DOD Acquisition Reform: Military Departments Should Take Steps to Facilitate Speed and Innovation : Government Accountability Office (GAO) , December , 2024
DOD Acquisition Reform: Military Departments Should Take Steps to Facilitate Speed and Innovation : Government Accountability Office (GAO) , December , 2024
From the report: "DOD struggles to promptly deliver capabilities to its warfighters. The 2022 National Defense Strategy emphasized increasing the speed of delivery to meet emerging threats. GAO found in July 2023 (GAO-23-106222) that leading companies iteratively develop cyber-physical products with speed.
House and Senate reports include provisions for GAO to assess the military departments’ approaches to implementing DOD’s adaptive acquisition framework and incorporating leading practices for product development. This report describes the departments’ implementation of the framework and assesses the extent to which their approaches are designed to facilitate speed and innovation in acquisition. To do this work, GAO interviewed officials and reviewed relevant policies and guidance from DOD and the three military departments. GAO selected nine acquisition programs, including at least one from each department, and interviewed program officials and reviewed documentation."
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