Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Law
Small Business Participation In Air Force Procurement: Participation Trends And The Effect Of Acquisition Reform Initiatives On Air Force Procurement Via Selected Contract Types In Selected Product Categories, Douglas E. Leedy
Theses and Dissertations
Small Businesses (SB) have been of recognized important to the Federal Government for many years. This thesis explores the role of SB contractors in Air Force (AF) procurement and the effects of recent acquisition reform (AR) initiatives on their involvement, including their method of involvement (contract type), product areas in which they participate, and possible new areas of measurement. This thesis answers the research and investigative questions in three ways. First, it explores the correlation of AR initiatives to SB participation as a whole, via selected contract types, and in selected product categories via causal regression models. Next, it identifies …
Performance Based Service Acquisition (Pbsa): A Dynamic Look At Pbsa In The Air Force, Fred J. Lacey Iv
Performance Based Service Acquisition (Pbsa): A Dynamic Look At Pbsa In The Air Force, Fred J. Lacey Iv
Theses and Dissertations
Federal procurement has typically focused much of its efforts on the acquisition of products, with acquisition of services not being held in as high of regard. However, recent changes have required the Department of Defense and the US Air Force (USAF) to increase spending on services. This significant increase in spending on services suggests a need to ensure acquisition professionals are prepared to apply sound business judgment to Performance Based Service Acquisition (PBSA) strategies. PBSA involves acquisition strategies, methods, and techniques that describe and communicate measurable outcomes rather than direct performance processes. The Secretary of Defense, in order to ensure …
Going To War With Defense Contractors: A Case Study Analysis Of Battlefield Acquisition, Ryan M. Novak
Going To War With Defense Contractors: A Case Study Analysis Of Battlefield Acquisition, Ryan M. Novak
Theses and Dissertations
The escalating use of contractors on the battlefield in highly critical operational areas is a trend that is increasing across the DoD. Contractors have a vital role supporting CONUS missions, but they are also on the battlefield in defense of our nation, supporting the warfighter and their weapon systems. As the use of contractors on the battlefield continues to gain favor within the DoD, and as contractor s roles continue to expand and become more critical, it is imperative to improve the current way that the DoD, and specifically Air Force acquisition professionals, procure such services. This research analyzes inputs …
Measuring Small Business Participation In Air Force Contracting: The Impact Of Acquisition Reform, William C. Pike
Measuring Small Business Participation In Air Force Contracting: The Impact Of Acquisition Reform, William C. Pike
Theses and Dissertations
Congress has mandated the Air Force to reform and streamline its acquisition procedures while promoting participation by small business contractors. Reports on the federal government as a whole suggest that the acquisition reforms have had a negative effect on small business participation, with a declining number of small businesses receiving contract awards. A causal regression model is used to determine that the Air Force has actually increased the number of small businesses receiving contract awards over the past thirteen years and has maintained a steady stream of new small businesses into that group. Variables are tested to determine their effect …
Development Of Measures Of Success For Corporate Level Air Force Acquisition Initiatives, Carey E. Petit
Development Of Measures Of Success For Corporate Level Air Force Acquisition Initiatives, Carey E. Petit
Theses and Dissertations
The goal of this research is to suggest a framework for developing measures of success for corporate level Air Force acquisition initiatives. Because this research is exploratory, it focuses on only one initiative: the 2002 Lighting Bolt initiative Focus on results, not process. A qualitative method approach was used to suggest a four part framework. Through the review of literature, common steps for creating metrics were established and recurrent characteristics of good metrics were identified. Then interviews were conducted with acquisition practitioners who have experience with the initiative. Finally, those three parts were applied to the initiative as a case …
Current International Legal Problems In The Pursuit Of Extradition Requests: The Practice Of Saudi Arabia, Ayedh Hadi Alotaibi
Current International Legal Problems In The Pursuit Of Extradition Requests: The Practice Of Saudi Arabia, Ayedh Hadi Alotaibi
Theses and Dissertations
Extradition is an ancient legal practice which has in recent decades become both increasingly controversial and increasingly important. Traditionally, the controversies and exigencies of the extradition process have focused on the two sovereign states (sending state and receiving state) involved in the process. The third actor, the extraditee or subject of the process, was accorded comparatively little attention and almost nothing in the way of individual rights. The emergence of an international human rights movement in the aftermath of World war II encouraged a new focus on the extraditee as not merely a subject of the extradition process but as …
International Telecommunication Regime And Its Influences On Taiwan's Telecommunication Regulations, Chun-Hung Lin
International Telecommunication Regime And Its Influences On Taiwan's Telecommunication Regulations, Chun-Hung Lin
Theses and Dissertations
No abstract provided.