Overcoming the Barriers of Civil/Military Industrial Integration and of Buying Commercial Goods and Services

Abstract

The Challenge: Declining and uncertain Defense Budgets (especially for R & D). Growing Global and non-traditional National Security Concerns. Maintaining Technological Leadership (in a rapidly-changing world). Achieving Rapid Response to change Recognize the increased acquisition of services (when rules are based on buying goods). Areas for Solutions: 1. What we buy (the requirements and budget processes). 2. How we buy (the acquisition process. 3. From whom we buy (the defense industrial base ). 4. Who does the buying (the acquisition workforce). 5. How we support (the Logistics process).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 2015
Accession Number
ADA625132

Entities

People

  • Jacques Gansler

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Leadership
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Public Policy
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Security

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.