Stories Collection

  1. People in program offices make decisions every day. Sometimes the alternatives are cl...
  2. Knowledge Management (KM) applies management principles to the knowledge life cycle (...
  3. This article describes issues affecting the design of lessons-learned systems for def...
  4. The Department of Defense Simulation-Based Acquisition (SBA) initiative focuses on id...
  5. Modern military operations require interoperability. The Department of Defense (DoD) ...
  6. The federal government, through its employees and contractors, produces commercially ...
  7. The Army has studied the requirement for uniformed Army scientists (UAS) numerous tim...
  8. Over the past quarter century, numerous acquisition reform initiatives have been impl...
  9. This edition of the ARQ looks at acquisition from a perspective of uncertainty, which...
  10. Uncertainty in acquisition projects and environments can degrade performance. Traditi...
  11. A number of environmental uncertainties in system acquisition can lead to situations ...
  12. As existing weapon systems age and the costs and cycle times on the maintenance, repa...
  13. Many in the Department of Defense consider the acquisition process broken. One means ...
  14. Joint Vision (JV) 2020 guides the continuing transformation of America's Armed Forces...
  15. ********** This article explores the implications of the theory and experimental ev...
  16. Government and contractor acquisition personnel are frequently directed by their supe...
  17. The Department of Defense (DoD) is implementing a Revolution in Business Affairs (RBA...
  18. Several methods are described to evaluate the accuracy of the estimated final cost of...
  19. Selecting and managing development project portfolios is a critical function within t...
  20. In 1993, there were 21 companies doing major defense aerospace work -- today there ar...
  21. During the Cold War, the United States maintained an extensive industrial base in the...
  22. Department of Defense acquisition policy used to treat the modification of existing s...
  23. To manage costs and comply with financial management laws and regulations, government...
  24. The acquisition strategies implied by two theories of learning--learning curve theory...
  25. The Department of Defense is committed to reducing the acquisition workforce, and the...
  26. The drive for greater efficiency in the Department of Defense has so far been charact...
  27. Disciplined maintenance of the Performance Measurement Baseline is essential for Earn...
  28. One of the mysteries in defense acquisition has concerned the fate of the Northrop Fl...
  29. The U.S. government has promoted defense industry consolidation in the past decade as...
  30. Information technology (IT) developments are helping to improve many processes -- def...
  31. This article illustrates how acquisition programs are adapting to a military industri...
  32. The military acquisition system is facing a crisis of significant proportions, with t...
  33. Current business process redesign practices, in the defense sector as well as in busi...
  34. Has the Navy progressed in providing sufficient resources to the level of complete an...
  35. Information technology is creating more realistic, more capable, and more diversified...
  36. While many studies have compared passive and active instructional methods, none provi...
  37. Simulation systems are being increasingly used as a cheaper alternative to field trai...
  38. Accumulating baseline data on the defense acquisition system is essential to gauging ...
  39. Defense planning and budgeting increase national security costs by significantly over...
  40. Can a change in the management structure of the Department of Defense's test and eval...
  41. Leadership and the One Minute Manager. By Kenneth Blanchard, Patricia Zigarmi, and Dr...
  42. Participatory contracting represents a philosophy in which the government attempts to...
  43. This article summarizes research conducted to determine the use of Advanced Warfighti...
  44. Analysis of these three types of purchasing--price-, cost-, and hybrid-based--shows t...
  45. Modeling and simulation technology is the use of models to develop data as a basis fo...
  46. The United States has changed its military strategy and stepped up the use of its exi...
  47. Cost as an independent variable is a key tool in the thrust to reduce total ownership...
  48. How should one determine the amount required for a contract's management reserve budg...
  49. This paper examines two notions that were popularized by Norman Augustine. The first ...
  50. The Joint Strike Fighter program, which aims to provide a new aircraft that will sati...
