An Analysis of the Army Acquisition Corps

Abstract

This thesis presents an analysis of the Army Acquisition Corps. The Packard Commission and the Army's Material Acquisition Management program are used to develop issues and questions concerning the selection, education, training, and assignment policies for Army Acquisition Corps officers. A detailed description of the Army Acquisition Corps is provided. Data is presented based on the personal interviews conducted with fourteen Army program managers using the issues and questions as a standard interview script. The data is analyzed and conclusions are made on the structure and policies of the Army Acquisition Corps. The basis concept and structure of the Army Acquisition Corps are validated by the responses to the interview questions. Recommendations are made to improve the Army Acquisition Corps.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA256829

Entities

People

  • Eric M. Huffman

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Procurement
  • Artillery
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Education
  • Military Equipment
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.