It would be like keeping only the A students. Also, there was considerable disbelief that programs could be so productive. We were asked to tone down our claims even though they could be factually demonstrated. The Corporate Report also became an embarrassment to the non-producers, who had enough power to kill the project. Superior performance is not always the winner .
Superior performance invites attention as well as dollars.
Once singled out, the performance must be maintained, demonstrated, and justified over and over again. The increased scrutiny may be the death of the program. In FY 1987, the Office of the Secretary of Defense focused on the outstanding new guidance and control technology concepts that the Services were developing. We live in a free society where supply and demand dominate the market place. The demand for defense is decreasing, which means that the supply will also decrease.