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APA Citation: Oakley, S. S. (2019). DoD acquisition reform: Leadership attention needed to effec tively implement changes to acquisition oversight (Report No. GAO-19-439). U.S. Government Accountability Office. https://www.gao.gov/assets/700/699527. pdf A Happy Medium: Middle-tier Acquisition Authority Features Flexible Prototype and Fielding Options Douglas W. Burbey, Mindy Gabbert, and Kathryn Bailey Summary: Situated between the acquisition pathways of “urgent” and “tailorable traditional DoDI 5000.02,” middle-tier acquisition is for programs that house mature prototypes from government and industry that should not require much additional development to begin production. In May, the Army Acquisition Executive empowered the Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications – Tactical (PEO C3T) to use the process for two of its top efforts—the Integrated Tactical Network and Unified Network Operations—both of which support the Network Cross Functional Team and Army network modernization initiatives. APA Citation: Burbey, D. W., Gabbert, M., & Bailey, K. (2019, October). A happy medium: Middle tier acquisition authority features flexible prototype and fielding options. Army AL&T Magazine . U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center. http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip&db=mth &AN=138948885&site=ehost-live&scope=site

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