| Costs of Military Pay and Benefits in the Defense Budget |
Nov 2012 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew S Goldberg; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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 | Compensation of military personnel takes up a substantial portion of the nation s defense budget. In its fiscal year 2013 budget request, for example, the Department of Defense (DoD) requested about $150 billion to fund the pay and benefits of current and retired members of the armed services. As in most recent years, that amount was more than one-quarter of DoD s total base budget request (the request for all ... |
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| Costs of Military Pay and Benefits in the Defense Budget |
Nov 2012 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| Compensation of military personnel takes up a substantial portion of the nation s defense budget. In its fiscal year 2013 budget request, for example, the Department of Defense (DoD) requested about $150 billion to fund the pay and benefits of current and retired members of the armed services. As in most recent years, that amount was more than one-quarter of DoD s total base budget request (the request for all ... |
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| Assessment of Vocal Adaptations for Noise Compensation in Marine Mammals |
30 Sep 2012 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Susan E Parks; PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV STATE COLLEGE APPLIED RESEARCH LAB
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| Marine mammals use sound for communication and navigation in the ocean. Studies of noise compensation mechanisms used by marine mammals can provide a starting point for research to uncover new techniques of improving signal transmission in a noisy marine environment. These noise compensation mechanisms can be used to improve Navy system designs for underwater detection, communication, and navigation. Understanding how marine mammals compensate for noise can also be used to ... |
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| Improvements Needed in How the Defense Finance and Accounting Service Adjusts and Supports Billing Rates |
19 Sep 2012 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ALEXANDRIA VA OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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| We determined whether the methodology the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) used to estimate the workcounts and direct costs for Retired Military Pay Accounts and Accounting Services for the FY 2011 stabilized billing rates complied with applicable laws and regulations. We also determined whether DFAS had taken action to reduce rates through greater efficiencies. |
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| Using a Dynamic Retention Model to Analyze the Impact of Aviation Career Continuation Pay on the Retention of Naval Aviators |
Sep 2012 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Sarah Watson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The United States military is not immune to the effects of the current recession. Many areas of military compensation are being considered for reduction and elimination in order to alleviate budget constraints throughout the federal government. Questions have arisen regarding the degree to which retention goals would be met if special bonus pay programs were reduced or eliminated. Mattock and Arkes (2007) claimed success with predicting the retention of Air ... |
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| An Axisymmetric View of Concentric Eyewall Evolution in Hurricane Rita (2005) |
Aug 2012 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Michael M Bell; Michael T Montgomery; Wen-Chau Lee; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Multiplatform observations of Hurricane Rita (2005) were collected as part of the Hurricane Rainband and Intensity Change Experiment (RAINEX) field campaign during a concentric eyewall stage of the storm's life cycle that occurred during 21-22 September. Satellite, aircraft, dropwindsonde, and Doppler radar data are used here to examine the symmetric evolution of the hurricane as it underwent eyewall replacement. During the approximately 1-day observation period, developing convection associated with the ... |
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| Leading While Blindfolded: Examining the Defense Business Board's Recommendations to Reform the Military Retirement System |
04 Jun 2012 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
Brent D Ruhlen; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| Months after the Defense Business Board's (DBB) proposal to modernize the military's voluntary retirement system, it was very difficult to find any real measurement of how the current and future service members felt about the proposed changes and how the proposal would affect their intentions to join or stay in the military. Lacking sufficient data sources, the author developed and fielded an online survey to gather the necessary data. The ... |
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| Outsourcing Wars: Comparing Risk, Benefits and Motivation of Contractors and Military Personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan (2009-2011) |
Jun 2012 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Jimmie I Wise; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| This project compared risk, insurance benefits, and motivation factors for contractors and U.S. Military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2009 to 2011. More contractors were killed than military personnel from January to June 2010 (Schooner & Swan, 2010). Findings revealed the following: (1) contractors' medical insurance benefits were equitable to the U.S. Military personnel, (2) real inequity existed between contractor disability compensation insurance and the military personnel's benefits, ... |
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| Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic Worker Cost Comparison |
