...be in excess of the congressional cost limitation. NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS The military departments are awarding contracts for weapon systems and related equipment and supplies at the rate of about $20 billion annually. In most instances these contracts are awarded on the basis of negotiation....

...procure property and services for use in their programs and activities. The Department of Defense alone is awarding contracts for weapon systems and related...supplies at the rate of over $35 billion annually. On the basis of the best available information, we estimate that as much as 80 to 90 percent of the...

...$79 billion, or 42 percent of the total Federal budget of $186 billion. EXAMINATION OF PROCUREMENT The magnitude and complexity of the operations of...this area can be attested to by the assistance we have provided to the Appropriations, Government Operations, and the Armed Services Committees of both...

...services, manpower, and management control systems. The magnitude and complexity of DOD's operations require that we place extremely heavy responsibilities...the Department of Defense is awarding contracts for weapons systems and related equipment and supplies at the rate of over $49 billion a year. During the...

...procure property and services for use in their programs and activities. The Department of Defense alone is awarding contracts for weapon systems and related equipment and supplies at the rate of about $43 billion annually. For fiscal year 1968 the Department of Defense reported that advertised...

...does not take into account many other actions for which no direct dollar savings could be estimated. The magnitude and complexity of the operations of the Department of Defense requires that we place extremely heavy responsibilities upon our staff. For example, one of our Associate...

...are estimated as amounting to $81.5 billion, or about 42 percent of the total federal budget of $195 billion. The magnitude and complexity of the operations...and related equipment and supplies at the rate of about $43 billion a year, involving some 11 to 15 million contract actions. We have accordingly undertaken...

...are estimated as amounting to $81.5 billion, or about 42 percent of the total federal budget of $195 billion. The magnitude and complexity of the operations...and related equipment and supplies at the rate of about $43 billion a year, involving some 11 to 15 million contract actions. We have accordingly undertaken...

...are estimated as amounting to $81.5 billion, or about 42 percent of the total federal budget of $195 billion. The magnitude and complexity of the operations...and related equipment and supplies at the rate of about $43 billion a year, involving some 11 to 15 million contract actions. We have accordingly undertaken...

...research and development, facilities and construction, support services, and management control systems. The magnitude and complexity of the operations of...the Department of Defense is awarding contracts for weapons systems and related equipment and supplies at the rate of about $43 billion a year. We necessarily...