[EXCERPT] DoD News Briefing
Dr. Paul G. Kaminski, USD for Acquisition and Technology
Friday, March 14, 1997 - 10:30 a.m.
Q: A question on THAAD. You're talking a lot about reducing cycle time and acquisition reforms. And certainly THAAD is a program in which you and the Army and BMDO are trying to speed up the process here. But it seems to me that given its testing record so far, perhaps THAAD might be a candidate for lengthening the acquisition process, not shortening it. What are your thoughts on...
A: Yes. I think I have been on record pretty clearly about being concerned in some areas of trying to go too fast on some elements of ballistic missile defense. We have been leaning forward to proceed as rapidly as we could. In some cases, we may be going too rapidly. We are on the edge of how far I could be comfortable, how fast we could be comfortable going in a few of our programs. I think we really need a serious look at THAAD -- where we are in the design. I've chartered a team to go do that in a period of about six or seven weeks: to look at the design, the margins in the design, as well as the failures.
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