Why are control and oversight especially important in the case of the armed services?

a. The armed services are not equipped with their own bureaucracy to make sound decision.
b. The bureaucracy of the armed services does not have the expertise necessary to make budgeting decisions.
c. The nation’s survival depends on their faithful performance.
d. They receive the largest share of the federal budget.
e. Military operations typically take place on U.S. soil.


ANS: C

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