Defense Cost Research Projects and Plans, 1999

Abstract

OSD's Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG) is involved in an annual cycle of efforts aimed at improving DoD's ability to forecast future costs. During the DoD Cost Analysis Symposium, the CAIG reviews the status of DoD's capabilities to estimate the costs of forces and weapon systems. At the annual IDA Cost Research Symposium, CAIG representatives discuss ongoing and planned cost research projects with other offices and organizations involved in defense-related cost research. Following these annual events, the CAIG prepares a plan that encourages those who conduct cost research to focus on areas of highest payoff in view of pending acquisition decisions. This document reviews this annual process for the 1999 cycle. It describes the 32nd annual DoD Cost Analysis Symposium and the 1999 IDA Cost Research Symposium, explains OSD CAIG's analysis plan for future cost research, and presents the summaries of current and planned cost research projects at the offices and organizations that participated in this year's IDA Cost Research Symposium.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA368875

Entities

People

  • Matthew Schaffer
  • Stephan J. Balut

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Analysis
  • Databases
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis