Hearings of Special Subcommittee on Development and Procurement of New Combat and Tactical Vehicles by the Department of the Army of the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session ...Committee Serial No. 75. Investigates GAO allegations of inefficiency in Army military vehicle contracting procedures. Focuses on Army contract with Chrysler for the production of M-48 tanks and subsequent mechanical failures with that tank. Sept. 26 hearing was held at Fort Hood, Tex.; and Sept. 27 hearing was held at Camp Lejeune, N.C. Includes GAO report "Review of Development and Procurement of New Combat and Tactical Vehicles by the Department of the Army" May 1960 (p. 7591-7788) |
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Page 6879 - If it is agreeable to the members of the committee we will be back at 1:45.
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Page 7390 - In this paper I would like to do two things. First I would like to report on my observations of some patterns in which OK is used.
Page 6736 - OVER-TON BROOKS, Louisiana PAUL J. KILDAY, Texas CARL T. DURHAM, North Carolina L. MENDEL RIVERS. South Carolina PHILIP J. PHILBIN, Massachusetts F. EDWARD HEBERT, Louisiana ARTHUR WINSTEAD, Mississippi MBLVIN PRICE, Illinois OC FISHER, Texas PORTER HARDY, JR., Virginia WILLIAM J.
Page 7316 - Chair. [Whereupon, at 11:17 am, the subcommittee was adjourned, subject to the call of the Chair.] HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, INVESTIGATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE, Washington, DC, Thursday, September 29, 1983.
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Page 7234 - Welfare will be back at 2, please. (Whereupon, at 12:45 pm, the subcommittee adjourned, to reconvene at 2 pm, of the same day.) AFTERNOON SESSION Mr.
Page 6737 - The subcommittee met at 10 :05 am, Hon. Porter Hardy, Jr. (chairman of the subcommittee) , presiding. Mr. HARDY. Let the committee come to order.