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Van, Dyk Johannes Jacobus. "An evaluation of the South African Department of Defence's policy on Defence Industrial Participation (DIP) as a defence industrial development mechanism." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1067.
Full textSmith, Barry R. "Consistency in Department of Defense environmental contracting." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1996. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA327647.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Mark W. Stone, David V. Lamm. "December 1996." Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106). Also available online.
Hopkins, Jamie D., and Matthew A. McNealy. "Budget accountability in the Department of Defense." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/9982.
Full textThis analysis of budget accountability in the Department of Defense describes existing budgeting efforts and the application of performance measures for improving both effectiveness and efficiency in budget development and execution. This report first defines performance budgeting and how it applies to the Department of Defense, followed by an overview of initiatives and policies that govern the budget process. An overview of the Navy's actions towards CFO compliancy will also be given to see how effectively it is administering funding. Finally, through this analysis and data collection, this report will provide suggestions to help senior financial managers to accurately assess the effectiveness of their budgets.
Byrdsong, Ricardo, Luis A. Crespo, George A. Holland, Christopher D. Parker, Emine Gulsen Torunoglu, Ricardo Byrdsong, Luis A. Crespo, George A. Holland, Christopher D. Parker, and Emine Gulsen Torunoglu. "Transformation of Department of Defense contract closeout." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/34236.
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The Department of Defense (DoD) has tens of thousands of contracts physically completed but not formally closedout. At issue are potentially millions of dollars that are obligated on those contracts, which could be deobligated, thus making them available for use by DoD. At the request of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, (Acquisition Management) our team was formed to chart the current contract closeout process and to recommend ways to improve and transform the process while reducing the current backlog of physically completed contracts. This report identifies the steps necessary to affect contract closeout once a contract becomes physically complete. Utilizing data from available DoD and non-DoD sources and interviews from personnel managing and working within the contract closeout process at several Governmental activities involved in affecting closeout, our team (1) identifies the major causes preventing contracts from closing in a timely manner, (2) provides recommended actions to reduce the size of the overaged inventory of physically completed contracts, and (3) recommends modification to the existing closeout process to include pre-award and administration period actions in order to reduce the number of contracts that become overaged.
Gosnell, James L. "Assessment of Department of Defense reinvention laboratories." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/7997.
Full textThis thesis examines improvements in business practices accomplished by Department of Defense (DOD) Reinvention Laboratories. DOD goals for the National Performance Review and accomplishments are analyzed. DOD incorporation of entrepreneurial government ideas of restructuring, reengineering, reinventing realigning, and rethinking are evaluated. Over $16.4 billion in financial savings achieved through increased efficiency are described. In particular, lessons learned from successful and unsuccessful initiatives presented at the initial DOD Reinvention Laboratories Symposium are analyzed. Key leadership practices instrumental to successfully achieving reinvention goals include creating total commitment and a sense of urgency, communicating a vision, establishing clear goals and plan for action, overcoming obstacles with persistence, measuring performance, recognizing people, and institutionalizing continuous improvement. The following barriers to implementing reinvention are identified: absence of top management support, no single DOD point of contact to guide reinvention, no clearly defined DOD waiver processes, Insufficient financial resources, lack of knowledge and training on reinvention procedures, poor communication on goals and means, and cultural resistance to change. Further research to document continued reinvention progress and to measure performance is recommended. This thesis identifies efficient business practices implemented in laboratories, and barriers that must be overcome to successfully accomplish reinvention objectives
Cooper, Michael Andrew. "Department of Defense implementation of acquisition reform." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2002. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/02Jun%5FCooper.pdf.
Full textByrdsong, Ricardo Crespo Luis A. Holland George A. Parker Christopher D. Torunoglu Emine Gulsen. "Transformation of Department of Defense contract closeout /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Jun%5FByrdsong.pdf.
Full text"MBA professional report."--Cover. Joint authors: Luis A. Crespo, George A. Holland, Christopher D. Parker, Emine Gulsen Torunoglu. Thesis advisor(s): David V. Lamm, Phil J. Candreva. Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198). Also available online.
Parker, Christopher, and Michael Busansky. "Transformation in Department of Defense contract closeout." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/450.
