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DoD acquisition missed opportunity cost

11 May 2022

DoD prioritizing COST over Value and Affordability

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  The defense acquisition system focuses so much on cost it has become completely unaffordable, and riddled with missed opportunities. In this podcast episode Strategic Institute discusses the difference between ‘cost’ and ‘value’, and we think out loud about the … Continued

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