Defense Acquisition Research Journal. Volume 19, Number 2, Issue 62, April 2012
Abstract
This issue is devoted to the annual Hirsch Research Paper Competition sponsored by our partner organization, the Defense Acquisition University Alumni Association (DAUAA). For 2012, the competition was entitled "Doing More Without More: Government and Industry Imperatives for Achieving Acquisition Efficiencies." Sharp-eyed readers will note that "do more with more" was the direction given to defense acquisition professionals in 2010 by Dr. Ashton Carter, then-Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, as he unveiled the department's Better Buying Power Initiatives (BBPI). The papers submitted for the 2012 competition were selected from a strong field of candidates, and many of the other papers will be published in upcoming issues. First prize went to "Enhancing Cost Realism through Risk-Driven Contracting" by Sean Dorey, Josef Oehmen, and Ricardo Valerdi, who propose risk-driven contract incentives to hold contractors and the government accountable for the realism of system development proposals. Second prize went to "Managing Life-Cycle Information of Aircraft Components" by Geraldo Ferrer and Aruna U. Apte, who describe how modern logistics management systems like Item- Unique Identification (IUID) and Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) can increase operational availability. Third prize went to "RAH-66 Comanche--The Self-Inflicted Termination" by Julien Demotes-Mainard (who, we should note, is the first international author to win a DAUAA research paper award), which ascribes the demise of the Army's premier scout/attack helicopter program to a decrease in political support. We congratulate all the authors on their selection for the prestigious DAUAA prizes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2012
- Accession Number
- ADA560104
Entities
People
- Larrie D. Ferreiro
Organizations
- Defense Acquisition University