Emerging Strategies in Defense Acquisitions and Military Procurement

Emerging Strategies in Defense Acquisitions and Military Procurement
Author: Burgess, Kevin
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2016-07-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1522506004

Military and defense organizations are a vital component to any nation. In order to maintain the standards of these sectors, new procedures and practices must be implemented. Emerging Strategies in Defense Acquisitions and Military Procurement is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the present state of defense organizations, examining reforms and solutions necessary to overcome current limitations and make vast improvements to their infrastructure. Highlighting methodologies and theoretical foundations that promote more effective practices in defense acquisition, this book is ideally designed for academicians, practitioners, researchers, upper-level students, and professionals engaged in defense industries.

Management of Defense Acquisition Projects

Management of Defense Acquisition Projects
Author: Rene G. Rendon
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: United States
ISBN: 9781624105098

Written for both students and practitioners, Management of Defense Acquisition Projects enables the reader to understand the broad range of disciplines and activities that must be integrated in order to achieve successful acquisition outcomes. This second edition features significant updates throughout, and totally new chapters.

The Process and Politics of Defense Acquisition

The Process and Politics of Defense Acquisition
Author: David S. Sorenson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2008-12-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0313348448

The United States government invests billions each year on equipping armed forces with the most advanced military equipment. The root of the American defense acquisition system is driven by a combination of national interests and domestic political requirements. While fundamentally the defense acquisition system has produced results for the United States military, improvements are needed in order to continue to move forward in advancing military tactics and technology. Exploring both the systemic and political levels of the system, Sorenson argues that the United States will fall behind if the current defense acquisition system is not reformed. This book brings together elements of this complicated system, such as national security requirements, and the changes that are needed in both the structural and political pillars. A combination of political interests and the needs of the military, serviced by an ever-shrinking defense industry, make a genuine acquisition reform even more difficult, resulting in reform that is more symbolic than genuine.

Defense Conversion

Defense Conversion
Author: Jacques S. Gansler
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780262071666

This text examines the need to convert the defence industry from an inefficient and non-competitive part of the US economy to an integrated, civilian/military operation. The author defines the challenges, especially the influence of old-line defence interests and presents examples of restructuring. Gansler discusses growing foreign involvement, lessons of prior industrial conversions, the best structure for the next century, current barriers to integration, a three-part transformation strategy, the role of technological leadership, and the critical workforce. He concludes by outlining sixteen specific actions for achieving civil/military integration.

Navy Destroyer Acquisition Programs

Navy Destroyer Acquisition Programs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Subcommittee
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN:

Defense Acquisition Trends, 2016

Defense Acquisition Trends, 2016
Author: Jesse Ellman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2017-03-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1442280123

This report is the second in an annual series examining trends in what the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is buying, how DoD is buying it, and from whom DoD is buying. This year’s study looks in depth at issues in research and development, acquisition reform in the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), performance of the defense acquisition system, the future of cooperative International Joint Development Programs, and major trends apparent in the activities of the major defense components. By combining detailed policy and data analysis, the study provides a comprehensive overview of the current and future outlook for defense acquisition.

Federal Acquisition

Federal Acquisition
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2009
Genre: Law
ISBN: