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- Why would we want to test & evaluate early on in the acquisition process? - Wh

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Question

  1. - Why would we want to test & evaluate early on in the acquisition process?
  2. - What is the primary purpose of T&E in an acquisition program?
  3. - What role does the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) fill in T&E?
  4. - What is the Program Manager (PM) role regarding acquisition T&E? Additionally, what are some PM responsibilities?
  5. - Why is it so important to have an Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) and baseline documentation?
  6. - What is the primary difference between DT&E and OT&E?

Explanation / Answer

2. The primary purpose of test and evaluation (T&E) is to support system development and acquisition by serving as a feedback mechanism in the iterative systems engineering process. This pamphlet provides guidance and procedures to implement T&E policy for materiel and information systems with regard to planning, executing, and reporting T&E in support of the acquisition process as promulgated by Army Regulation (AR) 73-1 . Developing and deploying Army systems that are operationally effective, suitable, and survivable represents a significant challenge to all involved in the systems acquisition process.