Service/OSD Interface in the Initiation of Major Defense Systems Acquisition.
Abstract
The responsibilities and roles of the Service Components and the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the initiation of defense system acquisition must be clearly defined and well coordinated if the early planning and decision-making are to be sound and effective. Current DOD policies are tending toward clearer definition of these responsibilities and roles, but there are atill improvements which should be made. The thesis reviews the history of management of defense system acquisition, presents the current procedures and practices employed in program initiation, and concludes with specific suggestions for streamlining certain aspects of the system acquisition process which pertain to the initiation of a major defense system. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0761508
Entities
People
- Charles Benson Creighton
- Harold Douglas Barker
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School