Programmed to Fail - 6. Innovation
Acquisition Talk
The Rise of Central Planning and Defense Acquisition 1945 to 1975
In 1972, the Commission on Government Procurement claimed that decentralized management to be a serious flaw. In 1976, OMB Circular A-109 established new acquisition rules for the Executive Branch seeking central authorization to create concepts. Technology push concepts and iterative feedback from requirements remained illegitimate in defense policy.
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