Ensuring Mission Assurance While Conducting Rapid Space Acquisition / CYNTHIA R. COOK, ÉDER SOUSA, YOOL KIM, MEGAN MCKERNAN, YULIYA SHOKH, SYDNE J. NEWBERRY, KELLY ELIZABETH EUSEBI, LINDSAY RAND.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Cynthia R., 1965-

Contributor:

Sousa, Éder

Kim, Yool

McKernan, Megan

Shokh, Yuliya

Newberry, Sydne J.

Eusebi, Kelly

Rand, Lindsay

United States. Department of the Air Force

Project Air Force (U.S.). Resource Management Program

Rand Corporation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Space Force--Procurement.

United States.

United States. Space Force--Operational readiness.

Physical Description:

xi, 97 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2022

Summary:

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) faces potential adversaries that have demonstrated increasingly effective counterspace capabilities. To outpace these threats, the USSF is pursuing rapid acquisition of warfighting capabilities. A key question is whether the acceleration of acquisition by the USSF using various techniques introduces any critical new risks. In particular, do the adaptations and streamlining techniques being used to get new space systems to operators quickly create new (or exacerbate existing) vulnerabilities and challenges to mission assurance (MA) (i.e., the ability of operators to achieve their mission, continue critical processes, and protect people and assets in any operating environment or conditions)? In this report, the authors identify critical risks to mission assurance created by rapid acquisition, assess the potential impacts of these risks, and recommend possible mitigations. Their findings are based on a review of government policies and literature on acquisition and discussions with over 40 subject-matter experts from the USSF, the Department of the Air Force (DAF), and federally funded research and development centers. The authors identified potential sources of risks, created a framework for managing risks to MA, identified potential mitigation strategies and explored the potential benefit of analyzing DAF data to identify common issues in rapid acquisition programs.

Contents:

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Acquisition Streamlining Methods

Chapter Three: Identification of Key Risks in USSF Rapid Acquisition

Chapter Four: Mission Assurance in Rapid Acquisition

Chapter Five: A Framework for Managing Mission Assurance Risks for Rapid Programs

Chapter Six: Conclusions

Appendix A. Snapshot of "Urgent" and "Rapid" Acquisition

Appendix B. Additional Discussion on Streamlining Practices

Appendix C. Additional Discussion on Risks

Appendix D. Background Information on Mission Assurance for Class A-D Missions

Appendix E. Monthly Acquisition Report Risk Reporting and Analysis.

Notes:

Title from PDF document (viewed December 14, 2022)

"RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE"

"Prepared for the Department of the Air Force"

Includes bibliographical references (pages 92-97)

Description based on electronic resource

ISBN:

1977410472

9781977410474

OCLC:

1357137481