SARs - Defense Department Reports that Should Provide More Information to the Congress

Abstract

Selected acquisition reports (SARs) have become the key recurring summary reports on the progress of the Department of Defense's (DOD's) most costly acquisition programs. SARs are usually prepared for about 50 major weapon systems and are used by both the Congress and top-level DOD managers in making decisions affecting those systems. However, important information which would be useful to management and which is called for by DOD instructions is not being reported. GAO has continually worked with DOD and with congressional committees to improve SARs. GAO's annual reviews of individual weapons systems often have included SAR-related matters. In GAO's opinion, SARs should provide a full and objective disclosure of the status of major systems. Improvements which would make SARs more useful to DOD and the Congress are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 09, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084361

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Laser Target Designators
  • Law
  • Procurement
  • Projectiles
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
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