Cost Estimating & Analysis

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Learn more about phrase, truncating, and wildcard searching. Includes cheat sheet for a variety of library research databases.

NPS Archive: Calhoun

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) produces an annual report "Defense Acquisitions:  Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs." Links to the pdf files for the most recent years are below. 

Find journal articles and other scholarly content.

How to link to full text of articles

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(Interlibrary Loan - ILL)

How to place a request 

1. ​First, use the Library Search to see if we already have access. If we do, please check out or download the item yourself. You don't need to submit a request. (Course Reserves are available at the Information Desk.)
    
2. Read the Copyright Notice.
    
3. If you need to request the item, submit the Request Article or Book (Interlibrary Loan) form. First time user registration required

Article PDFs can arrive as quickly as 2-3 days. Print books can take 1-2 weeks or longer.

Questions? ill@nps.edu

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Learn more about Interlibrary Loan.

1. In the library search box, enter the article title in quotes. Add the author (if you have it).
   
   
   
    
2. If it doesn't come up, try searching the journal directly.
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