Senior Master Sergeant Kade Forrester, USAF, has one more distinction to add to his already impressive career: he is the first NPS student to...

On May 11, 2023, the Honorable Nickolas Guertin, Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E), will kick off the second day of the 20th...

CDR Michael Schilling joined the Naval Postgraduate School faculty in July of 2021.  He is an alumnus of Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), with...

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of RADM James “Jim” B. Greene, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.), founder of the Acquisition Research Program at...

“The only easy day was yesterday!” That Navy SEAL aphorism well describes our Acquisition Research Program experience over the past three...

ARP-supported student researchers have developed a tool that allows agencies to pinpoint the agencies, firms, and markets that are most at risk of...

Congratulations go to NPS alumnus CAPT Jerry A. King, who was recognized as the Acquisition Professional of the Year by the Department of the...

On October 14, experts from the Naval Postgraduate School and the defense innovation community shared their perspectives on what it takes for the...

Two members of the Naval Postgraduate School community recently received The Future of Pricing and Procurement Award from the Pricing for Contract...

About the Spring 2021 Cohort of NPS Graduates A total of 364 U.S. and international military officers and DOD civilians completed their...

Research and Reflections from the 18th Annual Acquisition Research Symposium How can the Navy and the Department of Defense best use and acquire...

Professor Bob Mortlock has been conducting case study workshops for members of the defense acquisition workforce for over two years, and...

Acquisition Tips and Tools, with Larry Asch This week has me thinking about what it means to be a wise acquisition professional. Every day it...

On October 7, Hacking for Defense (H4D) co-founder Steve Blank joined the virtual class meeting of our NPS entrepreneurship course piloting the H4D...

On October 13, 2020, Vice Admiral David H. Lewis, USN (Ret.) took the helm as the Naval Postgraduate School Chair of Acquisition. As chair, he will...

This quarter, the Acquisition Research Program is conducting an experiment. We are amplifying our abilities to foster evidence-based innovation in...

This June, Michael Wooten, the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), recorded an interview with Katie Malague...

The new Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 5000.01 was released on September 8, 2020. The basic structure and length remain largely unchanged...

Two Naval Postgraduate School faculty members are developing a data-driven approach that will allow DoD leadership and human resources managers to...

On June 3, the Acquisition Research Program hosted an online retirement party for Rear Admiral (Ret.) James B. Greene, the program’s founding...