1.1.2 Defining the “Trade Space” for CAIV Optimization Using a Cost Model Derived from Linear Regression of NASA Project Data

In 1995, Dr. Paul Kaminski, then Defense Undersecretary for Defense for Acquisition and Technology, established the principles of CAIV—“Cost as an Independent Variable”—to take advantage of aerospace’s experience using Target Cost to battle the escalating cost of defense systems in a time of declining procurement and development dollars.