Climate Change, Demographics, Technology, and Globalization: Their Impact on the Acquisition Community
Abstract
Trends and shocks subjects continue to receive a lot of attention. In October 2007, Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) received the Nobel Prize for their work on climate change. On Nov. 17, 2007, the IPCC released its latest report conclusively documenting climate change. In the last issue of Defense AT and L, I presented a variety of cyberspace, energy, and resources trends and shocks that will impact the acquisition community. In this article, I address further future impacts to acquisition arising from trends and shocks emanating from changes in climate, demographics, technology, and globalization. History is replete with examples of unexpected events that startled and surprised people and countries and that drove change throughout time. Our goals are to keep from being surprised and to take note of todays trends in order to avoid or mitigate any adverse impacts to acquisition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- AD1015963
Entities
People
- Jerry Emke
Organizations
- Defense Acquisition University