DOD Acquisition Reform - Will It Have An Impact?

Abstract

In order to meet the military modernization challenge facing the United States in the twenty first century, the Department of Defense (DOD) Acquisition Reform is essential. Military downsizing and reduced defense budgets are necessitating a new approach to meet the required weapons and materiel acquisitions. This study addresses the DOD Acquisition Reform efforts. Current reform initiatives are analyzed for their impact on reducing product costs, reducing product lead times, stemming the shrinking defense industrial base, and exploiting new technologies. The selected streamlining efforts concerning competition, truth in negotiations, socioeconomic and small business laws, simplified acquisition threshold, industrial base and manufacturing technology, military specifications and standards, and the acquisition oversight and review process are analyzed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA295052

Entities

People

  • Jesse A. Thomas

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Aircrafts
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Security
  • Law
  • Lead Time
  • Manufacturing
  • National Security
  • Small Business
  • Specifications
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies