Defense Acquisition Reform: Background, Analysis, and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) relies extensively on contractors to equip and support the U.S. military in peacetime and during military operations. Contractors design, develop, and build advanced weapon and business systems, construct military bases around the world, and provide services such as intelligence analysis, logistics, and base support. For as long as the U.S. military has relied on contractors, DOD and Congress have sought to improve the cost, schedule, and performance of the goods and services being acquired. Pursuit of this goal has often taken the form of seeking to identify and implement effective reforms of the acquisition process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2014
Accession Number
ADA608800

Entities

People

  • Moshe Schwartz

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Budgets
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Public Policy
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.