Reports and Technical Reports
Assessing the Manning Options’ Impacts on Effectiveness and Efficiency of Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure Processes
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-10-17); NPS-AM-17-003
The U.S. Navy International Programs Office (NIPO) has an imminent full-time equivalence reduction from 44 to 36 personnel within the next fiscal year. As such, NIPO requires a manning options study on effectiveness and ...
Empirical Cost Estimation Tool (PMS 320)
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-10-17); NPS-CE-17-002
This research project pertains to the development of alternative ship cost modeling methodologies. Most ship cost modeling has been traditionally weight- based. This approach drives the U.S. Navy to select smaller ships ...
Complex Leadership Needs in the Defense Acquisition Workforce
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-11); NPS-AM-18-017
This project provides a conceptual overview of the theory, frameworks, and models, or "thinking," that informs the leadership needs in the defense acquisition workforce (DAWF). The defense acquisition system is noteworthy ...
Failure is not an Option: A Root Cause Analysis of Failed Acquisition Programs
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-12); NPS-AM-18-011
The current budgetary climate in the federal government is one of increasing uncertainty, making the long-term acquisition of critical weapon systems within the Department of Defense a challenging prospect. Rapid budget ...
Portfolio Optimization of Flexible Ship Options
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-11); NPS-AM-18-010
This proposed research has the explicit goal of proposing a reusable, extensible, adaptable, and comprehensive advanced analytical modeling process to help the U.S. Navy in quantifying, modeling, valuing, and optimizing a ...
Modeling the Department of Navy Acquisition Workforce
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-10); NPS-AM-18-001
Acquiring effective and efficient materiel solutions that support naval missions and other operations is critical to meeting Department of the Navy (DON) objectives. This requires that the Navy maintain an acquisition ...
Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) Case Study
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-07); NPS-AM-17-211
This Enhanced Combat Helmet (ECH) case study encourages critical analysis of a U.S. Defense Department project at two key decision points: project start and production. The case centers on the development, testing, and ...
Analysis of SSN 688 Class Submarine Maintenance Delays
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-06); NPS-AM-17-205
The combination of negative real budget growth and unchanged operational use has stressed the resources of the United States Navy, resulting in an annual average over-budget execution of $0.77 billion per year in Navy-wide ...
An Empirical Study on Content Analysis Use in Test and Evaluation Deficiency Report Analysis
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-10); NPS-TE-18-005
This research investigated strategies and heuristics used to prioritize system deficiencies identified during test and evaluation. Five participants were recruited to participate in this laboratory study, and were assigned ...
Using Developmental T&E to Inform Operational T&E Decision-Based Analysis
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-09); NPS-TE-17-216
We describe two-stage sequential experiments that are used in building and testing valid simulation models. In the first stage, preliminary samples are taken to estimate performance and inform the parameters for the ...
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