RAND Research Topic: Military Acquisition and Procurement2024-03-28T15:05:33ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/military-acquisition-and-procurement.htmlTime for Resilient Critical Material Supply Chain PoliciesFabian Villalobos; Jonathan L. Brosmer; Richard Silberglitt; Justin M. Lee; Aimee E. Curtrighthttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2102-1.html2022-12-15T07:45:00Z2022-12-15T07:45:00Z<p>This report is an exploratory analysis summarizing the state of two critical material supply chains and options for the U.S. Department of Defense to prevent or mitigate supply disruptions affecting the defense industrial base and national security.</p>Improving Defense AcquisitionJonathan P. Wong; Obaid Younossi; Christine Kistler LaCoste; Philip S. Anton; Alan J. Vick; Guy Weichenberg; Thomas C. Whitmorehttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1670-1.html2022-06-16T08:45:00Z2022-06-16T08:45:00Z<p>In this report, RAND researchers describe overarching trends that affect the defense acquisition system, outline challenges in the defense acquisition process, and suggest improvements that might help address those challenges.</p>