  51. The leader-member exchange theory of leadership, which focuses on the two-way relatio...
  52. While it is nice to see federal contracting agencies glowing with expectant self este...
  53. Today, the Department of Defense possesses a competent "smart buyer" (SB) capability....
  54. Software is a key component in nearly every critical system used by the Department of...
  55. The Department of Defense (DOD) could achieve substantially higher acquisition cost s...
  56. One of the first expert systems developed for the acquisition and procurement and con...
  57. The Department of Defense surges forward with plans to increase efficiency by downsiz...
  58. Military strategists depict a future characterized by the uncertainty of when and whe...
  59. The point of open systems acquisitions is to ensure that we obtain the most effective...
  60. Maintaining information superiority will be vital to the 21st-century warfighter, and...
  61. As outsourcing has come into vogue for both commercial and government downsizing init...
  62. The objective of the Air Force's Launch Programs System Program Office (SPO) was to d...
  63. The 21st century U.S. military--being redesigned, developed and tested today--is driv...
  64. Among the acquisition streamlining initiatives of the past decade was the creation of...
  65. The David D. Acker "Skill in Communication" award, is bestowed in the memory and hono...
  66. The 1999 Acquisition Research Symposium was the eighteenth in a series of conferences...
  67. Hard evidence is needed to provide an accurate gauge of DoD spending efficiency. This...
  68. Military technology can be compromised following foreign sales to an ally, accidental...
  69. One of the leading visions of the Defense Reform Initiative is "igniting a revolution...
  70. The Standard procurement System (SPS) uses information technologies (IT) to support d...
  71. As defense budgets decline, progress in acquisition reform advances, and worldwide em...
  72. From a review of the literature and more than 30 interviews from those who work on In...
  73. Using data from selected acquisition reports, Drezner et al. (1993) show that reform ...
  74. The Buy American Act adds another layer of complexity to the program manager's job, e...
  75. Subtle flaws in design can have multimillion-dollar effects-and sometimes potentially...
  76. The earned value cost management report is a valuable management tool for project man...
  77. Commercial off the shelf (COTS) has become a byword for acquisition reform, but there...
  78. The excess capacity that currently exists within DoD maintenance depots presents an e...
  79. Little money has been available to modernize combat forces over the past 10 years. Ho...
  80. Too many projects suffer from unachievable budget and schedule goals, caused by unrea...
  81. Any external aircraft modification has potentially far-reaching effects on the capabi...
  82. Billions of dollars worth of contracts are awarded to the winners of research and dev...
  83. Analysis and evaluation of requirements and industrial capabilities are an important ...
  84. Outsourcing has become an increasingly popular way to reduce costs and focus operatio...
  85. Managing Department of Defense (DoD) research and development (R&D) portfolios is a c...
  86. This article sets out international cooperative program lessons that were learned fro...
  87. Up to now assessments of the earned value management process have focused on either t...
  88. Instructional systems design (ISD) is a systematic model used to plan, design, develo...
  89. Maria Andreasen, formerly the European Commission's chief accountant, says she was su...
  90. MARTA: Awarded Rail Development Corp. a two-year contract to remanufacture 46 GRS Mod...
  91. The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority celebrated the opening of its larges...
  92. MARTA named Laura Ray AGM-operations; Carter Rohan, AGM-engineering and technology; a...
  93. It's been a tough road for Nathaniel Ford, who took the reins of the Metropolitan Atl...
  94. MARTA: Awarded a $28 million contract to IBM as part of a business modernization prog...
  95. Star Healthcare Group of Newport Beach announced last week that it completed its $4.5...
  96. MARTA: Awarded the joint venture of PB Consult and Karen Antion Consulting to provide...
  97. RESUMEN El Teatro del estupor describe una escena teatral que explora subjetiv...
  98. RESUMEN Este trabajo examina los inconvenientes de caracterizar a Teresa de la...
  99. "UNA INMENSA cloaca de infeccin y de vicio, de crimen y de peste, un verdadero ...
  100. La tumba del zambullidor (Editorial Sudamericana, 2001) La muerte como bsqueda ...
  101. (A Iverte Malverde, en memoria persistente) RESUMEN Se intenta mostrar cm...
