Acquisition of Innovative Technology and Weapon Systems Government contracting plays a critical role in the acquisition of innovative technology for different departments such as the Department of Defense (DoD). Over the past few years, DoD has enhanced its development and acquisition of innovative weapon systems to enhance its effectiveness and efficiency. However, the conventional government contracting process is characterized by challenges resulting in delays and significant costs for taxpayers. This issue

Financial Contracting for New Venture: Investments in a new venture usually involve financial contracts between the entrepreneur and external investors. These external investors include venture capitalists, angel financiers, banks, private financing companies, and credits unions among others. Notably, financial contracts can have positive and negative effects on the new venture. For instance, an angel financier can add a clause on the financial contract that will not permit the entrepreneur to borrow

secondary literature and a survey of practitioners concerning the fact that Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) acquisition costs are often excessive because first article testing (FAT) requirements are often misapplied to DLA contracts. This study was guided by three objectives: (a) to determine the frequency of misapplication of First Article Testing requirements to Defense Logistic Agency contracts; (b) to determine Engineering Support Agency and Defense Logistics Agency employee interpretations of

awarding audit contracts by U.S. government departments and agencies Audit Management Red Rationale for and Objectives of the project main and secondary Desktop or literature search Rationale for Search Methodology LITERATURE/DESKTOP RESEARCH Authoritative sources Desktop Findings Justification for audits Evolving role of auditors Types of audit contracts Understanding the Audit Process Best practices and benchmarking Terminology Case Studies Audit management is a fundamental element in government accountability, control and performance management. Certainly there is justification within the Federal government to conduct audits of contracts for the

Technology and Software Identify How the Data Will Be Collected Before and the After Solution States Synthesis of data Research analysis and synthesis methods Discuss analysis and synthesis of measurement results Discuss findings of the measurement results Discussion and Conclusion on Approach (Week 4) Compilation of Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations (Week 5) The pace of technological development, inclusive of both hardware and software advances, has been rather unrelenting and chaotic in the last generation or two of

Privatization is the use of the private sector in government management and delivery of public services. Contracting out services predates the Constitution. In fact, in the early nineteenth century, some "inherently" governmental functions such as tax collection, mail delivery, and spying were performed by private contractors. Throughout the twentieth century, the government has continued to rely on contractors. The Clinton administration, under the 1998 Federal Activities Reform Act, required federal agencies