MoD's Procurement Plan Takes Fire
October 15 2009
An independent review commissioned by the U.K. Ministry of Defense calls the MoD's procurement programs "unaffordable," the BBC reports.
Too many types of equipment are being ordered for too large a range of tasks at too high a specification, says the report.
On average, procurement programs are five years late and 300 million pounds (US$486.97 million) over budget.
The report calls for systemic changes and improvements in the planning, management and delivery of...
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