IDA Support to DTE and A Initiative: Improving the Technical Rigor in DTE and A Assessments

Abstract

At the beginning of FY 2021, the Director of Developmental Test, Evaluation, and Assessment (DTE and A) decided to pursue 18 initiatives to improve the effectiveness of the office. The initiatives span a broad array of topics including both policy and practice. IDA has led the initiative entitled Improving the Technical Rigor in DTE and A Assessments. The objective of this Initiative is to identify key practices and recommend specific action and process modifications (1) To help increase the technical rigor in DTE and A assessments to better influence and inform senior leaders making critical acquisition decisions and (2) To develop specific best practices for conducting independent quantitative analyses of information collected during tests and assessing system technical performance and integration maturity in a mission context. This paper provides IDAs suggestions for 14 best practices DTE and A could employ consistent with achieving the goals DTE and A has stated for the initiative.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2021
Accession Number
AD1202963

Entities

People

  • James M. Gilmore
  • John S. Hong
  • Lance E. Hancock
  • Olivia S. Sun

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

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  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Bayesian Networks
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