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Navy Acquisition Can Easily Be Fixed

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Long acquisition programs also insure that nobody in the acquisition system is personally responsible for failure because a Program Manager’s (PM) 3-4-year leadership tour only covers a portion of the full requirement-to-IOC (Initial Operational Capability) timeline. Strong Technical Leadership.

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Effective DoD Acquisition Needs Less Noise … Part 2

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Second it centralized acquisition by directing the establishment of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, USD(A), similar Component Acquisition Executives ( CAE ), and Program Element Officers ( PEO s) that manage groups of related Program Managers.

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