The Evolution of the Foreign Military Sales Program and its Impact on Defense Procurement Policies and Procedures.

Abstract

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH WERE TO EXAMINE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE DEFENSE PROCUREMENT PROCESS HAS BEEN MODIFIED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME BY THE PROVISION OF UNIQUE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO ACCOMMODATE FMS procurements, to explore the evolution of the FMS program and to ascertain the procurement problems associated therewith, and to assess the implications of the evolving FMS program with respect to defense procurement policies and procedures. The inquiry was limited to FMS of major aerospace weapon systems and equipment conducted on a 'procurement for cash sale' basis. Such transactions account for over forty percent of all FMS cases, and the policies and procedures relating to such sales are generally applicable to other categories of equipment and weapon systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA031822

Entities

People

  • Jack Lester Mcchesney

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Relations
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Management Personnel
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Treaties
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space