The Defense Department could not provide "sufficiently reliable data" to determine the number, total cost or performance of its non-major acquisition programs, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. The non-major programs, known as acquisition category (ACAT) II and III programs, range from a multibillion-dollar aircraft radar modernization program to protective equipment and clothing for soldiers. "DOD weapon system acquisition represents one of the largest areas of the government's discretionary spending, but much of this spending is still not...
