Defense Acquisitions: Factors Affecting Outcomes of Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations

Abstract

The Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) program was started by the Department of Defense (DOD) as a way to get new technologies that meet critical military needs into the hands of users faster and for less cost. GAO was asked to examine DODs process for structuring and executing ACTDs

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2002
Accession Number
AD1106576

Entities

People

  • Katherine Schinasi

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Application Software
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Information Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Reliability
  • Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.