I don't think they should all be set aside in all circumstances, but it seems to me that the military should be able to advise the government on those acquisitions that are critical now, and they should waive procurement rules. They should accelerate the processes whenever necessary. I would imagine that you would never go more than 20% or 25% under these special circumstances.
Right now, I can only think of one instance when that's been done in the last 20 years, and it actually turned out to be a success story.
In dealing with IT projects in general, technology changes so quickly that by the time we get around to offering a contract to somebody, usually the technology's changed entirely, so particularly in those areas relating to technology, we should suspend some rules.