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Increased Costs to Government Under the Department of Defense Program to Reduce Audits

PSAD-77-80 Published: Mar 09, 1977. Publicly Released: Mar 09, 1977.
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The Department of Defense's Contractor Weighted Average Share in Cost Risk program, designed to eliminate the evaluations of the reasonableness of contractors' indirect expenses or overhead, such as travel and rent, does not guarantee that costs are controlled effectively.

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Cost accountingCost controlDefense auditsDepartment of Defense contractorsProgram managementAircraftProcurementMilitary forcesGovernment contractsOverhead costs