President. there are some indications that when this brief but very lively contest is over. the winning contractors top talent is sometimes replaced by second stringers who actually carry through the contract. This gives the impression that the emphasis now is on brochuremanship and not on quality production. The concept of parallel undocumented development has as an essential element the creation of operable prototypes. or "flyaways." before production commitments are made. The Comptroller General pointed out that this element is dependent on the premise that there can be no valid assessment of performance. price. or reliabilitymuch less confidence in the designunless physical particles are demonstrated and tested. For example. a new Air Force fighter. the F15. now is in the contract definition stage.
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