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performance-based logistics
Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Frank Kendall issued a memorandum to service acquisition executives on May 14 reiterating the Department of Defense's support for performance-based logistics strategies. Performance-based logistics strategies, or PBLs, are
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5/21/2012
One of the most interesting parts of the new U.S. defense strategy is the proposal to make up for capability gaps by more sharing and pooling of scarce assets. Resources are saved by managing critical assets as a pool from which allies can draw. Another way to reduce costs is to create common maintenance
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2/27/2012
Even as Secretary Gates and Under Secretary Carter conduct civilized exchanges with leaders of defense industry, the undeclared war by the Department of Defense (DoD) on the private sector continues. This war has focused particularly on the role of private companies in providing logistics and sustainment
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Date:
8/4/2010
Performance Based Logistics (PBL) is getting a bad rap in Pentagon and Congressional circles. PBL is an approach to acquiring services and support based on the totality of the requirements rather than just price. PBL bundles the activities associated with maintaining a weapons system or major component
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6/15/2010
There have been many reports, studies and books written about the lessons from Iraq and Afghanistan for the conduct of irregular warfare. The military services are embedding the combat lessons learned in their operating concepts, doctrine, tactics and force structure.
Less well documented and
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Date:
6/8/2010
Like Greece, Spain and the state of California, the Department of Defense (DoD) is on a crusade to reduce its overhead costs. The Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, has set a target of reducing his department’s overhead expenses by $10 billion. With overall defense spending expected to decline
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Date:
5/23/2010
For more than a decade, the Department of Defense (DoD) has pursued a deliberate strategy of trying to better integrate the public and private industrial bases supporting military needs. The centerpiece of this strategy is the creation of public-private partnerships (PPPs) and the implementation
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Date:
2/22/2010
It will take the Department of Defense about a year to deploy the additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan authorized by President Obama. Part of the reason for this seeming delay is the difficulty in moving anything in Afghanistan during the winter months and the scarcity of airfields and military
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Date:
1/12/2010