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<p>One of the foundations of military command and control is that authority must  match responsibility. Yet in weapon system acquisition, a program manager is  responsible to deliver capabilities to the warfighter without full control of the resources  he needs to carry out this task. Successful program managers recognize their  dependencies upon other actors and execute their programs using a network with a  common goal of enhancing a specific warfighting capability. A hierarchical chain of  command still exists, but the network enables the actors to carry out their objectives in an  efficient and effective manner. This report describes how acquisition process purportedly  works in hierarchical terms. It also introduces a process model to describe the set of  activities actually used and the actors who are required to collaborate to deliver  capabilities to the warfighter. The analysis of those activities between actors reveals that  weapon system acquisition behaves like a network. Describing acquisition in network  terms allows those involved in weapon system acquisition oversight, policy, and practice  to have a new insights and measurement tools to understand how to improve the weapon  systems acquisition process.
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<br>Subjects:  Acquisition Organizational Analysis;  Acquisition Stakeholders;  Acquisition Strategy.;  Network Analysis; Military art and science.; Weapon System Acquisition Process</div>
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Mantz, Ryan D.</div>
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