An Alternative to Acquisition Business as Usual

[...]many "reforms" merely added to the complexity and arcane nature of the system. The people and organizations that have a vested interest in preserving the traditional system are too numerous to simply abolish the system overnight. [...]an approach could involve serious disruption and d...

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Published in:National defense (Washington) 2017-12, Vol.102 (769), p.20-24
Main Author: Dunn, Richard L.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Agreements
Bureaucrats
Defense contracts
Defense spending
Leadership
Reforms
Regulation
Viewpoint
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Summary:[...]many "reforms" merely added to the complexity and arcane nature of the system. The people and organizations that have a vested interest in preserving the traditional system are too numerous to simply abolish the system overnight. [...]an approach could involve serious disruption and dislocation. [...]the very first section 2371 other transaction involved neither cost-sharing nor competition. Section 2371b authorizes the secretaries of military departments, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and other officials designated by the secretary of defense to "carry out prototype projects that are directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials proposed to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense, or to improvement of platforms, systems, components, or materials in use by the armed forces."
ISSN:0092-1491
1943-3115