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Original publisher: Washington, D.C. (P.O. Box 37050, Washington, D.C. 20013) : The Office, [2000]. OCLC Number: (OCoLC)44742005 Subject: Commercial products -- United States -- Testing -- Evaluation. Excerpt: ... Chapter 1 Introduction Many studies over the years have acknowledged problems with DOD's Problems in DOD acquisition approach, including testing, and have attempted to reform or Testing and Evaluation improve the process. DOD itself has recognized the need to reform and has tried a variety of approaches to this end - streamlining acquisition Remain, Despite organizations, mandating career and training requirements for its Numerous Reforms workforce, and establishing independent test organizations in each service - with limited success. In the 1970s, DOD adopted a " fly before buy " policy to ensure that weapon systems were more thoroughly tested prior to committing to a production decision. In 1981, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Frank Carlucci, noted weaknesses in testing and recommended initiatives to increase test hardware so that the designing and testing of subsystems, systems, and software could be conducted thoroughly and efficiently. Five years later, the Packard Commission recommended 3 improvements to early prototype testing. More recently, a 1999 Defense Science Board study concluded that testing must be addressed earlier in 4 the development process. It advocated that operational test personnel should be involved in the early acquisition stages to provide critical testing perspectives to acquisition planners. In addition, a 1999 Science Applications International Corporation report cautioned that although DOD's goal of reducing cycle time for weapon system development and production was valid, curtailing testing was not an option because it was 5 already at a minimum level. Despite good intentions and some progress, DOD weapon programs still suffer from persistent problems associated with late or incomplete testing. Many weapons still b
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