Organization: Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)
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Accounting for uncertainty in a business case analysis for implementing advanced technology ordnance surveillance in a munitions management environment
The purpose of this project was to support the Advanced Technology Ordnance Surveillance (ATOS) project office in conducting a return on investment analysis. The approach taken to support the ROI analysis was to build a model consistent with the need for a Business Case Analysis (BCA) for an ATOS Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD), which allows generating the return on investment distribution, while also assuming a range of uncertain savings assumptions. Additionally, the model that was built required testing with notional data in order to evaluate its functionality.
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
As is arguably common knowledge among defense procurement professionals, the Department of Defense (DoD) acquisitions process is slow, expensive, and inefficient. Since 1990, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has highlighted DoD Weapons Systems Acquisition and Supply Chain Management as two high-risk areas requiring focused effort to meet cost, schedule and performance goals. Blockchain technology has the potential to advance these goals. Congress agrees. By transforming how we conduct business, the DoD can realize significant benefits from blockchain technology. Private industry is testing blockchain and offers an opportunity for the DoD to learn from established practices. This research centers on how industry is implementing blockchain technology and leads to illustrate parallels where the DoD can apply similar practices to achieve efficiencies. We aimed to do this with an analysis of specifically selected case studies in which private companies use blockchain technology to solve issues comparable to those of the DoD. Our analysis revealed common elements during the successful implementation of blockchain within the private companies. After performing the case study analysis, we discuss the findings and determine what elements appear to be relevant and potentially significant to the DoD and public procurement sector. Furthermore, we include a list of recommendations based on the trends identified during data analysis.
APPLICATION OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY ON ENLISTED DETAILING PROCESS
The current enlisted detailing process is completely centralized, requiring a time-intensive system to negotiate and match Sailor preferences to job gaps. The process is managed by Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) detailers through coordination with placement officers, command representatives, and the individual Sailors seeking available billets. Individual Sailor records are also maintained at BUPERS, using multiple databases. This report researches the use of blockchain technology to provide a decentralized marketplace to streamline the process while still protecting sensitive data. While this report concludes that it is entirely feasible to encode Sailor records on a blockchain ledger, further research is recommended in the form of a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to determine whether this solution is right for BUPERS.