Defense AT&L - November-December 2013
November - December 2013
Defense AT&L is a bimonthly magazine published by DAU Press for senior military personnel, civilians, defense contractors, and defense industry professionals in program management and the acquisition, technology and logistics workforce.
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Our Relationship with Industry
From the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
On the Ground - Advisor Lessons Learned
In the struggle to secure Afghanistan against terror, the U.S. has moved to an applied logistics problem. (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
Scheduling and SVTs - Rx for Efficiency
The relevance of the adage “time is money” is clear in acquisition programs. A program’s health continually is assessed across four interdependent factors: cost, schedule, performance and risk. (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
Naval Aviation Costs - Targeting Operations and Support
Affordability is as important as performance in assessing weapon systems—and that is most important in sustainment, where 70 percent of a program’s life-cycle costs are borne. (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
Alternatives for Success - One Program’s Unconventional Structure
Program managers must determine the best way to incorporate the Better Buying Power 2.0 philosophy and design program structures to “optimize the potential for success.” (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
Where Sustainment Meets Deployed Forces
Do You Really Know Who’s Going to Maintain Your Aircraft and Where It’s Going to be Maintained? How can one plan to maintain aircraft in the myriad environments, cultures and geographically dispersed locations where maintenance actually occurs? (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
Cybersecurity - Defending the New Battlefield
Cybersecurity is one of the most important challenges facing our military today. Cyberspace is a new warfighting domain, which includes almost all major defense acquisition programs. (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
In the face of an increasingly complex operational environment and decreasing defense budget, it is time for a radically new Pentagon approach for the Digital Age. (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
The era of the Virtual PM is alive and well in an age of cellphones, Blackberries, e-mail, conference calls, flextime and flex place. The project manager no longer can always schedule face-to-face weekly team meetings and must adapt. (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
Stakeholder Needs and Expectations - Planning Your Agile Project and Program Metrics
A key element in the success of any program is the ability to communicate progress against a baseline of cost, schedule and technical performance within and outside the team. (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
Shifting risk to the vendor may not always provide the best outcome in the real environment of uncertainty that surrounds many government contracts. (To print a PDF copy of this article, click here.)
Time Management Tips - For Those Who Don’t Have the Time
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Defense Acquisition Magazine
November - December 2013