Military and Civil Service Personnel Issues
This page offers an easy way for policymakers to access military and civil service personnel research and analysis that is relevant to current Congressional agendas. For more in-depth information, visit the U.S. National Security Research Area. For additional information, to request documents, or to arrange a briefing, contact the RAND Office of Congressional Relations at ocr@rand.org or (703) 413-1100 x5395.
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Newsletters
RAND regularly sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about military and civil service personnel.
To view the topics of each newsletter, place your cursor over the month to see a list of work featured in that issue (requires Javascript).
Testimony
July 27, 2011
Insights from Early RAND Research on Deployment: Effects on U.S. Service Members and Their Families
Testimony presented before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee.
April 28, 2010
The Role of Incentive Pays in Military Compensation
Testimony presented before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Personnel.
March 9, 2010
Children on the Home Front: The Experiences of Children from Military Families
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
April 21, 2005
Initiatives to Control Military Health Costs
Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Personnel.
March 24, 2004
Toward
an Expeditionary Army: New Options for Combatant Commanders
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee.
March 24, 2004
Deployment, Retention, and Compensation
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Total Force.
March 24, 2004
Developing and Using General and Flag Officers
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Total Force.
March 23, 2004
Terrorism and Rail Security
Testimony presented to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
June 24, 2003
Assessing Natural Gas and Oil Resources
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
June 17, 2003
Statement on the Final Report of the President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Testimony not available
May 12, 2003
The Defense Civilian Workforce: Insights from Research
Testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia.
Briefings
For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.
VA Mental Health Care: How Good Is It and How Can We Make It Better?
Presented by Katherine E. Watkins
December 1, 2011
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
B-369 Rayburn House Office Building
The War Within: Preventing Suicide in the U.S. Military
Presented by Rajeev Ramchand and Terri Tanielian
May 10, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
2103 Rayburn House Office Building
Diversity of Service Academy Entrants and Graduates
Remarks by Rep. Elijah Cummings and the Honorable Madeleine Bordallo
Presented by Sheila Nataraj Kirby
June 23, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
340 Cannon House Office Building
Cash Incentives and Military Enlistment, Attrition, and Reenlistment
Presented by Beth Asch and James Hosek
June 14, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Children on the Home Front: The Experience of Children from Military Families
Presented by Anita Chandra
March 1, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
The Impact of Deployment on the Post-Deployment Labor Market Earnings of Reserve Components
Presented by David Loughran
November 9, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Room 201 SVC Capitol Visitor Center
Army Size and Force Management
Presented by Lynn Davis
July 15, 2005
11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
9 to 5: Do You Know If Your Boss Knows Where You Are?
Presented by Edward Balkovich and Tora Bikson
House Briefing
January 25, 2005
2:30-4:00 P.M.
2226 Rayburn House Office Building
Senate Briefing
January 25, 2005
4:30-6:00 P.M.
226 Dirksen Senate Office Building
High-Performance Government: Structures, Leadership, Incentives
Presented by Dean Robert Klitgaard in conjunction with PRGS Visiting Professor Paul C. Light
January 11, 2005
2:00 - 3:30 P.M.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
Meeting the Military's Future IT Manning Requirements
Presented by Jim Hosek
September 13, 2004
Noon - 1:30 P.M.
385 Russell Senate Office Building
Government Outsourcing and Competitive Sourcing Issues
Presented by Frank Camm
July 31, 2003
4:00 - 5:00 P.M.
342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Fact Sheets
The following fact sheets encapsulate selected RAND publications, creating quick and easy references on a variety of policy issues.

