Meeting the Defense Modernization Challenge,

Abstract

Our defense planning assumes that we will get significant savings by overhauling our defense acquisition system. The idea is to be more efficient in what we buy; how we buy it; and how we oversee that buying process. DoD can free up additional resources required for modernization in the future by managing its internal operations and particularly its support activities more efficiently. Introducing the competitive forces of the private sector into DoD support activities will reduce costs and improve performance. Through its outsourcing initiatives, DoD has begun a long-term effort to streamline its Support functions further. The success of the Department's outsourcing initiatives today will help determine how well it supports you, the warfighters, tomorrow.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1996
Accession Number
ADA340032

Entities

People

  • Paul G. Kaminski

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management