On the Use of Digital Engineering Artifacts for Integrating Processes in Acquisition Programs
Observations from the Sentinel Program and Recommendations for Future Programs
ResearchPublished Dec 31, 2024
This report examines an ongoing application of digital engineering artifacts to the LGM-35A Sentinel program's Unified Certification Strategy (UCS). The goal of UCS is to consolidate the analysis supporting three interrelated processes — nuclear surety, cybersecurity, and system safety — in the LGM-35A Sentinel weapon system. This report draws preliminary lessons from this experience for the benefit of future programs.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
- Availability: Web-Only
- Year: 2024
- Pages: 29
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/RRA2182-1
- Document Number: RR-A2182-1
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Snyder, Don, Katherine C. Hastings, Bart E. Bennett, Daniel Cunningham, and Lance Menthe, On the Use of Digital Engineering Artifacts for Integrating Processes in Acquisition Programs: Observations from the Sentinel Program and Recommendations for Future Programs, RAND Corporation, RR-A2182-1, 2024. As of April 8, 2025: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2182-1.html
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Snyder, Don, Katherine C. Hastings, Bart E. Bennett, Daniel Cunningham, and Lance Menthe, On the Use of Digital Engineering Artifacts for Integrating Processes in Acquisition Programs: Observations from the Sentinel Program and Recommendations for Future Programs. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2024. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2182-1.html.
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