ISSN 2156-8405

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The Defense Acquisition Review Journal (ARJ) is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal published by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). All submissions receive a blind review to ensure impartial evaluation. Articles represent the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the DAU or the Department of Defense.

Evaluating Annual Fixed Wing Maintenance Costs
Bunecke, K., White, E. D., Ritschel, J. D., & Bush, B. A.

Using descriptive statistics and regression analysis, the authors investigate and determine which programmatic characteristics appear significantly predictive of rising annual maintenance costs.

APA Citation:
Bunecke, K., White, E. D., Ritschel, J. D., & Bush, B. A. (2018). Evaluating annual fixed wing maintenance costs. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 25(3), 244–263. https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.18-797.25.03

Delineating Operating and Support Costs in Aircraft Platforms
1st Lt Garrett B. O’Hanlon, USAF, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Edward D. White, and Capt Gregory E. Brown, USAF

Understanding Operating and Support (O&S) costs is crucial to long-term affordability decisions. This study analyzes 52 Air Force aircraft platforms to delineate O&S costs and improve future cost estimates.

APA Citation:
O’Hanlon, G. B., Ritschel, J. D., White, E. D., & Brown, G. E. (2018). Delineating operating and support costs in aircraft platforms. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 25(3), 264–287. https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.18-801.25.03

A Text Mining Analysis of Acquisition Reforms and Expert Views
Capt Amanda L. McGowin, USAF, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Robert D. Fass, and Bradley C. Boehmke

Legislation, in the form of acquisition reforms, is historically enacted to address perceived cost, schedule, and performance problems in the defense acquisition system. Text mining is utilized to examine five major reforms and a compendium of views from 32 acquisition experts to identify commonalities and disconnects.

APA Citation:
McGowen, A. L., Ritschel, J. D., Fass, R. D., & Boehmke, B. C. (2018). A text mining analysis of acquisition reforms and expert views. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 25(3), 288–323. https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.18-802.25.03

HERMES Platinum Award

New Research