Expanding Operating and Support Cost Analysis for Major Programs During the DoD Acquisition Process: Legal Requirements, Current Practices, and Recommendations

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Managing Intellectual Property Relevant to Operating and Sustaining Major U.S. Air Force Weapon Systems

“…The Air Force needs new capabilities at multiple stages to any new system's life cycle. Boito, Conley, et al, 2018;Light et al, 2018. 3 The material reported here draws on official documents that describe appropriate management of technical data in a government setting, interviews with personnel in a variety of Air Force and joint program offices, and secondary literature on activity in these offices.…”