Cost/Performance Trade Studies Improve DoD Affordability Compliance
a dod affordability Mandate issued in 2010 by under secretary of defense ashton Carter to make dodacquisition more efficient for taxpayers requires that milestones on acquisition projects be tied to cost. Complying with the mandate requires that costs be integrated with mission analysis and systems design tools early in the design process, so operational objectives can be achieved more affordably. Current design processes do not achieve this goal as well as needed. Learn more on Aerospace & Defense Industry
