REPORTS FOR THE PPBE REFORM COMMISSION
AIRC Chief Scientist Philip S. Antón, Deputy Chief Scientist Douglas J. Buettner, and Dr. Jerry McGinn of the George Mason University Baroni Center for Government Contracting led a multi-university team of AIRC Fellows, members of the AIRC Innovation Panel, faculty researchers, and student assistants to produce a series of reports for the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Reform. Through nine reports, they examined a broad array of PPBE activities and offered recommendations to improve the commission’s impact on defense acquisition. Click the cover images below to download each report.
DoD PPBE Reform Literature Review: Analysis of Public Recommendations
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Philip S. Antón, Stevens Institute of Technology
CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Douglas J. Buettner, Stevens Institute of Technology
AIRC FELLOW
Tory Cuff, Stevens Institute of Technology
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
J. Matthew Mercado, George Mason University
Case Studies of Technology Transition
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
John G. (Jerry) McGinn, George Mason University
FACULTY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Edward Hyatt, George Mason University
Jeffrey S. Kojac, George Mason University
Olivia Letts, George Mason University
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) Process Research
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
John G. (Jerry) McGinn, George Mason University
FACULTY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Lloyd Everhart, George Mason University
Jeffrey S. Kojac, George Mason University
Noah Rivers, George Mason University
DoD Budget Justification Book Keyword Search Association: A Proof-of-Concept Demonstration
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Philip S. Antón, Stevens Institute of Technology
CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Douglas J. Buettner, Stevens Institute of Technology
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Jose E. Ramirez-Marquez, Stevens Institute of Technology
AIRC STUDENT SUPPORT
Joshua Gorman, Stevens Institute of Technology
Aashita Patel, Stevens Institute of Technology
ChatGPT Budget Justification Book Program Element Summarization: A Proof-of-Concept Demonstration
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Philip S. Antón, Stevens Institute of Technology
CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Douglas J. Buettner, Stevens Institute of Technology
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Jose E. Ramirez-Marquez, Stevens Institute of Technology
Improving Defense Outcomes Through Improved Interfaces Between PPBE, Acquisition, and Requirements
INTEGRATION RESEARCH PANEL
Edward Cardon, Chair
David Drabkin, Co-Chair
Elliott Branch
Robert M. “Bo” Dyess
Wendy Masiello
Michael Smith
N. Ross Thompson, III
TASK RESEARCHERS
Michael F. McGrath
Douglas J. Buettner
Hoong Yan See Tao
Aashita Patel
Philip S. Antón
A Budget-Theoretical Perspective on DoD PPBE Reform
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Philip S. Antón, Stevens Institute of Technology
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Odd Stalebrink, Pennsylvania State University and Stevens Institute of Technology
DoD Obligation and Expenditure Rates
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Philip S. Antón, Stevens Institute of Technology
CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Douglas J. Buettner, Stevens Institute of Technology
Summary of DoD PPBE Reform Research Findings and Recommendations
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Philip S. Antón, Stevens Institute of Technology
John G. (Jerry) McGinn, George Mason University
Douglas J. Buettner, Stevens Institute of Technology
Supplemental GMU Research to Support the PPBE Commission
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
John G. (Jerry) McGinn, George Mason University
FACULTY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
John H. Davis, George Mason University
Lloyd E. Everhart, George Mason University
Jeffrey S. Kojac, George Mason University
Olivia Letts, George Mason University
