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Conference Report: Overcoming the Disincentives to Modernization in the Defense Industry

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This report documents the keynote and panel sessions from the 1988 Procurement Committee of the National Security Industrial Association.
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Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-88-SR-002
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6572738.v1

Abstract

The Procurement Committee of the National Security Industrial Association held its annual winter meeting on 7-10 February 1988. This conference report documents the keynote address by Thomas J. Murrin, Distinguished Service Professor in Management and Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, along with panel sessions on the topic of "Regulatory and Statutory Direction of Acquisition" and "Financial Aspects of Disincentives to Modernization."

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Hefley, W. (1988, March 1). Conference Report: Overcoming the Disincentives to Modernization in the Defense Industry. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-88-SR-002). Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572738.v1.

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author={Hefley, William},
title={Conference Report: Overcoming the Disincentives to Modernization in the Defense Industry},
month={Mar},
year={1988},
number={{CMU/SEI-88-SR-002},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
doi={10.1184/R1/6572738.v1},
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Hefley, William. "Conference Report: Overcoming the Disincentives to Modernization in the Defense Industry." (CMU/SEI-88-SR-002). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, March 1, 1988. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572738.v1.

W. Hefley, "Conference Report: Overcoming the Disincentives to Modernization in the Defense Industry," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-88-SR-002, 1-Mar-1988 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572738.v1. [Accessed: 8-Oct-2026].

Hefley, William. "Conference Report: Overcoming the Disincentives to Modernization in the Defense Industry." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-88-SR-002). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Mar. 1988. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572738.v1. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

Hefley, William. Conference Report: Overcoming the Disincentives to Modernization in the Defense Industry. CMU/SEI-88-SR-002. Software Engineering Institute. 1988. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6572738.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572738.v1

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