Changing Norms: Keeping Army Test and Evaluation Flexible and Adaptable

Abstract

As the Army leadership continues to shape the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) concept to generate continuous readiness that supports strategic flexibility and depth to the US Army warfighters, the US Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) leadership continues to embrace and implement strategic changes to facilitate the fielding of equipment to the warfighters. ATEC has demonstrated adaptability and flexibility in meeting the challenges associated with the traditional acquisition process and the necessities resulted from the deployment of troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. The fundamental purpose of Test and Evaluation (T&E) in the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Military Services remains the same as acquisition policies change. Four studies conducted by different groups between 1999 and 2006 consistently revealed similar concerns on the nature of the needed change. In a 22 December 2007 memorandum, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) promulgated another round of new T&E policies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA519875

Entities

People

  • Ronald Crevecoeur

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Reliability
  • Task Forces
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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