| Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
09-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | At a July 31, 2008, hearing, Navy officials announced a major change in the service's position on what kind of destroyers it wants to procure over the next several years: The Navy testified that it no longer wants to procure additional Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyers, and instead now wants to restart procurement of Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) destroyers. The Navy has proposed this new path as part of internal Department of ... |
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| Issues Affecting Tidal, Wave, and In-Stream Generation Projects |
07-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Nic Lane; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The development technology that generates electricity from ocean waves, tides, and river currents is still in its infancy. However, Congress has provided some policy guidance on these energy sources through the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT05; P.L. 109-58). The act addresses this area of energy innovation by clarifying federal jurisdiction over, and encouraging the development of, these alternative energy sources. The act contains provisions for assessment of and reports ... |
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| Defense Acquisitions: Fundamental Changes Are Needed to Improve Weapon Program Outcomes |
25-Sep-2008 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Sullivan; Ron Schwenn; Kenneth E Patton; Alyssa B Weir; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | Since 1990, GAO has designated the Department of Defense's (DOD) management of major weapon system acquisitions a high risk area. DOD has taken some action to improve acquisition outcomes, but its weapon programs continue to take longer, cost more, and deliver fewer capabilities than originally planned. These persistent problems-coupled with current operational demands-have impelled DOD to work outside of its traditional acquisition process to acquire equipment that meet urgent warfighter ... |
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| Navy DDG-1000 and DDG-51 Destroyer Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress |
11-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| At a July 31, 2008, hearing, Navy officials announced a major change in the service's position on what kind of destroyers it wants to procure over the next several years: The Navy testified that it no longer wants to procure additional Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyers, and instead now wants to restart procurement of Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) destroyers. The Navy has proposed this new path as part of internal Department of ... |
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| Army Medical Command Handbook for the Government Purchase Card Program |
01-Sep-2008 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Angelene Decker; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This project provides a MEDCOM supplemental to the AR-715 to assist the GPC Program Manager in doing their job. A supplemental is needed to interpret and clarify the current policy for the GPC Program Manager. This Joint Applied Project will be organized in a report and a project. The project will provide an AR-715 supplemental handbook specific to the MEDCOM activity. A supplemental is needed to interpret and clarify the ... |
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| Status of the Air Force's Improved Technology Maturity Assessment Project (TD-1-12) |
Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Kyle Yang; James Bilbro; William Nolte; Robert Frueholz; Duane Sauve; Greg Barnette; Mark Wilson; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH LEXINGTON LINCOLN LAB
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| The Improved Technology Maturity Assessment Project (TD-1-12) consists of 1) Training for TRL Assessments, MRAs, future RI3; 2) Software TRL definition clarification; and 3) Risk Identification: Integration & 'ilities (RI3) methodology. This briefing discusses 1) improving existing techniques, 2) methodology for integration and 'ilities, and 3) worksheet and tool concepts. The goal of the program is to reduce schedule slip and cost growth due to immature technology by reducing the ... |
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| Blueprint for Acquisition Reform, Version 3.0 |
Jul-2008 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Gary T Blore; Thad W Allen; COAST GUARD WASHINGTON DC ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE
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| This document contains the Blueprint for Acquisition Reform in the form of a whitepaper and Power Point presentation suitable for delivery to groups both familiar and unfamiliar with the Coast Guard acquisition structure and processes. This package is designed to layout the current state of planning for the Coast Guard's overarching schema for acquisition reform. Integral, but not all-inclusive, to this effort is the consolidation of the Acquisition Directorate, IDS ... |
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| Density as a Cost Driver in Naval Submarine Design and Procurement |
01-Jun-2008 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Benjamin P Grant; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines density reduction as an alternative to weight or size reduction when decision makers seek options for lower-cost submarine designs. The parameter density measures how tightly systems and equipment are placed within a hull structure. To address design characteristics unique to submarines, this research focuses mainly on submarine design and procurement although the general concepts are applicable to surface ship designs and may be applied more broadly. Based ... |
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| The Use of the Analytical Hierarchy Process as a Source Selection Methodology and Its Potential Application within the Hellenic Air Force |
