If you are going to lose you want to know quickly so you are not incurring expenses needlessly. Speed and cost savings are now important drivers for procurement, and this is a dramatic change. We set and made a tight schedule. We made time important. Our job is to get the product to the users fast.
Time is money, and time is readiness.
We have to cut costs and save time. Two years ago, speed and cost savings were not the performance drivers for procurement. Now they are the stated drivers and they are picking up momentum. The top policy levels in the Department and the Air Force are really pushing this. They are providing the head cover that allows us to try this.