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Government Initiatives
Pages 21-24

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... CHANGING MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS A DEFENSE IMPERATIVE ECONOMIC SECURITY ACQUISITION REFORM . National security is as dependent on economic security as it is on warfighting capability Economic security depends on an integrated industrial base that is: Healthy Versatile Not dependent on defense dollars for survival Able to meet defense needs Simplify laws and regulations Integrate commercial and military industrial base Reform specifications and standards 21
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... Policy statement by Secretary of Defense Details to be developed Funding Metrics BOTTOM LINE · Not much new · Very high attention NATIONAL STANDARDS SYSTEM NETWORK (NSSN NEEDED STANDARDS INFORMATION · Ability to search multiple sources · Knowledge of standards projects Subject Scope Schedule - Drafts Local, on-line delivery of standards Graphics, tables, formulae Alert service for changed standards 22
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... NSSN DEVELOPMENT . Define user requirements Link existing standards systems via existing networks Select off-the-shelf standards-based technologies to support the system BASIC ASSUMPTIONS .
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... And, he cited a recent DoD report on military standards and specifications which made five major recommendations: · use of performance specifications · reduce/restrict use of milspecs justification based decisions) · revise/cancel management and manufacturing standards · educate work force · automate Mr.
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  • defense imperative
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  • morning moderator
  • dod report
  • integrated industrial
  • military standards
  • security depends

  • five major
  • saunders concluded
  • integrate commercial
  • changing military
  • medium sized

  • technology centers
  • saunders described
  • recent dod
  • user requirements
  • link existing

  • military industrial
  • brief summary
  • educate work
  • cancel management
  • described discussions


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