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| Introduction |
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| How to use this book |
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| Support for you |
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Unit R050 IT in the digital world |
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TA2 Human Computer Interface (HCI) in everyday life |
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TA4 Cyber-security and legislation |
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TA5 Digital communications |
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60 | (17) |
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TA6 Internet of Everything (IoE) |
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Unit R060 Data manipulation using spreadsheets |
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TA1 Planning and designing the spreadsheet solution |
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TA2 Creating the spreadsheet solution |
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TA3 Testing the spreadsheet solution |
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137 | (5) |
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TA4 Evaluating the spreadsheet solution |
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142 | (4) |
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Unit R070 Using Augmented Reality to present information |
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146 | (2) |
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TA1 Augmented Reality (AR) |
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148 | (16) |
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TA2 Designing an Augmented Reality (AR) model prototype |
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164 | (17) |
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TA3 Creating an Augmented Reality (AR) model prototype |
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181 | (14) |
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TA4 Testing and reviewing |
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| Glossary |
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| Index |
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| About This Report |
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| Summary |
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Methodological Approach and Scope |
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Organization of This Report |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (8) |
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Changing National Priorities |
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Advancing Commercial Technologies |
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Many DoD Technologies Are Dual-Use |
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Software-Driven Advances Are Increasingly Important |
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12 | (1) |
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3 Challenges for System Acquisition in DoD |
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Responding to Evolving Missions |
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Leveraging a Changing Defense Industrial Base |
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14 | (2) |
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The Changing Innovation Environment Challenges DoD's Approach to Research and Development |
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15 | (1) |
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Changing a Supply-Chain Environment |
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16 | (1) |
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Contracts Are Challenging |
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16 | (1) |
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Accommodating Interoperability |
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17 | (1) |
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Building in Cybersecurity |
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18 | (1) |
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Planning for Technology Refresh and Insertion |
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19 | (2) |
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Rebuilding the Acquisition Workforce |
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Managing the Acquisition Cost of Systems |
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22 | (3) |
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Aligning Incentives, Organizations, and Processes to Acquisition Goals |
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25 | (3) |
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Goldwater-Nichols Act: A Drive for Greater Centralization |
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Weapon System Acquisition Reform Act: A Focus on Cost and Schedule |
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26 | (1) |
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More-Recent Efforts: A Focus on Speed and Innovation |
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26 | (1) |
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Interdependencies on Requirements and Resourcing Processes Must Also Be Considered |
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27 | (1) |
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4 Potential Actions for Improving the Acquisition Process |
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Tailor Acquisition Approaches |
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For Short-Timeline Programs, Streamline and Decentralize Authority to Speed Fielding Times |
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For Long-Timeline Programs, Leverage Stability to Reduce the Risks of Business and Technology Complexity |
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For Evolutionary Technology, Use a Simple Design Approach with Limited Changes to Requirements to Reduce Program Risk |
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For Revolutionary Technology, New Contracting Approaches, Increased Risk Tolerance, and Flexibility in Concept Definition Enable Success |
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Challenges to Implementing Tailored Approaches |
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Better Engage an Inclusive Industrial Base |
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36 | (4) |
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Expand the Industrial Base to Include Nontraditional Suppliers |
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Improve Long-Term Planning to Sustain the Industrial Base |
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38 | (2) |
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Properly Size, Train, and Incentivize the Acquisition Workforce |
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40 | (4) |
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Map Workforce Characteristics to Acquisition Activities and Their Outcomes |
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40 | (1) |
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Align Incentives with Desired Acquisition Outcomes |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (1) |
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Appendix: Annotated Bibliography |
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Defense Acquisition Policy |
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45 | (4) |
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49 | (8) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (7) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (5) |
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Development and Design of Weapon Systems |
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74 | (3) |
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Lessons Learned from Acquisition Programs |
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77 | (5) |
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82 | (1) |
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Space and Cyber Acquisition |
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83 | (4) |
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Data in Defense Acquisition |
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87 | (1) |
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International Acquisition |
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88 | (5) |
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93 | (1) |
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