06-05-10 RF Additions to Consol List DAHP

06-05-10 RF Additions to Consol List DAHP

MAY 11, 2006 ADDITIONS

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CONSOLIDATED SOURCES LIST

1. Documents dated 1945-1958

2. Documents dated 1959-1968

1959, July-August, "Weapon System Contracting," J. Sterling Livingston, Harvard Business Review, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 83-92. [The article is a critical assessment of weapon system contracting. Section headings include: Delegation of Authority; Conflict of Objectives; Need for Integration; Contract Changes; Engineering Shortage; Degrees of Responsibility; Systems Engineer; Military Reluctance; Industry Criticism; System Prime; Competitive Structure; contractor Capability; Military Capability; Need for Competition; and Conclusion. (10 pages)]

1961, January 17, "Eisenhower's Farewell Address," Public Papers of the Presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960-1961, no. 421. [The address cites threats facing the United States. It includes the often-quoted sentences: "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods, and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together." ( pages)]

3. Documents dates 1969-1980

1970, "The Weapons Acquisition Process – Revisited. [This is a study conducted by eleven active duty military officer graduate students at the Harvard Business School, Harvard Business School Division of Research. Sections of the study include: The Problem of Selecting a Weapons Systems Alternative; The Problem of Budgeting for Weapons Acquisition; Selecting a Contractor; Contractor Estimates as a Baseline for Negotiations and Source Selection; Managing the Program from the Government's Viewpoint; and Managing the Program from the Contractor's Viewpoint. (22 pages)]

1971, May 21, "Acquisition of Major Defense Systems," Department of Defense Directive 5000.1. [The directive sets forth policies for the acquisition of major defense systems. (7 pages)]

1972, February 19, "Stopping the incredible rise in weapons costs," Business Week. [The article describes increases in the cost of weapon systems, causes of the increases, and possible corrective actions. (2 pages)]

1972, March 25, "How Proxmire takes on the Navy," Business Week. [The article describes problems in government-contractor relationships when contract changes are introduced by government and when contractors fall short of meeting the requirements and/or when the government introduces contract changes. (1 page)]

1979, February, "Selections from Defense Resource Management Study Final Report," Donald B. Rice, The RAND Corporation. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [The selections deal with the Defense Resource Allocation Process. They include a brief history of DoD's PPB System; Problems with the current defense PPBS; and a description of the Defense Acquisition Process. (14 pages)]

1979, April 4, "Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs), Department of Defense Instruction 7000.3." [The SAR standardizes format and furnishes instructions for summary reporting of technical, schedule, quantity, and cost information on major defense systems in response to Secretary of Defense requirements. (38 pages)]

1980, Autumn, "MICOM Project Management Manpower Model," Dr. William C. Wall and David L. Stanbrough, in Concepts, The Journal of Defense Systems Acquisition Management, Vol. 3, No. 4. pp. 7-19. [This article describes a normative, purely quantitative, approach to determining staffing requirements for program offices. On most programs, the process is based on largely qualitative considerations and is frequently a function of what the traffic will bear. Used in conjunction with existing techniques for determining staffing requirements, the model provides the analyst and the decision-maker alike with a much-needed quantitative tool. (13 pages)]

1980, Autumn, "Joint Service Test and Evaluation," Brigadier General Jerry Max Bunyard, USA, in Concepts, The Journal of Defense Systems Acquisition Management, Vol. 3, No. 4. pp. 59-83. [This article provides an overview of the joint test and evaluation (JT&E) program of the Department of Defense. It includes a discussion of the rationale for the existence of the program, a review of its historical evolution, a description of current JT&E procedures, and a brief summary of the results of JT&Es that have been conducted to date. (25 pages)]

1980, Winter, "The Role of the Contract in Systems Acquisition," Harvey J. Gordon, in Defense Systems Management Review,Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 30-42. [The author points out that the contract is to an acquisition program as the sheet music is to a symphony; it sets forth what has to be done, when, and by whom. If the program is to be a success, the contract must be of the type appropriate to the task and must be properly structured. Mr. Gordon discusses the contract and the ways it can be used to avoid unnecessary program complications. (13 pages)]

4. Documents dates 1981-1990

1981, December 12, "In Military Procurement, More Bucks Don't Always Produce a Bigger Bang," Peter J. Ognibene, National Journal. [The author points out that "despite the huge buildup in defense budgets, massive cost overruns—the result of faulty Pentagon and contractor estimates—are eating up much of the extra money." The article includes a brief anatomy of cost overruns in involving the LHA amphibious assault ships and 30 DD-963 destroyers for the Navy. (5 pages)]

1984, July, Acquisition Strategy Guide, First Edition, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Defense Systems Management College. [Chapters include: Introduction; The Defense Acquisition Process; Acquisition Strategy Concepts and Structure; Acquisition Strategy Development and Execution; Acquisition Strategy Issues and Alternatives. Appendixes include: List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; and Selected Bibliography. (135 pages)]

1985, KELLY; More than My Share of It all, Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson with Maggie Smith. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press. [This is the story of Kelly Johnson, one of the most honored and highly successful aeronautical engineers, designers, and builders of aircraft. This is also the story of aircraft design and development at the Lockheed Aircraft Company. (209 pages)]

