Transforming the Acquisition of Army Information Technology

Abstract

Information technology (IT) is a critical and costly enabler of Army Operations. When authorized Army activities obligate funds to support IT contracts, it becomes the responsibility of those activities to perform continuous validation of the requirements for IT support. However, the Army's current initiatives and processes for IT procurement and acquisition are not sufficient to conduct thorough analyses and prevent duplication of effort. One of the primary issues facing the Army IT acquisitions process is the failure of users to clearly define IT requirements and outline the scope of those requirements. Users often do not adequately articulate their operational needs. It is only through the use of effective cost-benefit analyses conducted by IT-savvy procurement teams that the Army can reduce costs and improve productivity in the modern era of fast-paced technological advances and ever-decreasing fiscal resources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589941

Entities

People

  • Jennifer B. Piolo

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Resource Management
  • Students
  • Teamwork
  • Test And Evaluation
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis