| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 63 pages) : color illustrations. |
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text file PDF |
| Series |
Technical report Using EPIC to find conflicts, inconsistencies, and gaps in Department of Defense policies
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| Note |
"RAND National Defense Research Institute." |
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"This research was conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center (ATPC) of RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-63). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The R&R policy analysis framework and methodology --The EPIC tool -- The program manager case study -- The interoperability and standards case Study -- The information assurance case study -- Closing remarks and recommendations -- Appendix: EPIC. |
| Summary |
The authors present a framework and methodology to identify the roles and responsibilities (R & R) of those implementing Department of Defense policies and also potential conflicts, ambiguities, gaps, inconsistencies, and redundancies in those policies. They introduce a new software tool that automates one step of the methodology-EPIC-and demonstrate its use with three case studies to illustrate the technique and also the tool's flexibility. EPIC allows analysts to efficiently analyze multiple policy documents to detect potential conflicts in policy early on, thereby allowing policy developers to focus their attention on the need for clarification and, possibly, changes in policy. The authors relate executive positions to R & R and the products that result from their execution. If it can be shown that more than one actor is assigned to take the same action on the same product, then a potential conflict exists in the body of policy. If, on the other hand, no executive is assigned to take action on a product, then there is a potential gap in the body of policy. Use of this new tool will result in better and more consistent defense policy. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
United States. Department of Defense -- Personnel management -- Data processing.
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United States. Department of Defense. |
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Personnel management. |
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United States. Department of Defense -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.
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Manpower -- United States.
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Manpower. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wong, Carolyn, 1952- author.
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Gonzales, Daniel, 1956- author.
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Ohlandt, Chad J. R., author.
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Landree, Eric, author.
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Hollywood, John S., 1973- author.
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Acquisition and Technology Policy Center.
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Rand Corporation.
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United States. Navy.
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| Other Form: |
9780833076762 |
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0833076760 |
| ISBN |
9780833081926 (electronic book) |
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0833081926 (electronic book) |
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9780833076762 |
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0833076760 |
| Report No. |
RAND/TR-1277-NAVY |
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