The Impact of Acquisition Issues and Training on Test and Evaluation
Abstract
The DoD Acquisition Process is continually changing, implementing various reform initiatives, and adjusting to a new fiscal environment. The role of Test and Evaluation (T&E) in this process is also changing. The ability of the T&E community to adapt to these changes will have a major impact on its ability to support the acquisition community and the warfighter. The Defense Systems Management College's (DSMC) Advance Program Management Course (APMC) provides many future Program Managers (PM's) with the only formal T&E education they will receive. This paper will discuss what DSMC is teaching in the area of T&E. APMC also relies on students briefing their own T&E experiences, videos, and Defense T&E Professional Institute (DTEPI) CDs to supplement the curriculum. This paper will provide some insight by describing issues that surfaced with T&E and PM's and the author's suggested actions to improve the relationship between the T&E community and PM's. This paper will also provide an overview of some changes to the acquisition process along with the impact to T&E. DoD will soon release and update to DoD 5000 that will place further emphasis on evolutionary acquisition and the use of experimentation, Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD), Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD), and Modeling and Simulation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA375793
Entities
People
- Robert Vargo
Organizations
- Naval Air Warfare Center