ARMY CREATES ONE-STOP SHOP FOR HARDWARE

摘要

The evolution of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) information technologies in the late 1990s challenged the way Army programs acquired tactical systems. During Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom (OEF and OIF), most Army command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance programs used proprietary contracts that didn't support the agile and rapid demands of the warfighter in Iraq and Afghanistan. Operational demands challenged the acquisition community to streamline processes to quickly field cutting-edge technologies while promoting competition and adhering to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.