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The Impact of Acquisition Reform on Department of Defense Specifications and Standards for Materials and Processes Report of the Workshop on Technical Strategies for Adoption of Commercial Materials and Processing Standards in Defense Procurement (2002) / Chapter Skim
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6 Workshop Session 5:
Implementation Issues--Original Equipment Manufacturers' Perspectives
Pages 27-32

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... Aircraft Engines, spoke of the benefits of and barriers and challenges to implementing commercial specifications for DoD applications. He pointed out that since commercial technology is often available immediately, its use could significantly shorten overall system development time and thus give the military an advantage by allowing a needed system to be fielded quickly.
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From page 28...
... program within the three Services was a leader in developing commercial specifications for new materials and processes. He also said that a current Air Force ManTech program, the Engine Supplier Base Initiative Casting Sector, was an excellent example of what could be achieved with industry working together uncler government oversight to clevelop specifications common for the entire industry sector.
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From page 29...
... BOEING IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS Keith Porter, of the Boeing Company, spoke of five areas that are barriers to the implementation of commercial standards by industry. He stressed the need to reduce confusion associated with transition to commercial standards, and the need to maintain configuration control and technical integrity of products.
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From page 30...
... The clevelopment of design aliowables data is time consuming and expensive and depends on multiple data sources such as material specification, process specification, test method, design and quality criteria, and analysis methods.
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From page 31...
... This would necessitate examining the behavior of many people who do not pose a risk—most human behavior involves law-abiding citizens pursuing Constitutionally protected activities in order to identify the few who do.24 24 For a discussion of some of the effects and implications of ubiquitous surveillance cameras, see the October 7, 2001, article by Jeffrey Rosen, "A Watchful State," New York Times Magazine.
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