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Civilian Military Workforce

Civilian personnel frequently support military troops in their national security missions and participate in stabilization and reconstruction efforts around the world. RAND research has provided policymakers with assessments and recommendations on how to utilize the civilian workforce effectively in areas of planning, development, performance, talent management, accountability, and personnel benefits.

Dissertation

Dissertation

Projecting the Structure of the Air Force Civilian Workforce in Light of Concerns about a Possible Retirement Wave

Explores the extent of a possible retirement wave within the Air Force civilian workforce and which areas are most likely to be affected.

May 11, 2017
Report

Current and Future Challenges to Resourcing U.S. Navy Public Shipyards

To better understand recent trends at U.S. Navy public shipyards, RAND researchers explore how shipyard work is changing, whether more personnel are now required to perform it, and what risks shipyards may wish to address through additional hiring.

May 2, 2017
Report

Report

Enhancing Professionalism in the U.S. Air Force

This report considers the U.S. Air Force definition of professionalism as a starting point to address the question: What can the Air Force do to increase the professionalism of its personnel?

Apr 14, 2017
Dissertation

Dissertation

The Defense Acquisition Workforce Growth Initiative: Changing Workforce Characteristics and the Implications for Workforce Retention

Examines the U.S. defense acquisition workforce growth initiative and estimates how it has influenced overall cohort-level retention rates.

Mar 23, 2017
Report

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
Report

2016 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project

This report accomplishes 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 14, 2017
Report

Report

An Enhanced Capability to Model How Compensation Policy Affects U.S. Department of Defense Civil Service Retention and Cost

Researchers extend RAND's dynamic retention model for Defense Department civil service workers, add costing capability, and simulate the effects of mandating workers to pay a larger share of contributions into the Federal Employees Retirement System.

Dec 6, 2016
Report

Report

Workforce Downsizing and Restructuring in the Department of Defense: The Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Program Versus Involuntary Separation

Assesses the cost-effectiveness for the U.S. Department of Defense of using incentives for voluntary separations, together with or instead of imposing involuntary separations, to reduce the size of its civilian workforce.

Oct 13, 2016
Report

Report

Air Force Management of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund: Opportunities for Improvement

Using insights from interviews, legislation, and policy, this report develops a decision framework that will help the U.S. Air Force's Director of Acquisition Career Management improve management of the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund.

Aug 23, 2016
Report

Report

An Independent Assessment of Air Force Compliance with Headquarters Reduction Goals

RAND researchers assess the Air Force's response to Secretary of Defense direction to reduce headquarters spending, compare the Air Force's approach with practices from literature and industry, and identify opportunities for further reductions.

Aug 8, 2016
Report

Report

U.S. Department of Defense Experiences with Substituting Government Civilian Employees for Military Personnel: Executive Summary

This report summarizes research on recent patterns in military-to-civilian conversion -- that is, converting military positions to government civilian positions -- to identify the primary impediments to such conversions.

Jun 29, 2016
Report

U.S. Department of Defense Experiences with Substituting Government Employees for Military Personnel: Challenges and Opportunities

This report examines recent patterns in military-to-civilian conversion -- that is, converting military positions to government civilian positions -- to identify the primary impediments to such conversions.

Jun 29, 2016
Research Brief

Research Brief

Expeditionary Civilians: Informing Department of Defense Civilian Deployment Policy and Practice

RAND conducted an end-to-end review and analysis of Department of Defense civilian deployment to inform policy and practice for using deployable civilians to meet mission needs ten to 20 years into the future.

Jun 9, 2016
Report

Report

Expeditionary Civilians: Creating a Viable Practice of Civilian Deployment Within the U.S. Interagency Community and Among Foreign Defense Organizations

This report describes the requirements that generate the need for deployable civilians, the types of missions civilians support, and the methods that U.S. and foreign government organizations use to identify, select, track and deploy civilians.

Jun 9, 2016
Report

Creating a Viable Practice of DoD Civilian Deployment

Expeditionary civilians have been used to reduced stress on the uniformed military, reduce the military's reliance on contractors, and circumvent limits on the deployment of additional military forces. An analysis of civilian deployment aims to inform DoD's policy and practice for using civilians to meet mission needs ten to 20 years into the future.

Jun 9, 2016
Commentary

Do 'Guardian Forces' Belong in the Military?

More and more national security workers in and out of uniform never get close to combat. They address cyber threats, operate satellite constellations, and control drones. It's time to rethink their place in the system.

Mar 10, 2016
Tool

Interactive Database of the Army's Local Economic Effects

This interactive, web-based tool accompanies The Army's Local Economic Effects, and maps the economic effects of national-level U.S. Army spending for each state broken down by fiscal year (2012-2014) and congressional district.

Jan 4, 2016
Report

Report

The Army's Local Economic Effects: Appendix B, Volume I: Alabama Through Minnesota

This appendix to The Army's Local Economic Effects provides descriptions of the overall economic effects for each state, details by fiscal year from 2012-2014, and a parsing of the data by congressional district for Alabama through Minnesota.

Dec 10, 2015
Report

The Army's Local Economic Effects

This report presents findings on the economic activity supported by national-level Army spending in each of the 435 congressional districts for fiscal years 2012-2014.

Dec 10, 2015
Report

Report

The Army's Local Economic Effects: Appendix B, Volume II: Mississippi Through Wyoming

This appendix to The Army's Local Economic Effects provides descriptions of the overall economic effects for each state, details by fiscal year from 2012-2014, and a parsing of the data by congressional district for Mississippi through Wyoming.

Dec 10, 2015

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