Inquiry into materiel acquisition and management in Defence

Inquiry into materiel acquisition and management in Defence

27 March 2003

© Commonwealth of Australia 2000

ISBN 0 642 71244 1

Table of Contents

Membership of the Committee (PDF format)
Terms of reference
Acronyms and abbreviations

Recommendations (PDF format)

Introduction and summary (PDF format)
Background
Nature of the Senate inquiry
Findings


Chapter 1: The DMO's reform program (PDF format)
The establishment of the DMO
The nature of DMO's reforms

    Organisational structure reforms
    Process reforms
    People reforms
      Turnover, retention and the loss of expertise
General impact of reforms thus far
Creation of the System Program Offices

Chapter 2: Capability development and acquisition (PDF format)

Chapter 3: The DMO and industry (PDF format)
Funding and budget issues
How industry perceives DMO and the reform agenda
The relationship of SMEs to DMO
Industry-DMO feedback mechanisms
Requirements for cultural change
Complaint handling and disputes
Other issues raised by industry
    Unsolicited proposals
Private financing initiatives
Defence.industry partnerships

Chapter 4: Projects and project management (PDF format)
Enforcement of contract provisions
Project Governance Boards
Transparency of projects and project management

Chapter 5: Tenders and contracts (PDF format)
    Refining the paperwork
Partnerships and alliances
Evolutionary acquisition
    Transparency in tendering and contracting
Chapter 6: Test and evaluation (PDF format)

Appendices

Appendix One (PDF format)
Submissions received by the Committee

Appendix Two (PDF format)
Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at public hearings

Appendix Three (PDF format)
Benchmarks for Committee scrutiny of DMO

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