Recent Submissions

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  MARINE CORPS CONTRACTING OFFICER CAREER PATHWAY: RESTRUCTURE MOS DESIGNATION SYSTEM TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE SERVICE'S ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 

  Unger, Pamela (Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06);

  This research analyzed the Marine Corps’ selection and development processes regarding contracting officers. It further examined when contracting officers become eligible for advancement into the acquisition workforce (AW). ...
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  THE ANALYSIS OF THE CLOSEOUT PROCESS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REDUCING BACKLOG 

  St Peter, Elizabeth A.; Hall, Charmayne E. (Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06);

  Each year, more contracts are added to the Department of Defense Virtual Contracting Enterprise (VCE) database as overaged contracts. The purpose of this research is to analyze the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) for ...
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  COMPARISON OF THE WATCHSTANDING, TRAINING, AND MAINTENANCE PROCESSES BETWEEN THE U.S. NAVY FLEET AND THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINE 

  Martinovic, Marjan (Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-06);

  Recent GAO reports indicate that Navy watchstanding, training, and maintenance systems need improvement. This thesis compares (a) watchstanding regulations in the Merchant Marine to the standard watch rotation used in a ...