{"product_id":"acquisition-reform-role-of-test-and-evaluation-in-system-acquisition-should-not-be-weakened-t-nsiad-94-124-9781289112110","title":"Acquisition Reform: Role of Test and Evaluation in System Acquisition Should Not Be Weakened: T-NSIAD-94-124","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): U. S. Government Accountability Office (\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bibliogov\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e GAO discussed current and proposed legislation affecting the test and evaluation (T\u0026amp;E) of defense systems. GAO noted that: (1) it generally supports most of the acquisition reform proposals, but most of the T\u0026amp;E reforms should not be enacted because they address perceived rather than actual problems and undermine a key management control over the Department of Defense's (DOD) acquisition process; (2) independent operational T\u0026amp;E is the most realistic way to determine if new defense systems meet performance requirements, but systems developers resent the delays and expense imposed by testing; (3) the T\u0026amp;E reform proposals support DOD use of low-rate initial production despite possible system deficiencies; (4) the T\u0026amp;E reform proposals decrease the priority of T\u0026amp;E in defense systems procurements; (5) many of the systems that DOD allowed to go into production before operational T\u0026amp;E required costly design changes and retrofits; (6) DOD needs to establish controls over low-rate initial production to prevent premature production; (7) acquisition reform legislation should apply to all systems acquisitions; (8) DOD should limit its commitments to defense systems until developers demonstrate that the systems meet performance requirements; and (9) any changes to current T\u0026amp;E legislation would weaken the primary mechanism used to discipline the DOD acquisition process. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46492684026007,"sku":"9781289112110","price":1336.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781289112110.jpg?v=1766353831","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/acquisition-reform-role-of-test-and-evaluation-in-system-acquisition-should-not-be-weakened-t-nsiad-94-124-9781289112110","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}