Preserving a Healthy and Competitive U.S. Defense Industry to Ensure our Future National Security

Abstract

Our future national security needs require a strong industrial base to provide technologically excellent weapons and equipment at affordable prices. This in turn requires a competitive defense marketplace with financially sound companies that are able to attract excellent technical and management talent. To this end, the Task Force should: Review DoD acquisition policies/regulations governing suppliers of military equipment. Determine if these policies/procedures/regulations supported or weakened rational/economical business practices? Have they supported or weakened the technology capabilities of the defense industrial base? Recommend near term remedial actions that can be implemented unilaterally by DoD or via legislation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA399865

Entities

People

  • Phillip Odeen

Organizations

  • Defense Science Board

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Operations
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security
  • Regulations
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Task Forces

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Strategic Security Studies