01-Jun-2008 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Angelis Tsagdis; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis assesses the feasibility of using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) as a dynamic tool for decision-making in defense acquisition. The gradual reductions in defense budgets, the need for efficient allocation of funds among competitive activities, the demand from public opinion for rationality, transparency and efficiency in defense spending, the complicated legislation concerning procurements, all call for changes in the way officials make decisions. The AHP is a multiattribute ... |
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| Analysis of Contractor Logistics Support for the P-8 Poseidon Aircraft |
01-Jun-2008 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Shane Tallant; Scott Hedrick; Michael Martin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study assesses the costs as an independent variable (CAIV) of the maintenance manpower of both the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) contractor logistics support (CLS) and an estimated organic Navy compliment for the P-8 Poseidon program. Comparisons to similar aircraft procurements will be analyzed for possible benefits and limitations regarding a single source provider of CLS. Furthermore, current logistic acquisition culture and operational impacts will be reviewed in order to ... |
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| Analysis of the Transitioning Opportunity for Non-Traditional Firms Under Other Transaction Authority |
01-Jun-2008 |
131 pages |
| Authors:
Lin Liu; James Y Wong; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Federal Government no longer dominates defense and space-based technologies as it once did. This is due to the diminishing role of Federal Government as the lead developer and owner of advance technologies. What began in the 1980s with private industry starting to outspend Federal Government in Research and Development has resulted in significant technological innovations in commercial companies. As a result, Government turned to private industry to access commercially ... |
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| Mission Thread Market: A Faster, Better, Cheaper Path to Netenabled Capability |
20-May-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Chris Gunderson; David Minton; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) employs the W2COG Institute (WI), a government and industry expert body established by OSD, to serve as a computer network-enabling Capability Broker. Accordingly, the WI has designed a Mission Thread Market (MTM) process to incentivize sustained COTS software competition around government use case requirements in 90 day production cycles. In particular, Government seeks to incentivize industry to bind innovative SOA solutions to government furnished high ... |
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| International Food Security: Insufficient Efforts by Host Governments and Donors Threaten Progress to Halve Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2015 |
MAY 2008 |
97 pages |
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Thomas Melito; Phillip J. Thomas; Carol Bray; Ming Chen; Debbie Chung; Martin De Alteriis; Leah DeWolf; Mark Dowling; Etana Finkler; Melinda Hudson Acknowledgments; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Persistent food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa is primarily due to several factors, including low agricultural productivity, limited rural development, government policy disincentives, and the impact of poor health on the agricultural workforce. Additional factors, including rising global commodity prices and climate change, will likely further exacerbate food insecurity in the region. The gap between the average grain yield in sub- Saharan Africa compared with the rest of the world's developing ... |
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| An Evaluation of the Suitability of Air Force Operations and Maintenance Funding for Use in a Nomothetic Model |
May-2008 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Jeff Daniel; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| The Department of Defense's Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process provides the foundation for integrating mission requirements with limited resources. However, in doing so, it places a significant burden on financial management professionals frequently requiring that critical, skilled resources be occupied with creating documentation rather than in accomplishing higher level analysis. It is possible that models could be used within the PPBE process to streamline the work done to ... |
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| North Korean Counterfeiting of U.S. Currency |
16-Apr-2008 |
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| Authors:
Dick K Nanto; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States has accused the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) of counterfeiting U.S. $100 Federal Reserve notes (supernotes) and passing them off in various countries. This is one of several illicit activities by North Korea apparently done to generate foreign exchange that is used to purchase imports or finance government activities abroad. Although Pyongyang denies complicity in any counterfeiting operation, at least $45 million in ... |
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| The Integration of all Fleet Air Arm Helicopters into Joint Helicopter Command |
04-Apr-2008 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Louis Wilson-Chalon; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| The 1998 Strategic Defence Review established the need for a new joint command, Joint Helicopter Command, responsible for the integration and deployment of all battlefield field helicopters from the three British Armed Forces. Although this has ensured coherency during helicopter deployment, there remains insufficient numbers available resulting in a 38 per cent shortfall of this valuable asset and significant force multiplier. This sets the stage for the next evolution of ... |
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| Ft. Sam 91 Whiskey Combat Medic Medical Simulation Training Quantitative Integration Enhancement Program |
APR 2008 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Phrampus; Kimberly Love; PITTSBURGH UNIV MEDICAL CENTER PA