  102. RESUMEN En Peregrinacin de Luz del Da (1871), Juan Bautista Alberdi (1810-1884...
  103. RESUMEN El sueno de la historia, novela de Jorge Edwards, narra, por un lado, ...
  104. RESUMEN La escritura poetica, por ser precisamente escritura, no contiene en s...
  105. RESUMEN El proposito de este trabajo consiste en desplegar ciertos argumentos ...
  106. RESUMEN Las diversas fases operatorias del comentario de texto permiten compre...
  107. RESUMEN Este articulo analiza la ultima produccion creacionista de Gerardo Die...
  108. RESUMEN Este estudio examina la novela Vida y hechos de Don Catrin de la Fache...
  109. RESUMEN El Popol Vuh es el libro del "principio de las antiguas historias...
  110. RESUMEN El proposito de este articulo es estudiar el influjo del jazz en la pr...
  111. RESUMEN Este trabajo analiza dos ocasiones claves de una visita canonica hecha...
  112. RESUMEN El poema de Vicente Aleixandre "En la plaza" representa una ...
  113. ESTE numero de ACTA LITERARIA tiene una significacion muy especial en lo referente a...
  114. La sola historia que uno se cuenta siempre, que uno se dirige a si mismo, la poet...
  115. This work consists of a siege into three latinoamerican literature stories --El suen...
  116. La produccion literaria de Rosario Ferre, junto a la de otros escritores y escritora...
  117. In this article, we focus on Alfonso Reyes' essay "El presagio de America"...
  118. In the present work, Juiio Cortazar's La vuelta al dia en ochenta mundos the "c...
  119. This paper is a reading of La feria, a Juan Jose Arreola's novel, as an eminently di...
  120. The work I am presenting analyze Los santos inocentes from the concepts of fague and...
  121. Este numero de la Revista se inicia con una comunicacion de la investigadora de la U...
  122. This article proposes a spatial metaphor of development in Latin American poetry: a ...
  123. In this article I analyze how Maria Luisa Bombal reflects the condition of the Hispa...
  124. A paradoxical situation occurs in poetic discourse: to represent silence, "sile...
  125. Based on the hypotheses that the characteristics of the discourse and the competence...
  126. The heuristic potential of poetry is approached through a reading of Jorge Luis Borg...
  127. Yo canto con mi cuerpo, yo canto con mi sexo, yo canto toda ... JANIS JOPLIN ...
  128. Mientras que los estudiosos cubanos han relacionado las normas historicas de la opre...
  129. Cuanto mas avanza el siglo, tanto mas extensa e intensa se vuelve la relacion del ho...
  130. Las recientes transiciones de la dictadura a la democracia en Europa y Latinoamerica...
  131. ?Como entrareis en mi paciencia? Incluso tu si no envejeces ?Como me entregaras tu j...
  132. El cuento "Pajaro verde" forma parte de un conjunto de narraciones publica...
  133. I. LA GUERRA El estrepito, los alaridos de las victorias, los lamentos de las ...
  134. En la mas reciente edicion de Noticias de extranjero, Pedro Lastra ha incluido vario...
  135. Este numero de Acta Literaria presenta una variedad tematica buscada conscientemente...
  136. Aguas son muchas, infinitas. Y en tal manera es graciosa que, la queriendo aprovecha...
  137. I El armonioso enigma que es ritmo de la esfera En los multiples estudios...
  138. INTRODUCCION Uno de los generos literarios mas atractivos ultimamente pero que ...
  139. A number of thirsty foxes assembled on the bank of a river for a drink. But the curr...
  140. It makes me feel very sad When I hear anybody say Ugly things about the way ...
  141. 1. Tape an empty cereal box closed. 2. Turn the box so that a long narrow side ...
  142. The Bear Sitting There He sits on my bed and waits For the sky to get dark ...
  143. My brother and I always fight. What should we do? Ryan S., Texas Perhaps ...
  144. Only one kind of shark is known to live in the frigid waters of the Arctic Circle. T...
  145. Outside the barn the wind is strong, Bringing cold November rain; Within thes...
  146. Customer: "Waiter?" Waiter: "Yes?" Customer: "Wh...
  147. Each of these puzzles represents a U.S. state capital. How many can you name? ...
  148. 1. Paint four craft sticks. Let them dry. Glue them together to make a square frame....
