| | A Comparison of the Defense Acquisition Systems of France, |
| | 1,91 | | MB | United Kingdom, Germany and the United States |
| | 303 | | stron |
| | 6189 | | ID | Defense Systems Management College |
| | 1999 | | rok |
| | 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 |