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GGD-83-76 1 (1983-09-21)

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Report To The Chairman

Committee On Government Operations

House Of Representatives

OF THE UNITED STATES




Objectivity Of DOD's Senior Scientific

Advisory Committees Can Be Better Assured



The Department of Defense established its
senior scientific advisory committees to pro-
vide independent advice and information to
the military services. The committees con-
duct their work primarily through panels.
Each panel performs a specific task or study.

The services have procedures for (1) identi-
fying potential conflicts of interest of panel
members, (2) selecting individuals to serve
on panels, and (3) announcing panel meet-
ings and preparing minutes of meetings.
Improvements in these areas could, how-
ever, better assure the appearance of inde-
pendence--hence objectivity--of the serv-
,ices' senior scientific advisory panels. The
;direct involvement of DOD personnel in
panel decisionmaking also bears on the
apparent independence of the panels.


GAO/GGD-83-76
SEPTEMBER 21, 1983


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