RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACQUIRING MORE RELIABLE DOD WEAPONS SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF DOD BETTER BUYING POWER INITIATIVES

摘要

The recommendations made in this article can only be successfully implemented through a dedicated commitment of resources to collect and analyze the data needed to support them. Government data rights have historically been restricted, to its great disadvantage. Documents such as DoDI 5000.02, Directive Type Memorandum 11-003, and joint Government/industry Standard ANSI/ GEIA-STD-0009 "Reliability Program Standard for System Design, Development, and Manufacturing", contain the basic provisions needed to encourage and institutionalize Government access to this much-needed data. The result will be the acquisition of more reliable and affordable systems by the DoD that better meet the operational needs of the warfighter.