Thomas J. Coonce
USA
Thomas J. Coonce is an Adjunct Research Staff Member with the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) where he researches Essential Views of the Integrated Program Management Report data to provide government stakeholders with a) insightful program status and b) indicators of problem areas. Prior to joining IDA, Mr. Coonce led NASA’s Cost Analysis Division where he shaped cost and schedule estimating policies and sponsored cost research work. Mr. Coonce also served within the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s (OSD) Cost Analysis Improvement Group (CAIG) where he developed independent estimates of MDAP programs. While at the OSD CAIG, Mr. Coonce also led an effort to re-engineer the Contractor and Software Resources Data Reporting System and to make the data available to users. Prior to joining the OSD CAIG, Mr. Coonce served as a cost estimator for several consulting firms and the U.S. Government Accountability Office.