Life cycle management: integrating acquisition and sustainment.(Army )

Since it formally created an Acquisition Corps, the Army has continually strived to improve the process of developing, procuring, and sustaining its weapon systems. Because sustainment costs account for the largest portion of total life cycle costs for weapons, they remain one of the focus areas for acquisition reform. Army policy designates program managers (PMs) as responsible and accountable for all life cycle phases, including sustainment. However, holding PMs accountable for sustainment continues to be particularly challenging because planning, programming, budgeting, and exe