The User and the System Program Office: A Critical Interface.

Abstract

The weapon systems acquisition environment of today demands cooperation and clear understanding between the program office and the user. This paper examines the roles and responsibilities of the user and the program office throughout the system acquisition process. In addition, the criticality of this interface is investigated. The paper concludes that a 'team spirit' is required between the user and the program office and provides several recommendations for building such a spirit. Keywords: Contract administration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA192517

Entities

People

  • Henry A. Obering Iii

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Configuration Management
  • Contract Administration
  • Contract Proposals
  • Contracts
  • Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Materials
  • Military Acquisition
  • Organizational Structure
  • Program Management
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management