EFFICIENCIES IN EXPERTISE
W
ith federal budget cuts and constant bickering in Washington, many Ameri- cans see no connection
between government operations and ef- ficiency. While no one can blame them, there are many unsung examples of what government is truly capable of even in the face of extraordinary challenges, given the right people, the right direction, the right motivation, and the right support. A group of Army civilian acquisition leaders set out to study some of these examples.
Dr. Robert M. Gates, former Secretary of Defense, directed DoD to pursue a wide-ranging Efficiencies Initiative with the goal of “doing more without more.” Dr. Ashton B. Carter, Deputy Secretary of Defense and previously the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)), issued a memorandum on June 28, 2010, titled Better Buying Power: Mandate for Restoring Affordability and Productivity in Defense Spending, highlighting 23 princi- pal actions to improve efficiency across five major areas.
COUNTER-IED SOLUTIONS
U.S. Air Force A1C Patrick Connolly demonstrates the placement of a water disruptor developed at Sandia National Laboratories, an FFRDC, near its target in a simulated village used to train Soldiers heading overseas. The device was sent to U.S. troops in Afghanistan to help disable improvised explosive devices. (Photo by Randy Montoya.)
The U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) sponsored a cadre of Army civilian acquisition leaders in the 2010-11 Excellence in Government Fellows (EIGF) Program for leadership development. The EIGF curriculum required a results project, and one group of Army acquisition fellows focused on where efficiencies could be realized. One area that stood out for evaluation was the leveraging of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) and University-Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs), which can provide acquisition programs with a nonstandard way to secure acquisition expertise with- out increasing permanent staffing and at potentially less cost than contracting with private industry.
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