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ARJ 92

DEFENSE ACQUISITION RESEARCH JOURNAL

 

Vol. 27, No. 2

Issue 92: April 2020

The Defense Acquisition Research 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.

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From the Chairman and Executive Editor

Software Productivity Trends and Issues

David M. Tate

Demand for software-enabled capabilities is growing faster than the defense industrial base’s capacity to supply those capabilities. Achieving Department of Defense goals will require major expansion of software productive capacity or signifcant reduction in demand for software-enabled capabilities.


 

APA Citation:
Tate, M. D. (2019). Software Productivity Trend and Issues. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 27(2), 142–167. https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.19-838.27.02

Analysis of Military Construction Cost Growth in USAF Major Defense Acquisition Programs

Capt Emily E. Angell, USAF, Edward D. White, Jonathan D. Ritschel, and Alfred E. Thal, Jr.

Using descriptive and inferential statistics, the authors investigate and determine how cost estimates for military construction projects at the program and project level change over time for USAF-led ACAT I acquisition programs.


 
APA Citation:
Angell, Capt E. E., White, D. E., Ritschel, D. J., & Thal Jr., E. A. (2019). Analysis of Military Construction Cost Growth in Major Defense Acquisition USAF Programs. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 27(2), 168–193. https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.19-840.27.02

Inflation and Price Escalation Adjustments in Estimating Program Costs: F-35 Case Study

Stanley A. Horowitz and Bruce R. Harmon

This article illustrates the importance of basing estimates of future program prices on historical price increases of similar systems. In the case of tactical aircraft, using general inflation rates to predict future aircraft prices is likely to lead to serious underestimates of future cost.


 
APA Citation:
Horowitz, S. A., Harmon, B. R. (2019). Inflation and Price Escalation Adjustments in Estimating Program Costs: F-35 Case Study. Defense Acquisition Research Journal, 27(1), 194–217. https://doi.org/10.22594/dau.19-836.27.02

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The Defense Acquisition Research 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.