Theses and Dissertations
A CASE STUDY TO IDENTIFY COMMON ACQUISITION PLANNING ISSUES FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND EVALUATION (RDT&E) PROJECTS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
This Joint Applied Project presents research on Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) procurement processes for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Defense Science and Technology ...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR SOFTWARE DATA AND DOD ACQUISITION POLICIES AS THEY PERTAIN TO SMALL BUSINESSES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
Intellectual property (IP) rights play an important role in DOD acquisition by providing a framework for competition, innovation, and technological trajectory. Poorly defined data rights can be problematic for the DOD and ...
PROCURING BULK PETROLEUM FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: WHY VENDORS’ OFFERS ARE RATED TECHNICALLY UNACCEPTABLE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
Every fiscal year, DLA Energy procures global military jet fuel and marine diesel fuel requirements through four major purchase programs: Inland East Gulf Coast; Rocky Mountain West; Atlantic, Europe and Mediterranean; and ...
AN ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE’S 87 CONTRACTING SQUADRON UNIT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
Collins and Garcia’s 2018 thesis, “A Thematic Assessment of The Organizational Climate in the Army’s Contracting Workforce,” explored the effects on retention and job satisfaction of contracting personnel. Their research ...
DISCONNECTED FROM THE FRONT LINES: LACK OF WARFIGHTER EXPERIENCE IN ACQUISITIONS YIELDS UNACCEPTABLE END STATES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
Over the past few decades, the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) has been under constant fire by Congress, taxpayers, and warfighters for unacceptable cost, schedule, and performance outcomes. This plague has been well ...
COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY: EXPEDITIONARY FIGHTING VEHICLE AND AMPHIBIOUS COMBAT VEHICLE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
The Marine Corps Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program cost taxpayers over $3 billion from inception to cancellation. The Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) attempts to replace the Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) and ...
ANALYSIS OF THE 2021 OFFICE OF FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY DEFINITION OF PROCUREMENT ACQUISITION LEAD TIME
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
In January 2021, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) issued a memorandum defining procurement acquisition lead time (PALT) as “the time between the date on which a federal department or agency issues an initial ...
DEVELOPMENT OF NAVY ACQUISITION PROFESSIONALS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NAVY JUNIOR OFFICER COUNCIL
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
In coordination with the Navy Junior Officer Council (NJOC), this project examines implementation of a pilot program that U.S. Navy Supply Corps Junior Officers (JOs) attend the distance learning Master of Science in ...
THE RATIONAL BEHAVIOR THEORY OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY ON PARTICIPATION IN ECONOMIC INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES UNDER THE CARES ACT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) triggered a national health emergency that caused economic uncertainties for National Capital Region (NCR) small businesses. In response, some NCR small businesses benefited from the ...
AN ANALYSIS TO LENGTHEN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BUDGET TO 2-YEAR AND ALLOW A CARRYOVER OF EXPIRED FUNDS TO THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE SUBSEQUENT FY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06)
In this thesis, I propose the extension of the operation and maintenance (O&M) appropriation or period of availability from one year to two years, along with allowing a carryover of the expired funds to cover new starts ...
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