ARJ 104

In this issue: From the Chairman and Executive Editor

Dr. Larrie Ferreiro

Cost Estimation Trends for Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Capt Sammantha J. Jones, USAF, Edward D. White, Jonathan D. Ritschel, and Shawn M. Valentine

In this exploratory study, the authors investigate how cost estimates compare across the 1970s to the 2010s for ACAT I programs. Results suggest cost growth remains relatively consistent over time, but the variability of cost estimates has decreased correspondingly.

Successful Adoption of DevOps Practices in Software Development in DoD Acquisition Programs—The CREATE Example

Richard P. Kendall, Nathan S. Hariharan, David R. Sears, and Douglass E. Post

This paper describes how some long-extant DoD software development obstacles to the adoption of DevOps were overcome by the DoD CREATE program. CREATE has, over the past decade and a half, developed software pipelines, based on DevOps software development principles and practices, to deliver consistent, relevant value to DoD acquisition customers across the Services.

A Tale of Two Organizations: A Qualitative Comparative Study of Contracting Organizations

Jennifer W. Elkins

This research study investigates and compares the bureaucratic behaviors present within contracting organizations to understand better what characteristics of bureaucracy are exhibited within the two types of DoD acquisition organizations: technology enabling and traditional.

Professional Reading List:

Logistics: Principles and Applications (Second Edition)

John W. Langford and reviewed by Shawn Harrison

Current Research Resources:

Artificial Intelligence

A selection of new research curated by the DAU Research Center and the DAU Virtual Research Library

Guidelines for Contributors