tailieunhanh - Three Programs and Ten Criteria - Evaluating and Improving Acquisition Program Management and Oversight Processes Within the Department of Defense

Acquisition in the Department of Defense (DoD) is a major undertaking in which the defense agencies and the military departments expend significant funds to procure everything from research to development, to test and evaluation, to production, to operational support, and, finally, to obsolescence. The opportunities for problems to | THREE PROGRAMS AND TEN CRITERIA EVALUATING AND IMPROVING ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT PROCESSES s WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT r OF DEFENSE n Robert V. Johnson John Birkler Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense National Defense Research Institute RAND Approved for public release distribution unlimited The research described in this report was sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD under RAND s National Defense Research Institute a federally funded research and development center supported by the OSD the Joint Staff and the defense agencies Contract No. DASW01-95-C-0059 T001. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Johnson Robert V. Three programs and ten criteria evaluating and improving acquisition program management and oversight processes within the Department of Defense Robert V. Johnson John Birkler. p. cm. National Defense Research Institute Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. MR-758-OSD Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8330-2436-1 alk. paper 1. United States- Armed Forces Procurement. I. Birkler J. L. 1944- . II. RAND National Defense Research Institute . III. United States. Dept of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense. IV. Title. 1996 212 0973 dc20 96-32483 CIP RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve public policy through research and analysis. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors. Copyright 1996 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 1996 by RAND 1700 Main Street . Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1333 H St. . Washington . 20005-4792 RAND URL http To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information contact Distribution Services Telephone 310 451-7002 Fax 310