The Advocacy of a Systems Contracting Officer for Major Weapon Systems Acquisition.

Abstract

The writer proposes a concept of a Systems Contracting Officer (SCO) for the acquisition of major weapon systems rather than the concept of the present Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). The historical role of the PCO in weapon system acquisition is reviewed from the 1700s to the present. The inadequacy of the PCO in weapon system acquisition is discussed and the concept of the SCO is presented as an alternate to reduce this inadequacy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA040514

Entities

People

  • Alvin D. Young

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Industry
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Market Economy
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Systems Management

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.