Acquiring Defense Systems: A Quest for the Best.

Abstract

This report may be considered as both a treatise and a reference work designed to provide the reader with as broad a view as possible of the quest for excellence in managing the acquisition of defense (and space) systems and equipment since the end of World War II.... Establishment of the U.S. DOD, Inception of an organized Management approach, Decade of the fifties, Decade of the sixties, The transition from the sixties to the seventies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA270569

Entities

People

  • David D. Acker

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Government Procurement
  • Human Behavior
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Second World War
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space