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HOW CAN THE DOD ADOPT COMMERCIAL-STYLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR PROCUREMENT?
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
The U.S. Department of Defense has issued a policy directing agencies to adopt artificial-intelligence capabilities to increase the speed and agility of operations. Despite this, there are no current initiatives to adopt ...
FEASIBILITY OF DEFENSE AUTARKY: COMPARATIVE CASE STUDIES OF TURKEY, IRAN, AND UKRAINE.
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
Since the end of the Cold War, the development of advanced military technologies has affected arms production by creating new demands for modern weapons that are more effective but also expensive. This project explores the ...
DO CORPORATE OFFICERS’ POLITICAL CONNECTIONS AFFECT DOD CONTRACTOR PROFITABILITY? A 10-YEAR, DATA-DRIVEN ANALYSIS OF U.S. PUBLIC FIRMS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
This project uses a disciplined, data-driven approach to analyze the effect that political connection has on possible excessive profits of Department of Defense (DoD) contractors. Such connections could influence government ...
ANALYSIS OF PRICE AND PROGRAM GROWTH IN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
For decades, operation and maintenance (O&M) has been growing as a share of the defense budget. To understand the drivers of that growth, we examined OP-32 and OP-32A data, which are the summary of price and program changes ...
BRAZILIAN NAVY UNIFORM SUPPLY CHAIN: A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF AN E-MARKETPLACE TO OUTSOURCE DISTRIBUTION
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
This paper estimates and monetizes the impact of a policy change in the Brazilian Navy’s uniform supply chain. This policy change includes a revision to part of its process flowchart and the creation of a new design for ...
SUBMARINE MAN-DAY GROWTH AT PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
The objective for this thesis project is to attempt to identify why 688 class submarine Docking Selected Restricted Availabilities (DSRAs) at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard (PHNSY) are growing in man-days every year. The ...
A CASE STUDY ON THE IMPACTS OF COST ESTIMATING WITHIN ACQUISITION PROGRAM DECISION-MAKING
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
The use of cost estimating is critical to the continuation of acquisition programs due to full funding requirements. Cost estimates are developed and updated throughout the acquisition life cycle of nearly every defense ...
BRIDGING THE KNOWLEDGE GAP: UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP OF CORPORATE FINANCE TO DEFENSE PROCUREMENT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The purpose of this study is to provide the acquisition workforce (AWF) with an understanding of industry operations and a tool for assessing a company’s capability and capacity. This study utilizes publicly available ...
CASUALTIES AND COMBAT PAY: EXAMINING COMBAT FATALITY RISK FOR NAVY SPECIAL WARFARE SEAL OPERATORS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
This research examined the effect of U.S. Navy Special Warfare Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan on casualties and combat-specific compensation. Data was collected from restricted SEAL ...
THE EFFECTS OF MILITARY THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN POLICY CHANGES ON MILITARY PARTICIPATION RATES, CONTRIBUTION RATES, AND CONTRIBUTION ALLOCATIONS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The purpose of this research is to analyze the effects of the Department of Defense’s policy changes to the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), its defined contribution plan, enacted on 1 January 2018. A voluntary and anonymous ...
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