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| This document includes the primary accomplishments for the reporting period 4/1/07 - 3/31/08. Primary accomplishments during this period: the continued development and validation of the project foundation materials logistical planning and the purchase of medical simulators. |
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| FY 2006 and FY 2007 DoD Purchases Made Through the Department of the Interior |
19 MAR 2008 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AUDIT (DOD) ARLINGTON VA SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS
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| Who Should Read This Report and Why? DoD contracting officials, program managers, and financial managers should read this report because it discusses contracting and funding issues related to DoD procurements made through an outside agency. The audit identified 336 potential violations of appropriation law. Background. This report is the second on DoD purchases made through the Department of the Interior (DOI). We performed this audit as required by section 811, ... |
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| Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 2009 |
12 MAR 2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Peter R. Orszag; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| Madam Chair and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the fiscal year 2009 budget request for the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). I recognize that the agency's request this CBO's mission is to provide the Congress with timely, objective, nonpartisan analyses of the budget and the economy and to furnish the information and cost estimates required for the Congressional budget process. In fulfilling that mission, CBO ... |
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| Inefficient Battle Command Results From Unique Commanders Solutions |
03 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Carol A. Wortman; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The purpose of this paper is to assess the strategic impacts of unit procured Information Technology (IT) in support of Battle Command (BC) and assess the Army major acquisition programs ability to support urgent warfighter needs. Today's selection and use of BC systems is a highly competitive process and extremely leader centric. Unit commanders and their staff outside of the Army's acquisition process, expend unit funds to purchase or create ... |
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| Should the Department of Defense Hedge Oil Prices in Order to Save Money |
MAR 2008 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
James W. Knapp; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This paper explores one possible solution to the DoD problem of increased expenditures due to rises in the costs of jet fuel. This paper provides a brief overview of the futures market and of commercially accepted practices utilized by the airlines within the futures market. The goal of this paper is to explore the feasibility of the government entering the futures market in order to reduce the current DoD jet ... |
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| Joint Strike Fighter. Recent Decisions by DOD Add to Program Risks |
MAR 2008 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The JSF total acquisition cost estimate increased by more than $23 billion since our March 2007 report due to changes in procurement costs. Principal driving factors were (1) increased unit costs from extending the procurement period seven years at lower annual rates and (2) increased future price estimates based on contractor proposals for the first production lot. The official cost estimate for development remained about the same in total as ... |
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| Outcome, Cost, and Oversight of Iraq Reconstruction Contract W914NS-04-D-0006 |
28 JAN 2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| In March 2004, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), awarded Parsons Delaware, Inc. (Parsons) a cost-plus-award-fee contract (W9l4NS-04-D-0006) to provide design and construction services. This contract was one often design/build construction contracts approved by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Policy and Procurement) to provide an overarching framework for procuring design/build construction services to restore the Iraqi infrastructure. The contracts were ... |
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| B2B Models for DoD Acquisition |
15 JAN 2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Magdi N. Kamel; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| A central vision of B2B e-commerce is that of an electronic marketplace that would bring suppliers together with major buyers of goods and services for the purpose of conducting "frictionless commerce. The hope is that these suppliers would compete on price transactions would be automated and low cost and as a result the price of goods and services would fall. Numerous Internet marketplaces came into being during the Internet boom; ... |
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| Sources of Weapon System Cost Growth. Analysis of 35 Major Defense Acquisition Programs |
01-Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Obaid Younossi; Joseph G Bolten; Robert S Leonard; Mark V Arena; Jerry M Sollinger; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Previous RAND Project AIR FORCE work has concluded that the Department of Defense (DoD) and the military departments historically have underestimated the cost of new weapon systems. Analysis of the data in Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) for a sample of 68 completed programs showed that the average total cost growth (after adjusting for procurement-quantity changes) was 46 percent over the baseline estimate made at Milestone B (MS B) and 16 ... |
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| The Army's Procurement and Conditional Acceptance of Medium Tactical Vehicles |
