Author Archives: Daniel Gouré, Ph.D.
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Availability Is What Matters To The Warfighter
October 3, 2007- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief Historically, the government bought military equipment, supplies and services “by the yard” with relatively little thought as to the costs of integrating all the parts and activities. How the troops used that material and support was sometimes a [Read More...] -
Availability Is What Matters To The Warfighter
October 3, 2007- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief Historically, the government bought military equipment, supplies and services “by the yard” with relatively little thought as to the costs of integrating all the parts and activities. How the troops used that material and support was sometimes a [Read More...] -
Gaining Situational Awareness On The Ground
October 1, 2007- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief The most important information military commanders can have is the location of friendly forces. With this knowledge maneuvers can be accomplished more deftly, fires planned more accurately and the risk of friendly fire casualties reduced. Add to that [Read More...] -
“Quick Kill:” The Next Revolution In Warfare
September 21, 2007- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief One of the keys to an effective counterinsurgency/counterterrorist strategy is the ability to defeat asymmetric threats. In Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. forces have confronted an array of asymmetric weapons intended to defeat armored vehicles including improvised explosive devices [Read More...] -
PBL: A Success Story
June 14, 2007- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) is the purchase of support as an integrated, affordable, performance package designed to optimize system readiness and meet performance goals through long-term support arrangements with clear lines of authority. PBL may be applied to defense [Read More...] -
PBL: A Success Story
June 14, 2007- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) is the purchase of support as an integrated, affordable, performance package designed to optimize system readiness and meet performance goals through long-term support arrangements with clear lines of authority. PBL may be applied to defense [Read More...] -
Performance-Based Agreements: The Future of Defense Weapons Systems Support
June 7, 2007- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief The United States military faces two related crises. First is the tightening of defense budgets, certainly as the U.S. presence in Iraq winds down, but increasingly likely regardless. Second are the growing costs of sustaining the force. Taken [Read More...] -
Performance-Based Agreements: The Future of Defense Weapons Systems Support
June 7, 2007- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief The United States military faces two related crises. First is the tightening of defense budgets, certainly as the U.S. presence in Iraq winds down, but increasingly likely regardless. Second are the growing costs of sustaining the force. Taken [Read More...] -
Want Real Missile Defense Soon? Put KEI to Sea
April 23, 2007- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief More than six years into the Bush Administration and what do we have to show for its investment of billions of dollars in missile defense? Precious little is the answer. To defend the nation we are relying on [Read More...] -
Getting To A 21st Century Supply Chain
April 19, 2007- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Research Study The Department of Defense (DoD) directs the largest and most complex supply chain in the world. DoD spends at least $150 billion a year on goods and services and their delivery to end users. The Defense Logistic Agency, [Read More...]