Volume I: Acquisition Research: The Foundation for Innovation

Proceedings Paper (for Acquisition Research Program)Accordingly, the year 2006 was especially significant for the NPS Acquisition Research Program in taking major strides toward expanding the program''s reach in important ways to other institutions.'' The number of research institutions participating as collaborators grew to 35 with the formation of a Virtual University Consortium.'' Most noteworthy was, as mentioned above, our securing sponsorship from USD(AT&L) to fund research proposals selected from a nationwide call, or Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) (copy available at www.acquisitionresearch.org).'' We''re truly excited at the prospects of receiving innovative and cutting edge proposals from the top minds around the country.'' We trust that this new sponsorship will act like good seeds sown in fertile soil, yielding rich fruits of profitable acquisition research for many years to come.Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research ProgramApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Student Research Poster Show of the 17th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium

Although this year’s symposium was not held as a live event, ARP continues the annual tradition of making publicly available the posters from the students in the Aquisition Research Program. These documents will also be archived with ARP’s Defense Acquisition Innovation Repository, a searchable collection of over 2,500 research reports produced and published with ARP support.Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Progra

Volume I: Acquisition Research: Creating Synergy for Informed Change

Symposium ProceedingsNaval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Progra

The Proceedings of the 17th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium

Although this year’s symposium was not held as a live event, ARP continues the annual tradition of making publicly available papers and presentations from the many researchers in the ARP community who were scheduled to appear. Two publications appear below: Book of Abstracts, which provides short summaries of all papers in a quickly scannable format, and Proceedings, which includes both the full text of all papers and, where possible, the accompanying PowerPoint presentations.Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Progra

Volume I Acquisition Research Creating Synergy for Informed Change, Wednesday Proceedings

Proceedings of the 16th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium; Volume INaval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Progra

Seventh Annual Acquisition Research Symposium Proceedings Volume I

Proceedings Paper (for Acquisition Research Program)One needs no powers of prophecy to predict that perilous economic times lie ahead for our nation and the rest of the world. While uncertainty surrounds the global economic crisis''how long it will last, for example, and whether conditions will worsen further before they improve''there can be little doubt that national budgets for defense acquisition will experience considerable pressure and quite possibly decline in the coming years. Under such conditions, we may be tempted either to accept with fatalism some reduced level of expectations for acquisition outcomes or, alternatively, to embrace trite exhortations to do more with less. Neither of these is, of course, a tenable position for serious scholars of acquisition. Rather, we ought to continue to seek the best possible understanding of acquisition that will lead to the best possible outcomes given available resources. This entails continued work on what Don Kettl has termed the ''smart buyer'' problem: knowing what to buy, who to buy it from, and how to assess its quality.Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research ProgramApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Charting a Course for Change: Acquisition Theory and Practice for a Transforming Defense, May 13, 2004

Proceedings of the First Annual Acquisition Research SymposiumMany in the Department of Defense associate the phase ''acquisition reform'' with major policy and legislative initiatives of the past decade, for example, the shift away from reliance on military unique specifications and standards, the emphasis on teaming, the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA), and the Clinger-Cohen Act.'' While we should never discount the significance of these measures, the view that the 1990s were the genesis of acquisition reform diminishes perspective of the long history of reform efforts linked to names such as Goldwater, Nichols, Grace, Carlucci, Packard, and Hoover, to name but a few.'' Indeed, these efforts extend back in our history to the Continental Congress'' attempts to reform the buying practices of General Washington''s Army.'' Considering this history, ''reform'' may well be acquisition''s defining theme.The research presented at the symposium was supported by the Acquisition Chair of the Graduate School of Business & Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School.Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research ProgramApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Volume II Acquisition Research Creating Synergy for Informed Change, Thursday Proceedings

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Volume I: Defense Acquisition in Transition

Proceedings Paper (for Acquisition Research Program)For the first time in recent memory, acquisition reform has emerged as a significant topic in Presidential discourse. While procurement surfaced occasionally as a second-tier issue in last fall''s debates, its importance has increased considerably in the current economic crisis. The massive federal spending of recent months has highlighted the need for cost-savings elsewhere, and the President has announced acquisition reform as a priority of his Administration to help achieve those savings.Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research ProgramApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Fifth Annual Acquisition Research Symposium Proceedings Volume II

Proceedings Paper (for Acquisition Research Program)One hundred years ago, William H. Allen --of the then-newly founded Bureau of Municipal Research--issued a call in the Journal of Accountancy for "1,000 accountants for municipal research." Allen's call followed the Bureau's early and remarkable successes, both in exposing waste and corruption in New York City''s government as well as in devising and installing managerial systems for increased efficiency and transparency. History has not recorded the extent to which Allen''s call for 1,000 accountants was answered. History has recorded, however, the very clear and significant contributions of his Bureau's work, particularly its research agenda to the formation of the field of American Public Administration.[3] Thus, while Allen certainly perceived the potential contributions of administrative research, it's highly doubtful he could have imagined the development and maturation over the next century of this entirely new field of study in the US. Public Administration today includes hundreds of graduate degree programs, dozens of academic journals and conferences, and thousands of scholars. The objects of its study have expanded from municipal administration to include federal, state, international, and, more recently, not-for-profit administration.Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research ProgramApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited