DOD's 5000 Documents: Evolution and Change in Defense Acquisition Policy : Acquisition Review Quarterly , 1996
From the report: “By any measure the defense acquisition system is undeniably complex. Hundreds of thousands of employees work in DOD acquisition organizations, which execute millions of contract actions every year. Until very recently, the total DOD acquisition budget exceeded $100 billion annually. Major defense acquisition programs, which account for a large share of this total budget authority, are technologically advanced products, often designed to achieve performance levels never before realized. The resulting high levels of uncertainty and technical risk demand skilled and intelligent management.”
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