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Eighth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference: Leading the Change: The Research Community in Navy's Strategic Vanguard
January 1, 2009

The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training, & Education (N1)) for the eighth year, asked CNA to organize a conference for the Navy manpower and training community leadership and the research organizations that support that community. The goal of the conference was to help researchers better leverage their resources, provide more useful products, and improve the overall research program. The theme for the Eighth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference held in May 2008, was “Leading the Change: The Research Community in the Navy’s Strategic Vanguard.” Ms. Anita Blair, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (M&RA), Acting, RADM William E. Landay III, Chief of Naval Research, and VADM Mark E. Ferguson III, Chief of Naval Personnel began with plenary sessions. Ms. Blair presented the DoN Human Capital Strategy’s vision and strategic objective. RADM Landay delivered the keynote presentation, which focused on the Office of Naval Research (ONR) science and technology work. VADM Ferguson presented “The Role of Research and Analysis in Achieving FIT”, a total force concept for delivering the right Sailor to the right job. Researchers presented briefings in breakout sessions on manpower, personnel, training, education, diversity, quality of life and related topics.

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The Seventh Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference: The Road to a 2025 Total Force
November 1, 2007
The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training & Education (N1)) has for the seventh year, asked CNA to organize a conference for the Navy manpower and training community leadership and the research organizations that support that community. The conference was held in May of 2007 and like previous conferences it was a success. Once again, the goal of the conference was to help researchers better leverage their resources, provide more useful products, and improve the overall research program. The theme of the Seventh Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference was “The Road to a 2025 Total Force.” The title of the keynote address by ADM Patrick M. Walsh, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, was “Navy 2025—Our Role in Joint Ops and Around the World.” Researchers presented briefings in breakout sessions on manpower, personnel, training, education and related topics such as: Thinking about the Navy’s Future, Civilian Workforce Issues, Officer Education Issues, Reserve Issues, Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), Recruit, Attrition, Retention, Compensation, Diversity, and the Supply Chain. This conference report summarizes each of the breakout sessions.
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The Sixth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference: Building on the DON Total Force Strategy
November 1, 2006
The Sixth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference, sponsored by OPNAV (N1), continued to build on the goal of the Chief of Naval Operations to develop a new human capital strategy for the Navy. The theme for this year’s conference was “Enhancing the Navy Workplace: A Competency-Focused and Performance-Based Culture.” This report organizes the presentations from the conference under the Department of the Navy Total Force Strategy through ten enablers required for total force integration: Compensation and Incentivization Strategy, Strategically Focused Education and Training, Active-Reserve Integration, Workforce Diversity, Sea Warrior, Human Systems Integration, National Security Personnel System, Policy and Legislative Initiatives, Workforce Planning, and Information Systems.
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The Fifth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference: Building on the Pillars of the Navy's Human Capital Strategy
August 1, 2005
At last year’s Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference, The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) announced that he would focus his efforts on developing a new human capital strategy for the Navy. In the subsequent year, much progress has been made towards this goal. This paper links presentations made at the Fifth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference to the five pillars and objectives of the Navy’s evolving human capital strategy: Alignment to the Total Force, Competency focused, Professional and personal growth, Performance culture and Agile organizations.
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The Fourth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference: Laying the Foundation for the Navy's Human Resource Strategy
June 1, 2004

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) recently announced that he hopes to make development of a new Navy human resource strategy the CNO project for the coming year. But developing such a strategy requires a clear and comprehensive understanding of the key factors that will serve as its foundation. This paper links presentations made at the Fourth Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference to six key factors (people, work processes, managerial structure, information and knowledge, decision-making, and rewards) on which a human resource strategy must be built.

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The Third Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference: Supporting Military Transformation
June 1, 2003
To facilitate true military transformation, the naval research community must work more closely than ever with leadership so that it can inform, shape, and support this systemic change. To this end, the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) hosted the Third Annual Navy Workforce Research and Analysis Conference on March 31 and April 1, 2003. The conference brought together Navy’s leadership and the research communities to discuss how to better integrate today’s research and development (R&D) efforts with leadership’s evolving manpower, personnel, and training vision. This document relates the conference presentations and discussions to aspects of the CNP’s FY03 guidance and the Navy’s R&D priorities—including efforts to shape the force, better establish manpower requirements, design Sailor-centric systems, leverage new technology, manage careers more effectively, provide service members with a positive Navy experience, and create a seamless military team.
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