The Process and Politics of Defense Acquisition
Author | : David S. Sorenson |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780313348433 |
ISBN-13 | : 031334843X |
Rating | : 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "The United States government invests billions each year providing its armed forces with the most advanced military equipment available. Defense acquisition is driven by a combination of national interests and domestic political requirements, creating a system that is deeply imbedded in complicated and extensively regulated procedures. A combination of political interests and the needs of the military, serviced by an ever-shrinking defense industry, makes genuine acquisition reform difficult, sometimes resulting in actions that are more symbolic than genuine. While the system has produced positive results for the United States military, improvements are needed to make the process work more efficiently." "Sorenson explores both the systemic and political levels of the U.S. defense acquisition system. Unlike other writers, he looks at the process and the political dynamics of the system, bringing together elements such as national security requirements and evolution and current structure, along with the political priorities and actors that influence defense acquisition. Most important, he outlines the changes that are needed in both the structural and political pillars of defense acquisition, while documenting previous reform efforts that have actually reduced the performance of the process."--BOOK JACKET.