Apt Slogans for Acquisition in Austere Times

Abstract

Oft-quoted slogans can sometimes capture nuggets of wisdom that actually are helpful in informing our decisions in extraordinary times like these. Some slogans serve as heuristics and some to describe behaviors good and bad. Most are comfortingly familiar. Some slogans emerge when times are tough and we face difficult choices. Here are a few familiar ones that may prove helpful as we move forward into a much more austere defense budget environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA608823

Entities

People

  • Roy L. Wood

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Boats
  • Budgets
  • Defense Industry
  • Governments
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Budgets
  • Money
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Submarines
  • Systems Management
  • Tool Kits

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design