Solution Centers

How We're Organized

CNA Center for Naval Analyses

  • Advanced Technology & Systems Analysis

    Helping decision makers get the best possible returns from their technology and systems investments.

  • China Studies

    Providing in-depth analyses of China's emerging role in the international order, important issues in U.S.-China relations, and critical developments within China itself.

  • Marine Corps Division

    Expert analysis of issues of critical concern to the Marine Corps leadership, including manpower and training, operations, logistics, aviation, Naval integration, and programs and resources.

  • Operations & Tactics Analysis

    Conducting ongoing Washington-based operational studies of systems, resources, and integrations.

  • Operations Evaluation Group

    Conducting ongoing Washington- and field-based research focused on the operational challenges facing the military and other government agencies.

  • Resource Analysis

    Providing analytical services to help develop, evaluate, and implement policies, practices, and programs that make people, budgets, and assets more effective and efficient.

  • Strategic Studies

    Identifying "the issue after next" in the research and analysis of a wide range of strategic, regional, and policy issues.

CNA Institute for Public Research

  • Air Traffic Management

    Helping ensure a safe, secure, and efficient global airspace through wide-ranging technical and analytical services in critical areas of operations and management.

  • Education

    Lending critical decision-making support to policymakers, educators, and stakeholders through research and analysis, program evaluation and technical assistance.

  • Health Research & Policy

    Combining research and analysis with a practical, firsthand understanding of the health care industry at the individual, local, state, and national levels.

  • Organizational Learning & Effectiveness

    Providing expert assistance in strategic, human capital, and workforce planning; organizational development; performance measurement; and business process improvement.

  • Safety & Security

    Offering expertise in homeland security operations and strategic policy development; planning, programming, and budgeting; program management and planning; and training.

Military Advisory Board

Featured Articles and Reports

Yemen: Crossroads of Conflict

Yemen: Crossroads of Conflict – a conference report from CNA Strategic Studies’ International Affairs Group workshop "Yemen and Its Neighbors" held May 24, 2010.

Yeman: Crossroads of Conflict
Powering America’s Economy: Energy Innovation at the Crossroads of National Security Challenges

CNA's Military Advisory Board releases Powering America’s Economy: Energy Innovation at the Crossroads of National Security Challenges; with findings that America's economic leadership is threatened by oil dependence, and that economic and energy security are tied to national security.

Powering America's Economy
Estimating the Cost of Type 1 Diabetes in the U.S.

The Public Library of Science journal, PLoS ONE, publishes “Estimating the Cost of Type 1 Diabetes in the U.S.: A Propensity Score Matching Method” co-authored by David Taylor, Ph.D., CNA Research Team Leader; Betty Tao, Ph.D, CNA research analyst, and others. (View a video interview with Dr. David Taylor)   (View a copy of the report)

PLoS One
Population Representation in the Military Services FY’08

The CNA-authored report sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Personnel and Readiness, presenting information on the demographic, educational, and aptitude characteristics of U.S. military forces

Pop Rep FY '08