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The Air Force and Navy Should Have Coordinated and Better Managed Their Hush House Programs

NSIAD-83-27 Published: Jul 19, 1983. Publicly Released: Jul 19, 1983.
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GAO had expressed concern because the Air Force planned to spend more than $223 million to buy hush houses which suppress noise generated in testing aircraft jet engines without having firmly established its requirements or coordinated its program with the Navy's.

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Air Force procurementAircraft enginesCost controlInteragency relationsNaval procurementNoise pollution controlMilitary forcesAircraft acquisition programConstructionNational Guard