Applying Rapid Acquisition Policy Lessons for Defense Innovation

Abstract

With the Department of Defenses (DOD) recent focus on importing Silicon Valley-style innovation practices to its acquisition process, it is important to assess an organizations ability to effectively merge new concepts and practices with the existing acquisition system. This article examines applicable lessons from the DODs rapid acquisition practices during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, which functioned counter to many conventional acquisition processes. This research finds that DOD can incorporate innovation practices by dispersing organizations focused on new capabilities development across the agency to avoid direct competition with the existing acquisition system, allowing them to refocus and adapt often, and by ensuring senior leader championship of these efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 21, 2017
Accession Number
AD1048110

Entities

People

  • Jonathan Wong

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Employment
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Iraqi-War
  • Jammers
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Acquisition
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Radio Equipment
  • Tactical Radios
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.