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Electronic Commerce: Implementing FASA
Pages 8-15

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From page 8...
... This next year is likely to be a very aggressive program year for the department, as well as for the 37 participating federal agencies' sites. The other problems in implementing electronic commerce derive from the general paradigm shift, the move from paperwork to electronic commerce.
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From page 9...
... Today, most of DOD sends out engineering technical data whether the recipient wants them or not. In fact, many of the technical data and aperture card submissions end up in trash cans.4 Most of those who receive this 4 A - are cards are 3" x 3" microfilm incorporating technical engineering data.
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From page 10...
... , as well as Me Federal Standards Management Council, is complete. For the last two years, my office has sponsored funding of the prototype for engineering technical data that crosses DOD.
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From page 11...
... In fact, even six or more years ago, small businesses serving the Air Force had startlingly high computing power. These organizations are not bureaucratically encumbered in changing their legacy systems.
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From page 12...
... There is currently no one past performance system in DOD. In the last two years, we have been analyzing the current seven contract writing systems to see what capabilities DOD and the federal agencies have to assess past performance.
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From page 13...
... Project results in the other functional areas are also exciting, particularly because, when different business areas begin sharing information, the synergy has tremendous value. There are activities in financial transfer capability and engineering technical data.
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From page 14...
... This document is just another business form being transmitted by EC/EDI in a transaction set eliminating the paper document and providing an opportunity to import data once in any system via EC/EDI and use it multiple times without rekeying. In all these major activities underway, we work very closely with the D7 section of the Defense Information Systems Agency, our counterpart within Be DISA infrastructure who helps define fimctional users' requirements with the functional user and my office.
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From page 15...
... We now have, for the first time, a DOD draft strategic plan on electronic commerce, which is currently circulating within the department. A DOD directive also institutionalizes roles and responsibilities by office; there have been some problems in this area over the last three years.
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