Jun 2012 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph P Johnson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| This report creates a financial view of billets at Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic (FRCMA). FRCMA is the largest Intermediate Maintenance Facility in the U.S. Navy. FRCMA provides maintenance and repair support to aviation squadrons, and is staffed by military, civilian, and contract employees. This report conducts an analysis of direct and indirect costs to build a wage comparison between a military, contractor, and civilian wage employee. This analysis uses a ... |
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| Retirement Choice: 2012 |
Jun 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Aline O Quester; Robert W Shuford; Lewis G Lee; Anita U Hattiangadi; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA RESOURCE ANALYSIS DIV
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| At their 15th year of service, military personnel who are eligible and intend to serve for 20 years must choose either: (1) the High-3 retirement plan, or (2) a reduced retirement (REDUX) and a $30,000 bonus paid at the 15th year of service. This paper is designed to help service members make that decision. We describe the REDUX/bonus option as an early, partial cash-out of the service member's retirement pension ... |
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| 2012 Retirement Choices |
Jun 2012 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Aline O Quester; Robert W Shuford; Lewis G Lee; Anita U Hattiangadi; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA RESOURCE ANALYSIS DIV
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| At their 15th year of service, military personnel who are eligible and intend to serve for 20 years must choose either: (1) the High-3 retirement plan, or (2) a reduced retirement (REDUX) and a $30,000 bonus paid at the 15th year of service. This paper is designed to help service members make that decision. We describe the REDUX/bonus option as an early, partial cash-out of the service member's retirement pension ... |
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| Defense Infrastructure: DOD Can Improve Its Response to Environmental Exposures on Military Installations |
May 2012 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J Lepore; David C Trimble; Diane Raynes; Mark J Wielgoszynski; Shawn Arbogast; Elizabeth Beardsley; Marissa Dondoe; Laurie Ellington; Dani Greene; Joanne Landesman; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| There have been various reported incidents of individuals being potentially exposed to environmental hazards while on military installations. Indeed, some incidents, such as contaminated air due to burn pits in Afghanistan and Iraq and contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, have received considerable attention, and in the case of Camp Lejeune have resulted in claims seeking billions of dollars from the government. Public Law 111-383, Section 314(2011) directed GAO ... |
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| Contingency Contracting Operations: Past, Present, and Future |
10 Apr 2012 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
James A Rupkalvis; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Over the past ten years, the Department of Defense (DOD) has become increasingly reliant on contractors to perform a myriad of functions, including logistics support and force protection, in support of contingency operations. These contractors are necessary for many reasons, often compensating for a decrease in force size or a lack of capability within the DOD. Due to this increased reliance on contractors, the DOD has encountered numerous issues during ... |
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| Changing Military Retirement to Care for Service Members and Readiness |
20 Mar 2012 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
David L Wood; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Recent plans to reduce the military's budget and the size of the active duty force have again led to calls for changing service members' compensation package to save money. Since the current version was conceived in 1949, the military's retirement system remains a prime target for change to save the services money. Contrary to what professional organizations such as the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) lead many to believe, ... |
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| Application of a Uniform Price Quality Adjusted Discount Auction for Assigning Surface Warfare Officer Retention Bonuses |
Mar 2012 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Jason T Nowell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis analyzes the potential benefits of implementing a unique auction model that provides community and compensation managers with the ability to control for the quality and quantity of sailors retained. The study utilizes survey data to estimate officers' preference parameters and compare the cost, quantity and quality of Surface Warfare Officers (SWO) retained by the current SWO bonus, a standard uniform-price auction, and a quality adjusted discount (QUAD) auction. ... |
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| Incentive Pay for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Career Fields |
Jan 2012 |
114 pages |
| Authors:
Chaitra M Hardison; Michael G Mattock; Maria C Lytell; RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE SANTA MONICA CA
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| Remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) are expected to be a major component of the Air Force s future mission capability. With current demand for RPA ramping up quickly, the Air Force has, among other measures, extended Aviation Incentive Pay (AVIP) and Career Enlisted Incentive Pay (CEVIP) to the RPA career fields, equivalent to the traditional flight pays given to personnel who crew manned aircraft. The Office of the Under Secretary of ... |