1986, March 20, "Testimony before the Procurement Panel, House Armed Services Committee," Dr. Jacques S. Gansler. [The testimony describes weapons acquisition trends which need to be reversed, and how to achieve the reversals. The trends are: Perception that "the acquisition system does not result in the selection and development of the most cost-effective weapons; Extreme difficulty of getting new technology applied in non-traditional areas or across service roles and missions; Rapid cost growth; Lengthening acquisition cycles; and Growing industrial base problems. (12 pages)]

1986, May 14, "The Effects of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 on the Defense Acquisition Process and Industry," James L. Field, Jacqueline M. Dyer, Jack A. Keaton, A field study for credit by graduate students at the Harvard Business School. [Sections include: Introduction; The Paradigm; A Comparison of Acquisition Environments, Pre- and Post-CICA; The Federal Government's Management Philosophy and the Effects of CICA on the Defense Community; Recommendations and Conclusions. (43 pages)]

1987, "Acquisition management – The Role and the Reality," William D. Brown, Paul J. Kern, L. Kirk Lewis, and John G. Zeirdt, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government. [The authors were Harvard graduate students. My recollection is that they were all military officer although I am only certain of Paul J. Kern who went on to become the 4-star commander of the Army Materiel Command. The report includes the following sections: Executive Summary; Introduction; History of Equipping the Armed Forces; Review of Acquisition Literature; The Current Environment; The Role of the Program Manager; Acquisition Manager Survey; Perception and Reality; and Conclusions and Recommendations. (168 pages plus appendicies)]

1989, The 1990 Defense Budget,William W. Kaufmann and Lawrence J. Korb, Washington, DC: The Brookings Institution. [A commentary on the 1990 defense budget. Section headings include: The Reagan Legacy; The Context of Choice; The Carlucci Response to the Challenge; A more Flexible Response; Budget Comparisons; Force Comparisons; and Conclusion. (51 pages)]

1989, January, RD&A Management Guide, 11tb Edition Department of the Navy, NAVSO P-2457. [Chapters include: Organization for RDT&E; Planning; Programming; Budget Preparation and Justification; Execution of the RDT&E Budget; Managing Acquisition of R&D Effort; and Test and Evaluation. Appendices include: Readings in Acquisition Management; The Navy and DoD Directive Systems; Classification Systems; Technical Information Services; Organizations; Navy Systems Acquisition Process Outlines; Research and Development Laboratories/Centers; Test and Evaluation; and Glossary. (250 pages)]

1989, January 23, "Coming Clean: Will Rockwell Case Hamper Self-Policing in Defense Industry?" Wall Street Journal. [Rockwell claims fraud charge stems from information it voluntarily disclosed. Prosecutor calls it a cover-up. (2 pages)]

1990, June 11, "PACs Give Little Firms Big Clout," Sara Fritz and Dwight Morris, L.A. Times Staff Writers, Los Angeles Times. [The article describes how minor military suppliers use their political contributions to win major victories in Congress. (3 pages)]

1990, July 2, "Who Pays for Peace? Many companies and towns are on a knife's edge." Business Week. [The article describes the uneven impact of defense acquisition budget reductions, by geographical area. (8 pages)]

October 1990, "Acquisition Corps Proposals," John F. Morton, National Defense, [Describes proposals for a DoD acquisition corps. [The description includes a section on education concern and proposals by Rep Dennis M. Hertel (D-MI); Rep. Barbara Boxer (D-CA); and Sen. William V. Roth (R-DE). (4 pages)]

5. Documents dates 1991-2005

1991, January, Report of the Secretary of Defense to the President and the Congress, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. [The report contains an overview signed by the Secretary of Defense. Sections of the report include: Defense Policy; DOD Operations in 1990; Defense Resources; Defense Programs; and Statutory Report from the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, Air Force. Appendices include: Budget Tables; Personnel Tables; Force Structure Tables; Goldwater-Nichols Act Implementation Report; "In Defense of Defense – President George Bush's Speech to the Aspen Institute Symposium, August 2, 1990. (134 pages)

1991, January, "Acquisition Streamlining: Barriers to Implementation of Prior Recommendations, (Volume I)" Report RE001R1, Myron G. Myers, John A. Ciucci, Gerald T. Kelley, Donna J.S. Peterson, Logistics Management Institute. [A Report to the Defense Science Board's Acquisition Streamlining Task Force. [Chapters include: Introduction; Approach; The Problem; Prior Studies and Causes for Lengthening of Schedules; and Implementation of Recommendations. Appendices include: Previous Recommendations and Detailed Case Studies; Historical Cycle-Time and Legislative Trend Analysis; Ongoing Process Improvement Initiatives. (175 pages)]

