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Adam Clemens

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of Defense for Policy. Recent studies he has directed include professionalizing the enlisted force of the Marine Corps, developing multiskilled enlisted Marines, the design of the experimental 2030 ... Clemens-Adam /images/Experts/clemens-adam.jpg Adam Clemens is an expert in operational manpower: all aspects of manpower and personnel policy that directly contribute to the operational capability of military forces. He has directed studies for Marine Corps and joint sponsors focused on both manpower and tactical issues. His analyses of the connections among manpower, tactical, and operational

Alison Vernon

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Alison Vernon is a Senior Research Scientist at CNA.

, component commands for SPACECOM, NATO engagement in the Sahel and North Africa, and operational medical logistics within the Department of Defense. In the past, Vernon has also been the lead ... and Africa, speaking to national leadership about their perceptions of these operations and the role of the U.S. military as part of an overall U.S. foreign policy designed toward creating

Optimizing Total Force Management

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Manpower management (MM) is the term for the set of processes by which the services and other DOD components define and fund—for each operational unit, command staff, and shore/support organization—the numbers and types of job positions that these activities need to perform their missions. Execution of these MM processes across DOD is governed by a combination of the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) and service-specific instructions, directives, and policies. In addition to providing methods and policy for determining the number and types of position, they provide guidance for determining the most appropriate labor source (active military, reserve military, civilians, or contracted services) to fill each position. This study examines the MM processes currently used within each DOD component to determine how they integrate DOD’s workforce mix policy and guidance and to identify impediments that prevent or supersede adherence to this guidance.

DOD is governed by a combination of the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) and service-specific instructions, directives, and policies. In addition to providing methods and policy for determining ... , the Total Force Manpower and Analysis Directorate (TFM&RS) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower & Reserve Affairs asked CNA to (1) investigate how DOD’s policy and guidance ... . This study examines the MM processes currently used within each DOD component to determine how they integrate DOD’s workforce mix policy and guidance and to identify impediments that prevent or supersede

pla update: Issue 3, April 4, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 3, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

(including Venezuela, Cuba, Iran, and Syria) in defense of human rights only serve to further harm the people the US claims to protect. [8] The “Jun Sheng” commentaries to date are similar to (though ... in all areas of national concern during 2021 and set policy priorities and guidance for 2022. In this section, CNA analysts review PRC media coverage of four topics discussed at the NPC that are relevant to PLA affairs. NPC GOVERNMENT WORK REPORT AND MILITARY MODERNIZATION Patrick deGategno A primary document that summarizes PRC government work in 2021 and policy goals for 2022 reviews

Hispanic Representation in the Military and Civilian Sectors

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This CNA report on programs, policy, and data on Hispanic members of the armed services was mandated by Congress in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.

on programs, policy, and data on Hispanic members of the armed services was mandated by Congress in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. Executive Summary In recent years, the US government and Department of Defense (DOD) have increased their focus on the composition of the US military force, with numerous initiatives, strategies, and policy documents aiming to improve diversity, equity ... these gaps. However, barriers to Hispanic recruitment, retention, and promotion remain. In addition, the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act called for a study of Hispanic representation

Strategy and Policy Analysis Program

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Analysis of defense policy, global alliances, nuclear issues, non-traditional security challenges and Arctic strategy.

Strategy and Policy Analysis Analysis of defense policy, global alliances, nuclear issues, non-traditional security challenges and Arctic strategy. /images/Centers/CNA/SP3/shutterstock_1839521494small.jpg Strategy and Policy Analysis Program HIGH-LEVEL INSIGHTS FOR HIGH-LEVEL CHALLENGES CNA’s  Strategy and Policy Analysis Program  helps U.S. government leaders understand national security and defense strategy challenges and analyze their options to address them. Our experts in military and naval affairs have provided on-site analytic support to Service-level headquarters and at U.S.-based

