A Comparison of the Defense Acquisition Systems of France,

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . vii

INTRODUCTION . ix

PART 1 – FRANCE

Chapter 1 History and Traditions . 1-3

Chapter 2 The Government of France 1-11

Chapter 3 Defense 1-17

Chapter 4 DGA: Role and Organization 1-23

Chapter 5 Defense Acquisition . 1-29

Chapter 6 The Procurement System . 1-39

Chapter 7 Defense Acquisition Programs – Structure and Organization . 1-41

Chapter 8 Acquisition Program Management 1-43

Chapter 9 Tests Processing, Assessment and Experiments 1-52

Chapter 10 Acquisition Education . 1-56

Chapter 11 French Legislation, Practice and Control Mechanisms

Governing the Transfer of Conventional Armaments. 1-60

Chapter 12 Intellectual Property Rights . 1-63

Chapter 13 The Industrial Base 1-68

Chapter 14 Future Trends . 1-73

Chapter 15 Principles for a Renewed Transatlantic Cooperation 1-76

Further Readings 1-78

Endnotes . 1-79

Glossary 1-81

PART 2 – GERMANY

Chapter 1 The German Acquisition System . 2-3

Chapter 2 The Government of Germany 2-5

Chapter 3 The Federal Ministry of Defense . 2-10

Chapter 4 The Defense Acquisition System . 2-15

Chapter 5 The Planning, Programing, Budgeting Systems 2-19

Chapter 6 The Acquisition Management Process. 2-21

Chapter 7 Defense Armaments Workforce . 2-25

Chapter 8 The Procurement Process 2-26

Chapter 9 Trials and Operational Suitability 2-28

Chapter 10 Multinational Armaments and Armament Sales 2-29

Chapter 11 The Defense Industrial Base 2-31

Chapter 12 Future of Defense Armaments . 2-33

Further Readings 2-34

Endnotes . 2-35

Glossary 2-36

PART 3 – UNITED KINGDOM

Chapter 1 History and Traditions . 3-3

Chapter 2 The Military of The UK – Organisation 3-7

Chapter 3 The Staffs . 3-12

Chapter 4 Acquisition – Introduction . 3-22

Chapter 5 The New Acquisition Cycle – Key Features 3-24

Chapter 6 The Approvals Process . 3-29

Chapter 7 Smart Requirements. 3-30

Chapter 8 The Integrated Project Team (IPT) 3-35

Chapter 9 The Role of Industry 3-38

Chapter 10 Customer Supplier Relationship Between

the Capability Manager and the IPT . 3-40

Chapter 11 Incremental Acquisition . 3-42

Chapter 12 Support Management . 3-44

Chapter 13 Personnel 3-46

Chapter 14 British Defense Industry 3-47

Chapter 15 Future Trends . 3-50

Further Readings 3-51

Endnotes . 3-52

Glossary 3-53

PART 4 – THE UNITED STATES

Chapter 1 History and Traditions . 4-3

Chapter 2 Congressional Involvement in Acquisition 4-9

Chapter 3 The Cabinet 4-13

Chapter 4 Department of Defense 4-15

Chapter 5 Defense Acquisition Structure . 4-22

Chapter 6 Service Acquisition Organizaitons. 4-26

Chapter 7 The Defense Acquisition System . 4-35

Chapter 8 Defense Acquisition and Technology Workforce 4-46

Chapter 9 Test and Evaluation of Weapon Systems . 4-49

Chapter 10 Cooperative Acquisition and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) . 4-54

Chapter 11 The Industrial Base 4-59

Chapter 12 My Crystal Ball 4-63

Further Readings 4-66

Endnotes . 4-67

Glossary 4-70

PART 5 – A COMPARISON OF THE ACQUISITION SYSTEMS

Chapter 1 A Comparison of the Acquisition Systems of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and

the United States 5-3

Chapter 2 The Impact of National Political Systems . 5-13

Chapter 3 Conclusion . 5-15

Endnotes . 5-18

APPENDIX

Appendix A Armed Forces of the Four Idea Nations A-3

Appendix B List of Acquisition and Related Organizations A-4

Appendix C DoD Depots/Government Owned, Government Operated (GOGOS)/ Government

Owned, Contractor Operated (GOCOS) . A-12

Bibliography A-15