Article: Bolton Calls For Earlier Testing In Acquisition Programs.(Claude Bolton, Air Force Major General)(United States. Army plans)(Brief Article)

By Neil Baumgardner

The Army needs to integrate earlier testing to accelerate acquisition plans, according to Air Force Maj. Gen. Claude Bolton, who has been nominated by President Bush to be the new Army acquisition chief.

"The way in which we integrate test and evaluation into this process must be improved," Bolton said in response to advance questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). "The way to accelerate acquisition programs is to integrate testing earlier in the development process and not an addendum that scores the results of completed programs. Testing must be designed to examine design options, reduce risk and help move ...

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