Defense Acquisitions: Readiness of the Marine Corps¿ V-22 Aircraft for Full-Rate ProductionKatherine V. Schinasi In a letter to Sec. of Defense Cohen, dated Dec. 15, 2000, the author stated that the Marine Corps¿ V-22 aircraft was not ready for full-rate production & that the Sec. had made a prudent decision to defer that production decision until the V-22 Blue Ribbon Panel reports its findings. This report to Sec. of Defense Rumsfeld explains that conclusions about the program¿s readiness for full-rate production are based on ¿best practices¿ work that has identified practices used by successful commercial & defense programs to develop & produce quality products in significantly less time & at lower costs. Reviews of major weapon systems has shown that failure to follow these practices has led to cost increases, schedule delays, & performance problems. Ill. |
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Page 3 - May 1994 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. We provided a draft of this report to SEC, Treasury, NASD, and NYSE for review and comment. Their comments and our evaluation are presented at the end of this letter.
Page 21 - March 8, 2001. Best Practices: A More Constructive Test Approach Is Key to Better Weapon System Outcomes.
Page 5 - Knowns Knowledge Point 1 : Knowledge that a match exists between technology and requirements. Knowledge Point 2: Knowledge that the design will work as required. Knowledge Point 3: Knowledge that the design can be produced within cost schedule, and quality targets. When you look at the first knowledge point, which is the match of technology to requirements what you find is in commercial firms they demanded that this match occur at launch. Best commercial firms firms demand that no unproven technologies...
Page 21 - Defense Acquisitions: Need to Revise Acquisition Strategy to Reduce Risk for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, GAO/NSIAD-00-75, April 2000.