Linking Acquisition Decisionmaking With National Military Strategy

Abstract

This study describes the Defense Department's processes for planning, guidance, and decisionmaking and assesses how well they support the Secretary of Defense in developing effective, integrated military forces. First it describes the management practices advocated by the Packard Commission and earlier independent reviews of defense management, for designing and executing acquisition programs that are consistent with national military strategy and projected budgets. Next it reviews the long-standing concerns with DoD management that ultimately gave rise to the Goldwater-Nichols Act in 1986. The report then describes the resulting changes within DoD since 1986, including actions to implement Secretary Cheney's Defense Management Report. Finally, the report presents a prototype management system to illustrate one approach for establishing the advocated management practices within existing DoD organizations and processes, and offers an agenda for implementing this proposed system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA235445

Entities

People

  • Albert M. Bottoms
  • Barbara A. Bicksler
  • David R. Graham
  • Herschel E. Kanter
  • Martin J. Bailey

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management