| A Strategy-Based Framework for Accommodating Reductions in the Defense Budget |
Jan 2012 |
65 pages |
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Stuart E Johnson; Irv Blickstein; David C Gompert; Charles Nemfakos; Harry J Thie; Michael J McNerney; Duncan Long; Brian McInnis; Amy Potter; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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 | This paper suggests an approach for how the Department of Defense (DoD) might execute deep reductions in the defense budget, deep enough that stated defense strategy could not be fully resourced. The cuts examined go beyond the $487 billion announced in January 2012 by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. The authors do not argue for or against further reductions. They posit that the ongoing pressure to reduce the federal budget ... |
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| Developing Military Health Care Leaders: Insights from the Military, Civilian, and Government Sectors |
Jan 2011 |
282 pages |
| Authors:
Sheila N Kirby; Julie A Marsh; Jennifer S McCombs; Harry J Thie; Nailing Xia; Jerry M Sollinger; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA CENTER FOR MILITARY HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH
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| Over the past few years, military leaders have realized that the Military Health System (MHS) has to transform itself and the way it does business. This need has been driven by the rapid escalation in the costs of health care, a changing environment with an increased emphasis on performance management, the unprecedented challenges facing the U.S. military at home and abroad that require it to assume new roles and responsibilities, ... |
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| Information Systems Technician Rating Stakeholders: Implications for Effective Performance |
Jan 2011 |
84 pages |
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Margaret C Harrell; Harry J Thie; Roland J Yardley; Maria C Lytell; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. Navy is organized by five warfare enterprises and with various providers that contribute services, materiel, and human resources to achieve overall readiness. This system is characterized by complex networks of organizations with disparate goals and priorities. For example, the relative emphases on efficiency and effectiveness vary throughout this enterprise system. The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) initiative is designed to consolidate and improve the networks on ... |
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| Diversity of Service Academy Entrants and Graduates |
Jan 2010 |
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Sheila N Kirby; Harry J Thie; Scott Naftel; Marisa Adelson; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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 | In the wake of concern about the diversity of cadets/midshipmen selected by the service academies, Congress requested that the Secretary of Defense conduct a comprehensive assessment of the recruiting efforts, admissions policies, graduation rates, and career success rates of entrants and graduates at the United States Military Academy (USMA), the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), and the United States Naval Academy (USNA). RAND was asked to provide assistance in ... |
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| Evaluating Navy's Funded Graduate Education Program. A Return-on-Investment Framework |
Jan 2010 |
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Kristy N Kamarck; Harry J Thie; Marisa Adelson; Heather Krull; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. Navy and the other military services send a number of their officers to graduate-level institutions each year to obtain advanced degrees. The primary purpose of providing these officers graduate education is so they can fill positions in their services whose duties require the knowledge and skills gained in graduate school. Furthermore, the benefits of a graduate education extend beyond the specific assignment for which the officer was educated, ... |
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| Qualifying Military Health Care Officers as Joint: Weighing the Pros and Cons |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Harry J Thie; Sheila N Kirby; RAND CENTER FOR MILITARY HEALTH POLICY SANTA MONICA CA
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| The unprecedented challenges facing the U.S. military at home and abroad have highlighted the need for officers to be educated and trained in joint matters so that they are prepared to take on the new roles and responsibilities that the current environment demands. In his 2005 Vision for Joint Officer Development, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Peter Pace emphasized the need for all colonels and Navy captains ... |
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| Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel. A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists |
Jan-2009 |
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Thomas Manacapilli; Daniel Gershwin; Harry J Thie; Roland J Yardley; Sheila N Kirby; Adam C Resnick; Andrew Baxter; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Following the recommendations of the 2005 BRAC Commission, a joint medical education and training campus (METC) is being established at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to provide training for enlisted medical specialties in the Air Force, Army, and Navy. Currently, the idea is to collocate the three service schools and to consolidate medical training for all services to the extent feasible. The shorter-term objective is efficiency?to reduce the overall costs of ... |
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| A Strategic Approach to Joint Officer Management: Analysis and Modeling Results |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Al Crego; Harry J Thie; Margaret C Harrell; Sheila N Kirby; Danielle M Varda; Thomas Sullivan; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Since 1991, successes in Iraq (Operations Desert Shield and Storm), Bosnia, and Afghanistan (among others), and more recently in Operation Iraqi Freedom, have testified to the effectiveness of the joint military force and its warfighting potential. The ways in which joint officers are currently educated and trained are largely governed by Title IV of the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 (GNA). However, it is increasingly recognized that the current approach to ... |
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| Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES). Manpower, Personnel, and Training Implications |
Jan 2009 |
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| Authors:
Harry J Thie; Margaret C Harrell; Aine S McCarthy; Joseph Jenkins; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The average age of a typical Navy shipboard network is about seven years. These networks and the systems and applications that reside on them are an amalgam of disparate hardware and operating software that were developed and introduced onboard largely independent from one another. The Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) initiative is designed to consolidate and improve the networks on tactical platforms, largely through a common computing environment. ... |
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| An Examination of Options to Reduce Underway Training Days through the Use of Simulation |
01-Jan-2008 |
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| Authors:
Christopher Paul; Jerry M Sollinger; Harry J Thie; Roland J Yardley; Alisa Rhee; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The U.S. Navy trains its surface combatant ship crews through a combination of shore-based, onboard pier-side, and underway training. Much of this training has traditionally involved significant periods of underway time, which allows units to achieve required certifications and readiness levels. Underway training is expensive, however, because fuel and consumables are expended while a ship is underway; wear and tear on operating equipment also drive up maintenance costs. One day's ... |
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| Department of Defense Training for Operations with Interagency, Multinational, and Coalition Partners |
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| Authors:
Michael Spirtas; Jennifer D Moroney; Harry J Thie; Joe Hogler; Thomas-Durell Young; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| This book provides suggestions for how the U.S. military can help prepare its personnel to work successfully with interagency (IA), multinational, and coalition partners. The nature of recent challenges and the types of missions the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has undertaken highlight the need for DoD to consider ways to help the military prepare to work with other government agencies, international organizations, private and nongovernmental organizations, and foreign militaries. ... |
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