What does AO stand for?

Acquisition Objective

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Military and Government

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Ultimately, acquisition leaders must identify the acquisition objectives and goals and then provide the proper oversight and accountability to focus on effectiveness.

Questioning uncle Sam: the rise of contracting problems

And while acquisition objectives will vary for each target, the high-level processes for evaluating and integrating an acquisition should be standardized and performed by team members who are savvy enough to know when to tailor new processes to the situation at hand.

Getting Back In The Water - Consolidation In The Global Steel Industry

401, they are designed to drive specific acquisition objectives by: * Establishing reasonable and attainable targets that are clearly communicated to the contractor; and * Including appropriate incentive arrangements designed to: ** Motivate contractor efforts that might not otherwise be emphasized; and ** Discourage contractor inefficiency and waste.

Incentive contracts: the attributes that matter most in driving ...

``We have some fairly disciplined acquisition objectives and going beyond $700 million didn't meet those objectives,'' said Taylor.

WELLPOINT SHARES JUMP $700 MILLION CERULEAN PURCHASE SEEN AS ASSET

This, coupled with a participation in future value creation, increases the probability that the senior management team is sufficiently motivated to achieve acquisition objectives.

Building Long-Term COMPANY VALUE

03 per share and will meet the company's acquisition objectives for return on invested capital.

Arrow Electronics Completes Acquisition of the Components ...

While the initial 230,000 IOTVs were in production, a full and open competitive solicitation for 736,000 IOTVs to complete the Army's Acquisition Objective of 966,000 IOTVs was released in November 2007.

United States: Point Blank Solutions Wins $86.2 Million IOTV Bridge ...

401, they can drive specific acquisition objectives by establishing reasonable and attainable targets that are clearly communicated to the contractor, including appropriate incentive arrangements designed to motivate contractor efforts that might not otherwise be emphasized.

Incentive contracts: driving favorable outcomes