1991, January, "Acquisition Streamlining: Barriers to Implementation of Prior Recommendations, (Volume II)" Report RE001R1, Myron G. Myers, John A Ciucci, Gerald T. Kelley, Donna J.S. Peterson, Logistics Management Institute. [A Report to the Defense Science Board's Acquisition Streamlining Task Force (Volume II). Sections include: Lengthening Development Cycle; Increasing Legislation; Evaluation of Prior Recommendations; "Top Down" Case Studies Performed by Services and OSD; 10 Lessons Learned from Review of Prior Studies and Their Results; Survey Results from Program Manager's Comments; Barriers to Implementation; Samples of Project Manager Comments. (67 pages)]

**1991, February 28, "Military Officer Career Paths and Training," J. Ronald Fox. [An unpublished paper comparing the career paths of DoD acquisition managers with the career paths of (1) a Navy aviation officer; (2) a Navy surface fleet officer; (3) an Army Infantry officer; and (4) an acquisition manager in the defense industry. (2 pages)]

1992, October 8, "Analysis of the Weapons Acquisition Process of Selected Foreign Governments for the Acquisition Law Advisory Panel," George K. Krikorian, ADPA Chair, Defense Systems Management College. [The analysis contains the following chapters: Introduction; Analysis; Fundamental Differences; French Acquisition System; British Acquisition System; Federal Republic of Germany Acquisition System; and Israeli Acquisition System. (63 pages)]

1992, "A Radical Reform of the Defense Acquisition System," A Statement of the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government. [The study concludes that what is required is a complete break with the present acquisition system, and the creation of a new system based on the best of the acquisition processes used by large corporations when they undertake major development projects such as a new generation of commercial transport aircraft. Such a new system would allow over time the integration of the defense industrial base with the commercial industrial base—an integration that will bring not only major benefits to our national security but also important improvements in the competitive posture of many of our large corporations. It would also signal an important philosophical shift by the new administration tied to the broader goals of strengthening the national economy and reducing the size of government. The report contains three sections: The Problem; The Recommended Solution; Implementation Issues. (5 pages)]

1992, December, "Defense Weapons Systems Acquisition," GAO/HJR-93-7. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office. [Sections include: Overview; Persistent Problems in Weapons Acquisition; Fraud and Abuse in Contracting; Conclusions and Action Needed. (48 pages)]

1992, December, "National Security Issues," GAO/OCG-93-9TR. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office. [Sections include: National Security Issues; Reassessing Military Roles and Missions; Managing the Downsized and Restructured Force; Reassessing U.S. Commitments, Forward Presence, and Security Assistance Programs; Controlling the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction; and Reforming Weapons System Acquisition while Preserving the Industrial Base. (35 pages)]

1992, December, "Defense Contract Pricing," GAO/HR-93-8. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office. [Sections include: Defective Pricing Totals $3.67 Billion for 5 Years; Poor Cost Estimating by Contractors Adds Millions to Contract Costs; Deterrents Offered by the Truth in Negotiations Act Are Not Used Effectively; Lack of a Financial Reporting System to Ensure Fair and Reasonable Profits; Conclusions and Action Needed. (32 pages)]

1993, February, RD&A Management Guide, 12th Edition, Department of the Navy, NAVSO P-2457. [Chapters include: The Acquisition Process—An Overview; Planning and Process; Programming; Budget Preparation and Justification; Execution of the RDT&E Budget; Managing Acquisition of RD&A Effort; Test and Evaluation. Appendixes include: Readings in Acquisition Management; The Navy and DoD Directive Systems; Information Categorization Systems; Technical Information Services; Organization and Relationships; Topics Related to Planning and Conduct of Research, Development, and Acquisition; Research, Development and Acquisition Laboratories and Centers and Test and Evaluation Activities; Glossary. (245 pages)

1994, June 12, "Anatomy of Decline" A comprehensive briefing authored by Franklin C. Spinney. [The briefing describes how modes of conduct evolved during the Cold War are setting the stage for a "Hollow Military" or higher defense budgets in the mid-to-late 1990s. (159 pages)]

*1995, July/August, "Listing of the DoD Acquisition Organizations and Contractors. National Defense Magazine, Volume LXXX, Number 509, pp. 72-140, Arlington, VA: National Defense Industrial Association. [The document contains a listing of defense contractor firms by product categories, along with the names, address, and phone numbers of key personnel in each firm. The listing also includes a description of DoD acquisition organizations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, OSD, and Coast Guard, major acquisition programs, along with the names, addresses and phone numbers of key acquisition personnel, and the names and phone numbers of program directors. (69 pages)]

2002, April, "Pentagon Programs Plagued by 'Over-Optimism,' National Defense. [The article describes the frustration of USD(AT&L) Edward 'Pete' Aldridge with respect to over-optimism in the Pentagon producing cost overruns and schedule slips. (1 page)]

6. C-17 Documents

1989, August 23 through September 25, 1990, Excerpts from 20 Newspaper and Magazine articles relating to the C-17 Program. [Brief highlights of articles describing C-17 development problems involving schedule, cost, and technical performance. (5 pages)]

1994, January 3, Settlement Agreement between the Under Secretary of Defense John M. Deutch and Mr. John F. McDonnell, with a cover letter to Mr. McDonnell from the Under Secretary. [The agreement was designed to settle C-17 issues. (21 pages)]

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