Full textTwo short years ago, mentioning the words contract closeout would have drawn a critical eye or a scoffing laugh out of many in the acquisition community, much less trying to convince those same critics that contract closeout was destined to become a priority at the highest levels of the Department of Defense (DOD). Yet, in the past few years we have seen a reversal in the way acquisition professionals view contract closeout as the least important portion of a contract's life and a wholesale transition to a renewed emphasis on closing contracts in a timely manner. DOD has even gone so far as to create specific metrics to track the progress of the Services in closing contracts, and has focused management attention on the issue. So what is it that has created this shift in priorities, what are some of the most glaring problems in tackling contract closeout, and what are some ways of correcting those problems? These are some of the questions this short article will pose to the reader, although a detailed rendering of those issues is better within the source material from which this article was taken.p1s Although this article cannot address all of the findings from a larger study conducted at the Naval Postgraduate School and published as an MBA Project Report and an associated Thesis, both published in June 2003, this article points out many of the problems involved in contract closeout and proposes potential solutions to address those problems.
Liberato, Rodney. "A new Department of Defense framework for efficient defense support of civil authorities." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/07Sep%5FLiberato.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Bach, Robert. "September 2007." Description based on title screen as viewed on October 23, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-86). Also available in print.
Wentz, James Eugene. "A comparative study of mass media operations during 1986 at the U.K. Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Department of Defense." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322962.
Full textZiegler, Dustin P. "Foundations of a defense digital platform : business systems governance in the Department of Defense." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70826.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-155).
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 track record on business systems investments has not been great. Indeed, the DoD's investment management practices have been the target of many studies identifying critical concerns with how the taxpayers' dollars are spent. The get-well plan, according to these same studies, is to apply "industry best practices" to achieve the same results. Yet this view fails to adequately account for the underlying issues that give rise to these symptoms. Mistrust and confusion in governance decision structures, strategic goal misalignment, externally driven metrics that incentivize the wrong behavior, and a culture of guarding rather than sharing information were among the dominant challenges identified through stakeholder interviews. Cross-cutting issues included language barriers between the Services and Corporate DoD that impede knowledge integration and complicate performance measurement. These systemic foundational problems are deeply rooted in the nature of this public administration network and in the cultures of its strongly independent member institutions. Resolving these dysfunctional characteristics requires more than a transformation "playbook" of best practice initiatives. This research sets the trajectory for meaningful progress in defense business systems investment planning and management by outlining the fundamental changes that must occur, anchored by a more robust and transparent governance framework.
by Dustin P. Ziegler.
S.M.in Engineering and Management
Marler, James E. "Department of Defense motor carrier qualification program analysis." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1994. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA281039.
Full textMurdock, John M. "Department of Defense environmental cleanup cost allowability policy." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1994. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA289915.
Full textThesis advisor(s): David V. Lamm, Louis G. Kalmar. "december 1994." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
Godek, Paul A. "Emergency supplemental appropriations : a Department of Defense perspective." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2000. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA387504.
Full textGaffney, James K. "A turnover analysis for Department of Defense physicians." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/23434.
Full textSmith, David E. "An analysis of Department of Defense customs policy." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/6017.
Full textIn order for DOD sponsored items to clear foreign customs, DOD employs a unique set of paperwork, Government Bills-of-Lading (GBL) that are different from that used in the commercial sector. The use of GBL allows duty-free passage of government sponsored shipments through foreign offices for delivery to U.S. Forces. USTRANSCOM issued the policies and regulations that govern Customs Clearance procedures for DOD sponsored shipments to deployed forces around the world. In compliance with the directive to "Adopt Best Business Practices" from the commercial sector, this thesis examines the policies and/or procedures currently in place that govern the movement of material in and through Foreign Customs Offices.
Ulmer, Nicholas A. "Optimizing microgrid architecture on Department of Defense installations." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/44023.
