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Best Practices: Using A Knowledge-Based Approach To Improve Weapon Acquisition

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Jan. 1, 2004
Report No. GAO-04-386SP
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Summary:

At the request of Congress, we have been examining ways the Department of Defense (DOD) can optimize its investment in weapons systems, drawing on lessons learned from the best, mostly commercial, product development efforts. Leading commercial firms we have studied have developed increasingly sophisticated products in less time and at lower cost. Key to their success is their knowledge-based approach to the acquisition of new products. A knowledge-based approach is supported by incentives that encourage realism and candor. This booklet highlights the result of our work to date.

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