A few years ago, the Department of National Defence issued a report by one of their science and technology committees on the issue of technical insertion and how that might be more effectively conducted within the context of long-term, high-technology contracts, and the challenges associated with that. I don't think I currently have a copy of that. I think I had it sometime in the past. It's something you might like to look at.
On March 22nd, 2018. See this statement in context.