21 DEC 2007 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Richard B. Jolliffe; Bruce A. Burton; John E. Meling; Kevin W. Klein; James A. Hoyt; Celia J. Harrigan; Tracey E. Dismukes; Roberta Dameron; Michael Y. Kwan; Chandra P. Sankhla; Jillisa H. Milner; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AUDITING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Who Should Read This Report and Why? Contracting officers and contract administrators should read this report because it discusses the Army's practices for conditional acceptance and first inspection acceptance of the vehicles. Background. The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) consists of families of Light-Medium Tactical Vehicles, which are 2 -ton trucks, and Medium Tactical Vehicles, which are 5-ton trucks. The FMTV includes complementary trailers that supplement the vehicle fleet. ... |
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| Budgetary and Programmatic Fluctuations during the System Development and Demonstration Phase: A Case Study of the Marine Corps H-1 Upgrade Program |
01 DEC 2007 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Stephanie M. Polesnak; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Congress and Department of Defense continue their yearly quest to fund the National Defense Acquisition Strategy with a defense budget that finds itself spread across more military acquisition programs and competing with the redirection of funds supporting supplemental requirements including increased national security and the military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan. Compounding these external funding issues are a multitude of defense acquisition programs that continue to experience internal program cost ... |
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| Collaborative Point Paper on Border Surveillance Technology |
DEC 2007 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE ORGANIZATION WASHINGTON DC
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| Background. Controlling movement across national borders presents numerous political, economic and technical challenges. While primary responsibility for border control rests with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC), the respective defense departments have both key roles and significant materiel resources with which to support national security objectives. Given the size and in many cases remoteness of North American borders, technical solutions are ... |
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| A Policy Analysis for the Implementation of the Generic Inventory Package in a Medical Center Engineering Supply Warehouse |
DEC 2007 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Richard L. Weichel; 75TH AIR BASE WING HILL AFB UT 75TH MEDICAL GROUP
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| The Veteran's Administration mandated the implementation of the Generic Inventory Package (GIP) to assist medical center directors in the fiscal management of their purchasing programs. The Generic Inventory Package was to be implemented in March 2003 by all purchasing activities involving their primary and secondary supply accounts. The Salt Lake City VA Medical Center failed to effectively implement GIP in their engineering department as assessed in July 2005 by the ... |
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| Electronic Reverse Auctions in the Federal Government |
DEC 2007 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Whitney E. Brown; Lana D. Ray; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In light of the limited recognition of electronic reverse auctions (e-RA) in the acquisition field, the purpose of this research paper is to further examine the use of e-RAs throughout the federal government and the Department of Defense (DoD). By exploring a multitude of auction types and designs that have been or are currently being used in the private sector, these practices set a basis for researching the auction types ... |
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| Tilt-Rotor or Helicopter? An Evaluation of the Way Ahead for Marine Corps Medium-Lift Aviation |
DEC 2007 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Stuart Day; Karl Stoetzer; Roel Zamora; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this research project was to provide an evaluation of whether or not the V-22 Osprey is the best choice of aircraft to meet the Marine Corps medium-lift assault support needs. The goal of this project was to base the evaluation on unbiased research using methods and techniques learned in the Naval Postgraduate School s MBA core curriculum. The evaluation is based on analysis of the V-22 Osprey ... |
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| Development of a Vehicle Model/Simulation Evaluation Tool |
08 NOV 2007 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
J. G. Howe; Jeffrey P. Chrstos; Richard Romano; James O'Kins; TACOM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER WARREN MI
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| As part of the evaluation of vehicle simulation models, a vehicle dynamics engineer typically desires to compare simulation results to test data from actual vehicles and/or results from known, or higher fidelity simulations. Depending on the type of model, several types of tests and/or maneuvers may need to be compared. For military vehicles, there is the additional requirement to run specific types of maneuvers for vehicle model evaluations to ensure ... |
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| Virtual Parts Engineering Research Center Initiative |
02-Nov-2007 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Teresa Walker; Vadivel Jagasivamani; HAMPTON UNIV VA
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| The Virtual Parts Engineering Research Initiative, begun by the Army Research Office in 2001, has developed and matured through Hampton University's Virtual Parts Engineering Research Center (VPERC) and through the collaboration of two sister institutions, University of Utah and Arizona State University. These efforts and these institutions have been dedicated to the development of a virtual platform that provides for expeditious and economical development of spare parts for legacy military ... |
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| Global War on Terrorism: DOD Needs to Take Action to Encourage Fiscal Discipline and Optimize the Use of Tools Intended to Improve GWOT Cost Reporting |
