Achieve Affordable Programs
Initiatives:
• Mandate affordability as a requirement
• Institute a system of investment planning to derive affordability caps
• Enforce affordability caps
Control Costs Throughout the Product Lifecycle
Initiatives:
• Implement “should cost” based management
• Eliminate redundancy within Warfighter portfolios
• Institute a system to measure the cost performance of programs and institutions and to assess the effectiveness of acquisition policies
• Build stronger partnerships with the requirements community to control costs
• Increase the incorporation of defense exportability features in initial designs
Incentivize Productivity & Innovation in Industry and Government
Initiatives:
• Align profitability more tightly with Department goals
• Employ appropriate contract types
• Increase use of Fixed Price Incentive contracts in Low Rate Initial Production
• Better define value in “best value” competitions
• When LPTA is used, define Technically Acceptable to ensure needed quality
• Institute a superior supplier incentive program
• Increase use of Performance-based Logistics
• Reduce backlog of DCAA Audits without compromising effectiveness
• Expand programs to leverage industry’s IR&D
Eliminate Unproductive Processes and Bureaucracy
Initiatives:
• Reduce frequency of OSD level reviews
• Re-emphasize AE, PEO and PM responsibility and accountability
• Eliminate requirements imposed on industry where costs outweigh benefits
• Reduce cycle times while ensuring sound investment decisions
Promote Effective Competition
Initiatives:
• Emphasize competition strategies and creating and maintaining competitive environments
• Enforce open system architectures and effectively manage technical data rights
• Increase small business roles and opportunities
• Use the Technology Development phase for true risk reduction
Improve Tradecraft in Acquisition of Services
Initiatives:
• Assign senior managers for acquisition of services
• Adopt uniform services market segmentation
• Improve requirements definition/prevent requirements creep
• Increase use of market research
• Increase small business participation
• Strengthen contract management outside the normal acquisition chain – installations, etc.
• Expand use of requirements review boards and tripwires
Improve the Professionalism of the Total Acquisition Workforce
Initiatives:
• Establish higher standards for key leadership positions
• Establish stronger professional qualification requirements for all acquisition specialties
• Increase the recognition of excellence in acquisition management
• Continue to increase the cost consciousness of the acquisition workforce – change the culture