A Ten-Year Review of The Vision for Transforming the Defense Acquisition System

Abstract

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Understanding and Mitigating Protests of Department of Defense Acquisition Contracts

“…Acquisition strategies change (Rogers and Birmingham 2004). At least since 1993 with the National Performance Review, strategy focused on simplicity, relying upon commercial markets, reducing regulatory burdens, and increasing the use of technology in the field.…”

Linking acquisition strategy to contract performance over the product life cycle

“…Over the last ten years the playing field has shifted from a DoD centric technology base...where much of the war fighting technology was developed for and within the DoD militaryindustrial base to commercial centric technology development. [7] DoD programs have become hostages to the velocity and pace of commercial standards and demands. To survive, program managers had to shift their development and technology insertion strategies from leader to follower...often becoming the tail end of scalable products.…”

Defense Business Transformation

“…In 1993, Vice-President Al Gore released his report "Creating Government that Works Better and Costs Less" calling for a need to simplify procurement, eliminate regulatory burden, and rely more on the commercial marketplace. Early efforts to implement change with the DoD became evident when the newly confirmed Secretary of Defense released a memo titled "A Mandate for Change" calling for a complete cultural change on how the DoD operates (Rogers, Birmingham 2004).…”