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9/12/25
The Myths of the Last Supper
Margaret Mullins examines the narratives surrounding the failures of defense acquisition. The paper relooks the last 50 years of acquisition history to provide new recommendations for how the Defense Department should approach reform to avoid the mistakes of the past while investing in the skills and policies necessary to succeed in the future.
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