Navy Raises the Bar

Abstract

In May 2010, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus set out the five governing principles of Navy and Marine Corps acquisitions: First, we have to clearly identify the requirements. Second, we have to raise the bar on performance. Third, we have to rebuild the acquisition workforce. Fourth, we have to support the industrial base. And finally, we have to make every single dollar count. These imperatives match the goals of the more detailed Better Buying Power (BBP) 1.0 and 2.0 initiatives introduced by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, which provide a gauge for the Department of the Navy (DoN) acquisition community against which to measure its programs. With members of the DoN Acquisition Workforce (AWF) focused on carrying out the Secretary of the Navy s Acquisition Excellence imperatives and BBP initiatives, a number of approaches have been found to seek the best possible value for every defense dollar spent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA608879

Entities

People

  • Mark Vandroff
  • Robert Kimble

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • End Items
  • Engineering
  • Lessons Learned
  • Manufacturing
  • Marine Corps Procurement
  • Military Acquisition
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Shipbuilding
  • Ships
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Uss Arleigh Burke

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies