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Activity Number: 163
Type: Luncheons
Date/Time: Monday, August 7, 2006 : 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statisticians in Defense and National Security
Abstract - #305949
Title: Metrics for National Defense: What Metrics Would You Use To Measure Success or Make Decisions If You Were the Secretary of Defense or a Senator or Congressman?
Author(s): Nancy Spruill*+
Companies: Office of the Secretary of Defense
Address: 300 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC, 20301-3000,
Keywords: defense ; security ; indicators of success
Abstract:

One of the thrusts of the latest Quadrennial Defense Review of the Department of Defense---released in February 2006---is to develop more meaningful, useful metrics for defense decisionmakers. If you were Secretary of Defense or a senator or congressman with oversight in the defense area, what metrics would you use to indicate the health of the Department of Defense? What metrics does the department currently provide? This roundtable will talk about dashboards, balanced scorecards, readiness, and business metrics that are used and others that might be proposed for future use. Attendees' ideas are welcome.

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