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FIGURE 13. ACKNOWLEDGED “BEST” ACQUISITION ORGANIZATION
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Note. AFNWC = Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center; AFRL = Air Force Research Laboratory; DAF RCO = Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office; MDA = Missile Defense Agency; Non-trad’l = Nontraditional; NRO = National Reconnaissance Office; SDA = Space Development Agency; SpRCO = Space Rapid Capabilities Office; SSC = Space Systems Command; USAF = United States Air Force; USSOCOM = United States Special Operations Command. Findings and Analysis Data collected from the survey were comprehensive, and leveraging each tool and methodology enabled a unique and thorough data analysis. The research outcomes were gleaned using sentiment analysis, coding analysis, theme generation, and tenet alignment analysis. Recall that the first research question aimed to examine acquisition best practices across the broader DoD in order to codify existing space acquisition policies and practices. Next, the research was analyzed question-by-question for themes and sentiments to answer the second research question: "How can these best practices be used as a blueprint to introduce acquisition as a new level of the Space Force doctrine hierarchy?” The data provided in this section will provide positive evidence for both research questions. Finally, a blueprint for a proposed doctrine document can be found in the Recommendations section of this study. Sentiment Analysis Overall, sentiment analysis proved helpful in understanding general attitudes toward the topic of each survey question. ChatGPT and Claude were used to analyze participant sentiment, and the average between the two was used to analyze each question. At a macro level, the overall sentiment averages were 52% positive, 26% neutral, and 22% negative. A cumulative positive and neutral percentage of 78% indicates overall favorable survey responses, which could indicate positive sentiment
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