Defence - Sixth Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 July 2004.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Smart Acquisition
Procurement performance in 2002-03
Assessment of the Defence Procurement Agency
Failure to act earlier
Areas to be addressed
De-risking of projects
Trade-offs
Through life management/whole-life costs
Decision making in MoD
Contracting arrangements
Direction from senior management
Internal review process
Defence Procurement Agency change programme
Savings from Smart Acquisition
3 Progress on
key projects
Future Carrier
Joint Strike Fighter
Eurofighter/Typhoon
Future Rapid Effect System
Watchkeeper
4 The Defence
Industrial Policy
Progress in implementing the Defence
Industrial Policy
First Review
Industry's view
Industrial strategy
Implementing the Defence Industrial Policy
through the procurement process
Consolidation in the UK Defence Industry
Recent consolidation in the UK defence industry
Ownership of companies
Open markets and access to technology
Relations between MoD and industry
5 Conclusion
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex: List of Abbreviations
Formal minutes
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
Wednesday 5 May 2004
Wednesday 12 May 2004
Wednesday 25 May 2004
Witnesses
List of written evidence
Written Evidence
List of unprinted written evidence
Reports from the Defence Committee since
2001
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