Acquisition of Major Weapon Systems. B-163058. Department of Defense

Abstract

The investment to acquire major Department of Defense (DOD) weapons makes a heavy impact on both short- and long-term allocations of the Nation's resources. Because of this impact and because of evidence that the weapon systems acquisition process has not, in many cases, been conducted efficiently, considerable Congressional and public attention has been focused on improving the process. This interest and attention continued during the past year. The authorizing and appropriations committees, as well as other committees of the Congress, continued to direct attention to major acquisitions and gave particular emphasis to major problem areas, including specific weapon systems. The Congress has called upon the General Accounting Office (GAO) to report periodically on the progress of various acquisition programs and to provide its committees and members with more reliable information on which to base judgments concerning issues involving its oversights and its legislative functions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 17, 1972
Accession Number
ADA118313

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Defense Systems
  • Governments
  • Guided Missiles
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Ships
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Systems Analysis and Design