A New Alpha-Omega Map for Acquisition Test and Evaluation

Abstract

Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition Test and Evaluation (T&E) has been the gatekeeper to Major Defense Acquisition Program production since its formalization over 25 years ago. Yet, the landscape of the types, methods, and sources for war fighting systems has significantly evolved. The Department has studied and recommended action for Acquisition reform for decades, only tweaking in the margins for T&E. The time is right for DoD to consider a new approach to T&E, steering away from the "buy" decision to the more relevant "acceptance" and "operational" domains. This article outlines the issues and proposes a new "Alpha-Omega" map for T&E for the way we actually procure DoD systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA514110

Entities

People

  • George Axiotis

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Complex Systems
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Second World War
  • Systems Engineering
  • Task Forces
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Criminal Law
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.