Weapon Acquisition
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 24
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1989
Total Pages: 24
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Michael J. Sullivan
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2010-11
Total Pages: 19
ISBN-13: 1437934714
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The past two years have seen the Congress and the DoD take meaningful steps towards addressing long-standing weapon acquisition issues -- an area that has been on the high risk list since 1990. This testimony focuses on the progress DoD has made in improving the planning and execution of its weapon acquisition programs and the potential for recent acquisition reforms to improve program outcomes. The testimony includes observations about: (1) DoD's efforts to manage its portfolio of major defense acquisition programs; (2) the knowledge attained at key junctures of a subset of 42 weapon programs from the 2009 portfolio; (3) other factors that can affect program execution; and (4) DoD's implementation of recent acquisition reforms. Illus.
Author: United States. General Accounting Office
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 48
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Task Force on Selected Defense Procurement Matters
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 56
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Gene L. Dodaro
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 1437914691
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This report examines how well DoD is planning and executing its weapon acquisition programs. The report includes: (1) an analysis of the overall performance of DoD's 2008 portfolio of 96 major defense acquisition programs and a comparison to the portfolio performance at two other points in time -- 5 years ago and 1 year ago; (2) an analysis of current cost and schedule outcomes and knowledge attained by key junctures in the acquisition process for a subset of 47 weapon programs -- primarily in development -- from the 2008 portfolio; (3) data on other factors that could impact program stability; and (4) an update on changes in DoD's acquisition policies. Includes a one- or two-page assessment of 67 weapon programs. Illustrations.
Author: Theo Farrell
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-07-27
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 1349251097
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Why are certain weapons acquired in the United States and others not? Theo Farrell addresses this question by examining the strategic, institutional and budgetary issues surrounding four major weapon programmes. Extensive use is made of primary sources in analysing the origins, development and outcomes of these programmes. This book presents alarming evidence to show how the military services manipulate weapons acquisition to suit their own ends rather than national security. It also analyses how Congress, motivated by concerns over cost, comes to play a greater role in shaping programme outcomes once weapons enter production.