The New DOD Space Management Process: A Critical Analysis

Abstract

The new DoD space management process tried to improve on past performance, but still suffers from many inefficiencies. Congress dictated a solution of a space czar without focusing on the more generic problem of service roles and missions. The Commission on Roles and Missions had to struggle with military service turf battles and bureaucratic resistance to change in creating a compromise solution to Congress' requirement. The three new positions, the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Space, the DOD Space Architect and the Joint Space Management Board, inject additional levels of bureaucracy into the decision-making process for the military space effort. Inefficiencies include lengthened chains of command, increased oversight and review and delays in decision-making. The new process does not improve the process when changes are driven from outside the military by Congress or by other government agencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA393926

Entities

People

  • John L. Insprucker Iii

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Procurement
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Defense Systems
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Space Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space