In the USA the Director for Test Systems Engineering and Evaluation (DTSE&E) commissioned in 1995 a one-year study to assess the effectiveness of the use of M&S in weapon systems acquisition and support processes.
The DTSE&E study developed an approach to acquisition which was named simulation-based acquisition (SBA).
DTSE&E was disestablished by the US
Secretary of Defense
A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...
on 7 June 1999; some functions were transferred to the
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E).
["Federal Funds for Research and Development, Detailed Historical Tables: Fiscal Years 1951–2002", ]National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National I ...
, August 200
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See also
* Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office
The Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office (M&SCO) is an organization within the United States Department of Defense that provides modeling and simulation technology. The M&SCO was named the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO) when ...
* Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center
* NDIA Ndia or NDIA may refer to:
*Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga District, Central Province, Kenya
*Alternative name for the Southern Kirinyaga dialect of the Kikuyu language
*National Defense Industrial Association, an American trade association
*Nationa ...
References
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