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CGRS Publications Archive - 2010

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Dec 23, 2010

Sexual Orientation and U.S. Personnel Policy Revisited

Summarizes results of a RAND Corporation study on sexual orientation and U.S. military policy requested by the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Secretary of Defense in order to weigh repeal of the law known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

National Defense Research Institute, Bernard D. Rostker, Susan D. Hosek, John D. Winkler, Beth J. Asch, Steven M. Asch, Caroline Baxter, Nora Bensahel, Sandra H. Berry, Ryan Andrew Brown, Laura Werber, Rebecca L. Collins, Cynthia R. Cook, Amanda Brown Cross, Richard E. Darilek, Nicole K. Eberhart, Jeremiah Goulka, Celeste Gventer, Abigail Haddad, Paul Heaton, William M. Hix, Eric V. Larson, Robert J. MacCoun, Sarah O. Meadows, Michael S. Pollard, Ely Ratner, Greg Ridgeway, Jessica Saunders, Terry L. Schell, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Elizabeth Wilke, Stephanie Young
Dec 20, 2010

Options for Filling Vacant Officer Positions

There may be opportunities to better leverage enlisted personnel, warrant officers, and limited-duty officers in some billets designated for officers.

Roland J. Yardley, Harry J. Thie, M. Wade Markel, Thomas Manacapilli, Joseph Jenkins
Dec 15, 2010

An Economic Analysis of the Financial Records of al-Qa'ida in Iraq

To analyze the financial operations and economics of al-Qa'ida in Iraq in Anbar province, the authors examine captured documents that detail the group's finances, payrolls, and organization.

Benjamin Bahney, Howard J. Shatz, Carroll Ganier, Renny McPherson, Barbara Sude, Sara Beth Elson, Ghassan Schbley
Dec 14, 2010

Evaluating the Desirability of Navy F/A-18E/F Service Life Extension Programs (SLEPs)

This report presents ranges of parameter values that favor versus oppose undertaking Navy F/A-18E/F service life extension programs versus buying replacement Joint Strike Fighters.

Edward G. Keating, Irv Blickstein, Michael Boito, Jess Chandler, Deborah Peetz
Nov 18, 2010

Sexual Orientation and U.S. Military Personnel Policy: An Update of RAND's 1993 Study

Shares results of a study on sexual orientation and U.S. military policy, requested by the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Secretary of Defense in order to weigh the repeal of the law known as ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell.''

National Defense Research Institute, Bernard D. Rostker, Susan D. Hosek, John D. Winkler, Beth J. Asch, Steven M. Asch, Caroline Baxter, Nora Bensahel, Sandra H. Berry, Ryan Andrew Brown, Laura Werber, Rebecca L. Collins, Cynthia R. Cook, Amanda Brown Cross, Richard E. Darilek, Nicole K. Eberhart, Jeremiah Goulka, Celeste Gventer, Abigail Haddad, Paul Heaton, William M. Hix, Eric V. Larson, Robert J. MacCoun, Sarah O. Meadows, Michael S. Pollard, Ely Ratner, Greg Ridgeway, Jessica Saunders, Terry L. Schell, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Elizabeth Wilke, Stephanie Young
Nov 9, 2010

Deradicalizing Islamist Extremists

Just as there are processes of radicalization, there are processes through which extremists come to renounce a radical worldview. This monograph analyzes individual and group deradicalization programs and proposes steps to accelerate these processes.

Angel Rabasa, Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Jeremy Ghez, Christopher Boucek
Nov 9, 2010

An Analysis of the Incidence of Recruiter Irregularites

Data from 2007 through 2009 are used to tabulate the incidence and prevalence of recruiter irregularities.

Beth J. Asch, Paul Heaton
Nov 2, 2010

Confronting Space Debris: Strategies and Warnings from Comparable Examples Including Deepwater Horizon

To guide future responses to the space debris problem, examines strategies for nine comparable problems: acid rain, U.S. commercial airline security, asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons, hazardous waste, oil spills, radon, spam, and U.S. border control.

Dave Baiocchi, William Welser IV
Oct 8, 2010

From Marginal Adjustments to Meaningful Change: Rethinking Weapon System Acquisition

The authors present detailed proposals to improve defense acquisition through initiatives focused on competition, novel systems, risk management, organizational factors, prototyping, and the acquisition workforce.

John Birkler, Mark V. Arena, Irv Blickstein, Jeffrey A. Drezner, Susan M. Gates, Meilinda Huang, Robert Murphy, Charles Nemfakos, Susan K. Woodward
Oct 7, 2010

Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units

To learn how hospital labor and delivery units can achieve effective and sustainable teamwork practices and how much such practices affect staff experiences and patient outcomes, RAND researchers studied five units as they implemented improvements.

Donna O. Farley, Melony E. Sorbero, Susan L. Lovejoy, Mary Salisbury
Sep 21, 2010

Understanding and Reducing Off-Duty Vehicle Crashes Among Military Personnel

Reviews a wide variety of evidence regarding traffic safety in the United States, with specific reference to military personnel, focusing on safety interventions and attempts to change driver behavior and decisions.

Liisa Ecola, Rebecca L. Collins, Elisa Eiseman
Sep 17, 2010

Developing a Defense Sector Assessment Rating Tool

The lack of a comprehensive tool to assess a country's defense sector and its ability to counter a range of internal security threats led to the development of the Defense Sector Assessment Rating Tool, which can be customized for a variety of goals.

Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Lynn E. Davis, Ely Ratner, Molly Dunigan, Jeremiah Goulka, Heather Peterson, K. Jack Riley

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