Overcoming the Barriers of Civil/Military Industrial Integration and of Buying Commercial Goods and Services.

摘要

The Challenge: Declining and uncertain Defense Budgets (especially for R & D). Growing Global and non-traditional National Security Concerns. Maintaining Technological Leadership (in a rapidly-changing world). Achieving Rapid Response to change Recognize the increased acquisition of services (when rules are based on buying goods). Areas for Solutions: 1. What we buy (the requirements and budget processes). 2. How we buy (the acquisition process. 3. From whom we buy (the defense industrial base ). 4. Who does the buying (the acquisition workforce). 5. How we support (the Logistics process).