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."Modeling and Simulation in Manufacturing and Defense Acquisition: Pathways to Success", , , National Research Council, 2002
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 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, August 2003
See also Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center NDIA
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