Information on the Army Corps of Engineers' Contracting for Dredging Work on the Great Lakes
CED-82-10
Published: Nov 10, 1981. Publicly Released: Nov 10, 1981.
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GAO reviewed the Army Corps of Engineers' contracting policies and procedures for dredging on the Great Lakes to respond to questions concerning the Corps' statutory obligation to provide contracted dredging work, when feasible and cost effective, and to maintain a minimum number of federally owned dredges necessary to perform emergency and national defense work.
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