They can both help the growth process of startups (business partnerships and strategic/venture corporate investments) as well as have access to the best technologies and talents (procurement, acquisition and acqui-hiring).
JPSS-1's launch will be delayed in part because NOAA's $4.5 billion budget under the 2011 bill is roughly $1 billion lower than what the Obama Administration requested; roughly 80% of the cut comes from the procurement, acquisition, and construction part of the agency's budget.
"In a combat environment, we didn't have the checks and balances we should have in place," said Shay D. Assad, director of defense procurement and acquisition policy.
Having said this, however, the fundamental problem embodied in the USG's procurement and acquisition policies - amounting to tens of thousands of tissue-paper thickness instructions - are just too daunting for any serious innovator to bother with.
Before Bob Work replaced Ashton Carter as deputy secretary of defense in February, Carter had served in the post for two years and had been involved in a number of efforts to streamline procurement and acquisitions during his tenure.
Meanwhile, a host of sensors and whatnots collect information about both the current target and the entire universe of future targets and feed it back from one level to the next, transforming along the way into acquisitions, procurement, requirements, and a whole lot of other paperwork-intensive processes.
The navy's fleet of destroyers and frigates was cut to 25, about the minimum that is currently imaginable.Meanwhile, the ministry is wedged into several Cold War procurement programmes, including the acquisition of 144 mostly-unwanted Eurofighter Typhoons at £50m a pop.
It is the premiere federal acquisition and procurement agency, offering equipment, supplies, telecommunications, and Information Technology (IT) solutions to its customer agencies.
1. Overhaul the acquisition and procurement process to level the playing field for small companies: it must be made easier for startups to bid for government contracts and the selection criteria balanced to weigh equally the risk of technology obsolescence with the risk of a startup's failing.
Some of the headlines above lament the rising F-35 acquisition and procurement costs while others refer to the costs to operate, maintain and support the U.S. F-35 fleet for its lifetime (i.e. 50 years) after it is manufactured and delivered.
Until recently, the acquisition and procurement of such demographics would in itself be a daunting task.
