Mobilizing the Defense Contracting Process
Abstract
The objectives of the paper are to: (1) Assess the extent to which DoD acquisition laws and regulations provide the leeway necessary for acquisition professionals to accomplish their mission during a national emergency or mobilization; (2) Examine how well acquisition professionals employed the tools available to them during operation Desert Shield/Storm; and, (3) Recommend appropriate legislative, regulatory, and policy changes to ensure that the appropriate priority is placed on the primary mission of troop support during a mobilization. Over the years, the defense acquisition process has been used to promote an ever-increasing number of socioeconomic programs. To a certain extent, each of these programs detracts from the efficiency and effectiveness of performing the primary mission - supporting the troops. During peacetime, the socioeconomic programs add to the cost and administrative burden of the defense acquisition process. During a mobilization, misplaced priorities in the contracting process can result in lost opportunities and lives on the battlefield.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA276890
Entities
People
- Robert G. Morrison
Organizations
- Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy