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National Defense March 2007 James F. O'Bryon	Defense Dept. Needs More Technical Expertise, Says Chief Weapons Tester Despite decades of acquisition reforms, major military procurement programs continue to experience cost growth and technology readiness problems. Often the wrong decisions are made because the government lacks enough technical expertise to oversee complex programs.
National Defense September 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Reform Agenda Targets Acquisition Workforce The Pentagon's cadre of "professional shoppers" could see a wave of reforms in the coming years, as the Defense Department remains under unrelenting pressure to fix its buying practices.
National Defense October 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell	Defense Acquisition Reform: A Case of Deja Vu A proposed acquisition-reform blueprint will result from the work of an expert team that was hand-picked to be part of the Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment (DAPA) project. Currently, more than 80 new major weapon systems are under development, with a combined cost growth of $300 billion and total acquisition cost of nearly $1.5 trillion.
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	A Prescription for the Air Force's Ailing Acquisition System Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz sign off on an "acquisition improvement plan" that articulates current flaws in the service's weapons procurement process and proposes ways to fix them.
National Defense May 2006 Peter M. Steffes	Congress Should Consider Further Acquisition Reform National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) believes that additional legislation is needed to achieve the full degree of cost savings and comprehensive acquisition reform envisioned
National Defense June 2005 Edward Swallow	Space Programs Aren't `Broken,' But Need Fixes As space programs come under increasing scrutiny in the U.S. -under the Nunn-McCurdy legislation--for cost overruns and schedule delays, it is important to understand the complexity and uniqueness associated with these systems.
National Defense June 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	More Services, Less Hardware Define Current Military Buildup In the midst of the largest military expansion since the Reagan administration, industry analysts warn that the gravy days cannot last much longer.
National Defense December 2006 James F. O'Bryon	Simulation-Based Acquisition: Too Many Studies Modeling and simulation have long been touted by the Defense Department as offering savings in time and money in developing military systems. But efforts to move toward "simulation based acquisition" in the military remain only a bumper sticker.
National Defense February 2006 Grace Jean	Pentagon Acquisition Reforms Likely to Encounter Opposition Radical changes to the Pentagon's acquisition system may be in place by the end of this year.
National Defense August 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Acquisition Work Force Reform Will Require Steady Commitment Defense Secretary Robert Gates announces a program to improve the capacity and capability of the Pentagon's work force by converting contractor positions to government jobs, as well as hiring more public servants by 2015.
National Defense July 2005 Dorn McGrath	When Are Defense Contracts In Effect `Non-Defense'? For several years, Congress has been concerned that the Defense Department's use of "assisting" procurement agencies and other contracting vehicles has concealed poor acquisition planning or attempts to circumvent limits placed on funding.
National Defense March 2011 Denis Chamberland	Contractors on the Battlefield: Outsourcing of Military Services The last decade has witnessed a sharp increase in the scale of outsourcing of military services to third parties, emphasizing the importance of integrating contractor support into military operations and generating efficiencies.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John McHale	Electronic Pieces of NASA's Next Mars Mission Are Coming Together Designers of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is beginning a new phase in preparation for a launch in August 2007. Phoenix team members are beginning to add complex subsystems such as the flight computer, power systems, and science instruments to the main structure of the spacecraft.
CRM December 1, 2005	The Making of Oracle: A Timeline This graph delineates the software's company acquisition history from its founding in 1977 to October 2005.
National Defense March 2009 Stafford & Goodwin	Contractors Should Protect Their Reputation The Past Performance Information Retrieval System is a government-wide portal through which contractors can access government performance assessments of their contracts.
National Defense June 2005 L. James D'Agostino	Raising the Bar To Meet the Next Wave of Reform Recent procurement scandals have prompted numerous ethics reform initiatives by federal prosecutors, regulators and legislators. Given the volume of spending related to Operation Iraqi Freedom and on-going homeland-security initiatives, the industry can expect the greatest level of scrutiny since Operation Ill Wind in the 1980s.
National Defense July 2006 Grace Jean	U.K. Defense Procurement Entirely `Joint' While the U.S. military continues to debate how best to develop and procure joint-service weapons systems, in nations such as the United Kingdom, the entire defense acquisition system is based upon joint requirements.
National Defense February 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Modifies Weapon Acquisition Policies The Army's latest revision to its acquisition policy expands the responsibilities of program managers for the logistics and support of weapon systems, and stresses the importance of training equipment.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2009	In Brief Raytheon opens management office to support Warfighter FOCUS program... BAE Systems business honored with top engineering rating... Air traffic control modernization no longer on GAO high-risk list... etc.
National Defense December 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	For Contractors in War Zones, Business Will Keep Growing The constant sniping in Washington about military contractors ignores the inescapable conclusion that the privatization of government functions not only is here to stay, but is going to get bigger.
