U.S. Wespon System Procurement Policy

The proposed research study will examine a central aspect of weapon system procurement policy in the United States. The procurement policy that will be examined is the sole source/sole customer policy (Brunton, 1988, p. 601).

Statement of the Problem A variety of concerns exist with respect to the solesource/solecustomer policy. These concerns include acquisition costs, redundancy in both research and development and in production, the creation of unhealthy dependency relationships for both vendors and government, the level, quality, and timeliness of technological innovation, weapons system quality, and the potential for fraud (Toy, 1988, pp. 2829; Dwyer, 1989, pp. 3435). Of equal significance are the dependability, reliability, and stability of supply sources for major dedicated defense weapon systems.

Purchasing always involves the acquisition of goods and services (Lee and Dobler, 1992, pp. 78). In the public sector, purchasing almost always involves the acquisition of goods and services by an organization for consumption by the organization the discharge of its mission, or in the servicing of its cl

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ot planned for the proposed study. Should it later become desirable to use such terms, appropriate definitions will be included in the thesis reporting the findings of the proposed study. Limitations The research that will be performed for the proposed study will focus on the procurement of major defense weapon systems. The findings of the proposed study, therefore, will not be directly applicable (and may not be applicable at all) to other defense and governmental procurement. Section 2 PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE An extensive review of the relevant literature will be presented in the thesis reporting the results of the proposed study. In this proposal, literature is reviewed in relation to the change in the defense procurement environment, with respect to the character of defense procurement in the United States, and in relation to the outsourcing concept. Environment of Change Waste in government is a favorite topic in Washington, D. C. The topic is all together fitting, as the most of the people talking about government waste are those primarily responsible for it, and they are all congregated in a relatively small area stretching from the Capitol Building to the White House. National defense expe
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