Multiyear Procurement: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Congress and the Department of Defense in an Acquisition Reform Environment.

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the relationship between Congress and the Department of Defense (DoD) with respect to Multiyear Procurement (MYP) within the 1990's environment of decreasing fiscal budgets. Sub-issues include analysis of MYP cancellation risk, levels of Congressional control over the DOD MYP process and the Congressional MYP approval/rejection decisions. The data for this research were gathered through a literature review on the internet, LEXIS/ NEXIS, and various libraries. Interviews were conducted with personnel on the Secretary of Defense staff, Senate Armed Services Committee Staff and numerous DoD program offices. This thesis concludes that multiyear cancellation risk is not as high as it is generally perceived. It also concludes that MYP legislation has not fully evolved consistent with recent acquisition reform initiatives. The final conclusion is that Congress' rationale for MYP approval/rejection is often not clear. Finally this thesis presents two recommendations to improve the MYP process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA360004

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Kilpatrick Jr

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Networks
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Government Procurement
  • Law
  • Literature Surveys
  • Military Acquisition
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Systems Analysis and Design