An Evaluation of the Navy's Selected Acquisition Reports.

Abstract

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the SAR in terms of function, concept and usefulness by the various elements involved in its preparation and use. A series of nine unstructured interview questions were posed to various individuals at the Project Manager, Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of Defense levels and to members of Congressional Staffs as well as the General Accounting Office. These questions addressed such areas as role, accuracy, costs, review levels, timeliness, usefulness and effectiveness, Study findings indicate that the SAR is a highly useful report in communicating program status to the DOD hierarchy and members of Congress. Problems involve incorrect interpretation of information, inconsistencies between written and verbal guidance, inclusion of data that does not always reflect the Project Manager's best estimate and increasing complexity of the SAR.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA037995

Entities

People

  • Virginia A. Sniegon

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Cost Estimates
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Federal Budgets
  • Financial Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Money
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Theoretical Analysis.