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| Healthcare Coverage and Disability Evaluation for Reserve Component Personnel: Research for the 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation |
Jan 2012 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Susan D Hosek; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The use of Reserve Component (RC) personnel has increased dramatically since September 11, 2001, and has remained high. Both Active Component (AC) and RC personnel serving on active duty for more than 30 days have comprehensive healthcare coverage, but other RC members are covered only for injuries or illness sustained in the line of duty. For other conditions, they must rely on their civilian healthcare coverage if they have such ... |
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| Compensating Wounded Warriors: An Analysis of Injury, Labor Market Earnings, and Disability Compensation Among Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars |
Jan 2012 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Heaton; David S Loughran; Amalia R Miller; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Nearly a decade of operational combat in Iraq and Afghanistan has focused attention on meeting the needs of military service members, especially those injured in combat, following deployment. Two recent commissions the President s Commission on Care for America s Returning Wounded Warriors (2007) and the Veterans Disability Benefits Commission (2007) have recommended fundamental changes in how DoD and the VA evaluate, treat, compensate, and otherwise support injured service members ... |
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| Analysis of Financial Support to the Surviving Spouses and Children of Casualties in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars |
Jan 2012 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Amalia R Miller; Paul Heaton; David S Loughran; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Military operations lasting more than a decade in Iraq and Afghanistan have focused national interest on meeting the needs of military families, especially families of service members who were injured or killed in combat. The President directed the Secretary of Defense, as part of the 11th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation (QRMC), to review compensation benefits available to wounded warriors, caregivers, and survivors of those fallen service members (Obama, 2009). ... |
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| Reserve Participation and Cost Under a New Approach to Reserve Compensation |
Jan 2012 |
143 pages |
| Authors:
Michael G Mattock; James Hosek; Beth J Asch; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| Every four years, the Department of Defense (DoD) conducts a Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation (QRMC). One issue considered in the 11th QRMC, which began in 2010, is ensuring that the pay and benefits of Reserve Component (RC) membersare consistent with the current and planned use of RC personnel in an operational capacity. The 11th QRMC proposes a new approach to compensating RC members, a total-force approach, in which RC ... |
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| Compensation for Combat Deaths: Policy Considerations |
Jan 2012 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Paul Heaton; James N Dertouzos; James M Anderson; John Mendeloff; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| This briefing summarizes a project performed by researchers at the RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) and the RAND National Defense Research Institute (NDRI). The goal of the project was to identify emerging policy questions related to compensation for U.S. military combat deaths and suggest opportunities for further research. The question of how to compensate combat fatalities remains an important one: In recent years, the number of U.S. combat casualties ... |
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| Employing Our Veterans: Expediting Transition through Concurrent Credentialing |
Jan 2012 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE BUSINESS BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| Concurrent credentialing will provide military members with a documented credential or license that can be used upon exiting Military Service without duplication of academics, training, and/or testing for skills that have already been accomplished as part of the Military Service member s military training. Concurrent credentialing focuses on credentialing at the point and time of training and not as a transition or post-service activity. It is anticipated that concurrent credentialing ... |
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| Combat Risk and Pay: Theory and Some Evidence |
Oct 2011 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Curtis J Simon; Shirley H Liu; Saul Pleeter; Stanley A Horowitz; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Because U.S. military personnel currently receive $225 Hostile Fire Pay/Imminent Danger Pay (HFP/IDP) per month for serving in a combat zone, independent of the level of combat risk, servicemembers who face low levels of risk may be overcompensated. However, because overall compensation must be sufficient to attract volunteers who undertake high levels of risk, it is appropriate to examine the relationship between combat risk and total cash compensation. Using data ... |
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| Interactions of Low-Energy Ions and Electrons with Bose-Einstein Condensates |
13 Sep 2011 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Georg A Raithel; MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR
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| A significant amount of theoretical work on dilute atomic BEC has focused on how condensates interact with ultra-cold charged impurities. To enable experimental studies, we have constructed a BEC setup embedded in a Faraday cage suitable to compensate stray electric fields at the BEC location to levels below about 0.1 mV/cm. Using RF-induced evaporative cooling and evaporative cooling by surface adsorption we prepare atom clouds down to one microKelvin temperature. ... |
