自VE在美国开创以来,美国国防部就同它结下了“不解之缘”。VE所带来的巨大利益,使上至美国的总统、国防部长,下至军事部门和军工企业,都把VE视为一种“聚财之道”,而曾任国防部长的麦克纳马拉则是推行VE最得力的一个。美国国防部在其制订的规则中,有专门关于VE的条款,在国防工程,武器和器材的承包定货中,列入合同,并予奖励;同时,编订并发行了有 Since the creation of VE in the United States, the United States Department of Defense has established a “dissolvable relationship” with it. The great benefits brought about by VE brought the president and defense minister from the United States down to the military and military enterprises to regard VE as a way of enrichment and McNamara, who was former Secretary of Defense. It is one of the most effective VEs. In its rules, the US Department of Defense has specific provisions on VE, which include contracts and awards for defense projects, weapons, and equipment contracting and ordering; at the same time, they have been compiled and issued.