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For Further Study:

  1. Web Sites: Additional information on CAIV can be obtained from the following websites. In addition, many of the publications in the list that follows can be downloaded from these sites:
    1. http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=CAIV&ei=UTF-8("Yahoo" query on CAIV)
    2. http://www.monmouth.army.mil/cecom/pae/caiv/links.htm
  2. Publications:
    1. "CAIV - An Important Principle of Acquisition Reform," by Capt. Guy Higgins, USN Program Manager Magazine, Jan. - Feb. 1997.
    2. "Controlling Costs - A Historical Perspective," by B.A. "Tony" Kausal IV, DSMC Program Manager Magazine, Nov. - Dec. 1996.
    3. "Cost an an Independent Variable," CAIV Working Group Paper, 16 July 1996.
    4. "Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) and Nondevelopmental Variable," by J. Gerald Land, Program Manager Magazine, Mar. - Apr. 1997.
    5. SAF/AQ Memo, "Implementing Cost as an Independent Variable," 12 Mar. 1997.
    6. "Some Potential Benefits of Using CAIV in Defense Programs," by Dr. Edmund H. Conrow, Program Manager Magazine, Nov. - Dec. 1996.