Quest for innovation prompts 'Acquisition Challenge'. (Washington Pulse).A $12-million weapon-modernization program sponsored by Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. . Duncan Duncan, city (1990 pop. 21,732), seat of Stephens co., SW Okla., in an oil, farm, and cattle area; inc. 1892. There is an oil industry, and electronics, concrete, and apparel are manufactured. During the late 19th cent. Hunter, R-Calif., seeks ideas from contractors on how to improve existing weapons systems. The so-called "Defense Acquisition Challenge" got underway in March. In charge of the Defense Acquisition Challenge is a new organization called Office of Comparative Testing, which used to be known as the Pentagon's Office of Foreign Comparative Testing. The word "foreign" no longer is part of the organization's name, because future tests will involve both domestic and non-U.S. competitors. While Congress allocated $12 million for the Defense Acquisition Challenge in fiscal year 2003, Hunter-chairman of the House Armed Services The Constitution authorizes Congress to raise, support, and regulate armed services for the national defense. The President of the United States is commander in chief of all the branches of the services and has ultimate control over most military matters. Committee-would like to see the program continue through 2007. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the legislation he sponsored, the Defense Acquisition Challenge "shall provide any person or activity within or outside the Department of Defense with the opportunity to propose alternatives, to be known as challenge proposals, at the component, subsystem A unit or device that is part of a larger system. For example, a disk subsystem is a part of a computer system. A bus is a part of the computer. A subsystem usually refers to hardware, but it may be used to describe software. , or system level of an existing Department of Defense acquisition program that would result in improvements in performance, affordability, manufacturability or operational capability." Simply stated, the money will be used to "encourage innovative technology insertion insertion n. the addition of language at a place within an existing typed or written document, which is always suspect unless initialled by all parties. ," said Air Force Col. Linda Palmer, the director of the CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. . The acquisition challenge is "wide open" to ideas from industry, she told National Defense. But these ideas must apply to current acquisition programs. The CTO released a "broad area announcement" in March, soliciting proposals. The Defense Acquisition Challenge "will be a way for people to propose ideas on how a system can be upgraded," she said. The funds will pay for the evaluation of those ideas. The CTO office reports to the Pentagon's advanced systems and concepts directorate, run by Sue Payton. Palmer said she expects that Hunter closely will monitor the progress of the Defense Acquisition Challenge. |
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