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New Metrics and Visualizations to Help the Army Reduce Customer Wait Time

To help Army managers manage customer wait time, the authors developed several metrics and visualizations, including the rifle chart and a count of old orders, that use data available in the Army's logistics enterprise system.

Jan 13, 2020
Blog

Ink Tank: At RAND, Tattoos Sometimes Reflect the Research

Three RAND experts and one Pardee RAND student explain how their tattoos reflect their research on the problems Marines face, end-of-life care, migration-related issues, and the changing needs of the labor force.

Jan 10, 2020
Dissertation

Dissertation

Promotion, Turnover and Satisfaction in the Army Civilian Workforce: An Analysis of Features of Occupation Ladders and Employee Perspectives of the Work Environment

Explores the relationships between promotion, turnover, employee satisfaction, and the positioning and movement of people in an occupation.

Dec 27, 2019
Dissertation

Dissertation

People First: Improving Equitability of Air Force Recruiting Operations

Explores concerns at the Air Force Recruiting Service regarding an imbalance in workloads among their enlisted accessions recruiters, which could negatively influence both recruiter morale and aggregate production of high-quality recruits.

Dec 24, 2019
Blog

Artificial Intelligence, Refugees, Global Health Security: RAND Weekly Recap

This weekly recap focuses on the Pentagon's artificial intelligence strategy, technology's role in the refugee crisis, threats to global health security, and more.

Dec 20, 2019
Report

Report

Setting Military Compensation to Support Recruitment, Retention, and Performance

Drawing on a large body of research, this RAND Arroyo Center report describes military compensation as a strategic human resource tool. The author also reviews how well compensation works in this capacity and how it could be improved.

Dec 18, 2019
Report

Reducing the Time Burdens of Army Company Leaders

U.S. Army company leaders have long been recognized as overworked. This report is intended to help the Army identify ways to reduce and manage the time burdens on Active Component company leaders in garrison by examining these leaders' time burdens.

Dec 18, 2019
News Release

News Release

Pentagon's Ambitious Vision and Strategy for AI Not Yet Backed by Sufficient Visibility or Resources

The U.S. Department of Defense has articulated an ambitious vision and strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) with the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center as the focal point, but the DoD has yet to provide the JAIC with the visibility, authorities and resource commitments needed to scale AI and its impact across the department.

Dec 17, 2019
Report

How Well Is DoD Positioned for AI?

The U.S. Department of Defense has articulated an ambitious vision and strategy for artificial intelligence. But if it wants to get the maximum benefit from AI-enhanced systems, then it will need to improve its posture along multiple dimensions.

Dec 17, 2019
Commentary

Setting Priorities for the Next DHS CIO

In its latest leadership vacancy, the Department of Homeland Security has lost its chief information officer. This position carries important statutory powers, a sizable budget, and critical responsibilities to ensure the proper functioning of the department. A new CIO will have an opportunity to continue the scaffolding necessary to forge a culture of unified purpose and unified effort for protecting the homeland.

Dec 16, 2019
Report

Air Force Capability Development Planning: Analytical Methods to Support Investment Decisions

RAND Project AIR FORCE examines analytical methods for Air Force capability development planning under conditions of deep uncertainty.

Dec 11, 2019
Brochure

Brochure

RAND Arroyo Center Annual Report 2018-2019

This Annual Report illustrates the depth and breadth of the research conducted for the Army in fiscal year 2019.

Dec 4, 2019
Report

Army Fires Capabilities for 2025 and Beyond

To assist the Army in its reorientation toward conventional combat operations, the authors of this report identify capability gaps in the field artillery and actions that the Army should consider taking from today to roughly 2030.

Dec 3, 2019
Report

Report

Navigating Current and Emerging Army Recruiting Challenges: What Can Research Tell Us?

The author draws on a large body of research on recruiting and examines tools and resources—including recruiters and recruiting management, eligibility criteria, and pay and bonuses—that can help the Army meet recruiting challenges.

Dec 3, 2019
Report

Report

Improving 21st Century Skills in the U.S. Air Force

For a 21st century workforce, you need 21st century skills. The authors of this Perspective offer recommendations to the U.S. Air Force to use lessons learned in different sectors to develop a strategy for airmen to learn and use 21st century skills.

Dec 2, 2019
Report

Report

Availability of Family Violence Services for Military Service Members and Their Families

The authors examine resources available to military-affiliated victims and perpetrators of child abuse/neglect and domestic abuse, barriers to utilization, and challenges faced in addressing these issues, and recommend ways to improve services.

Nov 25, 2019
Report

An Examination of the Methodology for Awarding Imminent Danger Pay and Hostile Fire Pay

In this report, RAND researchers examine the Defense Department's methodology for awarding hostile fire pay and imminent danger pay and explore whether a different approach might be more effective.

Nov 18, 2019
Report

How to Measure the Effectiveness of Special Operations

How can Army special operations missions be assessed? A new methodology relies on operational, intelligence, and publicly available data, since operational-level special operations commands often lack the staff and resources to generate assessment-level information.

Nov 13, 2019
Commentary

First, Manage Security Threats to Machine Learning

Deception is as old as warfare itself. Until now, the targets of deception operations have been humans. But the introduction of machine learning and artificial intelligence opens up a whole new world of opportunities to deceive by targeting machines.

Nov 4, 2019
Report

Understanding Russia's Intervention in Syria

Russia's military intervention in the Syrian civil war began in 2015. This decision was the result of an extraordinary set of political and military circumstances. What might cause Moscow to take similar actions in other conflicts beyond its immediate neighborhood?

Oct 31, 2019

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