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The following Government Accountability Office The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of the United States Congress, and thus an agency in the Legislative Branch of the United States Government.  (GAO) reports may be downloaded from the GAO Web site at <http://www.gao.gov>:

Best Practices: Using Spend Analysis to Help Agencies Take a More Strategic Approach to Procurement, GAO-04-870, Sept. 16, 2004

Defense Acquisitions: Better Information Could Improve Visibility over Adjustments to DoD's Research and Development Funds, GAO-04-944, Sept. 17, 2004

Defense Acquisitions: Challenges Facing the DD(X) Destroyer Program, GAO-04-973, Sept. 3, 2004

Defense Inventory: Improvements Needed in DoD's Implementation of Its Long-Term Strategy for Total Asset Visibility of Its Inventory GAO-05-15, Dec. 6, 2004

Defense Management: Tools for Measuring and Managing Defense Agency Performance Could Be Strengthened, GAO-04-919, Sept. 13, 2004

Department of Defense: Further Actions Are Needed to Effectively Address Business Management Problems and Overcome Key Business Transformation Challenges, GAO-05-140T, Nov. 18, 2004

Depot Maintenance That maintenance performed on materiel requiring major overhaul or a complete rebuild of parts, assemblies, subassemblies, and end-items, including the manufacture of parts, modifications, testing, and reclamation as required. : DoD Needs Plan to Ensure Compliance with Public- and Private-Sector Funding Allocation, GAO-04-871, Sept. 29, 2004

Electronic Government: Smart Card Usage is Advancing Among Federal Agencies, Including the Department of Veterans Affairs, GAO-05-84T, Oct. 6, 2004

Foreign Military Sales That portion of United States security assistance authorized by the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and the Arms Export Control Act of 1976, as amended. This assistance differs from the Military Assistance Program and the International Military Education and Training Program : DoD Needs to Take Additional Actions to Prevent Unauthorized Shipments of Spare Parts, GAO-05-17, Nov. 9, 2004

Information on Options for Naval Surface Fire Support Fire provided by Navy surface gun and missile systems in support of a unit or units. Also called NSFS. See also fire support. , GAO-05-39R, Nov. 19, 2004

Polar-Orbiting Environmental Satellites: Information on Program Cost and Schedule Changes, GAO-04-1054, Sept. 30, 2004

Telecommunications: Intelsat Privatization privatization: see nationalization.
privatization

Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned
 and the Implementation of the ORBIT Act. GAO-04-891, Sept. 13, 2004

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Main article: Unmanned aerial vehicle
The following is a list of Unmanned aerial vehicles developed and operated by various countries around the world. Listed with primary mission(s) and year of first flight.
: Changes in Global Hawk's Acquisition Strategy Are Needed to Reduce Program Risks, GAO-05-6, Nov. 5, 2004
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Title Annotation:Policy & Legislation; Government Accountability Office
Publication:Defense AT & L
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Mar 1, 2005
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