2011
A Series on Four Overarching Themes Across Acquisition Programs: First Theme, Misaligned Incentives
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By Bill Novak, Senior Member of the Technical Staff,
SEI Acquisition Support Program, Air Force Team
Background:
Over the past decade, the U.S. Air Force has asked the SEI’s
Acquisition Support Program (ASP) to conduct a number of Independent
Technical Assessments (ITAs) on acquisition programs related to the
development of IT systems; communications, command and control;
avionics; and electronic warfare systems. This blog post is the first in
a series that identifies common themes across acquisition programs that
we identified as a result of our ITA work. This post explores the first
theme: misaligned incentives, which occur when different individuals,
groups, or divisions are rewarded for behaviors that conflict with a
common organizational goal.
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