Improving the DoD's Tooth-to-Tail Ratio. Revision
@inproceedings{Gansler2014ImprovingTD, title={Improving the DoD's Tooth-to-Tail Ratio. Revision}, author={Jacques S. Gansler and William Lucyshyn}, year={2014} }
Abstract : It is projected that the Department of Defense (DoD) will see a funding reduction of $487 billion over the next 10 years (Office of Management and Budget [OMB], 2013). In order to stay within budget, the DoD plans to implement targeted reductions in force structure, reprioritize key missions and the requirements that support them, promote efficiency improvements in acquisition, and continue to reform other business practices. However, these efforts, at least in their current form…
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