Cheyenne Mountain System Acquisitions: Problems and Principles

Abstract

Acquisition of computer systems for the NORAD Command Post at Cheyenne Mountain has been problematic throughout its entire history. The acquisitions have been characterized by unrealistic specifications, budget overruns, slipping schedules and ill-defined responsibility in each of the three historical programs--NOCOPS, 427M and the Cheyenne Mountain Upgrades. When problems were encountered in each of these phases, intervention by high command levels was necessary in order to achieve operational capability. An historical study of these problems and solutions leads to principles which were shown to work in the Granite Sentry Program, and which should be required in future Cheyenne Mountain acquisitions.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA241265

Entities

People

  • Ellis K. Conoley

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Command Centers
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • System Software
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.