Report No. FGMSD-79-10 |
Title
UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE B-115369 Y DECEMBER 28.1878 The Honorable Jay Solomon The Administrator of General Services Dear Mr. data Solomon: This letter report discusses our review of the automatic processing equipment (ADPE) interim upgrade acquisition process, which is set forth in Federal Property Management Regulation (FPMR) 101-35.2 (formerly Federal Management Circular 74-5) and ... |
| Date Dec. 13, 1978 |
Report No. FGMSD-79-5 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUIX 07924 - [C3528614] (Restricted) [Additional Large-Scale Computer System Not Needed by the Bureau of the Census]. FGMSD-79-5; B-115369. December 13, 1978. 11 pp. + enclosure (5 pp.). Report to Rep. Jack Brooks, Chairman, House Committee on Government Operations; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Issue Area: Automatic Data Processing: Guidelines for ADP management and Control ... |
| Date Oct. 11, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-143 |
Title
DOCUlENT RESUME
07515 - [C28679751 Illegal Expenditure by the Army ro Replace Laundry and Drycleaning Equipment. PSAD-78-113; B-178978. October 11, 8 pp. + 2 appendices (5 pp.). Report to the Congress; by 1978. lset B. Staats, Comptroller Geaeral. Issue Area: Appropriate Consideration of All Factors in Deciding to ake or Buy eeded Goods or Services. (1915), Contact: Procurement and Systems Acquisi... |
| Date Oct. 5, 1978 |
Report No. 094691 |
Title
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| Date Sept. 25, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-118 |
Title
BY THE CMPTROLLER GENERAL To Repor The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES Development Of A National Make-Or-Buy Straiegy-Progress And Problems
This report contains GAO's Assessment of the executive branch's policies and programs for obtaining commercial or industrial products and services for Government use. It discusses the history and evolution, the overall perceptions, the status (if implementation,... |
| Date Sept. 14, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-78-338 |
Title
DOCUMEBT BBSUME
07239 - [E26276561 General Services Administrationes Practices for Altering Leased Buildings Should Be Improved. LCD-78-338; B-118623. September 14, 1978. Released September 18, 1978. 29 PF. + 3 appendices (7 pp.). Report to Rep. Jack Brooks, Chairman9 House Committee on Government operations; by BEler B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Increase in the Amourt of Govt. Leas... |
| Date Aug. 29, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-140 |
Title
DOCBMENT RFSUME
07081 - [e2447499] (Secret) Ob.'ervations on the Proposed DDH-9 ? B-163058. August 29, 1978. Procurement. PSAD-78-140- Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; ty Richard V. Gutmann, Director, Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Unclassified Digest Not Available. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900), ?federal Proc'lrement of Goods and Services: Notif... |
| Date Aug. 4, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-122 |
Title
DCC0UBET BESOE
06797 - [B2267323] (Secret) An Assessment of the ajor Caliber Lightueight Gun System. PSAD-78-122; ~b-163058. August 4, 1978. Report by Elmer B. Staats, Comptrcller General. Unclassified Digest Not available. Issue Area: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services (1900); Federal ProcuLement of Goods and Services: Definition of Performance Requiremehts in Relation tc Need of the Procu... |
| Date Aug. 1, 1978 |
Report No. 095107 |
Title
c . , . >.: - : . . : . GOVERNMENT CONTRACT PRINCIPLES SECOND EDITION Compiled in the Office of the General Counsel U. S General Accounting Office . August 1978 FOREWORD T h i s c o n t r a c t manual i s i n t e n d e d f o r u s e as a g e n e r a l i n t r o d u c t i o n t o Government c o n t r a c t s . The manual c o n t a i n s t h e g e n e r a l s t a t u t o r y and r e g u l a t o r y ... |
| Date July 31, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-100 |
Title
I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL OF THEUNITEDSTATES Legislative Recommendations f The Commission On Government rocurement: 5 Years Later
This is the seventh GAO followup of the Procurement Commission’s 149 recommendations. This report covers the 57 recommendations calling for legislative action. About half of these are now in law or in pending bills. Some difficult but important reforms are still open... |
| Date July 28, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-77-240 |
Title
REPORTBYTHEU.S. lIliillilllliilllillllllIl~llllllllllll
LM106754 The General Services Administration needs to give civil agencies more assistance in traffic management matters. The potential for improvements and savings is great. Large savings also can be realized in moving goods from vendors’ plants to General Services Administration depots. Cost analyses are needed to identify the lowest overa... |
| Date July 25, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-78-421 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME 06480 [ B20871021 Essentiality of Air Force War feserve Items. LCD-78-421; B-133395. July 25, 1978. 26 pp. + 4 ppendices (4 pp.). Report to Sen. John C. Stennis, Chairman, Senate Ccmmittee on Appropriations: Defense Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Balance of War eserves, Prepositicned Stocks, aid the Industrial Base. (806). Contact: Loqistics and ... |
| Date July 25, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-131 |
Title
DOCUM -N 06650 B2087C99] Testing of Foreign RESt;E f[Uerationtl uilt eapcns Systems]. (1 pp.). PSAfD-78-13; aB-163058. July 25, 1978. 2 pp. + enclosure feport to Secretary, Department of Stolarow, Director, Procurement and Issue Area: efeise; by JercIE H. ystems Acquisition tiv. and Services: ederal Procurement of Gccds Definition of Performance Requirements in Relaticn tc Need of the Procuring Ag... |
| Date July 21, 1978 |
Report No. 107243 |
Title
To t The Comptrot ler GeneTzl' - lIIIIllIIIIIIIllIIIIIIlllIIIIIIIlllllllllllllll :
LM107243 . . . . saJm Request Trends in A/E Contracting
. . - .
