Department of Defense Value Engineering Program Needs Top Management Support

Abstract

The Defense value engineering program, designed to motivate contractors to help cut costs, is saving far less than it can. A lack of support by top-level Defense managers has been the basic cause. If Defense can improve management support to achieve its estimate of the program's minimum savings potential, $1 billion can be saved in the next 4 years. GAO recommends action to insure aggressive support and active promotion of the program by the service secretaries and managers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 1977
Accession Number
AD1169541

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Operations
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Training
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Investments
  • Military Equipment
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Value Engineering
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.