Economics of Defense Policy: Adm. H.G. Rickover : Hearing Before the Joint Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, Ninety-seventh Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1982 |
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Accounting Office administrative Admiral RICKOVER American areas Armed Services Atomic Energy audit believe benefits BILL BOARD budget bureaucracy civilian competition CONDUCTED CONGLOMERATES Congress CONSULTING CONTRACTS corporations COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS defense contractors Defense Department defense procurement Department of Defense economic ELECTRIC BOAT ENGINEERING ENLISTED example EXCESSIVE PROFITS federal FREEDOM OF INFORMATION funds GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS H. G. Rickover House Committee individual industry INFORMATION ACT INVENTIONS IR&D JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE military million Naval Nuclear Propulsion NAVAL REACTORS Navy Newport NROTC Nuclear Navy NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL nuclear powered ships nuclear propulsion plants Nuclear Propulsion Program OPERATION organization percent PERFORMANCE personnel problems profit reporting system PROTOTYPE QUALIFICATION reactor plant RENEGOTIATION research and development responsibility retired pay Senator PROXMIRE senior Shippingport shipyards society STUDENT studies Subcommittee submarines teachers technical TRAINING U. S. Navy VINSON-TRAMMELL ACT WATCHSTANDING
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