Acquisition Reform -- Inside the Silver Bullet. A Comparative Analysis -- JDAM versus F-22

Abstract

Over the past quarter century, numerous acquisition reform initiatives have been implemented in an effort to extract greater effectiveness and efficiency from the federal acquisition system. Interestingly, while such initiatives have made a positive difference, uniformly positive results have not been achieved across the board, and, in some cases, the relentless search for a "silver bullet" has detracted from the real work that successful change entails. To illustrate, this article compares two very different, high profile, Air Force programs: The Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) program, under cost, under schedule, wartime top performer, acquisition streamlined to the maximum extent; and the F-22 program, over cost, over schedule, performance still in some doubt, acquisition streamlined to the extent feasible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA487478

Entities

People

  • Dominique Meyers

Organizations

  • Aeronautical Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Best Practices
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Manufacturing
  • Procurement
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design