Product Description: RAND Corporation researchers facilitated the surveying of the U.S. Department of Defense earned value management (EVM)–analyst workforce and described the population across several dimensions. Insight into the EVM-analyst workforce is necessary for the development and integration of EVM competencies across the defense acquisition workforce...read more

Product Description: The relationships among stakeholders involved in manpower, personnel, and training processes for managing the U.S. Navy information systems technician rating are discussed. The authors examine the effects of these different stakeholders on efficiency and effectiveness measures for the information technician community in general and the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program specifically...read more

Product Description: The U.S. military services and the combatant commands have reported vacancies in funded officer billets, a situation that can have adverse effects on organizational performance and mission readiness. By examining options for using alternative mixes of military manpower, the authors conclude that there may be opportunities to better leverage enlisted personnel, warrant officers, and limited-duty officers in some billets designated for officers...read more

Product Description: Much of the training for the engineering watchstanders of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers that is currently done underway could be done in port. Training could also be done on simulators at considerable savings in time, money, fuel, and ship wear and tear...read more

Product Description: Constrained budgets and increasing costs have forced the U.S. Navy to search for ways to reduce the annual operating costs of the fleet. One expensive driver of those costs is underway training of surface combatant ship crews. Focusing on the DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class of surface combatants, RAND examines whether and how increased use of simulators could be substituted for underway training without any decrease in readiness...read more

Product Description: An analysis of whether the Department of Defense manpower, resources, and personnel systems are aligned to provide the personnel inventory necessary to meet changing military readiness and operational requirements effectively and efficiently.

Product Description: Outlines a strategic approach to reserve joint officer management that addresses the requirements for and the supply of joint officers for the reserve component.