Defense Industry Vendors

I. INTRODUCTION .............................. 1

II. MAJOR DEDICATED WEAPONS SYSTEM ACQUISITION IN THE UNITED STATES .......... 3

III. CONTEMPORARY AND FUTURE EVOLUTION OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, AS THIS EVOLUTION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO

AFFECT SOURCE DEPENDABILITY,

RELIABILITY, AND STABILITY FOR

MAJOR DEDICATED WEAPONS SYSTEMS ......... 7

AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF KNOWLEDGE ............ 9

SOCIETAL COMPLEXITY ....................... 10

SOCIETAL TURBULENCE ....................... 11

TECHNOLOGY AND THE POSTINDUSTRIAL ECONOMY ........ 12

THE LIKELY CHARACTER OF THE TRANSITION FROM INDUSTRIAL TO POSTINDUSTRIAL ............... 13

IV. CONCLUSIONS ............................... 15

NOTES ................................................... 16

BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................ 20

SECTION I

INTRODUCTION

This research examines the policy framework of government acquisition of major dedicated defense systems in the United States (US). The specific policy of concern in th