Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analyses (PARCA)

As the central office for major defense authorization performance assessment, root cause analysis, and earned value management (EVM), PARCA issues policies, procedures and guidance governing the conduct of such work by the Military Departments and the Defense Agencies

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Gary L. Bliss

Mr. Gary R. Bliss is the Director, Performance Assessments and Root Cause Analyses (PARCA), in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition. PARCA carries out performance assessments of Major Defense Acquisitions Programs (MDAPs) and conducts root cause analyses for MDAPs with Nunn-McCurdy breach status or when requested by senior Department of Defense (DoD) officials.

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PARCA has recently stood up the Earned Value Management (EVM) Division, which is led by Mr. Gordon Kranz. The EVM Division serves as the Department of Defense focal point for EVM policy, guidance and competency. The office will also take over responsibility for the EVM Central Repository (EVM-CR) and provide EVM issue resolution assistance to facilitate accurate and consistent implementation of EVM across the department.