Comparison of the Acquisition Systems of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States Governments

Abstract

Since the end of the "Cold War" and the dismantling of the Soviet Union, significant transformations in the military, political, and industrial state of affairs have occurred force reductions, declining budgets, taking advantage of the "peace-dividend", consolidations, commercialization, and globalization. These changes have forced the Department of Defense of the United States and the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic of Germany to develop more innovative and efficient methods for developing and procuring fewer, more technically sophisticated systems with less money and personnel. By assessing and comparing the procurement systems of the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany, one makes conclusions regarding challenges faced by the Government officials and the advantages and disadvantages associated with each system. This leads to inferences about future trends and solutions for each country.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA357024

Entities

People

  • Michael K. Wegler

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy