[maddog55]

Gut the defense acquisition process and stop the mission creep insanity. Here's the defense acquisition process in one slide:

Readable version

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=fpas&q=defense+acquisition+lifetime+slide&ia=images&iax=images&iai=https%3A%2F%2Fgraylinegroup.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F05%2Fatl_wall_chart-1.jpg Pure insanity.

[ClearCase_guy]

That chart gives me PTSD. It was everywhere. A stupid, stupid chart and no one paid any attention to it. Theoretically, there was an approved process for everything. But there was always an “important person” who said, “We’re not doing that. We don’t have time. We don’t have the money. Let’s just make it up as we go.” And that ALWAYS meant that things took more time and cost more money and had less quality.

[mikey_hates_everything]

That reminds me of this:

If anyone ever held us to this chart when building a new network, we delayed the project until it wasn’t needed anymore. It made for a good way to save money at least.

[LambSlave]

Anyone who’s done this knows the problem after two weeks... I spent over twenty years. Until Trump there has been no will to eliminate the bureacracy. Since most of this is statutory, it will require laws to change, but the “Alternatie Acquisition Strategies” have been used to effect for small stuff but can’t be used on major end items.

[sauropod]

Gotta love JCIDS.