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| A Method for Utilizing Commercially Available Sensors to Investigate Magnetic Field Perturbations Associated with Ballistic Events |
Aug 2011 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Kottke; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD WEAPONS AND MATERIALS RESEARCH DIRECTORATE
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| This report presents an architectural framework for utilizing commercially available magnetic sensors to investigate magnetic field perturbations associated with ballistic events. Specifically, the Honeywell HMC1043 three-axis magnetoresistive field sensor is considered along with required circuitry to provide signal offset compensation, signal amplification, and set/reset strap capability. Conditions are quantified for which active offset compensation is desirable, and a method for achieving this compensation is discussed along with the constraints that ... |
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| Risk and Combat Compensation |
Aug 2011 |
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| Authors:
Saul Pleeter; Alexander O Gallo; Brandon R Gould; Maggie X Li; Shirley H Liu; Curtis J Simon; Carl F Witschonke; Stanley A Horowitz; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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 | The principal justification for combat compensation is to recognize military personnel who face significant combat risk. This paper demonstrates that there is only a weak relationship between the risk faced by personnel and the combat-related compensation they receive. It describes the elements of combat compensation, the most important being Hostile Fire Pay/Imminent Danger Pay (HFP/IDP) and the Combat Zone Tax Exclusion (CZTE). While HFP/IDP is $225 per month for all ... |
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| Weaknesses in the USACE Defense Base Act Insurance Program Led to as Much as $58.5 Million in Refunds Not Returned to the U.S. Government and Other Problems |
28 Jul 2011 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION ARLINGTON VA
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| The Defense Base Act (DBA) of 1941, as amended, requires federal government prime contractors and subcontractors to provide workers' compensation insurance for their employees who work overseas. DBA insurance carriers provide disability and medical benefits to employees for work-related injuries and death benefits to eligible survivors for work-related deaths. The U.S. government reimburses contractors for the cost of their DBA premiums. As of December 2010, the number of DBA cases ... |
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| Modernizing the Military Retirement System |
21 JUL 2011 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE BUSINESS BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| Military Cash Incentives: DOD Should Coordinate and Monitor Its Efforts to Achieve Cost-Effective Bonuses and Special Pays |
JUN 2011 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DOD) spent about $5.6 billion in fiscal year 2010 on special and incentive pays and bonuses for active-duty servicemembers. Of that amount, about $1.2 billion was contracted for enlistment and reenlistment bonuses. DOD uses these incentives and bonuses as tools in its compensation system to help ensure that military pay is sufficient to field a high-quality, all-volunteer force, including those in hard-to-fill or critical specialties. Special ... |
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| Phase 1 Environmental Baseline Survey, The Landings at Nellis Housing Area, Parcel H, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada |
Jun 2011 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
AIR FORCE CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON (99TH) NELLIS AFB NV
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| The purpose of this Phase I Environmental Baseline Survey (EBS) is to (1) document the nature, magnitude, and extent of any environmental contamination of the subject property considered for transfer back to the USAF; (2) identify potential environmental contamination liabilities associated with the proposed transaction and establish environmental due diligence; (3) develop information to assess health and safety risks; (4) protect human health and the environment; (5) determine possible effects ... |
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| Directed Energy Beam Jitter Mitigation Using the Line-of-Sight Reference Frame |
10 May 2011 |
139 pages |
| Authors:
Nicholas C Dunn; NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS MD
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| Directed energy weapons will dramatically increase naval capability by offering extreme precision, scalable power, speed-of-light engagement, and a nearly limitless magazine. Precise beam control is essential for maximizing the energy on target and damaging the target structure. Directed energy weapon systems operating in a maritime combat environment, however, will be mounted on dynamic platforms that are subject to jitter-inducing mechanical vibrations. Jitter is any deviation of the beam from its ... |
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| Improving Performance in the Integrated Disability Evaluation System |
05 May 2011 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
John E Kent; DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) have instituted a jointly managed disability evaluation process. This process began as the Disability Evaluation System Pilot (DES-P), which was initiated in the National Capitol Region (NCR), and it eventually expanded to 27 sites. The pilot was declared a success and is now being rolled out world-wide as the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES). In the departments' joint ... |
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| The Effect of Military Enlistment on Earnings and Education |
Jan 2011 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
