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Showing 1 to 20 of 303 for “"department of defense"”.
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Intertemporal decisionmaking in the Department of Defense
… between current consumption and investment of available funds. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Office of Management and the Budget have established a 10 percent discount rate to be used in investment project evaluation. The DOD Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System is described …
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Contract administration of Department of Defense environmental resoration contracts
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1992.
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Understanding Correlated Threats to Department of Defense Energy Systems
… our quantified trends and data set on existing software to predict the effects of those trends on certain U.S. military bases. Ultimately, we identified threats that could potentially cost 150 million dollars and cause more than a week of additional electrical downtime for those select bases.
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Problems with award-fee contracts in the Department of Defense
… are a valuable contractual approach for the Department of Defense (DoD) when used properly. Award-fee contracts provide incentives to motivate contractor performance in areas critical to program success that are susceptible to judgmental and qualitative measurement and evaluation. The …
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A lean software engineering system for the Department of Defense
Quality software engineering is crucial for the Department of Defense. The ability to engineer software that meets cost, schedule, and technical goals is a continuous challenge for both the commercial and government sector. This thesis presents an engineering model based on lean principles. The …
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT COMPETENCY STANDARDS: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE VERSUS PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs and professionals have been under scrutiny for years. Direction has been provided, over time, to adopt civilian program management practices within DoD. The Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) sets and manages civilian program management …
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Assessment of Logistics improvements made by Department of Defense reinvention laboratories
… thesis examines the logistics accomplishments of Reinvention Laboratories in attempting to improve business practices within the Department of Defense. It documents five cases in which over $342 million in annual savings were achieved to show The potential of continuous improvement. It also …
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A Life Cycle Assessment of Three Department of Defense Airfield Paving Projects
… the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, the Department of Defense (DOD) began implementing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero by 2050. In support of these goals, this thesis uses life cycle assessment (LCA) to analyze one concrete and two asphalt airfield paving …
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Methodology for technology selection for Department of Defense research and development programs
In recent years, many of the Department of Defense's major acquisition programs have experienced significant budget overruns and schedule delays. Closer examination of these programs reveals that in many cases, technologies were selected for these programs that did not meet expectations to enable …
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Evaluation of a financial distress model for Department of Defense hardware contractors
This thesis investigates the accuracy of a model that the Department of the Navy uses to predict the financial health of major defense hardware contractors. The inputs to this model are six financial ratios derived from a firm’s income sheet and balance statement. The output of this model is a …
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Cultural analysis case study : implementaiton of acquisition reform within the Department of Defense
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.
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An Organizational Network Analysis of the Sprawling U.S. Department of Defense Innovation Ecosystem
The 2022 United States National Defense Strategy (NDS) highlights that the greatest strategic challenges for today’s security environment are linked to rapidly changing military capabilities and emerging technologies. It is through innovation that the military’s technological edge is maintained. …
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Department of Defense National Security Personnel System : the transition to pay for performance
The 2004 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 10-136, November 24, 2003) gives the Department of Defense (DoD) authority to establish the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). This system will mark the most significant reform to civilian personnel management in 25 years. The DoD …
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UTILIZATION OF MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO DETECT ANOMALIES IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT DATA
… Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) of 2006 makes available to public view information on all federal contracts beginning in 2006. This transparency presents an opportunity to examine large volumes of procurement data, in particular to infer whether anomalies or irregularities are …
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Department of Defense computer network security : an assessment of the state of the art
Photocopy of typescript.
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Foundations of a defense digital platform : business systems governance in the Department of Defense
In 2010, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) spent more than $35 billion on information systems development and sustainment, with nearly $7 billion to defense business systems investments alone. It is not surprising given the scale of expenditure and complexity of the enterprise that its …
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An integrated model-based approach to improving project control in Department of Defense acquisition
The United States no longer has the luxury of overspending on military weapon systems. Military programs have steadily cost more, taken longer, 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 …
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The Department of Defense and the construction industry : leadership opportunities in hazardous waste remediation innovation
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering, 1992.
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