These are the final briefing slides as approved by the Defense Business Board in its public meeting held on January 22, 2015. The full DBB report will contain more detailed text which will reflect the totality of the points discussed and any modifications adopted by the Board during their deliberations.
The Bottom Line
We are spending a lot more money than we thought
We can see a clear path to saving over
$125 billion
in the next five years
The greatest contributors to the savings are early retirements and reducing services from contractors
Early mobilization is the single biggest lever . . . Every billion saved in 2016 is worth 5 billion FY16-FY20 due to the compounding effect
Retaining institutional knowledge (keeping the “masters”) within the organization is important. We propose granting “retention bonuses” in 2016 and 2017 to these key players as a powerful enabler
Significant legacy technology obsolescence must be addressed to achieve agility and innovation going forward
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