Preface | p. iii |
Figures | p. ix |
Tables | p. xi |
Summary | p. xiii |
Acknowledgments | p. xxvii |
Abbreviations | p. xxix |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Organization of This Document | p. 3 |
U.S. Nuclear Submarines Up to Ohio | p. 5 |
Historical Lessons in Submarine Acquisition | p. 8 |
Ohio Case Study | p. 11 |
Background | p. 11 |
Setting the Requirements | p. 15 |
Acquisition Strategy | p. 18 |
Designing and Building the Ohio-Class Submarines | p. 21 |
New Facilities | p. 23 |
Workforce Issues | p. 25 |
Quality Control Issues | p. 26 |
Government-Furnished Equipment | p. 27 |
Design Changes | p. 29 |
Areas of Schedule Delays and Cost Growth | p. 30 |
Schedule Delays | p. 30 |
Cost Growth | p. 32 |
Life-Cycle Issues | p. 34 |
Conversions to SSGN | p. 35 |
Lessons from the Ohio Program | p. 36 |
Seawolf Case Study | p. 43 |
Background | p. 43 |
Setting the Requirements | p. 44 |
Acquisition Strategy | p. 46 |
Designing and Building the Seawolf-Class Submarines | p. 48 |
Facility and Workforce Issues | p. 51 |
Quality Control Issues | p. 51 |
Government- and Contractor-Furnished Equipment | p. 52 |
Design Changes | p. 52 |
Areas of Schedule Delays and Cost Growth | p. 53 |
Life-Cycle Issues | p. 56 |
Lessons from the Seawolf Program | p. 56 |
Moving to the First Post-Cold War Submarine Program | p. 58 |
Virginia Case Study | p. 61 |
Background | p. 61 |
Setting the Requirements | p. 63 |
Acquisition Strategy | p. 68 |
Designing and Building the Virginia-Class Submarines | p. 70 |
Software Tools | p. 78 |
Modular Build | p. 80 |
Metrics and Oversight | p. 82 |
Areas of Cost Growth and Schedule Delays | p. 86 |
Life-Cycle Issues | p. 89 |
Lessons from the Virginia Program | p. 90 |
Lessons Identified | p. 93 |
Top-Level Strategic Lessons | p. 96 |
Supporting and Managing the Program | p. 98 |
Setting Operational Requirements | p. 100 |
Establishing a Contracting Environment | p. 102 |
Designing and Building the Submarines | p. 106 |
Planning for Integrated Logistics Support | p. 108 |
Appendix: Significant Events in the Three Programs | p. 111 |
Bibliography | p. 117 |
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