BLUF
US Armed Services Committee is concerned that its acquisition system incentivises compliance over capability, process over speed and certitude over innovation. Future conflict needs to be won with acquisition at speed and scale without compromising transparency and accountability.Learning Outcomes:
- Appreciate the relationship between the acquisition system and defence capability
- Identify the factors which can impinge upon the efficiency and effectiveness of the defence acquisition system
- Develop an understanding of how to improve the acquisition system
