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C2006-903435-4 © Copyright 2006 The Claxton Papers The Queen's University Defence Management Studies Program, established with the support of the Canadian Department of National De- fence (DND), is intended to engage the interest and support of scholars, members of the Canadian Armed Forces, public servants, and partici- pants in the defence industry in the examination and teaching of the man- age [...] As defence minister, Claxton unified the separate service ministries into the Department of National Defence; revamped the National Defence Act; established the office of Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, the first step toward a single Chief of Defence Staff; organized the Defence Research Board; and led defence policy through the great defence rebuilding program vi Studies in Defence Procureme [...] The Chair acknowledges and gives thanks for support to the confer- ence and this Claxton Paper to the Department of National Defence, the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University, and The Royal Military College of Canada. [...] The important developments were the shift to a "whole life" costing approach and the corresponding all-stakeholders participa- tion in CADMID (concept, assessment, demonstration, manufacture, in- service, and disposal) cycle evaluation of projects, the formation of the Defence Procurement Agency (DPA), the reduction of decision points and the creation of integrated project teams as a central featu [...] Continuing in the same direction, the purchase of eight new Harriers and the modernization of the 12 that had been in service gave Defence Procurement Lessons 7 Spain the opportunity to negotiate a joint program between the US, Italy, and Spain for the development of the new Harrier variant.