Research Catalog

Title

Tailoring the acquisition process in the U.S Department of Defense / Megan McKernan, Jeffrey A. Drezner, Jerry M. Sollinger.

Author

McKernan, Megan

Publication

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

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Additional Authors

• Drezner, Jeffrey A.
• Sollinger, Jerry M.
• National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Description

xviii, 59 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"Regulations and guidance have permitted tailoring of the acquisition process as one of many ways in which the acquisition workforce can more efficiently achieve program objectives. Tailoring is frequently mentioned in regulations and guidance. Policy allows, and even encourages, program managers to customize regulation-based reviews, processes, and information requirements to accommodate the unique characteristics of a program while still meeting the regulations' intent for appropriate decision criteria and oversight processes. The extent to which programs take advantage of opportunities to tailor processes and documentation is not clear, but anecdotal evidence suggests that tailoring is more difficult in practice than guidance suggests. Widespread use of tailoring appears to be constrained by a variety of factors inherent in defense acquisition. The exploratory research reported here reviewed the literature and conducted interviews within the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the RAND Corporation to determine whether this policy area would benefit from additional in-depth research."--Back cover.

Series Statement

RR-966-OSD

Uniform Title

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-966-OSD.

Alternative Title

Tailoring the acquisition process in the United States Department of Defense

Subjects

• Armed Forces > Procurement
• Planning
• United States > Department of Defense > Planning
• United States > Department of Defense > Procurement

Note

• "RR-966-OSD"--Page 4 of cover.
• "National Defense Research Institute."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-59).

Call Number

JBE 17-340

ISBN

• 0833088998
• 9780833088994

LCCN

2015460756

OCLC

911802011

Author

McKernan, Megan, author.

Title

Tailoring the acquisition process in the U.S Department of Defense / Megan McKernan, Jeffrey A. Drezner, 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

RR-966-OSD

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-966-OSD.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-59).

Connect to:

Link to electronic resource

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR966.html

Added Author

Drezner, Jeffrey A., author.

Sollinger, Jerry M., author.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Research Call Number

JBE 17-340