Protecting the Future
Frank Kendall

From the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.

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3D Printing
How Much Will It Improve the DoD Supply Chain of the Future?
Robin Brown, Jim Davis, Mark Dobson and Duane Mallicoat

Imagine a day when replacing a part means going to a 3D printer instead of to a warehouse. Will supply chain management be ready for the coming revolution?

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Predicting Weapon Effects for Defense and Homeland Security
John Hendershot and Robert Kaczmarek

Developing weapons and defenses requires reliable predictions of the effects of explosives. Now sophisticated software, the Dynamic System Mechanics Advanced Simulation, has reduced the need for real-life testing.

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Integrated Cost Analysis Teams
How ICATs Support Better Buying Power 2.0
Jason B. Newman

The Defense Contract Management Agency’s integrated cost analysis teams embody an improved pricing capability that supports the Better Buying Power 2.0 and Affordability initiatives.

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A Chance to “Alpha-Innovate” in Program Management
Lt. Col. Ann Wong, USAF

Establishing program managers and offices in the first phase of the acquisition life cycle may encourage innovation. To realize this hope, however, program managers must take on new roles and some institutional changes must be made.

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Embracing Tablet Technology in Military Construction
Maj. Edwin H. Rodriguez, USA

Tablet computers, equipped with construction-related apps, offer more than convenience to a program or project manager; they offer greater efficiency, improved quality control and reduced cost on a project.

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The Defense Life-Cycle Logistics Journey
A 10-Year Retrospective of Product Support Transformation
Bill Kobren

The transition from Acquisition Logistics to Life Cycle Logistics has brought a new emphasis on life-cycle management; on integrated, interdisciplinary product support; and on designing for reliability, maintainability and supportability.

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Driving Acquisition with Data, Not Documents
Scott Gooch, Peter Andrejev, Nicolas Bruno and Brian Rich

The acquisition process needs to join the paperless revolution by adopting a datacentric, IT-enabled strategy.

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U.S.-Coalition Forces and Host Nations
DOTmLPF-P for Contingency Procurements, Part 1
Darren W. Rhyne

The DOTmLPF-P construct (standing for Doctrine, Organization, Training, materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities and Policy) normally informs capability-based assessments. It also proves useful, however, when executing a host-nation-first procurement in a contingency operation.

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