Research Catalog

Title

Issues with access to acquisition data and information in the Department of Defense : policy and practice / Jessie Riposo, Megan McKernan, Jeffrey A. Drezner, Geoffrey McGovern, Daniel Tremblay, Jason Kumar, Jerry M. Sollinger.

Author

Riposo, Jessie

Publication

• Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2015]
• ©2015

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Additional Authors

• McKernan, Megan
• Drezner, Jeffrey A.
• McGovern, Geoffrey
• Tremblay, Daniel
• Kumar, Jason
• Sollinger, Jerry M.
• United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, sponsoring body.
• Rand Corporation, issuing body.
• National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.

Description

xiii, 74 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm

Summary

• Acquisition data underpin the management and oversight of the U.S. defense acquisition portfolio. However, balancing security and transparency has been an ongoing challenge. Some acquisition professionals are not getting the data they need to perform their assigned duties or are not getting the data and information in an efficient manner. To help guide the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) in addressing these problems, the RAND Corporation identified access problems at the OSD level -- including those organizations that require access to data and information to support OSD, such as analytic support federally funded research and development centers and direct support contractors -- and evaluated the role of policy in determining access. The study also involved a limited review of how data are shared between OSD and the military departments.
• Issues with Access to Acquisition Data and Information in the Department of Defense finds that the process for gaining access to data is inefficient and may not provide access to the best data to support analysis, and that OSD analytic groups and support contractors face particular challenges in gaining access to data. Given the inherent complexity in securing data and sharing data, any solutions to problems associated with data sharing must be well thought out to avoid the multitude of unintended consequences that could arise.

Series Statement

[Research report] ; RR-880-OSD

Uniform Title

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-880-OSD.

Alternative Title

Access to acquisition data and information in the Department of Defense

Subject

• United States. Department of Defense > Appropriations and expenditures
• United States. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
• United States. Department of Defense
• Government information > Access control > United States
• Expenditures, Public
• Government information > Access control
• United States

Note

• "RR-880-OSD"--Cover page 4.
• "Rand National Defense Research Institute."
• "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
• "Approved for public release; distribution unlimited."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-74).

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online.

Contents

Introduction -- The policy landscape -- Practical issues and challenges to sharing acquisition data -- Proprietary data: a case study -- Conclusions and options -- Appendix A. DoD policies affecting data sharing -- Appendix B. Discussions with OSD -- Appendix C. Central repository case studies -- Appendix D. Technical data rights.

Call Number

JBF 15-374

ISBN

• 0833088920
• 9780833088925

OCLC

910856225

Author

Riposo, Jessie, author.

Title

Issues with access to acquisition data and information in the Department of Defense : policy and practice / Jessie Riposo, Megan McKernan, Jeffrey A. Drezner, Geoffrey McGovern, Daniel Tremblay, Jason Kumar, Jerry M. Sollinger.

Publisher

Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand Corporation, [2015]

Copyright Date

©2015

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

[Research report] ; RR-880-OSD

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-880-OSD.

Additional Formats

Also available online.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-74).

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Link to electronic resource

Added Author

McKernan, Megan, author.

Drezner, Jeffrey A., author.

McGovern, Geoffrey, author.

Tremblay, Daniel, author.

Kumar, Jason, author.

Sollinger, Jerry M., author.

United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, sponsoring body.

Rand Corporation, issuing body.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.

Research Call Number

JBF 15-374