The Acquisition Cost-Estimating Workforce: Census and Characteristics

by Hugh G. Massey and Georges Vernez

To help fulfill a congressional mandate that cost estimates for major defense acquisition programs be performed by properly qualified members of the armed forces or full-time employees of the Department of Defense, RAND researchers conducted a census of the cost-estimating staff in the Air Force1s four product centers and three logistics centers. They also held focus groups with a sample of cost estimators. This report presents the results.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833047647
• ISBN13: 9780833047649
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"