1. Cost Charged to Other Transactions, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, Report No. D-2000-065, December 27, 1999.

2. On June 12, 2002, Democratic Congressman John Tierney asked the General Accounting Office to conduct an expedited investigation into potential violations of federal law by officials at the Missile Defense Agency. Tierney said he made the request because he was concerned that the Missile Defense Agency was withholding testing data that DOT&E should be provided by law.

3. "Missile Defense Acquisition Policy," Testimony of Thomas Christie, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, before the Strategic Forces Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee, March 13, 2002.

4. Ibid.

5. Test and Evaluation: Impact of DOD's Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, General Accounting Office, GAO/NSIAD-98-22, October 1997.

6. Test and Evaluation: The Director, Operational Test and Evaluation's Role in Test Resources, General Accounting Office, GAO/NSIAD-90-128, August 1990.

7. Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Test and Evaluation Capabilities, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, December 2000.

8. Ibid.

9. Ibid.

10. The Army Should Confirm Sergeant York Air Defense Gun's Reliability and Maintainability Before Exercising Next Production Option, General Accounting Office, GAO/MASAD-83-8, January 27, 1983, p. 1

11. Tests and Evaluations Still in Progress Should Indicate Division Air Gun's Potential Effectiveness, Unclassified Digest, General Accounting Office, C-MASAD-82-7, February 26, 1982.

12. Weapon Performance: Operational Test and Evaluation Can Contribute More to Decisionmaking, General Accounting Office, GAO/NSIAD-87-57, December 1986.

13. Ibid.

14. Ibid.

15. The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard, James G. Burton, Naval Institute Press, 1993, p. 135.

16. Weapon Performance: Operational Test and Evaluation Can Contribute More to Decisionmaking, General Accounting Office, GAO/NSIAD-87-57, December 1986, p. 27.

17. The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard, James G. Burton, Naval Institute Press, 1993, p. 133.

18. Army Modifications to Improve the Bradley Fighting Vehicle's Survivability, Reliability, and Performance", Testimony of Mark E. Gebicke, General Accounting Office, before the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems, House Committee on Armed Services, December 17, 1987.

19. Ibid.

20. "Operation Desert Storm: Early Performance Assessment of Bradley and Abrams," General Accounting Office, GAO/NSIAD-92-94, January 1992.

21. The B-1 Bomber Program - A New Start, General Accounting Office, GAO/MASAD-83-21, April 13, 1983.

22. "The B-1B Aircraft Program," Testimony, Frank C. Conahan, Assistant Controller General, before the Subcommittee on Research and Development and Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems, House Committee on Armed Services, February 25, 1987.

23. "The B-1 Bomber Program," Testimony, Nancy Kingsbury, Director, Office of Air Force Issues for National Security and International Affairs Division, before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, House Government Operations Committee, March 6, 1991.

24. "Air Force Hid True Cost of Cargo Plane," Washington Post, September 28, 1982.

25. www.http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/c-5-history.htm, June 30, 2002.

26. "Foes Warn of Cargo Jet Cost Overrun," Chicago Tribune, January 25, 1982.

27. www.http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/c-5-history.htm, June 20, 2002.

28. DOD Defense Acquisition History, Project Newsletter, Spring 2001, Volume 1, Issue 2. http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/acquisition/acq1-2.htm.

29. DOD Defense Link: Contracts from the U.S. Dod, February 19, 2002.

30. Cost Charged to Other Transactions, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, Report No. D-2000-065, December 27, 1999.

31. "DOD Inspector General Comments on the Service Acquisition Reform Act (HR3832)," letter to Congressman Tom Davis from DOD Deputy Inspector General Robert J. Lieberman, March 12, 2002.

32. Acquisition Reform: DOD's Guidance on Using Section 845 Agreements Could be Improved, General Accounting Office, GAO/NSIAD-00-33, April 2000.

33. "DOD Inspector General Comments on the Service Acquisition Reform Act (HR3832)," letter to Congressman Tom Davis from DOD Deputy Inspector General Robert J. Lieberman, March 12, 2002.

34. Cost Charged to Other Transactions, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, Report No. D-2000-065, December 27, 1999.

35. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3170, "Requirements Generation System," August 10, 1999.

36. E.C. "Pete" Aldridge, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Testimony before the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, Senate Armed Services Committee, March 13, 2002.

37. 2001 Annual Report, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense, February 2002, p.ii.

38. Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Test and Evaluation Capabilities, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, December 2000.

39. "Test and Evaluation in the 'New World'," Thomas Christie, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, speech in Savannah, Georgia, to the National Defense Industrial Association, February 26, 2002.

40. Defense Week, March 18, 2002.

41. "Test and Evaluation in the 'New World'," Thomas Christie, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, speech in Savannah, Georgia, to the National Defense Industrial Association, February 26, 2002.