Theses and Dissertations
USING CHALLENGE-BASED ACQUISITIONS TO SUPPORT ARMY MODERNIZATION AND ACHIEVE REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE THROUGH EVOLUTIONARY, INCREMENTAL STEPS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
This project identifies strategic objectives of the United States Army’s aviation modernization efforts and explores the use of Challenge Based Acquisitions (ChBA) as an effective approach to efficiently capture innovation ...
AN ANALYSIS OF AIR FORCE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL COMPETENCY AND INTERNAL PROCESSES USING THE NATIONAL CONTRACT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION'S THIRD-PARTY ACCREDITED COMPETENCY STANDARD
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
For the last two decades, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has listed the Department of Defense’s (DoD) contract management practices as a high-risk area. Additionally, in 2019, contract management oversight ...
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 ...
AFFORDABILITY DECISION-MAKING MODEL
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
Department of Defense (DOD) senior leaders are chartered to make decisions on proceeding or canceling programs based on cost data. Affordability is one of the biggest reasons for the DOD to cancel programs. When making ...
EFFECT OF THE EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EVMS) COMPLIANCE REVIEW THRESHOLD INCREASE ON DATA INTEGRITY AND CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
This research investigates potential correlation between Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)-required Earned Value Management System (EVMS) compliance reviews and their effect on contractor Earned ...
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 ...
BREAKING BARRIERS TO THE FUTURE: EXPLORING USE OF BURGEONING COMMERCIAL SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE COAST GUARD OPERATIONS IN THE RESOURCE-RICH ARCTIC
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
Over the last 10 years the melt of the polar ice caps has opened access to a region of the earth full of untapped resources. This has provided new economic opportunities for polar nations such as Canada, Russia, the United ...
ANALYSIS OF THE PURCHASING STRUCTURE, ROLES AND AUTHORITY WITHIN LARGE, PRIVATE-SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS AND BENEFITS WITHIN AIR FORCE CONTRACTING
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
Air Force Contracting (SAF/AQC) continually restructures itself to streamline decision-making and optimize purchasing procedures to best serve the warfighter. Using a data analysis and qualitative research approach, this ...
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