Smith, Giles K.

Reconstituting a production capability: past experience, restart criteria and suggested p…

by Smith, Giles K., Birkler, J. L., United States., Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Large, Joseph P., Timson, F. S., (Frederick Samuel), National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)., Acquisition and Support Policy Program, Rand Corporation

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This report evaluates the feasibility of restarting weapon system production lines in response to a resurgent major threat and suggests steps that might be taken at shutdown to ease restart. The cost and schedule advantages of restart relative to new-system production are quanti…

Assessing the use of "other transactions" authority for prototype projects

by National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), Rand Corporation, National Security Research Division, United States., Department of Defense, Smith, Giles K., Drezner, Jeffrey A., Lachow, Irving

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In 1994, Congress authorized the use of "Other Transactions" for the development of prototypes related to weapons or weapon systems, allowing projects to bypass procurement-specific laws and regulations. This report examines 72 projects begun during the 1994-1998 time period and…

Assessing the use of "other transactions" authority for prototype projects

by United States., Department of Defense, Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, Smith, Giles K., Drezner, Jeffrey A., Lachow, Irving, Rand Corporation

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An extensive set of laws, regulations, and mandated procedures governs the procurement of new weapon systems and ensures that the Department of Defense receives good value for the money spent and that government interests are protected. Some firms, especially those developing in…

Assessing the use of "Other transactions" authority for prototype projects

by National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), Smith, Giles K., Drezner, Jeffrey A., Lachow, Irving

fromDocumented briefing (Rand Corporation)

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"An extensive set of laws, regulations, and mandated procedures govern the procurement of new weapon systems and ensure that the Department of Defense receives good value for the money spent and that government interests are protected. Some firms, especially those developing inn…