Acquisition Reform at the Department of Defense : elements and considerations /
Acquisition Reform at the Department of Defense : elements and considerations /
Alexis Forrest, editor.
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2014.
- xii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Defense, security and strategies .
"This is an edited, reformatted and augmented version ..."--Page 1.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Defense acquisitions : how DOD acquires weapon systems and recent efforts to reform the process / Moshe Schwartz -- Defense acquisition reform : background, analysis and issues for Congress / Moshe Schwartz -- Department of Defense's use of contractors to support military operations : background, analysis and issues for Congress / Moshe Schwartz and Jennifer Church -- The Nunn-McCurdy Act : background, analysis and issues for Congress / Moshe Schwarz. The Department of Defense (DOD) acquires goods and services from contractors, federal arsenals, and shipyards to support military operations. Acquisition is a broad term that applies to more than just the purchase of an item or service; the acquisition process encompasses the design, engineering, construction, testing, deployment, sustainment, and disposal of weapons or related items purchased from a contractor. This book provides an overview of the process by which the Department of Defense acquires weapon systems and discusses recent major efforts by Congress and DOD to improve the performance.
9781633218840 (hbk.)
2014498045
United States. Department of Defense --Procurement.
Contracting out--United States--Evaluation.
Defense contracts--Cost control.--United States
United States--Armed Forces--Procurement.
United States--Armed Forces--Weapons systems--Procurement.
UC263 / .A186 2014
"This is an edited, reformatted and augmented version ..."--Page 1.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Defense acquisitions : how DOD acquires weapon systems and recent efforts to reform the process / Moshe Schwartz -- Defense acquisition reform : background, analysis and issues for Congress / Moshe Schwartz -- Department of Defense's use of contractors to support military operations : background, analysis and issues for Congress / Moshe Schwartz and Jennifer Church -- The Nunn-McCurdy Act : background, analysis and issues for Congress / Moshe Schwarz. The Department of Defense (DOD) acquires goods and services from contractors, federal arsenals, and shipyards to support military operations. Acquisition is a broad term that applies to more than just the purchase of an item or service; the acquisition process encompasses the design, engineering, construction, testing, deployment, sustainment, and disposal of weapons or related items purchased from a contractor. This book provides an overview of the process by which the Department of Defense acquires weapon systems and discusses recent major efforts by Congress and DOD to improve the performance.
9781633218840 (hbk.)
2014498045
United States. Department of Defense --Procurement.
Contracting out--United States--Evaluation.
Defense contracts--Cost control.--United States
United States--Armed Forces--Procurement.
United States--Armed Forces--Weapons systems--Procurement.
UC263 / .A186 2014