Defense acquisitions perspectives on potential changes to Department of Defense acquisition management framework

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

Sullivan, Michael J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense--Procurement--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

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ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Other Title:

Perspectives on potential changes to Department of Defense acquisition management framework

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC U.S. Govt. Accountability Office [2009]

Summary:

In preparing the report, the review was required to include the feasibility and advisability of seven potential modifications of DOD's organization and structure for MDAPs. We were charged with reporting on the feasibility and advisability of (1) establishing a process in which the commanders of combatant commands (COCOM) assess and provide input on the capabilities needed to successfully accomplish their missions over a long-term planning horizon of 15 years or more; (2) establishing a materiel solutions process for addressing identified gaps in critical warfighting capabilities, under which the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD (AT&L)) circulates among the military departments and appropriate defense agencies requests for proposals for technologies and systems to address such gaps; (3) revising the acquisition process by establishing shorter, more frequent acquisition program milestones; (4) requiring the milestone decision authority (MDA) to specify at the time of milestone B approval the period of time that will be required to deliver an initial operational capability (IOC) to the commanders of the relevant COCOMs; (5) establishing a new office to provide independent cost and performance estimates; (6) requiring certifications of program status to the Defense Acquisition Executive (DAE) and Congress prior to milestone approval; and (7) modifying the role played by Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces in the requirements, resource allocation, and acquisition processes

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Microfiche version United States Government Accountability Office Defense acquisitions CIS 2009 J942-132

Print version United States Government Accountability Office Defense acquisitions

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CMP-2009-GAO-0053

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