Deregulating Defense Acquisition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4285544 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fred Thompson (Atkins (United Kingdom), corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 727-749 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3195 • E-ISSN: 1538-165X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2152292 |
| OpenAlex | W1998420949 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
What we really need is a careful program of experimentation to determine how acquisition life-cycle costs vary with alternative acquisition-process designs and whether short lines of communication, clear responsibility, accelerated schedules, and a modicum of congressional neglect will produce the benefits touted by the experts. Not only is this information needed by program managers, it is also needed to help persuade Congress to back away from its direct supervision of the systems acquisition process, something that neither theory nor hearsay can accomplish
Business · Computer security · Hearsay · Neglect · Political science · Process (computing · Process management · Public relations · Computer Science · Law · Psychology · Technology Assessment and Management
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |