Execution Flexibility and Bridging the Valley of Death : George Mason University , October 21 , 2022
October 21, 2022
George Mason University
Execution Flexibility and Bridging the Valley of Death : George Mason University , October 21 , 2022
October 21, 2022
George Mason University
From the report: "While the platform-based defense budgeting system works well for large capital investments, many other capital investments such as the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) concept require modular, cross-cutting technologies that do not fit well into program stovepipes. The cycle times of military feedback and product improvement for many electronics and software applications, for example, happen within the traditional budgeting and appropriations process.
Even when all stakeholders are aligned, there are precious few opportunities to get funding within the traditional resource allocation process. This creates a proverbial “valley of death” that frustrates everyone involved. While DoD’s Adaptive Acquisition Framework has accelerated decision times, contract solicitations cannot be put on the street nor capabilities put into the field until funding is made available. Funding is the long pole in the tent.
What types of strategies can inject the execution flexibility necessary to bridge this valley of death and get capabilities in the hands of warfighters?
Execution flexibility is DoD jargon for delegated authority to move money. It is the most direct way to increase decision speed. Since 1960, execution flexibility has dramatically decreased in Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) and Procurement. DoD saw a ten-fold increase in the number of budget line items, a four-fold decrease in reprogramming, and the elimination of unobligated balances."
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