B-218889: Feb 13, 1986

SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE ACQUISITION POLICY COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUEST OF APRIL 29. INDICATING THAT IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED TO YOU THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF CONFLICTING AND OVERLAPPING LAWS RELATING TO DEFENSE PROCUREMENT AND ASKING WHETHER IT WOULD BE PRODUCTIVE TO CODIFY SUCH LAWS TO BETTER ENABLE THE CONGRESS TO DETERMINE THE NEED TO...

B-218889: Published: Feb 13, 1986. Publicly Released: Apr 4, 1986.

In response to a congressional request, GAO discussed the possible codification of laws relating to defense procurement in order to focus on any conflicts or duplications that might exist and to determine the need to repeal or modify such laws. GAO noted that: (1) the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have jointly issu...