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National Defense: Recommendations To Improve Defense Reporting on Weapon Systems

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date March 2, 1981
Report No. MASAD-81-7
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Summary:

GAO issued three reports which contained recommendations to the Secretary of Defense on methods to improve the Department of Defense's (DOD) reporting to Congress. The reports addressed: (1) Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR); (2) research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) descriptive summaries; (3) Congressional Data Sheets; (4) other budget justification data; and (5) testimony.

DOD agreed with some of the recommendations and identified improvements which have been made in the reporting system. However, DOD believes that it is fully complying with the desires of Congress and, therefore, does not intend to implement the other recommendations. GAO believes that the recommendations would result in Congress receiving information that would be valuable in carrying out its oversight responsibilities.

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