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PAPERBACK list:$31.25 Web:$28.12 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Improving the Efficiency of Engines for Large Nonfighter Aircraft C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups Other Related Titles Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisitions Programs (2009) Air Force Studies Board (AFSB) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 55   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix C Related Studies AFA (Air Force Association). 2009. Fixing DOD Acquisition. Available online at http://www.afa.org/edop/edop_8_01_08.asp. Last accessed on December 10, 2008. Chenoweth, Mary E., Sarah Hunter, Brent Keltner, and David Adamson. 2004. Organizational Policy Levers Can Affect Acquisition Reform Implementation in Air Force Repair Contracts, MR-1711. Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation. Day, Donald. 1982. GAO Memorandum: MASAD/SDA Handbook, January 29, 1982. Washington, D.C.: General Accounting Office (GAO). DOD (Department of Defense). 2006. Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment. Washington, D.C.: Deputy Secretary of Defense. GAO. 1993. Waivers to Acquisition Workforce Training, Education, and Experience Requirements, GAO/NIASD 93-128. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1993. Implementation of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Act, GAO/NIASD 93-129. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1996. Best Practices: Commercial Quality Assurance Practices Offer Improvements for DOD, GAO/NSIAD-96-162. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1998. Best Practices: Successful Application to Weapons Acquisition Requires Changes in DOD’s Environment, GAO/NSIAD-98-56. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1998. Implementation of Key Aspects of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, GAO/NSIAD-98-81. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1998. Defense Acquisitions: Improved Program Outcomes Are Possible, GAO/NSIAD-98-123. Washington, D.C.: GAO. Page 55 Front Matter (R1-R16) Summary (1-4) 1 Introduction (5-15) 2 Findings and Conclusions (16-29) 3 Recommendations (30-38) Appendixes (39-40) Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members (41-50) Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers (51-54) Appendix C: Related Studies (55-57) Appendix D: Survey (58-87) Appendix E: Types of Reviews (88-106)

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Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs Appendix C Related Studies AFA (Air Force Association). 2009. Fixing DOD Acquisition. Available online at http://www.afa.org/edop/edop_8_01_08.asp. Last accessed on December 10, 2008. Chenoweth, Mary E., Sarah Hunter, Brent Keltner, and David Adamson. 2004. Organizational Policy Levers Can Affect Acquisition Reform Implementation in Air Force Repair Contracts, MR-1711. Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation. Day, Donald. 1982. GAO Memorandum: MASAD/SDA Handbook, January 29, 1982. Washington, D.C.: General Accounting Office (GAO). DOD (Department of Defense). 2006. Defense Acquisition Performance Assessment. Washington, D.C.: Deputy Secretary of Defense. GAO. 1993. Waivers to Acquisition Workforce Training, Education, and Experience Requirements, GAO/NIASD 93-128. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1993. Implementation of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Act, GAO/NIASD 93-129. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1996. Best Practices: Commercial Quality Assurance Practices Offer Improvements for DOD, GAO/NSIAD-96-162. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1998. Best Practices: Successful Application to Weapons Acquisition Requires Changes in DOD’s Environment, GAO/NSIAD-98-56. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1998. Implementation of Key Aspects of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, GAO/NSIAD-98-81. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1998. Defense Acquisitions: Improved Program Outcomes Are Possible, GAO/NSIAD-98-123. Washington, D.C.: GAO.

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Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs GAO. 1999. Defense Acquisitions: Best Commercial Practices Can Improve Program Outcomes, GAO/NSIAD-99-116. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1999. Best Practices: Better Management of Technology Development Can Improve Weapons System Outcomes, GAO/NSIAD-99-162. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 1999. Best Practices: DOD Training Can Do More to Help Weapons Systems Implement Best Practices, GAO/NSIAD-99-206. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2000. Defense Acquisitions: Employing Best Practices Can Shape Better Weapon System Decisions, GAO/NSIAD-00-137. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2000. Best Practices: A More Constructive Test Approach Is Key to Better Weapon Systems Outcomes, GAO/NSIAD-00-199. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2001. Best Practices: Better Matching of Needs and Resources Will Lead to Better Weapons System Outcomes, GAO-01-288. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2002. Defense Acquisitions: DOD Faces Challenges in Implementing Best Practices, GAO-02-469T. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2002. Best Practices: Capturing Design and Manufacturing Knowledge Early Improves Acquisition Outcomes, GAO-02-701. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2002. Defense Acquisitions: Factors Affecting Outcomes of Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration, GAO-03-52. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2003. Best Practices: Setting Requirements Differently Could Reduce Weapons Systems’ Total Ownership Costs, GAO-03-57. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2004. Defense Acquisitions: Stronger Management Practices Are Needed to Improve DOD’s Software-Intensive Weapon Acquisition, GAO-04-393. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO (Government Accountability Office1). November 2005. Best Practices: Better Support of Weapon System Program Managers Needed to Improve Outcomes, GAO-06-110. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2005. DOD Acquisitions Outcomes: A Case for Change, GAO-06-257T. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2006. DOD Management Approach and Processes Not Well-Suited to Support Development of Global Information Grid, GAO-06-211. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2006. Best Practices: Stronger Practices Needed to Improve DOD Technology Transition Processes, GAO-06-883. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2006. Defense Acquisitions: Major Weapons Systems Continue to Experience Cost and Schedule Problems Under DOD’s Revised Policy, GAO-06-368. Washington, D.C.: GAO. 1 Name was changed on July 7, 2004.

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Optimizing U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense Review of Air Force Acquisition Programs GAO. 2007. Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapons Programs, GAO-07-406SP. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2008. Best Practices: Increased Focus on Requirements and Oversight Needed to Improve DOD’s Acquisition Environment and Weapons Systems Quality, GAO-08-294. Washington, D.C.: GAO. GAO. 2008. Defense Management: More Transparency Needed over the Financial and Human Capital Operations of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, GAO-08-342. Washington, D.C.: GAO. Hanks, Christopher H., Elliot I. Axelband, Shuna Lindsay, Mohammed Rehan Malik, and Brett D. Steele. 2005. Reexamining Military Acquisition Reform: Are We There Yet? MG-291. Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation. Johnson, Stephen B. 2002. Bernard Schriever and the Scientific Vision. Air Power History 49(1):30-45. Lorell, Mark A., Julia F. Lowell, and Obaid Younossi. 2006. Evolutionary Acquisition: Implementation Challenges for Defense Space Programs, MG-413. Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation. McKinney, Ethan, Eugene Gholz, and Harvey M. Sapolsky. 1994. Acquisition Reform— Lean 94-03. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. Putnam, W.D. 1972. The Evolution of the Air Force System Acquisition Management, R-868-PR. Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation. Pyles, Raymond A., and Hyman L. Shulman. 1995. United States Air Force Fighter Support in Desert Storm, MR-468-AF. Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation. Stem, David, Michael Boito, and Obaid Younossi. 2006. Systems Engineering and Program Management: Trends and Costs for Aircraft and Guided Weapons Programs, MG-413. Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation.