Issues with Access to Acquisition Data and Information in the Department of Defense: A Closer Look at the Origins and Implementation of Controlled Unclassified Information Labels and Security Policy

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Assessing Department of Defense Use of Data Analytics and Enabling Data Management to Improve Acquisition Outcomes

“…We assessed the DoD against these practices by comparing the DoD's status (as identified in prior research [Riposo et al, 2015;McKernan et al, 2016McKernan et al, , 2017McKernan et al, , 2018 and recent DoD information-management meetings against these best practices. Comparison is straightforward, identifying whether key private-sector practices are being used by the DoD.…”

Data Rights Relevant to Weapon Systems in Air Force Special Operations Command

“…140 Proprietary markings may properly designate data as Controlled Unclassified Information. See, generally, McKernan et al, 2016. But the marking is inappropriate when asserting restrictions to the government's data rights.…”

Issues with Access to Acquisition Data and Information in the Department of Defense: Doing Data Right in Weapon System Acquisition

“…In particular, we documented where data reside, who can access the data, and who owns the information in 21 information systems. This builds on our earlier work (Riposo et al, 2015, andMcKernan et al, 2016) by exploring in more detail the data that support decisionmaking.…”

“…1 They are critical to such initiatives as Better Buying Power and its efforts to improve defense acquisition. Previous RAND Corporation research has explored issues with access to acquisition data and information and the origins and implementation of controlled unclassified information labels and security policy (Riposo et al, 2015;McKernan et al, 2016). The work reported here, conducted for the Acquisition Resources and Analysis Directorate in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, builds on the earlier research by reviewing 21 acquisitiondata systems, their origins and uses, and how acquisition data might be improved.…”

“…In particular, we documented where data reside, who can access the data, and who owns the information in 21 information systems. This builds on our earlier work (Riposo et al, 2015, andMcKernan et al, 2016) by exploring in more detail the data that support decisionmaking.This report should be of interest to government acquisition professionals, oversight organizations, and the analytic community.This research was sponsored by the Acquisition Resources and Analysis (ARA) Directorate within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics and was conducted within the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community.For more information on the RAND Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, see www.rand.org/nsrd/about/atp or contact the director (contact information is provided on the web page). …”