Best Practices: Successful Application to Weapon Acquisitions Requires Changes in DoD's Environment
Abstract
In response to a request from the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology, Committee on Armed Services, GAO assessed whether commercial practices offer ways to improve DOD's process for transitioning weapons from development to production. Specifically, this report (1) compares DOD'S practices for preparing a weapon system for production with best commercial practices, (2) determines how differences in commercial and DOD environments for developing new products affect practices, and (3) discusses environmental changes that are key to the success of DOD initiatives for improving the transition of weapons from development to production.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA338260
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office