Single Salary Analysis

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This report presents our findings on identifying and prioritizing the potential second- and third-order effects of the Department of Defense (DOD) moving to a single-salary system (SSS) for military compensation. We identified more than 25 potential effects in six broad areas: housing and food arrangements, retention and separation pays, changes in the dependency ratio, family and dependent benefits, income support programs, and other effects. The report provides information, for each effect, on the number of people potentially affected, budget costs, and potential risks to readiness, based on an extensive literature and policy review and conversations with subject-matter experts from across DOD and the services. We recommend that DOD undertake additional analysis in the areas of housing and food arrangements and retention and separation pays. We also recommend that DOD consider the potential effects of an SSS on military marriage rates and the dependency ratio. We provide a number of topics for further research that will help DOD think through the implications of moving to an SSS.

on an extensive literature and policy review and conversations with subject matter experts from across the Department of Defense (DOD) and the services. We also highlight potential research questions that could ... second- and third-order effects of the Department of Defense (DOD) moving to a single-salary system (SSS) for military compensation. We identified more than 25 potential effects in six broad areas ... , for each effect, on the number of people potentially affected, budget costs, and potential risks to readiness, based on an extensive literature and policy review and conversations with subject-matter

Reconstituting a Viable and Effective A76 Program

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The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense asked CNA to make recommendations to improve the A-76 process and to consider the repercussions of changing certain laws governing the conversion of DOD functions to the privatesector. Specifically, CNA was tasked to examine the following issues; what best practices and lessons learned can be gleaned from the legacy A-76 program, what were the deficiencies and challenges of the legacy A-76 program and how can they be addressed in a future program, what actionable, practical, and concrete steps need to be taken to establish an effective A-76 program, and what policy improvements, process enhancements, additional resources, and organizational structures are necessary to ensure the viability and credibility of a reconstituted A-76 public-private competition capability in DOD?

Reconstituting a Viable and Effective A76 Program Reconstituting a Viable and Effective A-76 Program The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense asked CNA to make recommendations to improve ... program, what actionable, practical, and concrete steps need to be taken to establish an effective A-76 program, and what policy improvements, process enhancements, additional resources, and organizational structures are necessary to ensure the viability and credibility of a reconstituted A-76 public-private competition capability in DOD? Issue and tasking The Department of Defense (DOD)is working

Single Salary Practices

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The 13th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation (QRMC) is considering whether the U.S. military should move from its current regular military compensation (RMC) structure to a single-salary system (SSS) that would eliminate the basic allowances for housing (BAH) and subsistence (BAS) and increase basic pay. To inform this potential policy change, this study provides information about: the potential advantages and disadvantages to the U.S. military of moving to an SSS; potential design features of an SSS to meet key objectives; and, important implementation challenges that the Department of Defense (DOD) may face if it goes forward with a military SSS. To provide insight into these issues, we conducted a literature review on the compensation preferences of servicemembers and civilians, a review of U.S. civilian-sector compensation practices based on a literature review and subject-matter expert (SME) discussions, and a review of foreign military compensation practices based on discussions with foreign military compensation experts and a review of policy documents.

) and subsistence (BAS) and increase basic pay. To inform this potential policy change, this study provides information about: the potential advantages and disadvantages to the U.S. military of moving to an SSS; potential design features of an SSS to meet key objectives; and, important implementation challenges that the Department of Defense (DOD) may face if it goes forward with a military SSS. To provide ... review and subject-matter expert (SME) discussions, and a review of foreign military compensation practices based on discussions with foreign military compensation experts and a review of policy

ai and autonomy in russia: Special Issue, September 8, 2022

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September 8, 2022 issue features translations of several Russian military journal articles that reflect on the use of AI and autonomy. All have been written since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

and economic interests of various states in the context of the struggle for resources and geopolitical dominance in strategically important regions of the world. The formation of military policy aimed ... of world elites in this way is aimed at solving the main task of their foreign policy—the elimination of competitive states that are gaining political and economic weight. All this represents the messianism of US foreign policy, the goal of which is complete domination in the world. At the same time, the main focus is on the use of destabilizing factors in the interests of artificially creating