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Acquisition Reform: DOD Begins Program to Reform Specifications and Standards

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Oct. 11, 1994
Report No. NSIAD-95-14
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Summary:

Pentagon officials consider acquisition reform an imperative, and they view eliminating unnecessary reliance on military specifications and standards as critical to this effort. However, the Defense Department (DOD) has been trying to reduce its reliance on military specifications and standards for more than 20 years with only modest success. DOD has developed a new reform program, which the military services and DOD agencies were directed in June 1994 to implement. This report presents the results of GAO's self-initiated review of this key aspect of acquisition reform. GAO discusses whether the current program (1) goes further than earlier attempts to advance military specifications and standards reform and (2) gives adequate attention to key issues and concerns.

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