Streamlining Defense Acquisition Laws


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Contents: commercial items; simplified acquisition threshold and socioeconomic laws; contract management; defense technology and industrial base; intellectual property and standards of conduct; and other statutes. Panel recommendations cover the following areas: definition of commercial items; single definition vs. multiple definitions; property vs. services; ancillary services; modified products; new peoducts; items produced by "dual-use" manufacturers; regulations; precedence; exemptions; pricing of commercial item contracts; audits; remedies.




Small Business and Innovation


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Strategies for Acquisition Agility


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The authors analyze various approaches to speed acquisition of military capabilities and keep pace with evolving threats, assess these approaches' suitability for different conditions and acquisition types, and identify implementation issues.







Defense Acquisition Reform


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The Department of Defense (DOD) relies extensively on contractors to equip and support the U.S. military in peacetime and during military operations, obligating more than $300 billion on contracts in FY2013.







Defense Acquisitions


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