Michael Boito

Senior Cost Analyst
Washington Office

Education

M.P.A. in public administration, Syracuse University; B.A. in political science, Macalester College

Overview

Biography

Michael Boito is a senior cost analyst and has worked at RAND since 2001. His research interests are weapon system acquisition and sustainment costs, and Department of Defense acquisition policy and the acquisition workforce. Prior to working at RAND, Boito worked in the Department of the Navy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and in a consulting firm in the areas of financial management, acquisition planning, program assessment, and cost estimating.

Research Focus

Publications

Naval Aviation Budgeting: Cost Adjustment Sheets and the Flying Hour Program - 2012

Options for and Costs of Retaining C-17 Aircraft Production-Only Tooling - 2012

The Air Force's Experience with Should-Cost Reviews and Options for Enhancing Its Capability to Conduct Them - 2012

A Methodology for Comparing Costs and Benefits of Management Alternatives for F-22 Sustainment - 2011

Intratheater Airlift Functional Solution Analysis (FSA) - 2011

Root Cause Analyses of Nunn-McCurdy Breaches, Volume 1: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer, Joint Strike Fighter, Longbow Apache, and Wideband Global Satellite - 2011

Evaluating the Desirability of Navy F/A-18E/F Service Life Extension Programs (SLEPs) - 2010

Contractor Logistics Support in the U.S. Air Force - 2009

Cost-Benefit Analysis of the 2006 Air Force Materiel Command Test and Evaluation Proposal - 2008

Test and Evaluation Facilities and Capabilities: Is the Air Force Overinvested? - 2008

Acquisition and Competition Strategy Options for the DD(X): The U.S. Navy’s 21st Century Destroyer - 2006

Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) for KC-135 Recapitalization: Executive Summary - 2006

Analysis of Alternatives for Recapitalizing the Air Force’s KC-135 Aerial Refueling Tanker - 2006

New Techniques Help to Estimate Systems Engineering and Program Management Costs for Military Aircraft and Guided Weapons - 2006

Systems Engineering and Program Management: Trends and Costs for Aircraft and Guided Weapons Programs - 2006

Estimating the Costs of Future Weapon Systems: Focus on Testing and Evaluation - 2004

Network-Based Operations for the Swedish Defence Forces: An Assessment Methodology - 2004

Test and Evaluation Trends and Costs for Aircraft and Guided Weapons - 2004

The Eyes of the Fleet: An Analysis of the E-2C Aircraft Acquisition Options - 2002