Full textEnergy managers are faced with the challenge of upgrading their installation microgrids in a tight fiscal environment, while meeting the challenges of incorporating higher percentages of renewable energy sources and providing better energy assurance during commercial grid failures. Incorporating renewable sources of energy into a microgrid is challenging due to the intermittent nature of supply. Using historical solar data and simulated forecasts for wind data, we formulate and exercise a capital planning optimization model designed to choose the best subset of existing and potential energy sources to maximize microgrid islanding time. Islanding time is defined as the amount of time demands can be met without connection to the commercial power grid, and it is one measure of an installation’s power resiliency. Using sensitivity analysis, we show quantitatively how increases in the capital planning budget has a direct positive impact on islanding time. However, the model also identifies areas where large increases in budget yield proportionally smaller returns in islanding time. Additionally, energy storage can provide increases in islanding time, but there are diminishing returns as the storage capacity is increased. Finally, we quantitatively show that increasing reliance on renewable power decreases sensitivity to changes in the price of fuel.
De, La Garza Thomas R. "Fostering foreign relationships among Department of Defense personnel." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Mar/09Mar%5FDe_La_Garza.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Rothstein, Hy S. "March 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 23, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Foreign Relationships, Relationship Building, Foreign Military Counterparts, Operational Awareness. Includes bibliographical references (p. 37). Also available in print.
Couch, Joseph A. Stidham Jerry R. "Video teleconferencing interoperability issues in the Department of Defense /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA298787.
Full textHodges, John N. "A visual development methodology for the Department of Defense." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA305880.
Full textJohn, Vicki L. "Department of Defense (DoD) and industry - a healthy alliance." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2001. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA392906.
Full textCunningham, Jeffrey G. "Applying ensemble prediction systems to Department of Defense operations." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2006. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/06Mar%5FCunningham.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Carlyle H. Wash, Patrick A. Harr. "March 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 129). Also available online.
Deloria, Jr Vine, and Richard W. Stoffle. "Native American Sacred Sites and the Department of Defense." Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology, University of Arizona, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/272997.
Full textSnider, George L. "Functional process improvement: the Department of Defense reengineering methodology." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/28239.
Full textThis thesis reviews the Functional Process Improvement methodology developed by the Department of Defense. Use of Functional Process Improvement, and its related software tool set, provides the Corporate Information Management (CIM) initiative with a means of implementing business process improvements through functional, technical, and economic analysis of alternatives. Review of this methodology consists of analyzing Department of Defense and Department of the Navy implementation guidance. Additionally, specific case study examples are explored and utilized. The analysis identifies the methodology's limitations and its' strengths. Included is a discussion of the Department of Defense's efforts to limit the impact of the perceived weaknesses, and exploit the methodology's inherent strengths
Edwards, John Hairston. "Contract administration of Department of Defense environmental restoration contracts." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/25788.
Full textCallan, Thomas Joseph. "Just-In-Time contracting in the Department of Defense." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/28326.
Full textCouch, Joseph A., and Jerry R. Stidham. "Video teleconferencing interoperability issues in the Department of Defense." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/31427.
Full textCoble, Mar, Jeremy Royster, Doug Glandon, John Stewart, Phi Pham, Brandon Taylor, David Bailey, and Keith Herndon. "Improving the prototyping process in Department of Defense acquisition." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/42718.
Full textThe current Department of Defense (DOD) multiyear acquisition process is too costly and takes far too long for weapon systems to be developed. To help the DOD address this challenge a model was developed that will mature and transition technology into formal system development. The team utilized a tailored systems engineering strategy, including requirements analysis, functional architecting, modeling, simulation, and risk analysis when developing the Technology Development System (TDS) model. The TDS is based on risk assessment, detailed planning, and early system prototyping in order to successfully proceed into formal system development with proven technologies. This model was developed with the intent that it be extendable to all program offices within the DOD. The TDS leveraged attributes and known best practices from doctrinal sources combined into a step-by-step development process. The context surrounding successful prototyping still lacks the proper knowledge-based approach needed to make the effort worthwhile. The architecture, model, and simulation together provide the traceability, validation, and system requirements to define system entry criteria, accurately plan and conduct technology maturation, and reduce the cost and technical risk associated with early system development within the DOD acquisition life cycle.
Reighard, Daniel K. II. "Incorporating trust into Department of Defense acquisition risk management." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/43986.
