The Stever Report, completed in June 1958, which proposed a new Air Force command for weapons acquisition.

The funding amounted to some US$60,000,000 annually, of which about half was intended for weapons acquisition.

Lynn told lawmakers the Pentagon will hire 20,000 new personnel to manage weapons acquisition as part of sweeping reforms that President Obama and Congress have been pushing for.

The reforms dramatically beef up oversight of weapons acquisition, promoting greater use of competition, and curbing conflicts of interest.

The goal is to help schools and the police recognize which students are moving from interest in killing to weapons acquisition.

Uttley publishes on defence economics, weapons acquisition, and British defence policy.

This year, there have been very few decisions by the Pentagon on weapons acquisitions.

The team is interviewing the killers to find patterns of motive and behavior to help schools and the police recognize which students are moving from interest in killing to weapons acquisition.

He's a Pentagon man who advises the government on weapons acquisition.

Victor D. Cohen: Director of tactical weapons acquisitions for the Air Force.