Cost assessment program evaluation office director

Project maintenance. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation. Edit source History Talk 0. Office Holders [ ] The table below includes both the various titles of this post over time, as well as all the holders of those offices.

Enthoven September 10, - January 20, Robert S. McNamara Clark M. Laird Richard Nixon Gardiner L. Tucker January 30, - March 30, Melvin R. Laird Elliot L. Richardson James R. Schlesinger Donald H. Aldridge, Jr. May 18, - March 11, Donald H. Chu May 19, - July 13, Caspar W. Weinberger Frank C. Chu July 13, - January 20, Frank C. Cheney Ronald Reagan George H. William J. Perry William S. Cohen Bill Clinton Robert R. Soule July 1, - April 27, William S. Cohen Donald H. Rumsfeld Bill Clinton George W.

Bush Barry D. Watts May 1, - July 1, Donald H. Rumsfeld George W. Bush Stephen A. Cambone July 1, - March 7, Donald H. Bush Kenneth J. Krieg July 23, - June Donald H. Bush Bradley M. Berkson June 6, [3] - April 3, Donald H. Rumsfeld Robert M. Gates George W. Fox October 28, - Robert M. The military officers serve in two- to three-year rotational assignments with the organization and are selected for both their operational and technical expertise. CAPE's civilian and military staff is highly educated, with backgrounds in a variety of academic disciplines, including physics, economics, engineering, mathematics, biology, computer science, and operations research.

By law, the CAPE Director reports directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, providing independent analytic advice on all aspects of the defense program, including alternative weapon systems and force structures, the development and evaluation of defense program alternatives, and the cost-effectiveness of defense systems. CAPE is responsible for the management of the Department's programming process, including development of planning guidance in conjunction with other organizations within the Office of the Secretary of Defense , production of applicable programming guidance, and direction of the annual program review.

The ultimate product of the program review is the Future Years Defense Program - the authoritative statement of what the Department plans, year by year, in terms of force structure how many ships, brigades and divisions, aircraft squadrons and wings, etc. CAPE helps to shape the force in the long-term by providing analysis and advice on resource issues to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council as well as formulating study guidance for analyses of alternatives for major defense acquisition programs.

These special studies sometimes include support to other federal agencies, several of which have created their own program analysis groups modeled on CAPE. Toward that end, CAPE leads the necessary but often unpopular task of fitting the defense program to the budgetary limits set for the Department by the President and Congress. Consistent with its advisory role, the office has no direct decision authority or line responsibility and has no vested interest in any sector of the defense budget.

This budget builds on progress from the sustained funding increases Congress provided in the FY , FY , and FY budgets to repair damaged readiness and marks a key next step in how we develop, posture and employ the joint force to deter or defeat great power adversaries well into the future. The FY budget will strengthen our competitive advantage and shape our military to succeed in this new era of great power competition by supporting continued implementation of the NDS.

The DoD FY defense budget executes the NDS by reprioritizing resources and shifting investments to prepare for a potential future, high-end fight. This budget resources the following four focus areas to build a more lethal, agile, and innovative joint force: Investing in the emerging space and cyber warfighting domains to prepare for a complex security environment.

Modernizing capabilities in the air, maritime, and land domains to enhance lethality. Innovating rapidly in key operational areas to strengthen our competitive advantage Sustaining our forces and building on our readiness gains to prepare for current operational commitments and future threats.

The Cost Assessment Data Enterprise CADE is an OSD CAPE initiative to increase analyst productivity and effectiveness by collecting, organizing and displaying data in an integrated single web-based application, improving data quality, reporting compliance and source data transparency.

CADE aims to provide the government analyst with a single, authoritative website utilizing data visualization methods to house source data which are easily searchable and retrievable. FCoM was created to provide a consistent approach for all DoD employees to estimate the fully-burdened costs of manpower. Our mission is to provide a wide range of products and services for analysis and study support.

Our goals are to provide fast and reliable access to the authoritative data from a variety of sources in order to support the Department's analytic efforts. This site serves as a resource for those interested in defense economics. It includes publications and data from the Office of the Secretary of Defense as well as from other government agencies and academic institutions.

This web site contains guidance, methods, and tools to assist DoD employees in estimating costs associated with: DoD policy proposals and initiatives DoD studies and reports Conferences hosting or attending a conference Other Events training, ceremony, or other DoD Internal Information Collections.

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General: CAPE is part "think tank," part consulting firm, and part investigative agency. Our employees all wear the broad job title of Operations Research Analyst, reflecting the breadth of issues being considered within the Department of Defense on a day-to-day basis.

CAPE is seeking highly talented professionals with graduate education in quantitative fields, as well as demonstrated analytical ability. Since the issues CAPE works with tend to be broad, it is necessary to have a desire and ability to see the big picture and to rapidly acquire knowledge beyond a particular field of expertise. An excellent ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, is essential.

CAPE has professionals in the fields of mathematics, physics, biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry, aeronautical engineering, computer science, economics, and many other related technical fields. CAPE periodically has vacancies for Schedule B Excepted Service Operations Research Analysts in a variety of areas, which can include: Analyzing proposed systems related to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance degree in the physical sciences, engineering, math, or operations research desired Developing metrics for the Secretary of Defense Performing campaign analyses in the assessment of programs Preparing independent cost estimates of current and proposed DoD systems Analyzing proposed tactical aircraft systems Working for CAPE Working for the Federal Government - Benefits Operations Research Analyst Questionnaire Optional Demographic Information?

Federal government websites always use a. Before sharing sensitive information online, make sure you're on a. CAPE'S MISSION Provide the Department of Defense with timely, insightful and unbiased analysis on resource allocation and cost estimation problems to deliver the optimum portfolio of military capabilities through efficient and effective use of each taxpayer dollar.

Develop a broad range of well-thought out capability and program alternatives that enable the Secretary and other civilian and military leaders of the Department to make decisions that improve our nation's defense.

Provide ever deeper insight into the costs of major acquisition programs that enables responsible budgeting and proactive management decisions so that the Department can control cost and achieve savings. Build the skills of the Department's analytical workforce to continue to advance the frontiers of systems analysis and answer tough questions for generations to come.

We encourage an environment of open thinking and continuous improvement. We treat colleagues with fairness and respect. We place the utmost confidence and trust in our people, CAPE's most valued asset.