Management HQ - MDA

Abstract

As prescribed by Department of Defense Directive 5100.73, Major Headquarters Activities, signed by the Deputy Secretary of Defense on 13 May 1999, this Program Element funds costs associated with the operation of the headquarters and headquarters activities of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). This project funds the following basic areas: Salaries and benefits for government civilian personnel assigned to the Agency headquarters, training, professional development, and travel for Agency personnel, rents, supplies and services for Agency facilities, facility support functions, and specialized headquarters contract support. This PE also funds personnel that implement the initiatives and processes that have been introduced in the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009. This Act notes the key to successful acquisition programs is getting things right from the start with sound systems engineering, cost-estimating, and developmental testing early in the program cycle. Personnel funded from the PE will successfully implement these Acquisition Reform initiatives and processes that will minimize future cost overruns, schedule delays, and performance problems in MDA acquisition programs by focusing acquisition and procurement program management on emphasizing systems engineering; more effective up front planning and management of technology risk, make trade-offs between cost, schedule and performance early in the program cycle.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2013
Source ID
0901598C_6_0400_PB_2013
Change Summary Explanation
The FY 2011 decrease of $1.282M reflects $1.131M for reprogrammings to support Missile Defense Agency higher priority missions and $.151M realignment to Department of Defense priorities. The FY 2013 increase of $5.743M reflects costs transferred in from Program Wide Support (Budget Project MD40 in various program elements) for National Capitol Region subsidy, shuttle services, logistics, and ground transportation.
Service Agency Name
Missile Defense Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Missile Defense Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Cost Overruns
  • Costs
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Land Transportation
  • Procurement
  • Professional Development
  • Program Management
  • Small Business
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.

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