Tasked and Ready: The Armys Commitment to the Better Buying Power Program

Abstract

The Army is charged with maintaining readiness and technological overmatch in an era of increasing threats and decreasing budgets. Since 2011, the last full year of engagement in both Iraq and Afghanistan, the Armys Research, Development and Acquisition (RDA) base budget has decreased by one-third, with fiscal year 2015 funding now at $20 billion. This decrement has necessitated cancellation of certain programs, and has stretched other programs schedules. In addition, per-unit equipment costs have increased as procurement quantities have dropped. These funding reductions present a significant challenge to the Army. How does the Department of Defense (DoD) ensure its technological superiority while maintaining, sustaining and resetting equipment coming out of theaters of operations? In addition, the Army must continue to support a diverse set of operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2015
Accession Number
AD1016318

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People

  • Heidi Shyu

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army Procurement
  • Attrition
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Military Acquisition
  • Small Business
  • System Of Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.