1 / 9

Path from Urgent Operational Need to Program of Record

Path from Urgent Operational Need to Program of Record. Authors Eileen Whaley Dana Stewart. Overview. Introduction Literature Review Research Methodology Fieldwork and Findings Conclusions and Recommendations. Introduction.

elias
Download Presentation

Path from Urgent Operational Need to Program of Record

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Path from Urgent Operational Need to Program of Record Authors Eileen Whaley Dana Stewart

  2. Overview Introduction Literature Review Research Methodology Fieldwork and Findings Conclusions and Recommendations

  3. Introduction “We can’t have programs of record that are measured in decades; we have to have some agility in our capability cycle times.”- Terry J. Pudas, Office of Force Transformation (Center for Strategic Leadership & Development, 2013)

  4. Introduction • Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acqusition, Logistics, and Technology) request • Mission Requirements • Operation Iraqi Freedom • Operation Enduring • Identifying the Problem • Purpose

  5. Introduction • What policies are in place within the DoD and the U.S. Army that define the Capabilities Development for Rapid Transition (CDRT)? • Are there any Standard Operating Procedures that provide systematic guidance to bring a system that was rapidly equipped to become a POR? • Limitations of the Study • Acquisition Knowledge • Time limit • Unstructured interviews

  6. Literature Review • Defense Acquisition Framework • 38 sources to include • DoD Directive 5000.01 – 2003 • Defense Acquisition Guidebook – 2012 • DoD Decision Support Systems • Joint Capabilities Integration & Development System (JCIDS) • Defense Acquisition System (DAS) • Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution (PPBE) Process • Urgent Needs Process • U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force (REF) • Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) • Asymmetric Warfare Group (AWG) • Rapid Fielding Initiatives (RFI) • Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) • Urgent Materiel Release Process • CDRT

  7. Research Methodology • U.S. Statutes • U.S. Army Regulations • Briefings • Publications and Reports from General Accountability Office and Defense Science Boards • Interviews • Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire command link guided (TOW) Weapon Systems PMO • Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) Product Directorate • Lethal Miniature Aerial Munition System (LMAMS) • Materiel Release Specialists from Aviation and Missile Resarch Development and Engineering Center

  8. Fieldwork and Findings • Normal Acquisition vs Acquisition for ONS Requirement • TOW 2A Bunker Buster • Lethal Miniature Aerial Munitions • C-RAM • Gray Eagle • Rapid Acquisition and CDRT

  9. Conclusions and Recommendations Effective Long-term capabilities JCIDS and ONS Timelines Technology Readiness Level 6 or greater Established steps leading to production and fielding Early identification of resource requirements

More Related