ARLINGTON, Va., June 11 (UPI) -- A senior U.S. government official working in the logistics arena identified a number of major Performance-Based Logistics programs that produced savings of $100 million or more across the contract period.

ARLINGTON, Va., June 10 (UPI) -- Public-private partnerships are vital to reducing the life-cycle costs of weapons systems. Some 60 percent of the total life-cycle costs of any weapons system are in post delivery sustainment and support. Linking the organic maintenance base with equipment manufacturers offers opportunities to improve the performance of both and provide savings to the United States government at the same time.

ARLINGTON, Va., June 4 (UPI) -- One indication of the success of the Globemaster Sustainment Program Performance-Based Logistics is the reduction in Cost per Flight Hour throughout the life of the contract.

ARLINGTON, Va., June 3 (UPI) -- One successful Performance-Based Assessment is the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment Partnership, which encompasses a wide range of logistics activities including field support, depot-level maintenance, supply-chain management, and aircraft modifications and upgrades.

WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- One of the most difficult challenges facing program managers seeking to implement Performance-Based Logistics is to conduct a thorough, accurate and fair Business Case Analysis.

ARLINGTON, Va., May 29 (UPI) -- Performance-Based Logistics is designed to buy results and outcomes instead of services and resources. The service provider is responsible for the final outcome measured in terms agreed to by the customer -- the government. The U.S. government is responsible for managing suppliers rather than supplies and services. The results are measured in terms of outcomes, not costs.

ARLINGTON, Va., May 28 (UPI) -- For several decades the U.S. Department of Defense has pressed for a different way of maintaining military equipment and acquiring services, one that would both be less costly and provide greater benefit to the warfighter. Since 2001 the Department of Defense has settled on Performance-Based Logistics as the most desirable way of streamlining the system for maintaining weapons systems and major components.

ARLINGTON, Va., May 27 (UPI) -- The still young administration of U.S. President Barack Obama can have a significant, early positive impact on national security by directing the Department of Defense to move forward aggressively on Performance-Based Logistics. It should also take the necessary steps to educate Congress on the value of PBL and oppose misguided attempts by some members to create barriers to a more efficient logistics system.

ARLINGTON, Va., May 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack President Obama faces a crisis in security as daunting as that in the economy. Simply stated, the costs of operations and support -- in essence, the day-to-day costs of running the U.S. Department of Defense -- are eating up the defense budget. Operations and support costs now account for two-thirds of all defense expenditures and show every indication of continuing to rise. At a time when the new administration appears on a path to decreasing future defense spending, it must figure out ways of economizing while maintaining a strong military.