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Air Force Institute of Technology

2006

United States. Dept. of Defense--Rules and practice--Evaluation

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A Market Reaction To Dod Contact Delay, Robert D. Carden Mar 2006

A Market Reaction To Dod Contact Delay, Robert D. Carden

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Development projects are occurring at a faster rate in the civilian world than for the Department of Defense (DoD). In the civilian world, faster development means quicker delivery and sales. In the DoD, quicker product development equates to a more capable warfighter. On average, DoD Acquisition Category One (ACAT I) development projects are approaching a 15 year procurement cycle. In the last three years, acquisition cycle time has grown nearly 20 percent. It turns out that the very companies that have learned to be faster, leaner and more effective in their civilian endeavors do not seem to be functioning the …