Reforming the Joint Acquisition Process

Abstract

The Armed Forces have made extraordinary progress over the last several years towards become an increasingly joint and seamless force. However, the joint synergy has not gone far enough particularly in the area of joint acquisition and program management. In order to fully realize the advantages that joint planning, training and interoperability are intended to provide to the Department of Defense, the acquisition process needs to be modified to provide greater joint oversight in order to overcome traditional Service parochialism with regards to funding acquisition programs. This paper will analyze several programs and use them as examples to highlight the flaws in the current system. In our conclusion, we will recommend changes to address these issues in order to continue DoD's journey towards a more joint and capable force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 25, 2006
Accession Number
ADA455313

Entities

People

  • Patrick C. Kelly
  • Robert W. Brinson Jr.
  • William Jones Jr.

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Congress
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Procurement
  • Radar
  • Students
  • Training
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies