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The nature and role of prototyping in weapon system development
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Year: 1992 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation,

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As part of a research effort to identify and analyze the range of system and subsystem prototyping strategies available to the Department of Defense and appropriate to the acquisition environment of the late 1980s and 1990s, this report examines the general nature of prototyping, develops an analytical framework for thinking about prototyping in weapon system development, and analyzes past and present prototyping programs within this framework. This analysis suggests that program-specific characteristics and the characteristics of the acquisition environment vary so widely that no generic criteria are apparent for determining whether or not to prototype or the kind of prototyping strategy to pursue. Thus, it is neither possible nor desirable to develop a set of firm decision rules. In the end, there is no substitute for informed judgment made by experienced managers and engineers.


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Considerations for Managing Program Data in the Emerging Acquisition Environment: Summary
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. RAND Corporation

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Acquisition program data help drive effective and efficient policy formulation, decisionmaking, and program execution across the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Despite recent statutory changes to organizational structures, as well as to roles, responsibilities, and authorities (RRAs) of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and military departments, OSD still needs key program data to inform policymaking and enable analysis critical for understanding acquisition processes and performance. For example, program data are still needed to conduct portfolio analyses and understand the performance of individual acquisition pathways and the overall acquisition system in order to improve acquisition policy design and outcomes. The authors outline issues and opportunities in data requirements, governance, and management to strive for more efficient, effective, and informed acquisition while reducing burden and ad hoc data requests. They address general data governance and management challenges, as well as specific challenges associated with the Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) for rapid prototyping and rapid fielding, the Selected Acquisition Report (SAR), and the Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) process and data. A rich set of information currently supports the acquisition community. While there is no agreement on all data needs and definitions, the underlying data used for program management, oversight/insight, decisionmaking, and analysis are similar across DoD.

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Measuring the statutory and regulatory constraints on Department of Defense acquisition : an empirical analysis
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Year: 2007 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation,

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Contrary to widespread perceptions, program office personnel do not spend inordinate amounts of time on statutory and regulatory compliance activities. Further, the authors could not identify any areas in which policy change or streamlining implementation would save significant dollars in program management funds, reduce personnel, or improve program outcomes.


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An Analysis of weapon system cost growth
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Year: 1993 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA ; Rand ;

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Maintaining future military aircraft design capability
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Year: 1992 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation,

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Given present trends toward reduced force size and equipment buys, there is some concern about whether the military aircraft industry will be able to respond in an effective and timely manner to the nation's future defense needs. This report identifies and quantifies factors and trends potentially affecting design capability, and develops a conceptual framework for examining possible solutions to the problems identified. It considers whether a radically decreasing business base could force a reduction in industry size, possibly past some threshold required for an effective response to Air Force needs. The findings indicate that there will probably be enough business in the foreseeable future to sustain several aircraft companies in a sufficiently healthy state so that they will choose to remain in the military aircraft design business. However, the authors express concern that the declining experience base of aircraft design teams poses a serious threat to U.S. defense capability. At a minimum, they recommend elevating this issue to a higher level of visibility within the Department of Defense and considering issues associated with design capability as part of acquisition policy and program decisions.

Using process redesign to improve DoD's environmental security program
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ISBN: 0585243468 9780585243467 083302695X 9780833026958 Year: 1999 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA RAND

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In fiscal year 1994, approximately $2.4 billion was spent on cleanup (or remediation) activities through the Defense Environmental Restoration Account and the Base Realignment and Closure act; in fiscal year 1996, approximately $2.1 billion will be spent, slightly less than half of the total Department of Defense (DoD) environmental security budget. Efforts to increase the efficiency of remediation activities, either by reducing costs or accelerating the process through simplification and streamlining, could have a substantial effect on DoD's ability to meet its cleanup obligations within an increasingly constrained budget. By examining the remediation management programs of two large chemical companies, Olin Corporation and DuPont, the authors identified activities DoD could implement to improve its remediation of thousands of sites at active and closing installations and formerly used defense sites. The following were the core identified tasks: Distribute responsibilities between the central management group and decentralized execution teams, adopt a business process perspective, include more-focused use of performance measurement, proactively identify and manage potential liabilities, and improve stakeholder (regulator and community) interactions.

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Hazardous waste site remediation --- Military bases --- Environmental management --- Environmental Engineering --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Cleanup of hazardous waste sites --- Hazardous substances --- Hazardous waste cleanup --- Hazardous waste site cleanup --- Hazardous waste sites --- Remediation of hazardous waste sites --- Pollution --- Army posts --- Bases, Military --- Military facilities --- Military installations --- Military posts --- Military stations --- Posts, Military --- Stations, Military --- Environmental aspects --- Waste disposal --- Case studies --- Cleanup --- Cleaning --- United States. --- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company --- Olin Corporation --- Environmental aspects. --- Management --- United States --- Armed Forces --- Facilities --- Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation --- Du Pont de Nemours & Company --- Du Pont (Firm) --- Dupont (Firm) --- E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. --- E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. --- E.I. duPont de Nemours & Company --- Christiana Securities Company --- E.I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Company --- Newport Company --- D.O.D. --- DOD (Department of Defense) --- Mei-kuo kuo fang pu --- Ministerstvo oborony SShA --- Министерство обороны США --- National Military Establishment (U.S.) --- ABŞ --- ABSh --- Ameerika Ühendriigid --- America (Republic) --- Amerika Birlăshmish Shtatlary --- Amerika Birlăşmi Ştatları --- Amerika Birlăşmiş Ştatları --- Amerika ka Kelenyalen Jamanaw --- Amerika Qūrama Shtattary --- Amerika Qŭshma Shtatlari --- Amerika Qushma Shtattary --- Amerika (Republic) --- Amerikai Egyesült Államok --- Amerikanʹ Veĭtʹsėndi︠a︡vks Shtattnė --- Amerikări Pĕrleshu̇llĕ Shtatsem --- Amerikas Forenede Stater --- Amerikayi Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Ameriketako Estatu Batuak --- Amirika Carékat --- AQSh --- Ar. ha-B. --- Arhab --- Artsot ha-Berit --- Artzois Ha'bris --- Bí-kok --- Ē.P.A. --- EE.UU. --- Egyesült Államok --- ĒPA --- Estados Unidos --- Estados Unidos da América do Norte --- Estados Unidos de América --- Estaos Xuníos --- Estaos Xuníos d'América --- Estatos Unitos --- Estatos Unitos d'America --- Estats Units d'Amèrica --- Ètats-Unis d'Amèrica --- États-Unis d'Amérique --- Fareyniḳṭe Shṭaṭn --- Feriene Steaten --- Feriene Steaten fan Amearika --- Forente stater --- FS --- Hēnomenai Politeiai Amerikēs --- Hēnōmenes Politeies tēs Amerikēs --- Hiwsisayin Amerikayi Miatsʻeal Tērutʻiwnkʻ --- Istadus Unidus --- Jungtinės Amerikos valstybės --- Mei guo --- Mei-kuo --- Meiguo --- Mî-koet --- Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Miguk --- Na Stàitean Aonaichte --- NSA --- S.U.A. --- SAD --- Saharat ʻAmērikā --- SASht --- Severo-Amerikanskie Shtaty --- Severo-Amerikanskie Soedinennye Shtaty --- Si︠e︡vero-Amerikanskīe Soedinennye Shtaty --- Sjedinjene Američke Države --- Soedinennye Shtaty Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Severnoĭ Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Si︠e︡vernoĭ Ameriki --- Spojené obce severoamerické --- Spojené staty americké --- SShA --- Stadoù-Unanet Amerika --- Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá --- Stany Zjednoczone --- Stati Uniti --- Stati Uniti d'America --- Stâts Unîts --- Stâts Unîts di Americhe --- Steatyn Unnaneysit --- Steatyn Unnaneysit America --- SUA (Stati Uniti d'America) --- Sŭedineni amerikanski shtati --- Sŭedinenite shtati --- Tetã peteĩ reko Amérikagua --- U.S. --- U.S.A. --- United States of America --- Unol Daleithiau --- Unol Daleithiau America --- Unuiĝintaj Ŝtatoj de Ameriko --- US --- USA --- Usono --- Vaeinigte Staatn --- Vaeinigte Staatn vo Amerika --- Vereinigte Staaten --- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika --- Verenigde State van Amerika --- Verenigde Staten --- VS --- VSA --- Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amirīkīyah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amrīkīyah --- Yhdysvallat --- Yunaeted Stet --- Yunaeted Stet blong Amerika --- ZDA --- Združene države Amerike --- Zʹi︠e︡dnani Derz︠h︡avy Ameryky --- Zjadnośone staty Ameriki --- Zluchanyi︠a︡ Shtaty Ameryki --- Zlucheni Derz︠h︡avy --- ZSA --- Η.Π.Α. --- Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες της Αμερικής --- Америка (Republic) --- Американь Вейтьсэндявкс Штаттнэ --- Америкӑри Пӗрлешӳллӗ Штатсем --- САЩ --- Съединените щати --- Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі --- ولايات المتحدة --- ولايات المتّحدة الأمريكيّة --- ولايات المتحدة الامريكية --- 미국 --- États-Unis --- É.-U. --- ÉU --- Du Pont de Nemours (E. I.) & Company --- Dupont Company --- Du Pont Company --- Du Pont (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company) --- Dupont (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company) --- DowDuPont Inc. --- Corteva, Inc. --- EID (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company) --- Dow Chemical Company --- EIDP, Inc.


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Innovative development executive summary : Global Hawk and Darkstar - their advanced concept technology demonstration program experience, executive summary
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ISBN: 1598751581 Year: 2002 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation,

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An assessment of the innovative management approach used to develop two unmanned aerial vehicles. The HAE UAV Management Approach Was Highly Innovative Activity Content Changed Substantially from the Plan Cost to the Government Remained Stable While Costs Grew and Activity Content Changed Overall Schedule Grew Only Moderately UFP Was Not Met but Did Help Control Costs and Requirements Flight Testing Was Dominated by the Nature of the System and the Operational Demonstrations Performance Goals Were Mostly AttainedThe Innovative Acquisition Strategy Had a Significant Effect


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Innovative Development - Global Hawk and DarkStar : Transitions Within and Out of the HAE UAV ACTD Program (2002)
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ISBN: 1598751573 Year: 2002 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation,

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This title looks at the effect of new acquisition strategies on an unmanned aerial vehicle's transition from one agency to another as well as from development and test to production.


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Innovative Development : Global Hawk and DarkStar - Flight Test in the HAE UAV ACTD Program
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ISBN: 1598751557 Year: 2002 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation,

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In 1994 the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiated an effort to facilitate the development of UAVs through the use of an innovative acquisition strategy. This report addresses the effect of that strategy on the flight test program of two air vehicles: Global Hawk and DarkStar.


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Innovative Development - Global Hawk and DarkStar : HAE UAV ACTD Program Description and Comparative Analysis (2002)
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ISBN: 1598751565 Year: 2002 Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation,

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Since the 1970s, efforts to develop unmanned aerial vehicles have been severely hampered by escalating costs, slipped schedules, and disappointing operational results. This text provides an evaluation of new acquisition strategies for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles.

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