Theses and Dissertations
The post-award costs of contracting out: the U.S. Navy's implementation of OMB Circular A-76
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1988-06)
The Commercial Activities program as delineated by OMB Circular A-76 has been controversial since its inception. One area of continuing controversy is the accuracy of pre-award cost estimates for estimating post-award ...
The management assessment center : a status update and proposed application.
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1976-12)
Weaknesses in present and past systems for the selection of Medical
Service Corps officers from among the ranks of the Hospital Corps are
described. The writer then suggests the possible use of the Management
Assessemtn ...
What explains the patterns of diversification in drug trafficking organizations?
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-06)
The purpose of this thesis is to identify the factors that influence drug trafficking organizations' motivations to diversify their operations. With that in mind, the thesis seeks to answer the question: What explains the ...
A quasi-lagrangian diagnostics investigation of rapid cyclogenesis in a polar air system
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1983-09)
A synoptic investigation employing quasi-Lagrangian diagnostic techniques was conducted for a North Atlantic Ocean polar flow undergoing a period or rapid cyclogenesis. The polar flow was of relatively small horizontal ...
An observational study of the local and remote response of the equatorial Pacific to westerly wind events during the 1991-92 El Nino
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992-12)
The upper equatorial Pacific Ocean response to anomalous westerly wind forcing during the 1991-92 El Nino was examined using observed oceanographic and atmospheric data from equatorial moorings and the Navy's operational ...
Does the economy or surface warfare officer career pay affect surface warfare officer retention?
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-12)
Using cohort-based surface warfare officer (SWO) inventory data from Bureau of Naval Personnel, this thesis examines possible correlation between SWO retention and the economy, as well as the effect of SWO career pay (SWOCP) ...
Cruise missile proliferation : an application of Bayesian analysis to intelligence forecasting
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992-09)
This thesis examines the manner in which the technique of Bayesian analysis may be applied to the forecasting of cruise missile proliferation. Bayesian analysis is a quantitative procedure in which the alternative hypothetical ...
DDG 51 operational evaluation: measures of workload from Combat Information Center communication patterns
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992-09)
This thesis analyzes 2,700 verbal transmissions from an audio tap on DDG-51's CIC internal communication network during the ship's OPEVAL. The frequency and duration of these voice transmissions are analyzed to explore ...
Current density limitations in a fast-pulsed high-voltage vacuum diode
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992-06)
An investigation into the limitations on the enhanced field-emitted current density
in a fast-pulsed (rise-time = ns), high voltage (> 106 V), 1-inch vacuum diode was
conducted using a computer simulation based on the ...
Error analysis of the Mark 86 gun control system.
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1974-06)
The Mark Eighty-Six Gun Fire Control System was designed by
Lockheed Electronics Company to take range, hearing and elevation
inputs from either the radar receiver, target designation transmitters
(TDT), or a closed ...
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Lieutenant, United States Navy (5998)