DEFENSE ACQUISITION: Best Commercial Practices Can Improve Program Outcomes

Abstract

Thank you for the opportunity to submit this statement for the record, which discusses the best practices that can improve the way the Department of Defense (DOD) buys major weapon systems. With DOD's annual research, development, and production spending for major systems at about $85 billion, the Subcommittee's oversight of acquisition policy can have a major impact on the value the taxpayer gets for that expenditure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 17, 1999
Accession Number
ADA362337

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Best Practices
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Product Development
  • Spare Parts
  • Standards
  • System Software
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.