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Description:: Developing nations are poised to spend billions on information and communication technology (ICT) innovation in 2020. A study of the historical adoption of ICT in developing nations has indicated that their adoption patterns do not follow typical technology innovation adoption models. This study...
Author:: Fletcher, Jordan Lenard
Keyword:: Innovation, UTAUT, TAM, TTF, Technology Acceptance, and Africa
GW Unit:: Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Mazzuchi, Thomas A and Sarkani, Shahram
Committee Member(s):: Dever, Jason, Murphree, Edward, and Stankosky, Michael
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: There are significant challenges involved in regulating the growing commercial human spaceflight industry. The safety of the crew and passengers should be protected; however, care should be taken not to overburden the industry with too many or too stringent, or perhaps inapplicable,...
Author:: Leung, Raymond
Keyword:: FAA, Human Spaceflight, Mission Assurance, and NASA
GW Unit:: Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Mazzuchi, Thomas A and Sarkani, Shahram
Committee Member(s):: Dever, Jason, Murphree, E. Lile, and Bischoff, John
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Every year, the Department of Defense (DoD) invests billions of dollars on the development of major defense acquisition programs. In return, many of these weapon systems have been plagued with cost overruns and schedule delays during the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase. Under...
Author:: Katz, Daniel Ross
Keyword:
GW Unit:: Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Mazzuchi, Thomas A and Sarkani, Shahram
Committee Member(s):: Dever, Jason, Murphee, E. Lile, and Bischoff, John
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Public and private organizations face the challenges of protecting their networks from cyber-attacks, while reducing the amount of time and money spent on Information Technology. Organizations can reduce their expenditures by reusing server, switch and router hardware, but they must use reliable...
Author:: LaBarge, Ralph
Keyword:: Disk Sanitization, Security and Privacy, NVRAM Sanitization, Data Sanitization, and Data Privacy
GW Unit:: Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Mazzuchi, Thomas A and Sarkani, Shahram
Committee Member(s):: Dever, Jason, Murphree, E. L., and Bischoff, John
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: In 2008, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) performed a study on 11 Department of Defense (DoD) programs and compared how requirements were developed between DoD and private industry. The study found that the DoD did not follow good Systems Engineering practices when developing...
Author:: Rettaliata, Justin Michael
Keyword:: Non-Materiel Solution, Requirement Attributes, Systems Engineering, Materiel Solution, and Requirements Development
GW Unit:: Engineering Mgt and Systems Engineering
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Mazzuchi, Thomas A and Sarkani, Shahram
Committee Member(s):: Dever, Jason, Mazzuchi, Thomas A, Murphree, E Lile, Sarkani, Shahram, and Bischoff, John
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

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