Military Acquisition and Procurement

Maintaining a military that is prepared to face uncertain future security challenges often requires the acquisition and procurement of new and technologically advanced equipment, which is a major expense for any nation. For decades, RAND has researched and evaluated military acquisition and procurement activities, providing essential recommendations to allow military decisionmakers to manage costs and streamline the acquisition process more effectively.

Research conducted by: RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND Arroyo Center; RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment; RAND Europe

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David L. An

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.P.P. in public policy/admin/analysis, Harvard University; M.A. in Asian Studies, Harvard University; B.A. in history, Yale University

Mark V. Arena

Senior Physical Scientist

Matt Bassford

Director, Defence and Security, RAND Europe
Ph.D. in environmental chemistry, University of Bristol; M.B.A., Imperial College, London; B.S. in chemistry, University of Bristol

John Birkler

Senior Management Systems Analyst
M.S. in physics, University of South Carolina; B.S. in physics, Roanoke College

Irv Blickstein

Senior Engineer
M.S. in engineering management, The George Washington University; B.S. in industrial engineering, Ohio State University

Michael Boito

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

Timothy M. Bonds

Vice President, RAND Corporation; Director, Army Research Division (RAND Arroyo Center)
M.B.A. in business administration, Washington University in St. Louis; M.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Illinois; B.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Michigan

James Bonomo

Senior Physical Scientist
Ph.D. and M.A. in physics, University of California, Berkeley; B.S. in physics, California Institute of Technology

Frank Camm

Senior Economist
Ph.D. and A.M. in economics, University of Chicago; A.B. in economics, Princeton University

Brian G. Chow

Senior Physical Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in physics, Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D. in finance, M.B.A (with distinction), University of Michigan

Kathryn Connor

Cost Analyst
B.A. in economics, Baylor University; M.P.P, University of Chicago

Cynthia R. Cook

Director, Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute; Senior Management Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in sociology, Harvard University; B.S. in management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Jeffrey A. Drezner

Senior Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in political science, Claremont Graduate University; M.S. in ecology, B.S. in environmental policy analysis and planning, University of California, Davis

Daniel Gonzales

Senior Physical Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in theoretical physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S. in physics, Stanford University

Eugene C. Gritton

Vice President Emeritus, RAND Corporation
Ph.D. in nuclear engineering, University of California, Los Angeles

Jacob Heim

Associate Policy Analyst
B.A. in mathematics, Amherst College; M.A. in international relations, Johns Hopkins University

Bruce J. Held

Deputy Director, RAND Arroyo Center
J.D., University of Maryland School of Law; M.S. in aerospace engineering, Stanford University; B.S. in general engineering and Russian, United States Military Academy, West Point

Kenneth Horn

Adjunct Senior Engineer
M.S. in mechanical engineering, Rice University; B.A. in mechanical engineering, Rice University; Ph.D. in aero/astro engineering, Stanford University

Jody Jacobs

Senior Operations Research Analyst; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
M.S. in applied mathematics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; B.A. in mathematics, University of California, Los Angeles

David E. Johnson

Senior Political Scientist
Ph.D. and M.A. in history, Duke University; M.S., Industrial College of the Armed Forces; M.M.A.S., U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; B.A., Trinity University

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