The Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (WSARA) makes some significant changes to the defense acquisition system. However, a House Armed Services Committee press release that accompanied signing of the legislation acknowledged that the bill covers only 20 percent of the Pentagon's buying practices. The Committee intends to introduce new acquisition reform legislation this year with the intent of saving $135 billion over five years, before the ink is ...
The capability provided by Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) tactical vehicles -- involving greatly improved armor protection for transporting warfighters in combat operations -- is well known to the defense community at this point as well as to most of the public at large. The MRAP acquisition strategy also is well known to the defense acquisition community. Does this strategy provide a model for streamlining the acquisition process, or was ...
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