Defining an integration readiness level for defense acquisition

19th Annual International Symposium of the International Council on Systems Engineering, INCOSE 2009

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 352-367

  Sauser, Brian J ^a   Long, Michael ^b   Forbes, Eric ^c   McGrory, Suzanne E ^c  

^a STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CSC Federal Consulting Practice   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION CRITERIONS; DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; INTEGRATION READINESS; RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEM INTEROPERABILITY; TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

INTEROPERABILITY;

EID: 84878041955     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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