Estimating Potential Savings in Department of Defense Activities

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) continues to seek savings in its operations, often by learning lessons from and making comparisons with the private sector, but also by considering how it could change the ways it conducts specific aspects of its operations to make them more efficient and effective. These are worthy objectives to support needed increases in military capabilities and reduce the burden on taxpayers. Leadership and offices throughout DoD have employed both approaches with varying degrees of success. One means that DoD uses to obtain the perspectives and advice of the private sector is to commission studies by the Defense Business Board (DBB). On October 15, 2014, thenDeputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work transmitted to the chair of the DBB terms of reference for a study addressing Transforming Department of Defense Core Business Practices for Revolutionary Change, and the briefing explaining the results of that study was presented to the board on January 22, 2015.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1086219

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  • J. M. Gilmore
  • Sarah Harting
  • William Shelton

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  • RAND Corporation

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  • Acquisition
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