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Published 12/2/2008 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spurred by massive cost overruns and chronic schedule delays, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer approved on Tuesday the first major changes in the Defense Department's acquisition policies in five years.
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