Full textRisk management has been proven to be a valuable tool to identify and mitigate risks early in the program life-cycle. Modernization and communication advances have recently changed the commercial economy from national to global. Companies are starting to venture into new partnerships with foreign companies. However, there has also been an increase in business corruption, like Fannie Mac and Enron, which has raised skepticism in entering new partnerships. Industry is addressing this fact by no longer exclusively depending on science as the determining factor in risk assessment and starting to include trust as a factor in risk management. Qualitative measurements are being analyzed in attempted to address these uncertainties by incorporating trust into the risk management process. The purpose of this paper was to determine whether it was feasible and advantageous to incorporate trust into the risk management process for Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition. The premise of this research was that there were hidden risk factors attributed to qualitative measures that were not being identified in current DOD risk management processes. A preliminary conclusion of this thesis is that trust is a valuable factor in the risk assessment process that can help identify qualitative risk elements.
Jacobsen, Gary L. "A Department Of Defense retirement system for the future." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2002. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/02Jun%5FJacobsen.pdf.
Full textDavidson, Lance G. "Study of the Department of Defense student testing program." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Mar%5FDavidson.pdf.
Full textEdwards, John Hairston. "Contract administration of Department of Defense environmental resoration contracts." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45733.
Full textCorzine, Theresa J. "Employees' Perceived Effectiveness of Outsourcing Department of Defense Functions." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/195.
Full textFalk, Chris J. "A savings study on dual sourcing in the Defense Department." Thesis, This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05092009-040401/.
Full textPeters, Kenneth. "Strategies for Improving Contractors' Defense Acquisition Cost Estimates." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6093.
Full textTate, William R. Tharpe Gregory M. "Business process reengineering of the Department of Defense travel system /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA307313.
Full textThesis advisor(s): James Emery, Frank J. Barrett. "September 1995." Bibliography: p. 155-157. Also available online.
Rich, Oliver E. Rich Valerie S. "Intranet technology : considerations for implementation within the Department of Defense /." Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1997. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA331697.
Full textThesis advisors, Frank J. Barrett, Nancy C. Roberts. Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-101). Also available online.
Lin, Robert E. "An analysis of the Department of Defense deregulated electricity contract." Thesis, Springfield, Va. : Available from National Technical Information Service, 1998. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA352399.
Full textEllsworth, Charles S. "Foreign currency fluctuation allowances in Department of Defense acquisition appropriations." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1993. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA276410.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Richard D. Milligan ; O. Moses. "December 1993." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
Stream, Chris K. "Application of the minitrial in Department of Defense contract disputes." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1993. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA272623.
Full textOtt, Michael F. "Reengineering the Department of Defense : the Corporate Information Management initiative /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1994. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA289636.
Full textThesis advisor(s): James C. Emery, Frank J. Barrett. "September 1994." Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.
McMillon, Chester L. "Contingency contracting within the Department of Defense a comparative analysis /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2000. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA386403.
Full textThesis advisors, Cuskey, Jeffrey ; Lamm, David V. . "December 2000." Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-89). Also available in print.
Power, William C. "Application of corporate outsourcing methods to the Department of Defense." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2000. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA380276.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Euske, Kenneth J.; Hage, William J. "June 2000." Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-86). Also available online.
Tew, Donnie Wallace Kevin. "An analysis of technology transition within the Department of Defense." Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2010. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/JAP/2010/Jun/10Jun%5FTew%5FJAP.pdf.
Full textAdvisor(s): Wood, Karen ; Pickar, Charles. "June 2010." "Joint applied project"--Cover. Description based on title screen as viewed on July 14, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Technology Transition, DARPA. Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-54). Also available in print.
Ricks, Shemeka S., Tony I. Robertson, and Dennis D. Jolliffe. "Problems with award-fee contracts in the Department of Defense." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/38960.
Full textAward-fee arrangements 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 award-fee process allows the DoD to evaluate a contractors performance, appropriately recognize accomplishments, and provide a reward. The DoD has the flexibility to develop criteria to evaluate both the performance levels and the conditions under which these levels were achieved during the evaluation period. An award-fee arrangement rewards satisfactory or better performance, provides incentives for the contractor to improve performance, and records the assessment of the contractors performance. While it is DoD policy to use objective criteria whenever possible to measure performance, there are times when only an incentive based on subjective criteria will achieve the desired objectives. However, subjective evaluations may raise concerns that some award fees are paid but not earned. Lack of DoD acquisition workforce training and experience in utilizing award fee type contracts, coupled with subjective evaluations, may contribute toward award fees being paid even when the contractor does not achieve the desired objectives for which incentives were offered.
