Using Evolutionary Acquisition in the Management of Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Abstract

This thesis analyzes the issues that must be addressed before the Department of Defense (DoD) can successfully utilize the Evolutionary Acquisition (EA) approach in major weapon system programs Such programs have often taken over 10 years before the user receives a weapon system based on the original mission need EA is an acquisition reform measure and is intended to reduce fielding time of Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) to three to five years or less This thesis looks at the historical aspects of EA and analyzes how the traditional and EA approach differ under the DoD acquisition model Surveys on the subject of EA were completed by DoD acquisition managers and provide the data for this research These data are used to identify and explore the issues DoD must address to successfully utilize this acquisition approach.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA401623

Entities

People

  • Marty T. Williams

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Computers
  • Defense Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

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