Proposed Leadership Structure for Joint Acquisition Programs

Abstract

Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs are becoming more joint, and joint acquisition programs are critical to mission success. In the current DoD acquisition and requirements structure, joint programs are usually assigned to one of the Component Acquisition Executives (CAEs). This causes or exacerbates some of the shortfalls of the existing joint acquisition process. This article investigates the benefits and difficulties of one specific organizational change: creating a Joint Acquisition Executive (JAE), managing joint programs only and reporting to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, as a peer to current CAEs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA564406

Entities

People

  • Howard Harris
  • Mark G. Lewis

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Personnel
  • Procurement
  • Program Management
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Special Operations Command

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