From Concepts to Programs: The Army's Long Range Research, Development, and Acquisition Plan

Abstract

This thesis investigates the Army's Long Range Research, Development, and Acquisition Plan (LRRDAP)--a key product of the Army's Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System (PPBES)--to determine its future utility to PPBES and the Army's senior decision-makers. This thesis provides a direction for continued research or debate for addressing issues that have been experienced during previous planning phases. The LRRDAP focuses Research, Development, and Acquisition programs on solving future battlefield needs derived from warfighting concepts. To be credible, the LRRDAP must meet the need to relate anticipated battlefield materiel requirements to requested resources competing for appropriations. To this end, the requirements must be packaged into affordable and defendable programs to survive the exhaustive PPBES reviews.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241431

Entities

People

  • Gary A. Lee

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Army Procurement
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Congress
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • Financial Management
  • Government Procurement
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • War Colleges

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