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Tailoring the acquisition process in the U.S Department of Defense

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
Subject
  • United States. Department of Defense > Procurement
  • United States. Department of Defense > Planning
  • United States. Department of Defense
  • Planning
  • Armed Forces > 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).
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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
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