David S Loughran; Paco Martorell; Trey Miller; Jacob A Klerman; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Military compensation is one of the Department of Defense s most important means for attracting and retaining a force of young men and women qualified to meet the nation s national security objectives. As such, it is natural to want to compare military compensation with the compensation service members might receive were they to work in the civilian economy instead. Interpreting the difference in earnings between veterans and nonveterans, though, ... |
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| Expectations About Civilian Labor Markets and Army Officer Retention |
Jan 2011 |
149 pages |
| Authors:
Michael L Hansen; Shanthi Nataraj; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA
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| This document reports results from two research projects, titled Evaluation of Retention Policies and Strategies to Improve Retention of Highest-Performing Officers. The purpose of the first project was to optimize the return on investment of retention policies by evaluating economic trends in the private sector and the perceived merit of civilian versus military employment. The purpose of the second was to evaluate different measures of potential and performance and identify ... |
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| Combat Identification Decision Making: Effect of a Secondary Task |
Oct 2010 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
David J Bryant; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TORONTO (CANADA)
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| Two experiments used a dual task method to investigate whether compensatory and heuristic decision rules are based on distinct computational systems. Subjects learned to classify pictures of soldiers as friend or foe through trial-error learning then completed a test session designed to allow inference of subjects' decision strategies. In both experiments, subjects completed a condition in which they performed a simultaneous secondary task designed to consume executive working memory capacity ... |
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| The Metabolic Costs of Sound Production in Odontocete Cetaceans |
30 SEP 2010 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Dawn P. Noren; Marla M. Holt; NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE SEATTLE WA NORTHWEST AND ALASKA FISHERIES CENTER
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| Animals often increase the amplitude (the Lombard effect), duration, and/or repetition rate of their acoustic signals as a strategy to help reduce the probability of masking from environmental sounds (NRC 2003). Although accumulating evidence from recent research (Scheifele et al. 2005, Holt et al. 2009, Parks et al. 2010) illustrates that several marine mammal species readily modify the parameters of their acoustic signals to compensate for masking noise, potential energetic ... |
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| Evaluation of DoD Accident Reporting |
27 SEP 2010 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Preventable accidents in DoD result in an average of over 800 deaths per year and degrade capabilities and readiness. Accidents also generate significant costs. Since 2001, average annual cost of workers' compensation claims for the civilian workforce was over $600 million. Accident-related costs for military personnel are not easily identified, but in a December 2001 report, the National Safety Council estimated annual military workplace compensation cost to be approximately $3.2 ... |
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| Manned Test and Evaluation of Morgan Breathing System 2000 (MBS 2000) Oxygen Monitoring System |
May 2010 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
D Warkander; J Chung; NAVY EXPERIMENTAL DIVING UNIT PANAMA CITY FL
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| The MBS 2000 is an O2 rebreather intended for O2 decompression use in a dry chamber. Users purge the breathing loop with O2 at preset intervals. An O2 monitoring system (OMS) may reduce the purging needs or indicate needs for more frequent purging. The OMS for the MBS 2000 consists of a sensor (R10-DN) for partial pressure of O2, but a decision on the need to purge is based on ... |
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| Veterans Affairs: Basic Eligibility for Disability Benefit Programs |
25-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Douglas R Weimer; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| A broad range of benefits is offered to American veterans and to certain members of their families by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Among these benefits are various types of financial benefits and assistance, including two disability programs: disability compensation and pensions which pay monthly cash benefits to disabled veterans. Disability compensation provides a monthly benefit to veterans who are disabled as a direct result of their ... |
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| Military and Veterans' Benefits: Analysis of VA Compensation Levels for Survivors of Veterans and Servicemembers |
Nov-2009 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Bertoni; Kyle C Adams; Beverly Ross; Walter K Vance; Kirsten B Lauber; Gregory D Whitney; Daniel R Concepcion; Paul R Schearf; Melissa H Emrey-Arras; Susan L Aschoff; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| We study the local reactivity of molecular oxygen with bimetallic substrates of a platinum trimer island supported on nanotips of CoPt, Pt, Co, Ni, and Fe. Because of the reduced interatomic distances and varying interaction strengths with the substrates, the supported island interaction with oxygen can be tuned from stronger to weaker relative to the interaction of a freestanding island with oxygen despite that there is no well-behaved trend with ... |
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| Compensation: Pay and Benefits. U.S. Navy Research Initiatives and Applications |
