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A Critique of the Performance of the Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council: Billions in Public Funds Involved

PSAD-78-14 Published: Jan 30, 1978. Publicly Released: Jan 30, 1978.
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The Defense Systems Acquisition Review Council (DSARC) advises the Secretary of Defense on the acquisition of major defense systems, reviews the status of individual programs, and formulates recommendations to the Secretary of Defense. It has conducted over 178 reviews since it began in 1969, and some programs have required successive reviews.

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