Rapid Acquisition and Fielding for Information Assurance and Cyber Security in the Navy

• Main Author: Porche III, Isaac R. (auth)
• Other Authors: McKay, Shawn (auth), McKernan, Megan (auth), Button, Robert W. (auth), Murphy, Bob (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2012
• Subjects: Digital lifestyle; Military engineering; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The U.S. Navy requires an agile and adaptable acquisition process that can field new information technology capabilities and services in relatively short and responsive time frames. A RAND study sought to identify ways to accelerate or bypass the traditional acquisition process in response to the un...