Strategies for Improving Contractors' Defense Acquisition Cost Estimates

Strategies for Improving Contractors’ Defense Acquisition Cost Estimates by Kenneth G. Peters MS, Air Force Institute of Technology, 2011 MBA, Walden University, 2008 BS, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2005 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration

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