Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has repeatedly called for reforms to the Pentagon’s ineffective acquisition system, and rightly so. Yet the troubled acquisition process is only one aspect of a larger ...

The US faces growing pressure on its defense spending. The US needs to make fundamental changes in the way it develops its strategy, and its long term defense planning, programming and budgeting. The ...

Fundamental to the management of any successful program is an understanding of and agreement on program goals and objectives. A program is generally deemed successful if it meets predetermined ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that long-term defense planning is an essential practice that all developed armed forces should undertake. Or is it? It is an article of faith among many defense ...

In my previous article, I outlined the planning stages that are performed during an XP project, with a particular emphasis on the upfront planning that is ignored in many “XP” projects. This month I ...

UF’s MURP Online students utilize innovative software (such as Zoom) to interact, participate, and present to live audiences and fellow students. Pictured: Dr. Ruth Steiner, URP 6716 Transportation ...

Financial planning involves the interplay of multiple, often complex variables. Think: current and future savings and expenses, projected investment returns, evolving tax rates, debts, windfalls, ...