Defense Acquisition Research Journal Issue 95

CONTENTS | Featured Research

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Technology Trust: System Information Impact on Autonomous Systems Adoption in High-Risk Applications Michael G. Anderson and Johnathan C. Mun The need for experience-based trust may be reduced such that adoption of autonomous systems can be increased through the use of an anthropomor phic hierarchy of system attributes. Use of Factors in Development Estimates: Improving the Cost Analyst Toolkit Capt Matthew R. Markman, USAF, Jonathan D. Ritschel, and Edward D. White Improving the toolkit available to cost analysts is a key component of better defense program outcomes. Through factor creation and statistical testing, the authors provide guidance on where cost analysts’ efforts should be allocated.

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