Single Process Initiative - Progress and Prospects,
Abstract
Some of you have expressed concerns about the sharing of information about this initiative. The government will reserve rights to the data you provide us, but we do understand that we need to protect proprietary information or information that may affect competitiveness. I want to assure you that we will protect the proprietary information you provide us from unauthorized disclosure. I have also heard questions about the impact of the single process initiative on evaluations of past performance. It is too early to really answer these questions, but I believe the effect will be positive. In the past, the Department has tended to focus on compliance with requirements, but this initiative will help us focus on what really matters - the quality and cost of the product. Not all of the concerns about this initiative come from industry. For example, in the cost performance reporting area, some DoD program managers are concerned that they will not be consulted about proposed changes in the reporting level. Our policy is that reporting should normally be no lower than level three of the contract work breakdown structure, except for those lower level elements that the program manager judges to be high risk. For those critical elements, reporting should be required at whatever level they appear in the work breakdown structure (WBS). And because every program is different, reporting must be tailored for each program. An arbitrary change -- such as level two or three reporting for all contracts in a facility -- would override the program manager's judgment and could expose the government to unacceptable risk on cost-based contracts. For this reason, the single process/block change initiative must address program reporting issues program by program, not as a one size fits all" solution, and future contracts must be treated on their merits.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 23, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA340048
Entities
People
- Paul G. Kaminski
Organizations
- Office Of The Under Secretary Of Defense