tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post1070671598980616467..comments2022-11-21T05:13:30.633-05:00Comments on Rogue Project Leader: Brownies, military-styleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08923543314100538622noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post-50503856999033302332010-05-27T12:46:10.675-04:002010-05-27T12:46:10.675-04:00Yes, way over the top. Maybe they should have just...Yes, way over the top. Maybe they should have just bought the brownies from Sara Lee and saved lots of effort.Glen Allemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167384494528348151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post-8169545580953379572010-05-27T06:15:21.956-04:002010-05-27T06:15:21.956-04:00Thanks for the checking! My sources were Col Burto...Thanks for the checking! My sources were Col Burton's book "Pentagon Wars" which was confirmed by a couple guys I met at Wright-Patterson AFB who worked on the project back then. <br /><br />But whether the RFP was 20, 25 or 50 pages, spending 26 on detailed brownie design does seem a bit excessive, no?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923543314100538622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349090630656329280.post-7328866513927172062010-05-24T09:19:13.008-04:002010-05-24T09:19:13.008-04:00Just a bit of fact checking. According to "Th...Just a bit of fact checking. According to "The Lightweight Fighter Program," David C. Aronstein, Albert C. Piccirillo, AIAA Press, the RFP had either 20 pages or 50 pages, there are differing sources.<br /><br />But the important fact is the initial LWF procurement did not require full milspec compliance, only satisfaction of the overall intent of the relevant specifications. (Page 11). This allowed the contractor (GD) to build an aircraft to their internal documentation standard, without replicating the unneeded government documents. <br /><br />The choices made for the F-16, the brownies, the NASA programs and Aramy programs we work are highly dependent in the style of the PEO, the mood of OSD, and of course the capabilities of the contract to "keep the program sold."<br /><br />It is true we've gone way overboard on the procurement processes - sometimes for good reasons. But reform is certainty needed.Glen Allemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16167384494528348151noreply@blogger.com