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Defense acquisitions : where should reform aim next? : testimony before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives / statement of Paul L. Francis.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Francis, Paul L., author.
- Series:
- Testimony ; GAO-14-145 T.
- Testimony ; GAO-14-145T
- Standardized Title:
- Defense acquisitions (2013 October 29)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Defense--Procurement.
- United States.
- United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice.
- United States. Department of Defense.
- Government purchasing--United States.
- Government purchasing.
- United States--Armed Forces--Weapons systems--Procurement.
- Armed Forces--Procurement.
- Genre:
- Rules.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (13 pages).
- Other Title:
- Where should reform aim next?
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2013.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- DOD's acquisition of major weapon systems has been on GAO's high risk list since 1990. Over the past 50 years, Congress and DOD have continually explored ways to improve acquisition outcomes, including reforms that have championed sound management practices, such as realistic cost estimating, prototyping, and systems engineering. Too often, GAO reports on the same kinds of problems today that it did over 20 years ago. The topic of today's hearing is: "25 Years of Acquisition Reform: Where Do We Go From Here?" To that end, this testimony discusses (1) the performance of DOD's major defense acquisition program portfolio; (2) the management policies and processes currently in place to guide those acquisitions; (3) the incentives to deviate from otherwise sound acquisition practices; and (4) suggestions to temper these incentives. This statement draws from GAO's extensive body of work on DOD's acquisition of weapon systems.
- Contents:
- Trends in DOD's portfolio of major acquisitions
- One side of the acquisition process : stated policy
- Another side of acquisition : incentives
- Where do we go from here?
- Notes:
- "For release ... October 29, 2013."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed October 30, 2013).
- OCLC:
- 861741759
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