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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"defense acquisition"”.
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Identifying enterprise leverage points in Defense Acquisition Program performance
… development programs in the Department of Defense are finding it more difficult to deliver desired capabilities to the end user on time and on budget than ever before. Evidence exists that almost all developmental programs on record are over cost and schedule, costing the Department and …
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Acquiring Expertise? Developing Expertise in the Defense Acquisition Workforce
… of this research project is to tell the story of acquisition expertise development within the DOD using the evolution of the Defense Acquisition University as its backdrop. It is a story about the persistent frame that claims expertise leads to acquisition success. It is about 40 plus years of …
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Centralized execution, decentralized control : why we go slow in defense acquisition
The slow pace to field new defense weapon systems is allowing potential adversaries to catch up to the technological advantage the U.S. has maintained since World War 11. Despite hundreds of studies, and a near constant state of "acquisition reform", the problem continues. This research analyzed …
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An examination of the patterns of failure in defense acquisition programs
The history of acquisition reform dates back to the Revolutionary War era, and recommendations and actions to reform the Department of Defense's acquisition system continue today. Common themes emerge from the recommendations of countless Acts, Studies, Panels, and Commissions over the past 30 …
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An integrated model-based approach to improving project control in Department of Defense acquisition
… and delivered less. How can the Department of Defense reverse this trend? The Department of Defense prescribes the use of an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to control large, complex engineering projects. According to academic literature, the earned value method can be an effective …
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The use of cost, schedule, and performance in the implementation of defense acquisition initiatives
… years, there have been no fewer than five major acquisition reform initiatives in the United States Air Force. Two of these initiatives, Open Systems Architecture and Middle Tier Acquisitions Rapid Prototyping, stand to change the way the Air Force acquires and engineers weapon systems due to …
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Political economy insights into the defense acquisition process : lessons from the Joint Strike Fighter Program
… inter-service cooperation, and implementing acquisition reform, all in a revolutionarily cost-effective way. Because of this tantalizing promise, the early JSF program was able to navigate through budgetary pressures while other aircraft programs were cancelled. This thesis argues that the …
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Defense acquisition program manager as program leader : improving program outcomes through key competencies and relationship management
The US defense acquisition system is a massive enterprise charged with developing and acquiring state-of-the-art military technology and systems. For the past 65 years, many broad-reaching studies and commissions have endeavored to refine and overhaul the acquisition process to improve its value …
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An Innovative Approach to Schedule Management on the F/A-22 Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP): Demonstration of Critical Chain Project Management
… in DOD's F/A-22 fighter aircraft weapons system acquisition program are: manufacturing assembly, manufacturing process, test operations, and supplier product development. Rich descriptions of the case studies are developed by the author, a senior Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company systems …
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COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF COLORLESS APPROPRIATIONS IN NAVY AND DOD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAMS
Modernization of the Defense Acquisition Management and federal budget appropriation systems is necessary to ensure technological warfighting advantage, particularly in support of the Department of Defense’s software and cyber transition to a Development Operations (DEVOPS)/Development Security …
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The intersection of geopolitics and strategic procurement: an exploration of sourcing in the defense industry from a six sigma perspective
… to the operational effectiveness of modern U.S. defense systems. However, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) remains structurally dependent on geographically concentrated foreign fabrication—particularly advanced-node production in Taiwan—and upstream material inputs subject to geopolitical …
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The Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986: 30 years of acquisition reform
… of the act that will posture the Department of Defense (DOD) to meet uncertain and increasingly challenging threats. This project researched the environment leading up to Goldwater-Nichols, the impacts of implementing the act, and the acquisition reform efforts over the past 30 years in order to …
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Outsourcing market research in Department of Defense commodity acquisition: the issues, concerns, an dprivate industry capabilities
… the role of market research in Department of Defense commodities acquisition. It examines the feasibility of outsourcing market research functions in this acquisition arena, focusing on which elements of market research would be most practicable to outsource, and what capacity exists in …
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The Pilot Contracting Activities Program: a management review
… to provide a means for selected Department of Defense activities to submit requests for deviation or waiver of Federal and Department of Defense acquisition regulation requirements in order to decrease administrative burden, increase procurement effectiveness and efficiency, and simplify the …
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Creating DoD program success through program management leadership and trust-based relationships
… actively managed and nurtured. The Department of Defense Acquisition System is vast and as with any large system, it contains a multitude of issues. This examination focuses on program management challenges faced by the Government Program Manager and their Defense Contractor counterpart, and how …
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A comparative analysis of the acquisition strategies of Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and Javelin Medium Antiarmor Weapon System
This thesis evaluates the acquisition strategies of two developmental weapon system programs: Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and Javelin Medium Antiarmor Weapon System. The study examines the defense acquisition process through the comparison of the acquisition strategies of the programs. An …
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Developing and managing organizational capabilities to meet emerging customer needs : insights from the Joint Strike Fighter program
… (JSF) program, which represents the largest defense acquisition program in history, provides an excellent natural experiment for an exploration of the link between the technological solutions offered to meet the emerging customer needs and dynamic organizational capabilities. This research …
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A review and analysis of upgrades to Naval and Air Force aircraft to identify similarities and trends from fiscal year 1998 to 2013
… Air Force F-16 aircraft, each of which are Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs). Timelines are examined to illustrate when the various platform upgrades were requested via the Presidential budget. The types of upgrades are noted and reviewed to capture which upgrades were pursued on what …
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A proposed approach to assess supply chain risks to meet the new challenges in the Defense industry
Department of Defense (DoD) had doubled its planned investments in new weapon systems from about $700 billion in 2001 to nearly $1.4 trillion in 2006. Despite the technical superiority of its weapon systems, DoD's weapon systems acquisition process had been plagued with cost increases, schedule …
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