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handle is hein.crs/crsuntaahbk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS21195 Updated October 24, 2006 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Evolutionary Acquisition and Spiral Development in DOD Programs: Policy Issues for Congress Gary J. Pagliano and Ronald O'Rourke Specialists in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary The Department of Defense (DOD) in 2001 adopted a new approach for developing major weapon systems, called evolutionary acquisition with spiral development (EA/SD), as its preferred standard. EA/SD is intended to make DOD's acquisition system more responsive to rapid changes in military needs. EA/SD poses potentially important challenges for Congress in carrying out its legislative functions, particularly committing to and effectively overseeing DOD weapon acquisition programs. This report will be updated as events warrant. Background Origin and Aims of EA/SD. DOD in 2001 adopted a new approach for developing new weapon systems, called evolutionary acquisition with spiral development (EA/SD), as its preferred standard. EA/SD, which is referred to informally (though not entirely accurately) as spiral development, is an outgrowth of the defense acquisition reform movement of the 1990s, and is part of DOD's effort to make its acquisition system more responsive to rapid changes in threats, technology, and warfighter needs. It is also intended to increase DOD's control over program costs, DOD program-manager accountability, and participation of high-tech firms in DOD weapon acquisition programs. DOD's goals in using EA/SD are to: * get useful increments of new capability into the hands of U.S. personnel more quickly; * take better advantage of user feedback in refining system requirements and developing subsequent increments of capability; * mitigate technical development risk in weapon programs that are to employ new or emerging technologies; and * facilitate the periodic injection of new technology into weapons over their life cycles, so as to better keep pace with technological changes. Description of EA/SD. Under DOD's previous weapon acquisition method, now known as single step to full capability (SSFC), DOD would first define a specific Congressional Research Service + The Library of Congress

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