From 1977 review's Chapter XI, Highlights and Trends (page 509 - 510): Fiscal year 1977 could be characterized as a period of pluses and minuses. Significant accomplishments were achieved in the areas of personnel management, materiel management, procurement and production, international logistics, financial management, quality assurance, and plans and doctrine. Of major concern to DARCOM was its personnel. Several Army career and executive development programs were in existence to accommodate civilians who comprised 90 percent of the DARCOM work force. To develop a select group of high-level careerists cross-trained in the various functional areas, DARCOM continued to implement the materiel acquisition and readiness executive-development program (MARED) which was originally developed in January 1976.

Annual History Collection U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) was redesignated U.S. Army Materiel Development and Readiness Command (DARCOM) in January 1976.

Command Management -- Resources Management -- Materiel Readiness Plans, Doctrine and Systems -- Readiness -- Procurement and Production -- Materiel Management -- Materiel Development -- Project Management: Weapons -- Project Management: Equipment and Equipment Systems -- Battlefield Systems Integration -- Highlights and Trends -- Charts -- Glossary -- Distribution List.