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From the Crows' NestLong Overdue: The Case for Reforming DOD’s PPBE Process, Part IIIn part two of this special series, From the Crows’ Nest host Ken Miller brings back researchers Jeff Kojac and Olivia Letts from George Mason University Costello School of Business and its Baroni Center for Government Contracting to discuss the findings from six case studies they’ve conducted and what they ultimately recommend to reform the DOD’s PPBE Process.The pair found that their case studies ultimately confirmed commonly held criticisms of the process: that there were delays when funding rapid development and deployment of new capabilities was needed. They ultimately issued nine differ...2024-12-1836 minFrom the Crows' NestLong Overdue: The Case for Reforming DOD’s PPBE Process, Part IIn the first of a special two-part series, From the Crows’ Nest host Ken Miller speaks with researchers Jeff Kojac and Olivia Letts from George Mason University Costello School of Business and its Baroni Center for Government Contracting to learn more about the Department of Defense’s PPBE (Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution) process and why their research finds the department’s decision-making processes is in need of major change.The PPBE process is a complicated process dating back decades. Kojac and Letts walk through their research that was part of the work and final report...2024-12-0452 min