National Defense February 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Gen. Griffin: Army Procurement In Need Of Sweeping Changes The Army's procurement apparatus is undergoing a major reorganization designed to anticipate and satisfy equipment requirements.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006 Mike Macpherson	Embedded COTS computing suppliers must understand the concept of Evolutionary Acquisition System planners need partners who will develop products that align with their product development schedules so that they can bring out new technologies at the appropriate increments.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 John Keller	Air Force Taps More Defense Companies to Develop Alternatives to SBIRS High Satellite Surveillance System This system will keep watch on the Earth's surface for ballistic-missile launches.
National Defense June 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Battle Royale Brewing Between Government Contractors, Auditors The U.S. government is launching new crackdowns on federal contractors at a time when the Defense Department and other agencies depend more than ever on private-sector help.
National Defense January 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Government Needs to Reexamine Rules for Battlefield Contractors The contractor headcount in Iraq nearly matches U.S. troop strength, which raises questions of whether the private sector's role in combat operations has outpaced regulatory, doctrinal and management practices.
National Defense May 2008 Moorhouse & Connolly	Contractors' Conflicts of Interest Under Scrutiny Contractors may soon be required to police their employees' personal conflicts of interest.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2007 David Blanchard	M&A Scorecard SAP and RedPrairie lead the way in the latest round of supply chain technology deals.
Parameters Autumn 2007 Marc Lindemann	Civilian Contractors under Military Law The insertion of five words into Congress's fiscal year 2007 defense authorization act may now subject every civilian contractor operating in a combat zone to the discipline of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
National Defense November 2006 James A. Hughes	Blended Workforce Poses Conflict of Interest Risks The Acquisition Advisory Panel noted the emergence of a "blended" workforce, where contractors work side-by-side with federal officials. The panel observed that the lines between governmental and commercial functions have blurred.
National Defense September 2009 Laura Kennedy	Tighter Rules For Conflicts Of Interest The new tighter controls on conflicts of interest are forcing defense contractors to become more vigilant to free their relationships from conflicts in all its forms.
Parameters Autumn 2008 Mark Cancian	Contractors: The New Element of Military Force Structure The purpose of this article is to examine what battlefield contractors do, consider how we got to the situation we are in today, and provide force planners with some useful insight regarding the future.
National Defense December 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Life to Become More Difficult For Some Defense Contractors Scrutiny is nothing new in the defense industry, but nonetheless contractors can expect more aggressive auditing and generally tighter enforcement of existing regulations.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Changes Abound In The Tech Sector Mergers & acquisitions are rapidly reshaping the technology landscape.
National Defense November 2004 Roxana Tiron	Pentagon Still Undecided on Policies to Protect Contractors As contractors increasingly fall in the cross hairs of insurgents in Iraq, the Defense Department is struggling to figure out how to account for them, provide for their security and, if necessary, rescue them.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2006 David Blanchard	Industry Consolidation: Tracking The Tech Shakeout In recent months, a number of big companies have expanded their portfolios.
Information Today March 26, 2007	Hoover's Gains New Subsidiary in D&B Acquisition--First Research D&B has announced its acquisition of First Research, an Internet provider of editorial-based industry insight, specifically tailored toward sales professionals. Its content will be used to enhance Hoover's online service.
National Defense October 2005 Stafford & Hickey	Defense Industry Teams Must Consider Conflict-of-Interest Concerns Contractor teaming arrangements, long a defense industry fixture, have become even more popular in recent years. Companies need to be aware, however, of the Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) policies that govern these arrangements.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2005	Col. Gary Connor helps transform C3ISR technology In an interview with USAF Col. Gary S. Connor he discusses force transformation, Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Systems (C2ISR) and industry relationships.
Food Engineering February 1, 2005 Jim Getchell	Engineering Brain Drain? New Strategies for Coping Does the food industry still have the engineering competencies to deliver innovation and great bottom line results? It's business challenges are as intense as ever, and the winners will be the ones who can uncover the keys to successfully converting the opportunities to real business results.
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Financial Planning February 1, 2005 John J. Bowen	Purchasing Power If you want to expand your financial advisory business by acquiring another firm, look before you leap.
National Defense April 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Consistency, Consensus Needed on Industry Profits Although there is a widespread perception that defense contracts yield healthy profits, in reality, the way government officials view profits can be drastically different from the way industry measures that profit.
National Defense February 2004 James McAleese	Safe Harbors of Ethical Conduct Needed in Defense Procurement In light of a recent series of isolated, highly controversial public scandals with respect to several major defense acquisition programs, it is important to create "safe harbors" of conduct so that both government and contractor personnel can work as a cohesive team .
The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Richard Gibbons	Think Like a Dealmaker Acquisitions can be great for investors. Here's how to identify acquisition targets before deals are announced.
Parameters Autumn 2008 Steven L. Schooner	Why Contractor Fatalities Matter Apprising the American public that the true human cost associated with military operations includes contractors and exceeds 6,000 is critical to making informed decisions for the future.
Insurance & Technology October 28, 2003 Julie Gallagher	Tech Not M&A Motivator Technology tends to be a consideration, not the driver, of insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2004 David Meier	Is Multi-Color's Future Multifaceted? An acquisitive strategy bodes well for the potential small-cap winner, but the report also outlined two of the label maker's problems. Although improvements are coming slowly, the company is progressing in the right direction.