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	Misunderstood Superheroes Randy T. Fowler Performance-based logistics tends to be mischaracterized and misunderstood, but once it is correctly understood, it can deliver dramatic improvements in performance and lower operating costs across the total life cycle.
	A Capability-Focused T&E Framework Steven Hutchison Test and evaluation is about whether an item enhances the warfighters’ capabilities. DoD needs a model for T&E in which every test event is a shared resource of all stakeholders, thus ensuring the end product provides needed enhancements.
	Call Me Sisyphus Maj. Dan Ward, USAF DoD is not condemned to forever repeat the same mistakes over and over again, is it?
	New Career Path Recognizes Global Scope of Acquisitions Duane Tripp and Roy Wood The new international acquisition career path identifies competencies and training for this developing field.
	Testing the Test Steven Hutchison, Max Lorenzo, and Dan Bryan Major testing organizations teamed together to determine the effectiveness of DoD’s tests.

	“Customer Pay” Program Pays Off Denise Richards		Preparing for the Future of Systems Engineering Karen S. Bausman and John Colombi
	Reducing Costs with Value Engineering Change Proposals Danny Reed and Jay Mandelbaum		LMP Makes Strides Toward Full Deployment Col. Scott Lambert, USA
	The Promise of Computer Simulation Applications Robert L. Tremaine		Let’s Go For Self- Fulfilling Prophecies Wayne Turk

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