Budget and Program Assessments

Abstract

This program supports the Office of the Director, Cost Assessement & Program Evaluation (CAPE). It funds assessments that help to resolve budget and programmatic issues across the full range of the Department’s activities. Projects that support this effort help to inform the leadership on program alternatives, capability concept development, design and cost, the appropriate balance of capabilities across the force, and also to identify how well the Department’s expenditures are meeting its goals, and how well the force can implement the Defense strategy. This program provides for analytical research across a spectrum of issues and concerns. The research agenda is focused on near to long-term problems identified by the Secretary of Defense, and addresses difficult and complex questions linked to program alternatives for current and future capabilities and forces in order to enhance the senior leadership's deliberations and decision-making. This program provides the scientific and technical engineering services needed for research studies in the development of models and simulations and the evaluation of current analytical tools and scientific methods used to evaluate and assess weapons systems and warfighting capabilities for warfighting environments and scenarios, and related force structure. Deliverables from this program will include reports, briefings, and analyses designed to illuminate critical issues facing the Department. Outcomes include recommendations for new modeling techniques, programmatic alternatives, and scenario development.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0606100D8Z_6_0400_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
In FY 2013: Decrease of -0.0131 million to centralize and consolidate contracting services and realize contracting efficiencies to improve acquisition planning and oversight..
Service Agency Name
Office of Secretary Of Defense

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Conventional Warfare
  • Cyberspace
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Force Structure
  • Homeland Defense
  • Military Acquisition
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Universities
  • Warfare

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management

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