The Future of Military Program Directors

Abstract

This paper examines the future viability of the acquisition career field for active duty military officers, and seeks to educate mid level acquisition officers on all the new career requirements driven by recent regulation and legislation. The report focuses on what it takes to be a program director of a major systems program office. It first describes history, analyzing events from the Packard Commission through the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act. The report then analyzes the current status of the military acquisition career field, outlining the increasing career constraints, military program director selection procedures, and promotion potential. Finally, the report discusses the future effects of the defense drawdown and increased career specialization within the acquisition career field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA276891

Entities

People

  • Michael W. Booen

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • General Officers
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Program Management
  • Students
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Occupational Health and Safety.