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Commentary
Campaign for Fair Food Makes a Real Difference
The Fair Food Program protects farmworkers while providing corporations with transparency in their supply chains and tremendous brand protection. It has been widely recognized for improving agricultural working conditions and for changing the culture of America's farm fields.
Aug 25, 2017
Report
Army Stock Positioning: How Can Distribution Performance Be Improved?
This report analyzes how the U.S. Army can improve its distribution of heavy secondary items that account for a small proportion of the overall number of items the Army must ship to users but comprise a large proportion of the weight it ships.
Aug 14, 2017
Commentary
3D Printing: Downstream Production Transforming the Supply Chain
This Perspective describes potential uses of 3D printing in a military context to help the U.S. Department of Defense understand future impacts on the supply chain and the structural and policy changes that might be required to support these efforts.
Aug 11, 2017
Report
Assessing Competencies and Proficiency of Army Intelligence Analysts Across the Career Life Cycle
This report describes the development and implementation of a process to assess key analytic competencies and proficiency of the U.S. Army's analysts in the 35F military occupational specialty and the design of a protocol for ongoing evaluation.
Jul 27, 2017
Report
Enhancing Next-Generation Diplomacy Through Best Practices in Lessons Learned
To help the Department of State mature its enterprisewide lessons-learned capabilities, this report explores best practices across fields of organizational theory and within both public and private organizations.
Jun 21, 2017
Report
A New Methodology for Conducting Product Support Business Case Analysis (BCA): With Illustrations from the F-22 Product Support BCA
This document explains how to apply guidance on project evaluation to product support business case analyses in a way that allows senior Department of Defense decisionmakers to use net present value to compare courses of action.
Jun 13, 2017
Report
Are Battlefield Airmen Fit for Duty?
Military occupations can be physically demanding, yet few attempts have been made to determine the physical readiness of today's airmen to perform their jobs. A methodology for establishing physical fitness standards for four Air Force occupational specialties can help the Air Force measure the physical readiness of airmen.
May 9, 2017
Dissertation
Let There Be Light: Green Industrial Policy and Energy Access in India
Explores the competitiveness of India's domestic manufacturing across the supply chain; barriers and enablers to developing a domestic industry; and the cost of industrial policy support.
Feb 27, 2017
Report
Developing a Capacity Assessment Framework for Marine Logistics Groups
This report provides a capacity assessment framework to assist each of the Marine Logistics Groups, or any size unit, in determining the ability of logistics units to meet current and projected tasks.
Feb 20, 2017
Report
2016 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project: Executive Summary
This executive summary presents the key findings of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project mandated in the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2011.
Feb 15, 2017
Commentary
What's the Buzz on Delivery Drones?
Millions of commercial drones may be in the air by 2020. This could make near-instant airborne delivery a reality. But what are the hidden costs?
Dec 20, 2016
Report
Identifying Efficiencies in the Supply Chain for Training Ammunition: Methods, Models, and Recommendations
Examines the U.S. Army's training ammunition supply chain to determine where efficiencies could be realized while maintaining or improving service levels.
Oct 13, 2016
Project
Evaluations of Programmes, Processes, and Impact Aim for Better Performance
RAND Europe's expert capabilities include conducting evaluation for better performance, to help decision- and policymakers improve the analysis underlying their choices.
Oct 4, 2016
News Release
Cost of Cyber Incidents Not Large Compared with Other Business Losses; May Influence Responses by Businesses
Data breaches have made headlines in recent years, exposing poor practices that put the personal information of millions of consumers at risk. But the cost of a typical cyber breach is much less than generally estimated, providing one possible explanation for why American companies do not invest more to improve computer security.
Sep 20, 2016
Report
The Military Spouse Education and Career Opportunities Program: Recommendations for an Internal Monitoring System
This report outlines a strategy for the U.S. Department of Defense Military Community and Family Policy office to track progress on initiatives that aim to provide career development and employment assistance for military spouses.
Sep 7, 2016
Commentary
ISIS vs. Al Qaida: Battle of the Terrorist Brands
Rather than thinking of defeating terrorists solely in traditional military terms, it might make sense to think of bankrupting them. It might help to consider the factors that cause luxury brands to lose their luster or big box retailers to fail.
Aug 16, 2016
Commentary
What Can We Learn from High-Performing Research Units?
Central characteristics of high-performing research units are the high quality of the people and the culture and values displayed within the department, which is often a result of leadership. It is also interesting to explore their differences, such as what makes a unit particularly good at having impact versus producing high-quality publications.
Jun 28, 2016
Research Brief
Exploring Opportunities for Efficiency and Joint Provision of Services Using Nonappropriated Funds
In examining two areas (accounting and employee benefits) where the Department of Defense might spend less nonappropriated funding, RAND assessed costs and challenges and identified ways to manage organizational changes in the face of resistance.
May 31, 2016
Report
Sustaining Service Members and Their Families: Exploring Opportunities for Efficiency and Joint Provision of Services Using Nonappropriated Funds
RAND researchers assessed U.S. Department of Defense efforts to determine whether any administrative activities paid for with funding that was not congressionally appropriated could be consolidated -- and, if so, whether savings would occur.
May 31, 2016
Report
Contestability Frameworks: An International Horizon Scan
RAND identified and reviewed international contestability practices on behalf of the Australian Department of Defence.
Mar 21, 2016

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Raymond E. Conley

Senior Management Scientist

Raymond E. Conley is a senior management scientist at the RAND Corporation. He has led and worked on an array of policy studies concentrating primarily on U.S. Air Force human resources and organizational issues. Recent research projects at RAND include evaluating the size, structure, and…
Claudia L. McCowan

Director of Operations, Health Care

Claudia McCowan (she/her) is director of operations for RAND Health Care and associate director of Research Financial Operations, overseeing the financial planning and support activities for RAND's three social and economic policy units (Heath Care; Social and Economic Well-Being, and Education…

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