Applying Acquisition Lessons Learned to Operational Energy Initiatives

Abstract

Land-Power capabilities rely on the availability of operational energy to create conditions for mission success. The U.S. Army has designated a Director of the Operational Energy-Contingency Basing (OE-CB) Task Force to monitor the integration of operational energy-related initiatives across all warfighter functions. To capitalize on the lessons learned from a decade of acquisition system improvements and war, the Director of OE-CB must have more than oversight responsibility to deliver affordable capability. Programmatic and budgetary authority over the entire portfolio is the most effective way to implement an operational energy equipping and modernization strategy. Adoption of the Agile Acquisition Capabilities Life Cycle Process and Network Integration Evaluation will enable the OE-CB to partner with industry and government research facilities to focus on deploying mature technologies while developing the science and technology investment strategies needed to build an informed and secure operational energy network.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589184

Entities

People

  • Christine A. Hackett

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Procurement
  • Business Administration
  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Contracts
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Land Warfare
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Research Facilities
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.