Policy Issues and Challenges for Interagency Space Systems Acquisition

Abstract

In the recent past, there have been increasing pressures for agencies within the national security space community to conduct joint or interagency programs, with the goal being to take advantage of potentially shared objectives and mission synergies. Expectations are that such joint or interagency programs will result in improvements in efficiency and effectiveness and the elimination of unnecessary redundancies among programs. However, the process of undertaking such efforts needs to recognize a number of policy issues and challenges that will influence how these programs are executed. This study seeks to illuminate these policy issues and challenges, particularly in how they will influence multi-mission space system concepts and programs conducted jointly by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Air Force.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA392998

Entities

People

  • Dana J. Johnson
  • Gregory H. Hilgenberg
  • Liam P. Sarsfield

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Space Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space