Military and defense organizations are a vital component to any nation. In order to maintain the standards of these sectors, new procedures and practices must be implemented. Emerging Strategies in Defense Acquisitions and Military Procurement is a pivotal reference source for the latest scholarly research on the present state of defense organizations, examining reforms and solutions necessary to overcome current limitations and make vast improvements to their infrastructure. Highlighting methodologies and theoretical foundations that promote more effective practices in defense acquisition, this book is ideally designed for academicians, practitioners, researchers, upper-level students, and professionals engaged in defense industries.

The authors analyze various approaches to speed acquisition of military capabilities and keep pace with evolving threats, assess these approaches' suitability for different conditions and acquisition types, and identify implementation issues.

In light of Section 881 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which expanded the legal definition of the National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB) to include the United Kingdom and Australia, this report informs NTIB partners on barriers and opportunities for effective integration. The expansion of the NTIB is based on the principle that defense trade between the United States and its closest allies enables a host of benefits, including increased access to innovation, economies of scale, and interoperability. In order to reap the greatest benefits of a new era of NTIB, this report uses the lessons learned from study of the present state of integration to identify areas of opportunity for policy reforms and greater cooperation.

Assess prospects for innovation and competition in the military combat-aircraft industry. o

In this book, Donald Pilling proposes an alternative model for analyzing competition-- an approach that aligns the defense industry's incentives more closely with the government's best interests.

With Inside the FED, Stephen Axilrod offers his unique perspective on the inner workings of the Federal Reserve System during the last fifty years- writing about personalities as much as policy- based on his knowledge and observations of every Fed chairman since 1951. This edition offers his assessment of the Fed's action (and inaction) during the crisis and expanded coverage of the Fed in the Bernanke era.--[book jacket].

This white paper sets out the Government's intentions for reform of defence equipment delivery, equipment support and logistics supply. It covers two major reforms - the creation of a new body to replace the existing Defence Equipment and Support Organisation; and the strengthening of the arrangements governing the procurement of equipment where MOD is unable to source its requirement through open competition. These reforms represent a radical change to how the Ministry of Defence conducts its business, delivering a more effective and efficient way of providing the equipment and capabilities the Armed Forces need to keep the United Kingdom secure. They will help to ensure that equipment and capabilities are delivered on time, on budget and to specification - cutting out waste and ensuring that precious resources are concentrated where they are needed most - on the front-line