That was entertaining reading, something for every manager to read! An excerpt from the summary: CHANGES IN EMPHASIS AND DIRECTION OF THE ANP PROGRAM The AN

That was entertaining reading, something for every manager to read! An excerpt from the summary: CHANGES IN EMPHASIS AND DIRECTION OF THE ANP PROGRAM The ANP program was characterized by frequent changes in emphasis and objectives, varying from a research and development program to an accelerated program to develop a weapon system for the Air Force. The ANP program was carried out in competition with other programs for national defense. As a result, the importance attached to the ANP program varied greatly throughout its history. Although it was outside our scope to examine into the reasonableness of or justification for the frequent changes in program objectives, we do not believe that a research and development effort of the complexity and magnitude of the ANP program can reach its goal in an effective and efficient manner unless a certain degree of stability in objectives is accorded to the program. (See pp. 31 to 35) LITTLE OR NO USE MADE OF CERTAIN FACILITIES BECAUSES OF PROGRAM REORIENTATIONS During our review we noted that various major facilities had been constructed at a total cost of about $17,147,000 but were never used, or used very little, for their intended purposes because of program reorientations. The two largest facilities were the Flight Engine Test facility that was constructed at the AEC Na- tional Reactor Testing Station, Idaho, at a cost of $8,061,000...