ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Congressional Involvement and Relations: A Guide for Department of Defense Acquisition Managers, Fourth Edition, is published by the Defense Systems Management College (DSMC) Press, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The DSMC is part of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology) in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The First Edition was published in November 1986, the Second Edition in October 1989, and the Third Edition in August 1992.

The author wishes to thank the following persons for their valuable professional assistance in updating this Fourth Edition:

Lt. Col. Charles O'Connor, USAF, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), for the view from The Pentagon;

Dr. Jim Hershman and Dr. Phil Chartrand, The Government Affairs Institute at The Brookings Institution, for contributing their exceptionally canny overview of the mood and political changes on Capitol Hill, as they have done for the previous two editions;

Mr. Mike Hammon, assistant to Representative Jane Harman (D-Calif.), and Lt. Col. Barry Levy, USAF, legislative fellow in the office of Representative J. C. Watts (R-Okla.), for their staff views from Capitol Hill; and

Mr. Larry Zimmer, Professor of Financial Management, DSMC, for the second time he has provided changes and new directions in the appropriations process and budget.

The author also thanks Ms. Christina Shinn of DSMC's Acquisition Policy Department for her administrative support of this Fourth Edition.