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WSARA: Baselining Programs Early Compounds the Problems Peter Modigliani The Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act in 2009 will actually increase the costs and risks of many large programs rather than control cost growth.
Does MRAP Provide a Model for Acquisition Reform? Thomas H. Miller Mine Resistant Ambush Protected tactical vehicles were provided to the warfighter in record time, but was it a once-in-a-lifetime set of acquisition circumstances?
International Competencies for the Defense Acquisition Workforce Richard Kwatnoski and Gregory Goodwin We need to develop a training program that prepares professionals to respond to international competencies in today’s governance operations.
The Information Technology Program Manager’s Dilemma Kathy Peake Transforming the Army Battle Command System (ABCS) from many stovepipe systems to a system of systems involved both technical challenges and a cultural change across numerous parties.
FIST Versus the Incredible Inevitable! Dan Ward, Gabe Mounce, and Jim Elmore Projects don’t always have to blow out of proportion. Defense. AT&L’s superheroes demonstrate that it is possible to keep a project small and efficient.
Does Anybody Out There Understand the Requirements Process? Mikael S. Beno What’s wrong with the requirements process? Is the process still broken? Those questions raised significant problems in the early 1990s and continue to be asked today.
Evaluating Open Source Software Matthew Kennedy Open source software is widely available to be used throughout the software development life cycle, but how can DoD apply it to its own services?
From Now to Net-Centric Gary M. Lichvar The Army’s Software Engineering Center at Fort Lee, Va., saved money, increased efficiency, and improved its performance, all while transforming itself to support new DoD priorities and objectives.
Lessons Learned from the Coast Guard’s Acquisition Reform Capt. Joe Vojvodich, USCG On July 13, 2007, the U.S. Coast Guard took an important step on its acquisition reform journey when it reached initial operating capability of its reorganized Acquisition Directorate, effectively merging the legacy acquisition organization and the Deepwater Program Executive Office, which oversees the Coast Guard’s 25-year plan to replace or refurbish all its equipment.
Recruiting as One Global Corporation Matthew Tropiano How do you take a global corporation—diverse in nature but unified in mission—and recruit and hire as one organization? Can a 19,000-person organization apply the motto e pluribus unum (out of many, one) to their recruitment and hiring efforts, and if so, how? How do you know when you are successful? What are your metrics?
Don’t Cut Corners Wayne Turk There are many paths to upward mobility; some much more dangerous than others. Cutting corners is one of those dangerous paths. While it seems like a shortcut to success, it is definitely not.
Learning to Swim in the Ocean Christopher R. Paparone Have you noticed the dominant narratives of our senior officers and civilians calling for greater critical and creative thinking in their subordinates?

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