The Defense Department should improve its use of integrated product teams on new weapon system programs, the General Accounting Office recommends in a report released today.
Saturday, December 7, 2024
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John Liang is managing editor of InsideDefense and Inside Missile Defense. He has been with the IWP Defense Group since 1997. He holds a master's degree in international policy studies from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and a bachelor's degree in languages from Georgetown University.
The Defense Department should improve its use of integrated product teams on new weapon system programs, the General Accounting Office recommends in a report released today.
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