Assignment Introduction to Program and Acquisition Management
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Added on 2020-04-01
Assignment Introduction to Program and Acquisition Management
Added on 2020-04-01
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Running Head: INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAM AND ACQUISITION MANAGEMENTIntroduction to Program and Acquisition ManagementName of the Student:Academic Affiliation:Date:
INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAM AND ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT2How DOD Acquisition in the United States takes PlacesThe Department of Defense (DOD) in the United States has since time immemorial been relying on numerous contractors to provide the United States Military with numerous goods and services which include among others operational support, food, vehicles, uniforms and even military weapons. Acquisition in the Department of Defense in the United States usually takes place through contract obligations which occur or happen when the concerned agencies actually enter into not only contracts but also employ personnel and even commit themselves to spend money (Chiow & Metzger, 2012). The Federal government in the US thus tracks money which has been obligated on the federal contracts using a database which is known as the “Federal Procurement Data System Next Generation” or the FPDS. It is therefore important for all and sundry to note that indeed, there is no public database which tracks the Department of Defense contract outlays as the “FPDS track obligations” It is the responsibility of the Department of Defense or DoD in the United States to ensure that a balance is found which is capable of recognizing the relevant industrial costs as well as the contractor risks. In addition to that, it must also be able to ascertain any potential highprices for the weapons and systems that have to be acquired so as to prevent any potential harm to its industrial base. It is prudent to note that the people who are responsible for the DoD acquisition are the Secretaries of the numerous Military Departments as well as the “Directors of the Defense Agencies” (Schmith, 2011). It is therefore their responsibility to ensure that they effectively apply existing policies so that they can not only prevent but also detect and remediate and investigate any form of counterfeiting that may occur in the supply chain of the DoD. In acquiring goods and services, the Department of Defense in the United States is usually required to come up with viable qualification requirements which are in line or consistent
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