Acquisition Research Symposium
Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS): Doing It Right
(The Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, 2008-09); UMD-AM-08-129
In the twenty-first century, the United States will likely encounter a wide-range of threats, such as those posed by terrorists, rogue states and other non-state actors—all of whom are taking full advantage of globally ...
Volume I Acquisition Research Creating Synergy for Informed Change, Wednesday 19th Annual Acquisition Research Proceedings
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-04-29); SYM-AM-22-028
Volume II Acquisition Research Creating Synergy for Informed Change, Thursday 19th Annual Acquisition Research Proceedings
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-04-29); SYM-AM-22-029
Harnessing the Power of Digital Platforms to Accelerate Adoption Rates of Emerging Technologies and Innovations
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-05-02); SYM-AM-22-032
The recent Overmatch championed Artificial Intelligence and Networks (AINet) Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) demonstrated an alternative all-digital ANTX format enabled by integrated Rapid Innovation Labs (iRILs). ...
Gamification in Defense Acquisition Training and Education
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-05-02); SYM-AM-22-031
Leveraging research conducted as part of an Acquisition Research Program sponsored thesis, this paper expands upon an essay written by our research team (submitted to USNI), in which we argue that gamified learning (building ...
Exploring the Potential for 3D Printing in Medical Logistics for Medical Supplies in Operational Environments
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-05-02); SYM-AM-22-033
Medical supply shortages occur in mass casualty events in operational military environments. These challenge environments both lead to and exacerbate medical supply shortages. This study answers the research questions: ...
Improving Economy and Efficiency in Federal Contracting Presidential Use of the Federal Property and Administrative Services to Direct Procurement Policy
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-05-02); SYM-AM-22-034
This paper focuses on how presidents have issued Executive Orders relying on the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (FPASA) over the past thirty years to shape the Federal acquisition system. Pursuant ...
Framework for Organizational Needs of Innovation in the Department of Defense
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-05-02); SYM-AM-22-030
The Department of Defense is a performance-based bureaucracy that focuses on time, schedule, and budget to evaluate the performance of its programs. The DoD is driven to perform its national security mission and to maximize ...
Labor Market Impacts on Navy Shipbuilding & Fleet Efficiency
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-05-02); SYM-AM-22-039
The Department of Defense relies on a range of highly specialized—and in many cases, dwindling—skill sets in order to deliver critically needed military capabilities and weapons systems. In order to achieve its long-term ...
The Slow Destruction of the Defense Industrial Base
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-05-02); SYM-AM-22-036
The National Security Innovation and Industrial Base (NSIB) is becoming detached from the greater U.S. economic base. Specifically, in a departure from most of U.S. history, much of the domestic economic engine—private ...