An Innovative Approach for Training Acquisitions

Abstract

Based on a training capabilities analysis of alternatives (TC AoA), a report in July 2004 provided a base line of existing Joint and Service Training M&S programs based on FY05 to FY 09 FYDP and a series of recommendations for enhancing training and training systems. Among the findings, management and oversight more than technology has caused failure of previous joint training simulation efforts. Two core problems were DoD ownership of tools and use of "Cost plus" contracts. Among the recommendations was Acquisition Prototype Option (Alt #4) to provide innovative acquisition for training tools and services. RAND was asked to prepare an implementation and evaluation plan, the result of which was RAND report MG-442-OSD, Implementing and Evaluating an Innovative Approach to Simulation Training Acquisitions, by Christopher Paul, Harry Thie, Elaine Reardon, Deanna Weber Prine, and Laurence Smallman. The briefing concludes discussing the RAND prototype.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 17, 2007
Accession Number
ADA493858

Entities

People

  • Fred Hartman

Organizations

  • Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Base Lines
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Information Operations
  • Military Acquisition
  • Models
  • Prototypes
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Training

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military History
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation