• DocumentCode
    1186860
  • Title

    Defense acquisition: grab the ax

  • Author

    Fowler, Charles A.

  • Author_Institution
    C.A. Fowler Associates, Sudbury, MA, USA
  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    1994
  • Firstpage
    55
  • Lastpage
    59
  • Abstract
    The Department of Defense´s acquisition system is ´broke´ and fixing it requires the involvement of all concerned. The author discusses the problems with the system and the strategies needed to solve them.<>
  • Keywords
    economics; military systems; US Department of Defense; acquisition system; Aircraft propulsion; Costs; Government; Logistics; Manufacturing; Proposals; Shape; Software performance; Telephony; US Department of Defense;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.328647
  • Filename
    328647
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1186860