Programmed to Fail - 6. Innovation
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Conflict Is Not Like Civilian Business, End Quote
Congressional Research Service wrote a legal opinion in September 1975 stating that matters resolved at the conference and passed by both houses of Congress must be absolutely determinative. Though their opinion went against the Navy, it was overruled by the General Accounting Office on October 1st. The GAO decided that the F-18's award was valid because the conference language is not legally binding. It demonstrated to many the need for additional congressional involvement in requirements definitions of weapon systems.
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