Analysis of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) in U.S. Army Acquisition Programs

Abstract

This project is a review of historical foreign military sales (FMS) within U.S. Army acquisition programs. The data analysis is used to produce background data, which is then compared to active acquisition programs, acquisition statues, processes and pressures placed upon the acquisition community to bring in a program under budget and ahead of schedule. A comparative analysis of the two Army acquisition programs is conducted in an effort to verify if statutes, processes or personalities are involved in the lower numbers of FMS in wartime and more robust FMS sales after the war. The analysis removes the higher wartime U.S. Army acquisition budgets as a comparative factor using the programs Program Objective Memorandum projected totals before war.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1027192

Entities

People

  • Martina Cote
  • Michael Mcgarvey
  • Thomas Lafontaine

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Army Procurement
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Military Sales
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Public Policy
  • Terrorism
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies