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The Impact Of Acquisition Reform And Political-Fiscal Variables On Air Force Gao-Protests Processed, Raymond M. Barben
The Impact Of Acquisition Reform And Political-Fiscal Variables On Air Force Gao-Protests Processed, Raymond M. Barben
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this research was to determine whether the Air Force contract protest frequency rises or falls with reforms in the acquisition process, number of AF Contract Actions, number of AF Contract Dollars, AF-GAO Sustain Rate, and/or General Economic Conditions (represented by the U.S. unemployment rate). Specific management questions address the effectiveness of acquisition reform initiatives, a comparison to other external factors, and the identification of AF-GAO Protest trends between 1984 and 1998. The research problem was explored with a thorough literature review and formulation of a multiple regression model. The research identified the need to evaluate the impact …