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Jul 25, 2024

Hurry Up and Wait: Over-Absorption in a Pilot Shortage: Simulating Pilot Absorption at a US Air Force Fighter Squadron and the Implications of Recent Policy Changes

Explores how pilot absorption changes under policies affecting major components of operational squadron flight operations and what drives absorption at the squadron level.
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Stackable Certificates Could Be a Lifeline for Governments Facing an IT Talent Crisis

How can the public sector bridge the widening tech talent gap and improve retention? The answer may lie in upskilling current employees through stackable certificate programs.
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Jun 20, 2024

Talented Young Tech Workers Should Be Hired by Uncle Sam

With tech giants tightening their belts, this year's computer science graduates are facing a job market that's lost some of its luster. This presents an unprecedented opportunity for the federal government to level up its tech workforce.
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General Officers, Career Field Sustainability, Training Pipelines, and the Civilian Workforce of the U.S. Space Force: Considered Options to Enhance Structure and Configuration

This report documents several sets of analyses conducted in fiscal year 2020, during the stand-up of the U.S. Space Force, to determine the appropriate workforce alignment and training for the space cadre.
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Air Force Enlisted Skills Management System: Recommended Changes to Meet Future Demands

In this report, the authors document the findings and recommendations from a RAND Project AIR FORCE study that explored options to address concerns about the breadth and depth of the U.S. Air Force enlisted skills management system.
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A Framework for Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Digital Engineering: A Systems Approach

This report shares efforts to develop decision support frameworks for assessing the costs and benefits of digital engineering in defense weapon system programs.
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Enhancing Lateral Entry Initiatives in the U.S. Air Force to Increase Uniformed Senior Leader Diversity and Overall Innovation

This publication covers how enhancing lateral entry programs to address human capital shortfalls could also increase the diversity needed to grow and develop U.S. Air Force leaders, which, under current strength levels, has not been possible.
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Dec 18, 2023

Learning from the OpenAI Staff Mutiny

As AI and other software-based technologies continue to rise in importance for the government and Department of Defense, its leaders should learn how top technical talent differs from other kinds of workers and how to ensure the military understands how to interact with the best and brightest technical workers America has to offer.
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The Race for U.S. Technical Talent: Can the DOD and DIB Compete?

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Most Ohio Students Who Earn Manufacturing-Related Credentials Work in Other Industries; Findings Hold Lessons for Push to Grow U.S. Manufacturing

Most students who complete manufacturing-related credentials in Ohio do not end up employed in manufacturing in the state, highlighting a challenge that faces policymakers as they push to create more U.S. manufacturing jobs.
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Exploring Ohio's Pipeline of Manufacturing Workers: Summary of Key Findings

This research brief describes findings from an examination of the pipeline between Ohio’s postsecondary education system and the manufacturing workforce, highlighting ways to bolster the supply of manufacturing workers and diversity in the industry.
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Strengthening the Manufacturing Workforce in Ohio

The authors of this report examine the pipeline between Ohio’s postsecondary education system and the manufacturing workforce, focusing on ways to bolster the supply of workers and the diversity of the workforce.

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