United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-06-17 monographic deposited born digital 24 p. GA 1.13:T-NSIAD-97-187 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-187 P0b002ee1803a2aa3 f:ns97187t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-187 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-187 T-NSIAD-97-187 Reengineering (management) Military budgets Military cost control Proposed legislation Personnel management Future budget projections Privatization Military downsizing Defense audits DOD Quadrennial Defense Review High Risk Series 1997 Testimony NSIAD GAO strongly supports improving the Pentagon's business practices and further reducing its support infrastructure. The Defense Department needs to further streamline its operations, consolidate functions, eliminate duplicative efforts, and improve efficiency if it is to realize the savings needed to pay for weapon systems modernization and other spending priorities. This testimony discusses provisions in the Defense Reform Act of 1997 (H.R. 1778) that relate to defense personnel reforms, defense business practice reforms, and additional miscellaneous reforms. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-187/html/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-187.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-187/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-187.pdf GAO/T-NSIAD-97-187 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-97-187 Testimony GAO/T-NSIAD-97-187; 1997 Defense Reform Bill: Observations on H.R. 1778; Reengineering (management) Military budgets Military cost control Proposed legislation Personnel management Future budget projections Privatization Military downsizing Defense audits DOD Quadrennial Defense Review High Risk Series 1997