FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary and Recommendations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Acquisition Process and Culture -- 3 Systems and Software Engineering in Defense Information Technology Acquisition Programs -- 4 Acceptance and Testing -- Bibliography -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Brief Overview of the Defense Acquisition System for Information Technology -- Appendix B: Program Phases and Decision Milestones for SDCI Programs -- Appendix C: Program Phases and Decision Milestones for CHSS Programs -- Appendix D: Programs That Succeeded with Nontraditional Oversight -- Appendix E: Briefings to the Committee -- Appendix F: Biosketches of Committee and Staff -- Appendix G: Acronyms.