The State of Practice in DoD Acquisitions, and Some Proposed Alternatives

January 28, 2003 • Presentation

By

Theodore F. Marz and James Smith

This presentation, based on insights gained through several recent acquisitions, was delivered in January 2003.

Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

Subjects

Acquisition

Abstract

This presentation is based on some insights gained through several recent "new start" acquisitions. While the focus is primarily on the pre-award phase of the acquisition, a few post-award issues are also discussed, and a few remedies are described in a "Modest Proposal" (with apologies to Johnathan Swift).