Let's Fix It: A Five-Step Plan for Improving Acquisitions

Abstract

Building a case for urgency when it comes to fixing the Department of Defenses acquisition of major capabilities is simple. With story after story of bloated and failing acquisition projects, cost overruns in the billions and the construction of weapons systems that even the military says it no longer wants or needs, it would seem that urgency for reform would come from Congress and the taxpayers. However, the need for urgency is often lost on senior leaders because of the culture we nurture within DoD.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2009
Accession Number
AD1016273

Entities

People

  • Scott Reynolds

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fixed Price Contracts
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Program Management
  • Public Policy
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies