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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.

over another—particularly in organizations with a mix of military and civilian personnel. Finally, we identified factors external to the MM process that significantly influence workforce mix decisions ... 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

The Evolution of Gender Integration in the Department of the Navy

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CNA surveyed the events, policies, and research that surrounded increase in female representation in the Navy and identified three phases of gender integration that delineate the DON’s evolving approach to women’s roles in its forces.

that delineate the DON’s evolving approach to women’s roles in its forces. In the nearly half century since the advent of the All‑Volunteer Force, women’s share of active component personnel in the Department of the Navy (DON) increased from just 2 percent of total inventory to more than 15 percent. As background research for a major study on DON personnel costs and gender, sponsored by the Assistant ... , we identified three phases of gender integration that delineate the DON’s evolving approach to women’s roles in its forces and, ultimately, their contributions to its warfighting missions. Policy

Tracking Outcomes of Voluntary Military Education Programs Review

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The Department of Defense (DoD) provides education benefits to Servicemembers and their spouses. Two such benefits are the Tuition Assistance (TA) program, designed to decrease the financial burden of higher education for military members, and the My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) scholarship program, a workforce development program designed to assist eligible military spouses in pursuing training, licenses, credentials, certifications, and associate degrees in support of developing portable employment and careers. A dearth of information on the educational and financial outcomes of TA and MyCAA users prompted Congress to mandate, in the 2014 DoD Appropriations Bill, a study to document the aggregate graduation rates, financial indebtedness, and loan default rates of these military families. Here, we summarize information from the TA and MyCAA literature. However, because little information is currently available, we also explore the civilian higher education literature on tuition reimbursement, graduation rates, student debt, and loan default rates. This provides the relevant background information needed for the quantitative portion of this study, in which we will collect and analyze available data on educational outcomes for TA and MyCAA users.

Tracking Outcomes of Voluntary Military Education Programs Review Tracking Outcomes of Voluntary Military Education Programs: A Literature Review The Department of Defense (DoD) provides education benefits to Servicemembers and their spouses. Two such benefits are the Tuition Assistance (TA) program, designed to decrease the financial burden of higher education for military members, and the My Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) scholarship program, a workforce development program designed to assist eligible military spouses in pursuing training, licenses, credentials, certifications

DoD Function Codes

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Department of Defense (DoD) function codes identify the type of work performed by all activities in the defense infrastructure and operating forces.

Force Manpower & Resources Directorate (TFM&RS) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (OUSD P&R/M&RA) maintains a list ... and composition of the department’s workforce from a perspective of requirements and work being performed rather than personnel inventory. Historically, DoD function codes, submitted annually in the Inherently ... to the billet warrants a review of the function code. We heard several suggestions for mitigating these issues. Among the most compelling is an OSD policy that requires function codes to be included

Africa is China’s Testing Ground for Overseas Military Missions

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China’s military activities in Africa—including its first overseas military base—have become entrenched. China has ambitions for a deeper African presence.

The Military and Security Dimensions of the PRC’s Africa Presence: Changes in a Time of Global Shocks along with colleagues from CNA’s China Studies Program and Strategy and Policy Analysis Program ... . The Growth of China’s Military Presence in Africa   Africa has long played a prominent role in the PRC’s concept of its foreign policy . But only in the last two decades has Africa also become ... in Africa is a significant shift in its foreign policy after decades of criticizing the West as “expansionist military powers” for having overseas bases. The PRC maintains roughly 4,100 PLA

HEALTH ANALYTICS AND MEDICAL READINESS TEAM

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CNA’s Health Analytics and Medical Readiness (HAMR) team is comprised of analysts and experts whose skills span health care policy, clinical decision-making, biostatistics and epidemiology, and population health. Due to the complexity of public health issues, we take an interdisciplinary approach to understand critical health care issues as well as the associated impacts on personnel, finances, and public safety.

expeditionary health services and operations. HAMR analysts are part of CNA’s Resources and Force Readiness division, allowing them to draw upon a wide range of specialists in military personnel ... HAMR-4-pager CNA’s Health Analytics and Medical Readiness (HAMR) team is comprised of analysts and experts whose skills span health care policy, clinical decision-making, biostatistics and epidemiology, and population health. Due to the complexity of public health issues, we take an interdisciplinary approach to understand critical health care issues as well as the associated impacts on personnel

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 2, November 9, 2021

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 2, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

first prizes at military, provincial, and ministerial levels, and has contributed to personnel training, technological research and development, theoretical research, and core capacity building in the field of cyber security. POLICY AND GOVERNANCE During a Politburo study session on China’s digital economy, Xi Jinping emphasized accelerating the construction of an “intelligent ... high-resolution images of critical infrastructure to facial recognition technology and remote sensors that can measure an individual’s body temperature and heart rate.” MILITARY AND NATIONAL SECURITY

Foreign Militaries Assessing the Implications of Possible Changes to Women in Service Restrictions

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CNA analysts review the policies and practices of four foreign militaries and two physically demanding profession to learn the effects of gender integration on organizational dynamics.

review of restrictions to women’s service in certain military occupations and assignments, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps asked CNA to examine the practices of foreign militaries ... in the attached arms (as supporting personnel, such as medics, clerks, and logisticians) for units that engage in ground close combat in the British Army and Royal Marines at the battalion level and below. In Canada, which allows women to serve in all military occupations and units, women make up only 2 percent of the combat arms occupations, and no woman has served in the elite Joint Task Force 2

Jennifer Griffin

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Jennifer Griffin Jennifer Griffin Vice President and Director, Resources and Force Readiness Division /images/About-Us/Leadership/Griffin-Jennifer.webp Jennifer Griffin is the vice president of the Resources and Force Readiness Division, where she oversees a team of researchers who provide grounded analyses to inform resource, process, and policy decisions impacting military and force readiness.   A seasoned professional with deep expertise in the military reserve component, Griffin has managed studies and project teams on issues related to the military workforce and personnel, including

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 10, March 10, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 10, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

by human operators—automatically executing attacks. PLA brigade employs smart technology to assist with equipment repairs.   According to   China Military Online   , the PLA’s official news and information portal, an unidentified brigade of the 75th Group Army is incorporating intelligent technology into its maintenance operations. Personnel from the 75th Group Army built a database ... website releases videos of “blue force” UAVs, highlighting challenges and technological capabilities they may anticipate from enemy forces.   China Military Video Net, which is part of the PLA’s News