NOV 2007 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Sharon Pickup; McCoy Williams; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Our analysis of DOD s fiscal year 2007 reported obligations through June 2007 shows that, at that time, DOD s reported GWOT obligations were almost equal to all GWOT obligations for fiscal year 2006. After GWOT obligations are reported for the remaining 3 months of fiscal year 2007, total obligations will significantly exceed those for fiscal year 2006. Further, changes to the President s fiscal year 2008 GWOT request for ... |
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| Agency Management of the Closeout Process for Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund Contracts |
24 OCT 2007 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| This audit report is provided for your information and use. This report discusses our review of agency management of the contract closeout process for Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund Projects. We considered comments received on the draft of this report from the Assistant Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Policy and Procurement) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers when preparing the final report. The comments are addressed in the ... |
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| Contracting Practices at Air Force Laboratory Facilities |
28 SEP 2007 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AUDITING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Who Should Read This Report and Why? DoD procurement and contracting personnel involved with contracting at DoD laboratory facilities should read this report. This report discusses the need for contracting personnel to improve the award, administration, and monitoring of contracts at Air Force laboratories. Background. DoD laboratories are operated and managed by the Military Departments to conduct research and development and to support acquisition. One of the main functions performed ... |
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| Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information |
10 SEP 2007 |
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| Authors:
Valerie B. Grasso; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Department of Defense (DOD), through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), has a policy for disposing of government equipment and supplies considered "surplus" or deemed unnecessary to the agency's currently designated mission. The effort to dispose of surplus military equipment dates back to the end of World War II, when the federal government decided to reduce a massive inventory of surplus military equipment by making such equipment available to civilians. ... |
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| Budget Scoring: An Impediment to Alternative Financing |
SEP 2007 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Donald E. Summers; Joseph G. Miguel; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| This research investigates procurement scoring and the Department of Defense's (DoD) use of alternative financing methods, such as leases and public-private ventures. One of the major impediments to using alternative forms of procurement financing for acquiring defense capabilities is in the budgetary treatment, or scoring, of these initiatives by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the congressional Budget Committees. The current scoring policy ... |
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| Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress |
23 JUL 2007 |
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| Authors:
Christopher Bolkcom; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is the Navy's highest priority aviation modernization program. It is replacing the Navy F/A-18C/D Hornet combat aircraft. The decision to undertake the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program was made during a period of great turbulence in Navy aviation modernization. During this time frame the Navy struggled to identity and implement the best way to modernize its aging fleet of F-14 fighters and A-6E attack aircraft. The A-12 ... |
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| DOD's HIGH-RISK ARES: Efforts to Improve Supply Chain Can Be Enhanced by Linkage to Outcomes, Progress in Transforming Business Operations, and Reexamination of Logistics Governance and Strategy |
10 JUL 2007 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
William M. Solis; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The most recent update to the plan shows that DOD has made progress developing and implementing its supply chain management improvement initiatives, but the current performance measures in the plan do not fully demonstrate results. DOD is generally staying on track for implementing its initiatives, although there have been delays in meeting certain milestones. Notwithstanding this overall progress and the commitment of DOD leadership to resolving supply chain problems, the ... |
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| Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress |
13 JUN 2007 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Some Members of Congress, particularly on the House Armed Services Committee, have expressed interest in expanding the use of nuclear power to a wider array of Navy surface ships, especially the Navy's planned CG(X) cruiser The Navy wants to procure the first CG(X) in FY20 11, and is currently studying design options for the ship, including the use of nuclear power A 2006 Navy study concluded the following, among other ... |
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| Experimental Investigation of High-Pressure Steam Induced Stall of a Transonic Rotor |
JUN 2007 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph J. Koessler; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis addresses the problem of optimizing the U.S. Army s Light Tactical Wheeled Vehicle (LTWV) fleet over the next 15 years. To achieve these ends we created a multiple objective decision analysis (MODA) model which assigns a value to each vehicle in the LTWV fleet, as well as a linear program (LP) which allows decision makers to find feasible modernization strategies for the LTWV fleet subject to multiple constraints ... |
