Policy Issues and Challenges for Interagency Space System Acquisition

by Johnson, Dana J.; Hilgenberg, Gregory H.; Sarsfield, Liam P.

• ISBN13: 9780833030115
• ISBN10: 0833030116
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-13
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Agencies within the national security space community recently have come under increasing pressure to conduct joint or interagency programs to take advantage of potentially shared objectives and mission synergies. Such joint endeavors, it is hoped, will make the agencies more efficient and effective and eliminate unnecessary redundancies among programs. However, a number of policy issues and challenges will influence how these efforts are executed. This report seeks to illuminate these policy issues and challenges, particularly those that will influence multi-mission space system concepts and programs conducted jointly by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Air Force.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	vii
Table	ix
Summary	xi
Acknowledgments	xxiii
Glossary	xxv
Introduction	1	(8)
Background and Context	1	(6)
Study Objective and Approach	7	(1)
Organization of This Document	8	(1)
Framework for Analysis	9	(18)
Overview	9	(1)
Identifying Opportunities for Integrated Activities and Joint Programs	9	(2)
Important Considerations for Evaluating Alternative IPO Approaches	11	(16)
Possible Approaches to Implementing an Interagency Program Office (IPO) Concept	27	(36)
Overview and Methodology	27	(2)
Alternative Approaches	29	(20)
Evaluation Comparison and Insights	49	(14)
Conclusions and Insights	63	(8)
Insights and Observations	64	(7)
Appendixes	71	(46)
Appendix A: NPOESS Case Study	73	(31)
Appendix B: Arsenal Ship Case Study	104	(13)
Bibliography	117