Abstract :
Robert N. Charette¿s article ¿What¿s Wrong with Weapons Acquisitions?¿ and Susan Hassler¿s Spectral Lines column ¿Driving the DOD Toward Change¿ [November] clearly point out that something is seriously broken in U.S. defense acquisitions. Given that the system is both broken and broke, we should aspire to a number of improvements your articles overlooked.