Comparison of the Pershing II Program with the Acquisition Plan Recommended by the Commission on Government Procurement

Abstract

Major system acquisitions account for a large part of Federal expenditures. We reported 1/ in February 1976 that major Federal acquisitions 2/ in process as of June 20,1975, would cost about $404 billion at completion. About $.20billion is for Department of Defense (DOD) acquisitions, excluding the Army Corps of Engineers. In December 197a, after about 2-1/2 years of study, the Commission on Government Procurement issued its report containing 149 recommendations for improving Federal procurement. Twelve recommendations were on major system acquisitions. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget, issued Circular No. A-109, "Major System Acquisitions," on April 5, 1976. it prescribed policy for all executive branch agencies based on the Commission's recommendations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 24, 1977
Accession Number
AD1173018

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Army Procurement
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Nato
  • Navigation
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Procurement
  • Reentry Vehicles
  • Task Forces
  • Terminal Guidance
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting