Straight Talk: Major Program Manager Views of Defense Acquisition

Abstract

Current efforts by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD[AT&L]) to improve acquisition outcomes are focused on addressing perceived problems that create inefficiencies in major programs. Program Manager (PM) Forums were established by senior acquisition leaders within OSD to hear directly from a sampling of major PMs to help key OSD leaders understand PM perspectives and issues. This study analyzes the results from six PM Forums attended by 148 major PMs between November 2007 and November 2010, and it provides a synthesis and presentation of current programmatic issues and trends.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA543796

Entities

People

  • Al Moseley
  • Roy Wood

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Defense Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unfunded Mandates
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management