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| Budget Scoring of Alternative Financing Methods for Defense Requirements |
JUN 2007 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Leonard Leos; Paul Rouleau; Mark Wadsworth; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This research investigates procurement scoring and the Department of Defense s (DoD) use of alternative financing methods, such as leases and public-private ventures. One of the major impediments to using alternative forms of procurement financing for acquiring defense capabilities is in the budgetary treatment, or scoring, of these initiatives by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the congressional Budget Committees. The current scoring ... |
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| A Conceptual Framework for the U.S. Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Optimization Model |
JUN 2007 |
121 pages |
| Authors:
Heather Koerner; Gordon McDonald; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis addresses the problem of optimizing the U.S. Army's Light Tactical Wheeled Vehicle (LTWV) fleet over the next 15 years. To achieve these ends we created a multiple objective decision analysis (MODA) model which assigns a value to each vehicle in the LTWV fleet, as well as a linear program (LP) which allows decision makers to find feasible modernization strategies for the LTWV fleet subject to multiple constraints such ... |
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| The Cultural Revolution |
30-Apr-2007 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Dean T Kashiwagi; Nathan B Chong; Kenneth Sullivan; Marie Sullivan; ARMY MEDICAL COMMAND (MEDCOM) SAN ANTONIO TX
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| The culture within the Federal Government Acquisitions is based on the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and its interpretation, often placing organizations/agencies in the cultural environment of the price-based environment. In the healthcare system, clients depend on the qualifications and expertise of the design and construction team to meet their specific needs and requirements. The hiring criteria of these experts have been primarily based on low bid or relationships, and have ... |
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| Managing the Service Supply Chain in Department of Defense: Implications for the Program Management Infrastructure |
30-Apr-2007 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Uday Apte; Rene G Rendon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| The services acquisition volume in the US Department of Defense (DoD) has continued to increase in scope and dollars in the past decade. In fact, in recent years, the DoD has spent more on services than on supplies, equipment and goods, even considering the high value of weapon systems and large military items (Camm, Blickstein & Venzor, 2004). Between FY 1999 to FY 2003, the DoD's spending on services increased ... |
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| Concentrating on Dispersed Operations: Answering the Emerging Antiaccess Challenge in the Pacific Rim |
01-Apr-2007 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
William E Pinter; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES
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| Potential adversaries of the United States recognize that its ability to globally project combat power is essential to maintaining military dominance. Degrading US combat power projection requires a strategy of access denial which consists of geopolitical and military measures. In the Pacific Rim, the development of antiaccess capabilities is accelerating. Specifically, China has increased its procurement of ballistic, cruise, and anti-ship missiles, sea mines, and diesel submarines with a special ... |
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| Effects of the Global War on Terror on Medical Service Corps Retention Rates |
MAR 2007 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Erich J. Dietrich; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis analyzes the retention behavior of first term Medical Service Corps officers and examines the effect of the Global War on Terror (GWOT) on all communities within the Navy Medical Service Corps including Healthcare Administration (HCA), Healthcare Science (HCS) and Clinical Care Provider (CCS). Data were collected from the Defense Manpower Data Center for MSC officers in entering cohort years 1998, 1999 and 2001. Four logistic regression models were ... |
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| Defense Management: DLA Has Made Progress in Improving Prime Vendor Program, but Has Not Yet Completed All Corrective Actions |
26 FEB 2007 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
John K. Needham; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| A House Armed Services Committee report accompanying the fiscal year 2007 Defense Authorization bill directed GAO to review DLA's actions and submit a report to the defense committees no later than March 1, 2007. Our objective was to determine the extent to which DLA's corrective actions have addressed the main deficiencies in the prime vendor program. To accomplish this objective, we reviewed the actions DLA and DSCP have taken. We ... |
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| Changes in DSTO Support to Projects Arising From the 6th July 2006 DCIC Decision: Updated Guidance for Project S&T Plans |
FEB 2007 |
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| Authors:
John O'Neill; Alan Duus; DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION EDINBURGH (AUSTRALIA) DEFENCE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS DIV
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| The 6th July 2006 DCIC made significant changes to the way DSTO support to Projects are funded. This document outlines the changes, the revised roles and responsibilities of Project S&T Advisors, Chiefs of Division including the Lead Chief for a particular Project, the Integrated Project Office, SA-CD, and Studies Guidance Group. The Project S&T Plan will now need to articulate a fully costed set of activities for S&T support to ... |
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