FAA Acquisition Reform has been undertaken in response to  
Section 348 of the 1996 House Appropriations Act for the  
Department of Transportation.  This Section directed the FAA  
to “In consultation with such non-Governmental experts in
acquisition management systems as he may employ, and notwithstanding     
provisions of Federal acquisition law, the Administrator of the Federal     
Aviation Administration shall...develop an acquisition management
system that addresses the unique needs of the agency and, at minimum,  
provides for more timely and cost-effective acquisition of  
equipment and materials.” 
 
The Blue Ribbon Panel final report is available in Hypertext Mark-up Language
(HTML) and MS-Word 6.0 format.  A hyperlink is provided to download a free
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