About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

LOG IN
LOG IN


123362 1 (1984-02-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobactfo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY 10:00 a.m. EST THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1984 STATEMENT OF FRANK C. CONAHAN DIRECTOR, NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 123362 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: I am pleased to be here today to testify on our review concerning the Department of Defense efforts to standardize avionics equipment. This Subcommittee and others have been emphasizing the need to standardize avionics equipment for several years. Standardization is seen as a means to educe acquisition and support costs as well as to enhance force readiness, interoperability, and reliability. Acquisition of A avionics will cost in excess of $50 billion over the next 5 years and an equally significant amount will be spent qupporting these systems. We believe the Department of Defense and the services are, in general, aware of the need for and the benefits of standardization and have taken some Positive steps in that direction. They have, for example, .established Policies, set objectives, and issued guidelines to increase joint