What GAO Found The Water Resources Development Act of 2018, as amended in 2022 (the 2022 act), authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use other transaction (OT) agreements to carry out certain projects to support research activities for its Civil Works program. OT agreements are generally not subject to the same federal laws and regulations as procurement contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants. OT agreements allow agencies more flexibility and help advance the development and use of new technologies more rapidly, which can help agencies to meet mission needs and project require
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