Information Technology Development

Abstract

The DCMA RDT&E program enables several critical initiatives across the Department supporting DoD audit readiness, Better Buying Power 3.0 (BBP 3.0), NDAA and Federal Acquisition Regulation/Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR/DFAR) changes, and enabling acquisition insight that matters. DCMA uses the RDT&E Appropriation to respond to the changes by utilizing existing and emerging developmental technologies that maximize the return on the appropriated investment. These outcomes are dependent on DCMA’s ability to obtain and maintain funding consistent with the changes throughout the Department of Defense in six key areas: 1) Supply Chain and Industrial Based Analysis; 2) Contract Surveillance; 3) Contract Cost and Pricing; 4) Contract Property Shipment and Delivery; 5) Contract Entitlement and Payment; 6) Contract Modifications and Delivery Order Administration. The Systems Modifications and Development program develops and delivers capabilities that address needs and requirements to unique sets of problems that slow down or hinder performance-based contract management for DCMA and other DoD support components. Projects are distributed among six IT and business Mission Area platforms: Electronic Contract Administration, Personnel Management, Collaboration, Asset & Service Management, Acquisition Insight, and Access Management. This program is utilized for both IT Enterprise Capability and DCMA Business Mission Area Systems. It includes technology capability development, proof-of-concept demonstrations in field applications, coordination to transition from development to operational use, and testing of capability. DCMA utilizes an agile incremental approach for system development, modernization, and sustainment which consistently allows DCMA to deploy needed systems and major business process changes leading to overall Contract Administration Services (CAS) cost savings. Through major initiatives like Mechanization of Contract Administration Services (MOCAS), Integrated Workflow Management System (IWMS), and Talent Management System (TMS) the DCMA will achieve efficiencies, improve performance, and even improve the competency of the acquisition workforce, enabling us to support congressionally-mandated, emerging missions such as Mission Assurance and Commercial Item Pricing. Furthermore, we are invigorating our efforts to adjust to the changing environment by achieving and sustaining audit readiness, creating an agile and flexible learning organization/culture, responding to future customer programs, initiating and strengthening acquisition processes, and optimizing mission execution to support the acquisition enterprise through agile business practices.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0605013BL_5_0400_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Defense Contract Management Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Contract Management Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Product Development
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Standards
  • Supply Chain

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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