Owning the Technical Baseline for Acquisition Programs in the U.S. Air Force: A Workshop Report (2015)

Chapter: Appendix C: Suggested Terms of Reference for a Follow-on Study

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Suggested Terms of Reference for a Follow-on Study." National Research Council. 2015. Owning the Technical Baseline for Acquisition Programs in the U.S. Air Force: A Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21752.

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Suggested Terms of Reference for a Follow-on Study

This appendix addresses Task 3 of the committee’s terms of reference.

The National Research Council (NRC) will appoint a study committee to conduct a consensus study in accordance with NRC procedures. The NRC will then:

  1. Identify the strategic value to the Air Force in properly controlling the technical baselines of its programs.
  2. Investigate how others (e.g., Services, government agencies, and commercial industry) control technical baselines and measure success.
  3. Recommend ways to remove or remediate the barriers across the Air Force, such as those identified in the workshop, to properly control technical baselines.
  4. Recommend ways to resource and institutionalize proper control of the technical baselines, to include addressing cultural factors.
Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Suggested Terms of Reference for a Follow-on Study." National Research Council. 2015. Owning the Technical Baseline for Acquisition Programs in the U.S. Air Force: A Workshop Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21752.
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