TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forrest,Alexis
TI  - Acquisition Reform at the Department of Defense: elements and considerations 
T2  - Defense, security and strategies
SN  - 9781633218840 (hbk.)
AV  - UC263 .A186 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Nova Science Publishers
KW  - United States
KW  - Department of Defense
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Contracting out
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Defense contracts
KW  - Cost control
KW  - Armed Forces
KW  - Weapons systems
N1  - "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
ER  -