Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
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The Office of the Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation is a senior U.S. Department of Defense organization responsible for providing independent analysis of defense programs, budgets, and costs to inform high-level strategic and resource decisions.
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| instanceOf |
United States Department of Defense office
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government organization → |
| advises |
Deputy Secretary of Defense
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Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED → other senior Department of Defense leaders → |
| country |
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
cost-effectiveness of defense programs
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long-term defense resource planning → trade-offs among defense capabilities → |
| goal |
ensure affordability of defense programs
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improve efficiency of defense spending → provide objective analytic support for strategic decisions → |
| hasAbbreviation |
ODCAPE
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| hasHead |
Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation
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| hasParentOrganization |
Office of the Secretary of Defense
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| hasPredecessor |
Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation
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| hasShortName |
Director, CAPE
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Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation NERFINISHED → |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| legalBasis |
10 U.S.C. § 139
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Title 10, United States Code NERFINISHED → |
| locatedIn |
Arlington, Virginia
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The Pentagon NERFINISHED → |
| oversees |
analysis of alternatives for major defense investments
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independent cost estimates for major defense acquisition programs → |
| partOf |
United States Department of Defense
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| positionRank |
Presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed official
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| reportsTo |
Deputy Secretary of Defense
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Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED → |
| responsibleFor |
analysis of defense budgets
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analysis of defense resource allocation → development of analytic methods for cost estimation → development of analytic methods for program evaluation → independent analysis of defense programs → independent cost assessment of Department of Defense programs → program evaluation of major defense acquisition programs → programmatic analysis for the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution process → support to the Quadrennial Defense Review → supporting senior leadership decisions on force structure → supporting senior leadership decisions on modernization → supporting senior leadership decisions on readiness → |
| subjectArea |
cost analysis
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defense economics → program evaluation → |
| usesProcess |
Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution system
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| worksWith |
Defense Agencies
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Joint Staff NERFINISHED → Military Departments NERFINISHED → |
Referenced by (1)
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Office of the Secretary of Defense
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oversees |