| Date | Positive Result\Benefit | Beneficiary | Rank | |
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| 05/22/09 | Annual awards program established to recognize individuals and teams making significant contributions to improving efficiency of defense aquisition programs | | | |
| 05/22/09 | Funding provided to hire and retain highly skilled specialists to assess the cost, schedule and applicability of proposed Defense Dept weapons systems | | | |
| 05/22/09 | Oversight and audit required of those major defense programs experiencing cost overruns to determine if the programs are essential and cost-effective | | | |
| 05/22/09 | Defense contractors prohibited from participating in both the systems engineering and the development /construction phases of the weapon systems | | | |
| 05/22/09 | Defense oversight council required to seek input from combat commanders in evaluating proposed weapons system capabilities and needs | | | |
| 05/22/09 | Independent cost assesessment director initiated to ensure that cost estimates for major Defense contracts are fair, reliable, and unbiased | | | |
| 05/22/09 | Defense Dept ordered to evaluate the technological maturity and product knowledge of critical weapons' technologies before letting defense contracts | | | |
| 05/22/09 | Dept of Defense systems analysis, engineering and developmental testing processes overhauled to reduce high rates of failure on defense acquisitions | | | |