The Original Better Buying Power - David Packard Acquisition Rules 1971

Abstract

In 1971, I graduated from West Point. This was also the same year that David Packard, the Packard in Hewlett Packard, who was then the Deputy Secretary of Defense (there was no Under Secretary for Acquisition), published his rules for Defense Acquisition. I wouldn't say there has been nothing new under the sun since then, but some things do endure. Deputy Secretary Packard's rules still resonate. I recently had them put on a poster and hung it in the Pentagon in the room we use for Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) meetings. Here they are with a little commentary from both David Packard and me. You should recognize a number of areas of overlap with Better Buying Power.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA608641

Entities

People

  • Frank Kendall

Organizations

  • Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Cycles
  • Engineering
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Price Contracts
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • Procurement
  • Product Development

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.