ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Overview of O&S Cost Reporting Tools
The primary focus of this article is the broad range of O…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Obsolescence management is a discipline in and of itself. As the service life of a product extends…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
OMB assists the President in the development and execution of his policies and programs. OMB has a…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) is the principal staff element used by the Secretary…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Background
In 2009 the US Congress passed the Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act (WSARA) that…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) established two metrics to address availability…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
O&S costs are composed of the following six lower-level elements:
Unit-Level Manpower…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
GENERAL INFORMATION
Energy is a fundamental enabler of military capability, and the ability of the…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Operational Suitability and Testing
Operational suitability is addressed as part of Operational…
ACQUIPEDIA/engineering and technical management
Services with OSD T&E oversight list programs are required by DoD policy to establish a…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) appropriations are used to finance “expenses” not related to…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
Opportunity management, like issue management, is complementary to risk management. Risk, issue,…
ACQUIPEDIA/contracting
FAR Subpart 17.2 – Options - does not apply to contracts for:
services involving the construction…
ACQUIPEDIA/life cycle logistics
Background:
OTs originated from the passage of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (…
ACQUIPEDIA/program management
An Over Target Baseline (OTB) is a Total Allocated Budget (TAB) that was formally reprogrammed to…
ACQUIPEDIA/business - financial management and cost estimating
Indirect costs are made up of two major categories: Overhead and General and Administrative (G…