Reports and Technical Reports
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM): Construction Management Handbook
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2010-02-11); NPS-CM-10-010
This handbook is meant to serve as a tactical guide for Contingency
Contracting Officers (CCOs) performing construction-focused activities within the
USSOCOM theatre of operations. This handbook is not intended to override ...
Analyzing the Effects of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act
(2014-05-28); NPS-AM-14-003NPS-AM-14-003
The purpose of this project is to analyze the effects of Title II Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (WSARA) of 2009 on the Program Executive Office (PEO) Combat Support and Combat Service Support (CS&CSS). Our methodology ...
A Robust Design Approach to Cost Estimation: Solar Energy for Marine Corps Expeditionary Operations
(2014-07-14); NPS-CE-14-177
Life Cycle Cost (LCC) assessments are of interest during the design phase for new systems. These often involve costs that must be estimated from a variety of different sub-models, including cost models constructed from ...
Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Drivers of Success in Services Acquisition
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-01-10); NPS-CM-14-001
Over the last few decades, services acquisition has continued to increase in
scope and dollars obligated. Contracting for services has grown in relation to
systems contracting over the last couple of decades and is the ...
Services Supply Chain in the Department of Defense: Drivers of Success in Services Acquisition
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-04-30); NPS-AM-14-C11P21R02-074
Over the last few decades, services acquisition has continued to increase in scope and
dollars obligated. Contracting for services has grown in relation to systems contracting over
the last couple of decades and is the ...
Acquiring enterprise systems as a portfolio of real options
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012-04-30); NPS-AM-12-C9P22R01-087NPS-AM-12-C9P22R01-087
The Department of Defense (DoD) has an enterprise architectural vision and an accompanying transformation plan. The enterprise transformation plan describes multiple individual projects and systems that collectively deliver ...
Total ownership cost a decade into the 21st century
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012-04-30); NPS-AM-12-C9P23R01-089
The intent of this research is to gather together the various approaches for controlling and reducing Total Ownership Cost (TOC) and to describe tools and methods to assist PMs and others in addressing TOC more effectively. ...
Case: the Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-05); NPS-GSBPP-14-002
This case uses the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS) to help students develop skills related to decision-making
using cost-benefit analysis (CBA). It is the purpose of cost-benefit analysis to weigh the ...
Pensions and intemporal choice: evidence from the U.S. military
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-02); NPS-GSBPP-14-001
We study a choice made by over 20,000 U.S. military personnel annually between the High-3 and Redux retirement plans. Compared
to High-3, Redux offers a $30,000 current lump sum payment in exchange for lower future annuity ...
Phase Zero Contracting Operations (PZCO)—Strategic and Integrative Planning for Contingency and Expeditionary Operations
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School., 2012-05-02); NPS-CM-12-039
Contracting in expeditionary operations is not a new phenomenon. What is
new is the scope and magnitude that contracting and contractors play in today’s
military operations. Even if global operating tempos decline, many ...
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