Adaptive, Responsive, and Speedy Acquisitions

Abstract

The enemy that the United States is fighting is unlike any enemy fought in the past, demonstrating different tactics, techniques, and procedures from those found in conventional warfare. To respond to that enemy, there is a greater need for speed, agility, and responsiveness. When a servicemember in Iraq or Afghanistan needs a tool or a service or a weapon, he or she needs it right away. The shift from conventional warfare to asymmetric warfare and overseas contingency operation changes the way the acquisition community provides its services to the warfighter. Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, U.S. Central Command, discussed the requirements of the warfighters in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in an interview conducted by Frank Anderson, president, Defense Acquisition University. A video of the interview can be seen on the DAU Web site at <www.dau.mil>.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1016187

Entities

People

  • David H. Petraeus

Organizations

  • United States Central Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Commerce
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • International Relations
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.