Evolutionary Acquisition and Spiral Development in DOD Programs : Policy Issues for Congress.

Describes the origins, process, and goals of evolutionary acquisition with spiral development (EA/SD), a new approach adopted by DOD for developing major weapon systems. Reviews Nov. 2003 GAO report and assessment of DOD policies and regulations for implementing EA/SD; and discusses potential oversi...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Defense contracts. Military weapons. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Describes the origins, process, and goals of evolutionary acquisition with spiral development (EA/SD), a new approach adopted by DOD for developing major weapon systems. Reviews Nov. 2003 GAO report and assessment of DOD policies and regulations for implementing EA/SD; and discusses potential oversight issues for Congress and related legislative activity.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.