Reduction of Total Ownership Cost - R-TOC - U.S. defense policy

Program Manager, Nov, 2000 by Spiros Pallas, Mike Novak

Dr. Spiros G. Pallas

Principal Deputy Director

Strategic & Tactical Systems

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics)

Dr. Spiros G. Pallas is the Principal Deputy Director, Strategic and Tactical Systems, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics) (OUSD[AT&L]), a position he has held since 1994. In this capacity he is responsible to the USD(AT&L) for oversight of all major weapons and support programs except for Space and Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C31). In addition to his regular duties, he has been actively involved in acquisition reform and is the DoD focal point for integrating policy on Reduction of Total Ownership Cost (R-TOC); focal point for the Cost As an Independent Variable (CAIV) process; and Chairman of the International Cooperative Opportunities Group (ICOG) programs and processes.

From 1991 to 1994, Pallas served as the Deputy Director for Air Warfare, OUSD(A&T)/Tactical Warfare Programs (TWP). Prior to that assignment, he served as the Special Assistant (Chief Scientist), also in TWP --a position he held from 1987 to 1991.

As manager for Close Air Support and Battlefield Interdiction, Office of the Secretary of Defense, from 1982 to 1987, Pallas provided oversight and review of related programs. From 1976 until 1982, he was the Chief, Engineering Division, U.S. Air Force Precision Guided Weapons Program Office, responsible for development and developmental test of all Air Force air-to-surface smart bombs.

During his tenure from 1973 to 1976 as the Chief, U.S. Air Force Armaments Lab--Air-Launched Weapons, Pallas provided systems analysis support for six Direction of Flight (DOE) Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulations for Flight Test Support and design symthesis and evaluation for various weapons programs.

Pallas taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses from 1965-1973 at the University of Texas; at Auburn University; at University of Florida Extension; and, as guest lecturer at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Courses taught included Propulsion; Aerodynamics; Astronautics; and Structures, Guidance, and Control. During the same period, he conducted research in related topics as well as in areas of biomedical engineering where he holds two patents.

Pallas holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, in Fluid Mechanics/Aero. He also holds a B.S. and an M.S. from Auburn University in Aero/Propulsion/Structures. Pallas is a graduate of the Defense Systems Management College's premier course offering, the Program Management Course (now the Advanced Program Management Course), and has completed numerous DSMC short courses in Defense Systems Acquisition.