ODCAPE
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ODCAPE is the abbreviation for the Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, a U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for independent analysis of military programs, costs, and resource allocation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ODCAPE canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Department of Defense office
ⓘ
government organization ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employs |
civilian analysts
ⓘ
military analysts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
defense resource allocation
ⓘ
military program costs ⓘ program performance evaluation ⓘ |
| goal |
improve effectiveness of defense programs
ⓘ
improve efficiency of defense spending ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
conduct capability portfolio assessments
ⓘ
conduct cost-effectiveness analyses ⓘ conduct force structure analyses ⓘ provide independent analytic advice on defense programs ⓘ support development of the Future Years Defense Program ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arlington, Virginia
ⓘ
The Pentagon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | analytical studies of major defense acquisition programs ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Office of the Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| reportsTo | Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsWithin | Office of the Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
analytical support to the Secretary of Defense
ⓘ
cost assessment of defense programs ⓘ independent analysis of military programs ⓘ program evaluation ⓘ resource allocation analysis ⓘ supporting defense planning ⓘ supporting programming and budgeting decisions ⓘ |
| sector | defense ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
defense acquisition
ⓘ
defense budgeting ⓘ force planning ⓘ program evaluation ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization |
analytical office
ⓘ
staff organization ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
cost estimation
ⓘ
economic analysis ⓘ operations research ⓘ quantitative analysis ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Joint Staff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defense agencies ⓘ military departments ⓘ |
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