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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 private sector.

, the institutional knowledge associated with the A-76 process has been significantly degraded or lost. A thorough analysis and action plan for reconstituting the program is needed. Specific issues that must be addressed include organizational structures for administering the program, processes for implementing the program, and best practices for executing A-76 studies. A robust, effective A-76 process has ... 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? Donald

Center for Justice Research and Innovation

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Helps justice agencies sustain organizational and system-wide improvements and innovations through research, analysis and practical solutions.

JRI Helps justice agencies sustain organizational and system-wide improvements and innovations through research, analysis and practical solutions. /images/Centers/IPR/justice_thumbnails.png Center for Justice Research and Innovation FeaturedSquares Areas of Practice white Explore more gray 3 Research, Analysis and Evaluation /centers-and-divisions/ipr/jri/research-analysis-and-evaluation half ... . Organizational Innovation in Policing /centers-and-divisions/ipr/jri/organizational-innovation-in-policing /images/ICONS/JRI%20OrgReform-02.svg CNA has decades of experience in data-driven, collaborative

Independent Assessment of US Government Efforts against Al Qaeda

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Section 1228 of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) states, “The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall provide for the conduct of an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the United States’ efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al- Qaeda, including its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents since September 11, 2001.” The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (ASD (SO/LIC)) asked CNA to conduct this independent assessment, the results of which are presented in this report.

of the operational and organizational structure of Al-Qaeda core, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, and how it has changed over time. An analysis of the activities that have proven

Transnational Challenges and US National Security

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By their very nature, transnational challenges are murky and often intermingled, and thus are difficult to analyze. This report provides an introductory examination to these challenges in an effort to build understanding around what they are and why they matter to current U.S. national security. Through our research, we derived a definition for transnational challenges and then used that definition to identify 11 such challenges that impact U.S. national security interests today. We observe trends and patterns among these challenges, including how they relate to one another and how they may evolve over time. We end with thoughts on which transnational challenges the United States should focus on, and why.

and/or non-traditional sources that span national boundaries has resulted in an increasing demand for research and analysis on these threats. Some transnational challenges, including terrorism, criminal ... within the broader spectrum of U.S. national security priorities. This report explores the realm of transnational challenges and provides an organizational and conceptual framework to better

Making-Captains-of-War-CNOS-Studies-Group-1981-1995

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The Strategic Studies Group, created by the Chief of Naval Operations in 1981 to prepare Navy officers to think strategically, succeeded, this review finds.

and operational concepts became apparent, senior naval officers and OPNAV sought to affect their studies. This resulted in CNO James D. Watkins formally promulgating SSG objectives, tasks, and organizational ... (BB-61) turret explosion, and other issues of the day, he had difficulty accepting SSG XI’s analysis of the likely size of the future Navy. SSG XII (1992-1993) continued the effort to understand what

Navy Shore Infrastructure Investment Support

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This paper describes the development process that CNA used to create a new methodology for the Navy to assess shore infrastructure readiness for support tasking, and it documents the design concepts for a shore facilities investment model. This model was developed as a programming tool for OPNAV N46 staff to adjust investment project profiles and funding levels to achieve desired performance output levels at the end of the current FYDP. The methodology involved creating measures of merit to quantify the current and future performance levels and a functional segmentation of the infrastructure to provide a greater understanding of shore support capabilities and shortfalls. The new technique required a method for indexing the measures of merit together in a consistent manner to provide the Navy with an ongoing readiness assessment number. It also required the creation of a baseline year infrastructure inventory assessment to use as the starting point for analyzing future year impact of current shore investment funding profiles. We developed a process to quantify the projected impact of proposed military construction and special projects upon the measures of merit.

assessment tool to aid in programming investment through analysis of future quality impact to inventory and shore readiness. To include a macro 20-year, long-range forecasting tool. First, we analyzed ... million. We segmented facilities in two ways in order to give Navy leadership a better overall idea of the inventory. We used the traditional geographic and organizational view which maps each

The Great Peace and Development Debate of 1999

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This paper explores the context, conduct, results, and implications of what we might call “The Great Peace & Development Debate of 1999.”

and Three New Changes,” is clearly reflected in the sober analysis of security trends presented by the Chinese in their October 2000 Defense White Paper.  The “Three No Changes” are essentially ... underscored that policy development in China today is more and more characterized by the creation of shifting coalitions of like-minded elites that cut across ministerial and organizational lines

AI/ML Risk Management Approach for Federal Agencies

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CNA's Performance, Architecture, Criticality, and Evolvability (PACE) concept captures key risk components throughout an application’s life cycle.

: The anticipated level of impact on organizational goals andpriorities caused by realized risks in an AI/ML product. Evolvability: The degree to which changes from an AI/ML product’s baselinecondition are signaled to oversight or certification authorities for evaluation. CNA can help federal agencies complete a comprehensive risk analysis for AI/ML-based systems and provide follow-up assessment

Halleh Seyson

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Halleh Seyson Halleh Seyson Vice President and Director, Enterprise Systems and Data Analysis /images/About-Us/Leadership/halleh-Seyson.webp Halleh Seyson joined CNA in 2021, bringing over 25 years of experience driving change in professional services companies. She is vice president of the Enterprise Systems and Data Analysis Division, providing executive oversight to the Center for Data ... within the government sector. Seyson’s strategic focus is on harnessing emerging technologies and transforming enterprise solutions to align with evolving organizational needs, improving efficiency

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 42, July 18, 2022

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analysis of military technology developments, particularly his discussion of ground forces and unmanned and autonomous systems. In June 2022, Murakhovsky used his Telegram channel to discuss future tank ... . The cooperative arrangement will be coordinated through the Federal Resource Center for Universal Design and Rehabilitation Technologies, which is the ministry’s primary scientific organizational vehicle