  149. Goal! Running down the field, the ball at my feet? going so fast I ...
  150. A Wonderful Sight The November sky fills with a hurricane of birds, abo...
  151. If I were going to teach English in Venezuela, what would I take in college? L...
  152. In our kitchen, there's a wooden table and three chairs--one for Pa, one for Ma, and...
  153. Notre Dame was in trouble. The Fighting Irish were playing Army--the best college fo...
  154. I was informed and enlightened by the piece "Hungry, Happy Ramadan" (pages...
  155. * Name some jobs that require good knot-tying skills. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
  156. Peace Peace is like a bird soaring through the air. It's gentleness, like a...
  157. A kid brings a kickball to school every day. He thinks that because it's his ball, h...
  158. To Mouse, the moon looked like cheese. "I wish I could go to the moon," sa...
  159. Beau gobbled up the biscuit, crunching and swallowing the tasty food. "I guess ...
  160. * These kids have almost finished their art project. How might they start cleaning u...
  161. The Coyote family lived behind a hill, under a rocky ledge. Mama Coyote had her paws...
  162. Karate When I put on my belt, it makes me feel proud Because I try to b...
  163. Fall Leaves The leaves are turning red and yellow, The wind makes branches ...
  164. I have a talent for playing the piano, but when it comes time to practice, I don't w...
  165. Make three silly sounds. Would you rather camp in a forest or visit the beach? ...
  166. Ferguson Jones was planning to be a famous inventor. He was not famous yet, being on...
  167. By the black wrought-iron fence in somebody's small front yard there's a stun...
  168. Proverbs from Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack * The sleeping fox ca...
  169. Rainbow Haiku Beautiful colors, while passing through the waters, a sli...
  170. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: In this big picture find the hot-air balloon, h...
  171. My happiness and joy are like the waves in the ocean. The boat is my nerves. ...
  172. Did dinosaurs hibernate in the winter? Carly Bratton, Age 7 Pennsylvania ...
  173. HE'S WALKING LIKE A COMIC-STRIP DOG. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SHE'S WALKING...
  174. My sister said, "Did the Easter bunny come?" My mom said, "I don...
  175. "Oh no! I was almost through the whole game!" Gallant keeps his voice...
  176. 1. Trace around a maple leaf twice onto poster board. Cut out and color the leaf sha...
  177. Woozy: Look, there's a dog I've never seen around here before. Dad: He looks f...
  178. Boy: Why does the farmer like to have you living in his barn? Barn owl: I eat r...
  179. The rain fell all night. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The water rose higher. ...
  180. 1. Who is Mr. Sippi's wife? Molly Barth, New Jersey 2. How do rabbits tra...
  181. What Thanksgiving Means to Me Food and stories, Grandma's house, Turkeys co...
  182. If you want to hit a home run, you have to be able to see how far away the baseball ...
  183. Kyle had just finished saying, "I wish I could have one more birthday present.&...
  184. The sky is still dark when I get up to prepare a light meal for my family--sometimes...
  185. Origami Origami is quite fun once your paper folding is done. Make a bi...
  186. Say these three times fast. Class clown cat. Alex Unger, Age 8, Wisconsin...
  187. About five years ago, on the way home from a vacation, I was at a restaurant I'd nev...
  188. 1. Cut out two turkey legs from felt. 2. To make the body, cut out two felt cir...
  189. The Reverend Henry Ward Beecher Called the hen an elegant creature. T...
  190. In our May 2002 issue, we asked you to tell us about the funniest thing that's ever ...
  191. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In this big picture find the fish, musical note, banana,...
  192. 1. Collect items from nature, such as pinecones, leaves, seashells, seeds, dried flo...
  193. The Thank-You Prayer We thank you, Lord, for happy hearts, for rain and...
  194. Jenny sat on her team's bench by the pool, watching the game. The Water Rats were lo...
  195. Para la abuela 1. Perfume L'instant, de Guerlain [ILUSTRACIÓN OMITIR] ...
  196. "No tomamos fotos de la boda porque nos pidieron no llevar cámaras fotográf...
  197. Si bien ya no tanto como antes, en Hollywood todavía brillan luminarias con un l...
  198. CARLOTA CASIRAGHI Aunque ella apenas cumplió 18 años, los ojos masculinos,...
  199. A fines del verano de 1951 el multimillonario francés de origen mexicano Charlie...