File Number: UMD-LM-06-040

Authors: Jacques S. Gansler  and William Lucyshyn

Title: Evaluation of Performance Based Logistics

Published: August 2006

Sponsored by: Acquisition Chair, Naval Postgraduate School

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Abstract:

The National Defense Strategy of the United States of America (NDS) establishes a set of overarching defense objectives that guide DoD’s security actions and provides direction for the National Military Strategy (NMS). It was developed based on the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) process and is focused on preparing DoD to meet 21st century challenges.  One of the four implementation guidelines, which it details, is “Continuous Transformation.”  The purpose of continuous transformation “is to extend key advantages and reduce vulnerabilities.” 

No area needs transformation more than DoD logistics. In fact, the former Army Chief of Staff, General Eric K. Shinseki has said, “You cannot have an Army transformation without a logistics transformation.”  This precept can be unarguably broadened—you cannot transform the Department of Defense without transforming logistics.  And, while transforming many military disciplines there are often little proven precedents, in the logistics world, many of the necessary tools and concepts have been proven in the commercial world.  

Keywords: Continuous Transformation, DoD Logistics, National Military Strategy (NMS), Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR)

About the Authors:

The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, is the University of Maryland’s Vice President for Research and the Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise.  As the third-ranking civilian at the Pentagon from 1997 to 2001, Professor Gansler was responsible for all research and development, acquisition reform, logistics, advance technology, environmental security, defense industry, and numerous other security programs.  Before joining the Clinton Administration, Dr. Gansler held a variety of positions in government and the private sector, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Material Acquisition), assistant director of defense research and engineering (electronics), executive vice president at TASC, vice president of ITT, and engineering and management positions with Singer and Raytheon Corporations.  Throughout his career, Dr. Gansler has written, published, and taught on subjects related to his work.  He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.  Additionally, he is the Glenn L. Martin Institute Fellow of Engineering at the A. James Clarke School of Engineering, an Affiliate Faculty member at the Robert H. Smith School of Business and a Senior Fellow at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership (all at the University of Maryland).  For 2003 – 2004, he served as Interim Dean of the School of Public Policy.

William Lucyshyn is the Director of Research and a Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.  In this position, he directs and conducts research that addresses complex public policy problems in an effort to speed improvements in the management and delivery of public services.  During the past few years, he has written extensively on federal government initiatives, such as outsourcing, privatization, and competitive sourcing, to make government more market-based. Previously, Mr. Lucyshyn served as the principal technical advisor to the Director, DARPA, and the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics), on the identification, selection, research, development, and prototype production of advanced technology projects.  Prior to this appointment, Mr. Lucyshyn completed a 25-year career in the U.S. Air Force serving various operations, staff, and acquisition positions.  He was certified Level III, as an Acquisition Professional in Program Management in 1994.

William Lucyshyn

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Center Public Policy and Private Enterprise

School of Public Policy

University of Maryland

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