Evans, Frederick Jr, and Scott McConnell. "Leveraging international cooperation acquisition opportunities for the Department of Defense." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/43912.
Full textLeveraging current and future International Cooperation opportunities, such as Foreign Military Sales and Cooperative Programs throughout the entire Department of Defense System Acquisition Framework could contribute to and enhance the systems acquired domestically and create additional Foreign Military Sales opportunities. Historically, International Cooperation is not considered in the acquisition process until sometime around initial operational capability or full operational capability. Considering International Cooperation earlier in the acquisition process may prove beneficial to the domestic side if Department of Defense systems can be developed and acquired to accommodate our foreign partner’s interoperability requirements and releaseability restrictions. The overall outcome of this study will be to identify the various entry points in the acquisition framework for International Cooperation and how that will benefit or deter the domestic program offices system acquisition efforts. Our research and analysis will focus on examples of various levels of effort that have been required to go back and retrofit a system to make it available to Foreign Military Sales and then identify where it could have been done more efficiently if considered earlier in the framework.
Butler, Titus A., and Aaron Velasco. "Analysis of the Department of Defense pre-award contracting process." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/44530.
Full textThis project analyzed the pre-award phase of the Department of Defense contracting process. Notably, our research focused on the pre-award phase of Air Force contracting in support of base operations. Following an overview of the Air Force contracting organizational structure, we presented data gathered from two Air Force operational contracting squadrons. Ultimately, this analysis compared and contrasted the contract processes, metrics, milestones, and best practices of government and commercial procurement sectors. The comparison and contrast of these procurement sectors helped identify continuous process improvement measures that can be utilized by any procurement organization. This project highlighted similarities and differences between commercial and government procurement sectors. Our research discovered that government procurement organizations can benefit from adopting processes, metrics, milestones, and best practices used by the commercial procurement sector.
Rich, Oliver E., and Valerie S. Rich. "Intranet technology: considerations for implementation within the Department of Defense." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/8565.
Full textIntranets, internal networks based on the same technology and protocol as the World Wide Web, have emerged in the past two years as a very popular medium for communication and information exchange within organizations. Organizations are flocking to this new tool in order to maintain or improve their market share and enhance communications and productivity. The purpose of this thesis is to give the DoD some guidance in deciding if this new wave of technology is suitable for its computing and information environment. A qualitative approach is used in obtaining the data for this thesis. The primary assumption of this research is that the introduction of an intranet is similar to the introduction of any information system. Therefore, a sample of information technology professionals with at least five years experience in planning, developing, managing, and implementing information systems within DoD or large, bureaucratic, and hierarchical organizations is interviewed. The interviews reveal a process of implementation that is heavily dependent on variables such as culture, structure, and size of the organization. The process has four major phases: leadership buy-in, prototype introduction, attainment of critical mass, and intranet refinement. The authors conclude that intranet technology creates the Opportunity for the DoD to become more productive and more efficient. They note that the real test for DoD implementors is in the application of the technology
Edwards, Shane A. "Optimizing Department of Defense Acquisition Development Test and Evaluation scheduling." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/45846.
Full textDepartment of Defense (DOD) Development Test and Evaluation (DT&E) activities for new acquisitions account for a large portion of time and money during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase. DOD Program Management Office test personnel develop test schedules manually using time estimates and heuristic subject matter expert advice for each test to forecast the overall time and costs associated with a developed course of action. These manually constructed schedules take weeks to develop via many planning iterations to construct an acceptable, but not necessarily feasible or optimal solution. Ultimately, these forecast schedules and duration estimates can be inaccurate, and may result in schedule delays and/or cost overruns. This thesis presents an optimization and simulation model as a decision support tool to improve current DT&E scheduling. We represent this resource-constrained scheduling problem as an integer linear program, and develop set enumeration reduction techniques, as well as a cascade method to reduce solve times. The proposed model, unlike current manual scheduling techniques, suggests schedules that are feasible, nearly optimal, and are produced quickly for effective analysis of alternatives.
Cavil, Michael P. "Analysis of the Department of Defense Homeland Security Support Organization." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/4135.
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