. At a mieting on March 17, 7978, you requested that we perfoorm some preliminary work in th, 0 Corps of Engineers to examine trends with respect the participation of small, new,.and minority firms in the A/E contracting _ . . . .. ,. .: -1. . '= . . 'm... |
| Date June 23, 1978 |
Report No. 106370 |
Title
DOCOIRBIT pR Sb 06370 - (B18068341 Circular A-109]. rGeneral Services Administration's Implementation cf Oa1
Juna 23, 197b. 12 pp. Testimony before the Senate Conmmittee on Governmental Affairs: Federal Spending Practices and Open Government Subcommittee; by Jer-oe H. Stolarow, Deputy Director, Procurement and Systems acquisitlon Div. Congressional Belev1Ince: Senate Committee on Governmental Affa... |
| Date June 20, 1978 |
Report No. 095413 |
Title
United States General Accounting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 AM EST Tuesday, June 20, 1978 llMllllllllllllalllllllIlllllllllllIll
LM095413 STATEMENT OF JOHN LANDICHO, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON MINORITY ENTERPRISE AND GENERAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE ON SE... |
| Date June 20, 1978 |
Report No. 106368 |
Title
DOCUMENT BISUMB
06368 - [B1746777] SBDAs 8(a) Procurement Program. June 20, enclosure (2 pp.). 1978. 13 pp. + Trestimony bef o:e the House Committee on Small Business: Minority Enterprise and General Oversight Subccomittee; by Jobn Landiche, Associate Director, Community and BEccecic Development Div. Contact: Community and Economic Develclsent Div. Organization Concerned: Small Busine.s Administra... |
| Date June 14, 1978 |
Report No. ID-78-45 |
Title
DOCOUeNT RESUME
07234 - [B2697774] (Department of Defense Procurement Policies as Related to Steel]. ID-78-45; B-16f222; B-1564899. nne 14, 1378. 2 pp. +
enclosure (4 pp.). Report to Rep. Charles J. Carney, Cheirman, House of Representatives: Congressional Steel Caucus; by 3. Kenneth Fasick, Director, International Div. Issue Area: International Economic and Silitary Programs (60O); International ... |
| Date June 6, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-119 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
06358 - [B1586618] rclose Air Support Test Objectives Should Ee Reexamined]. PSAD-78-119; B-163058. Jne 6, 1978. 3 pp. Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by Richard . Gutmann, Director, Prccurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Issue Area: Federal ProcureLent of Goods and Services: Definition of Performance Requirements in Relaticn tc Need of the Procuring Aqency (1902). Co... |
| Date June 6, 1978 |
Report No. FGMSD-78-36 |
Title
DCCUEBT RLESUIB
06249 - (B16666891 (Restricted) F'nancial Audits in Federal Executive Dranch Agencies. FGCSD-78-36; B-160759. June 6, 1978. 15 pp. + 5 appendices (35 PP.). Report to Sen. Thomas f. BagLeton, Chairasn, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs: Efficiency and the District of Columbia Cneral. Subcommittets; by Robert F. Keller, Acting Ccaptrcller Issue Area: Internal Auditing Systems:... |
| Date June 6, 1978 |
Report No. LCD-78-213 |
Title
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policy for
in its progress the Sepxtmer-t of of promoting 3ncrf3sed minortty m:\tclr carriers
trP?spOrtCJiiO!l has ixerl made. services, Dzfcnsc has a cpportuni!ics
to only participate hrnited Deknsc pragrzifr ways proyam, poriatia:l to dox not deiining hzve
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rei’iSloils Such
trans a as rf~!jifia... |
| Date May 12, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-105 |
Title
DOCUOBUT RBSOBE
06093 - (B13663721 (Improvements eeded in Avionics/Electronics Equipment Acquisition lanagenent]. PSAD-78-105; B-163058. lay 12, 1978. 5 pp. * enclosure (3 pp.). Report to Secretary, Department of Defense; by ichard . Gutmann Director, Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Issue Area: Provide Congress ith Accurate and Objective Information on ndividual lajor Systems for hich Fun... |
| Date May 10, 1978 |
Report No. PSAD-78-86 |
Title
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