Oct 2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Tanja F Blackstone; NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGY MILLINGTON TN
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| Using Incentives to Align Individual Choice with Organiztional Objectives |
Oct 2009 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Tanja F Blackstone; NAVY PERSONNEL RESEARCH STUDIES AND TECHNOLOGY MILLINGTON TN
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| Analysis of Civil Reserve Airfleet Participation |
Jun-2009 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Scott S Lew; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| Organizational slack is the cushion of actual or potential resources that allows an organization to adapt to internal or external pressures. Slack resources can come in many forms, such as excess capacity and unused capital. Commercial airlines possess slack in the form of excess capacity, also known as load factor. Due to the increasing pressures to reduce costs and eliminate excess capacity, the commercial carriers constantly try to increase their ... |
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| Reform of the Army Physical Disability Evaluation System |
24-May-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
James A Polo; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The medical disability evaluation process for Army Soldiers has been a source of significant confusion and frustration for many years. Although the United States Army Physical Disability Agency was not established until 1967, the historical roots contributing to this problem can be traced to the post-Civil War era. The increased number of Soldiers requiring disability consideration as a result of injuries sustained during current contingency operations has brought renewed attention ... |
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| Ongoing Government Assistance for American International Group (AIG) |
16-Mar-2009 |
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| Authors:
Baird Webel; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In the beginning of 2008, American International Group (AIG) was one of the world's largest insurers, generally considered to be financially sound with an AA credit rating. By the end of the year, it had undergone a near bankruptcy and had been forced to seek up to $173.4 billion in financial assistance from the U.S. government. The CEO had been replaced at the government?s behest, executive compensation was under limits, ... |
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| Variability of Valuation of Non-Monetary Incentives: Motivating and Implementing the Combinatorial Retention Auction Mechanism |
Mar-2009 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Jason B Ellis; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis explores the concept of preference variability relative to non-monetary and monetary incentives in the Combinatorial Retention Auction Mechanism (CRAM). CRAM offers a mix of monetary and non-monetary incentives to encourage retention behavior. Recent research demonstrated the utility of non-monetary incentives as part of a military retention program. While CRAM was shown to cost effectively motivate retention, variability in valuation of non-monetary incentives as part of CRAM introduces complexity ... |
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| An Analysis of the Civilianization of the Ministry of National Defense in the Republic of Korea in Support of Defense Reform 2020 |
Mar-2009 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Seunghun Jang; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of the civilianization plan of the Ministry of National Defense (MND) in the Republic of Korea (ROK). The MND has developed a plan to modernize its military and to operate it more efficiently and effectively. The MND has enacted the plan to increase the ratio of civilian personnel to military personnel inside its Headquarters by 2009. Unfortunately, the environment inside ... |
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| Economic Stimulus: Issues and Policies |
27-Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Marc Labonte; Thomas L Hungerford; Jane G Gravelle; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Recent policies have sought to contain damages spilling over from housing and financial markets to the broader economy, including monetary policy, which is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve, and fiscal policy, including a tax cut in February 2008 of $150 billion and two extensions of unemployment compensation in June and November of 2008. Over the past few months, the government has also intervened in specific financial markets, including financial ... |
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| Defense Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan: Issues and Options for Congress |
19-Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Valerie B Grasso; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report examines logistical support contracts for troop support services in Iraq and Afghanistan (for Afghanistan, beginning with LOGCAP IV) administered through the U.S. Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP). LOGCAP is an initiative designed to manage the use of civilian contractors that perform services during times of war and other military mobilizations. On April 18, 2008, DOD announced the Army?s LOGCAP IV contract awards to three companies - DynCorp ... |
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| Federal Information Security and Data Breach Notification Laws |
29-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Gina Stevens; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The following report describes information security and data breach notification requirements included in the Privacy Act, the Federal Information Security Management Act, Office of Management and Budget Guidance, the Veterans Affairs Information Security Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Also included in this report is a brief summary of the Payment Card Industry Data ... |
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