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Narrative-Impact-Action (NIA) Framework

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CNA’s Narrative-Impact-Action (NIA) Framework is a tool to help government emergency management agencies respond to the spread of false and misleading information

Narrative-Impact-Action (NIA) Framework CNA’s Narrative-Impact-Action (NIA) Framework is a tool to help government emergency management agencies respond to the spread of false and misleading information CNA’s Narrative-Impact-Action (NIA) Framework is a strategic tool designed to help emergency management agencies at all levels of government understand and respond to the spread of false and misleading information (FMI). The framework steers evidence-based decision-making by providing general guidelines for assessing the potential operational impact of FMI and determining the appropriate

Report on the Calculation of the Basic Allowance for Housing, Basic Allowance for Subsistence, and Cost-of-Living Allowances

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The QRMC asked CNA to review statutory requirements and methodologies used to calculate the BAS and COLAs

Report on the Calculation of the Basic Allowance for Housing, Basic Allowance for Subsistence, and Cost-of-Living Allowances The QRMC asked CNA to review statutory requirements and methodologies used to calculate the BAS and COLAs The director of the 14th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation asked CNA to review statutory requirements and methodologies used to calculate the Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) and Cost of Living Allowances (COLAs). Specific research questions related to BAS included how often it should be calculated, whether it should vary by geographic area, and how

Evaluation of Basic Allowance for Housing

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The QRMC asked CNA to review the statutory requirements and methodologies used to calculate BAH

Evaluation of Basic Allowance for Housing The QRMC asked CNA to review the statutory requirements and methodologies used to calculate BAH The Director of the 14 th Quadrennial Review of Military Compensation asked CNA to review the statutory requirements and methodologies used to calculate the basic allowance for housing (BAH) to ensure military members can procure suitable housing. A companion report studies analogous issues for other military pay allowances. Section 662 of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report to Congress

Remembering Lee Gunn, 1942–2025

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/images/news/PressRelease.png Remembering Lee Gunn, 1942–2025 The CNA community is greatly saddened by the loss of Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, who died December 13 at the age of 83. After a distinguished career in the US Navy, Gunn was president of CNA’s Institute for Public Research from 2003 to 2015, establishing it as a significant contributor of analytic support to the government in civil aviation, emergency management, policing, and homeland security. Gunn came to CNA with deep experience in naval operations, operations research, personnel, training, and cost management. Across

Remembering Phil DePoy, 1935–2025

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/images/news/PressRelease.png Remembering Phil DePoy, 1935–2025 The CNA family is greatly saddened by the loss of Dr. Phil E. DePoy, who died July 12 at the age of 89. DePoy was president of CNA from 1985 to 1990, a key time during which he led the organization to independence under a board of trustees. In total, he spent more than three decades as a CNA analyst and leader. In 1989, he ... would have been as rewarding in so many ways.” “Phil hired me in 1988 and helped form my first impressions of what effective analysis is,” said CNA CEO Dr. Katherine McGrady . “Throughout my career

What Suicide Data for Public Safety Officers Tell Us

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The first study of a comprehensive data collection effort on suicides by police and correctional officers shows trends, suggests opportunities for prevention.

Lawrence is a specialist in law enforcement research with CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation . Special thanks to Karen Solomon, Joe Willis, Lew Solomon, and First H.E.L.P. for collecting and providing these data and collaborating with CNA on the analysis. Police officers are at a greater risk of dying by suicide than the general public, and even more likely to die by suicide ... circumstances are public safety personnel dying by suicide? CNA has begun to address those questions, recently publishing the first examination of a systematic, national, and comprehensive effort

cna talks: Career and Technical Education

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To recognize National Career and Technical Education Month 2017, CNA Education experts discuss the importance of CTE and its role in workforce development. Podcast topics included: Promising trends in CTE and innovative, successful practices in CTE classrooms Successful industry-CTE partnerships and the next frontier for CTE The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and legislative reforms at the federal, state and/or local levels that support improvements in CTE CNA Education work related to high-wage, high demand jobs and the gaps within the CTE research realm

Career and Technical Education To recognize National Career and Technical Education Month 2017, CNA Education experts discuss the importance of CTE and its role in workforce development. Podcast ... and Technical Education Act and legislative reforms at the federal, state and/or local levels that support improvements in CTE CNA Education work related to high-wage, high demand jobs and the gaps within the CTE research realm Career and Technical Education Liza Cordeiro, host of this episode, is CNA Education’s senior advisor for marketing. She leads all public relations, marketing

A Process for Using LLMs in a National Security Research Organization

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We collaborated across disciplines to develop a process to safely introduce large language models without compromising quality or national security.

Information Officer and Kim Deal is Chief Research Officer at CNA. This article originally appeared in Forbes Technology Council . Every company must forge a path to balance the disruptive risks and opportunities posed by large language models (LLMs). But for an organization like ours, working in national security, the stakes and complexity are considerably higher. CNA is an independent ... Understand requirements and risk Our scientific and professional staff consistently demand the latest tools and technology, and they pressed us to incorporate LLMs into CNA’s infrastructure. Researchers

50 Years of the Volunteer Force

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On the 50 anniversary of the All-Volunteer Force, Jeffrey Peterson this force made created a more professional enlisted force than its draft-induced predecessor.

and Reserve Affairs. Don Boroughs is senior advisor, Communications, at CNA. This month marks the 50th Anniversary of the all-volunteer force. On January 27, 1973, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird ... into the all-volunteer force, only 42 percent of recruits were completing their first term of service, and the Navy asked the Center for Naval Analyses at CNA to develop a model for estimating which potential ... A Productive Enlistee? Quantifying military productivity was such a daunting challenge that few analysts attempted it, but a major consensus of a 1982 conference at CNA on naval manpower research

Prepare, Prepare, Prepare… For Hurricane Season

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Ingrid. Sandy. Irene, Erika. Irma. Florence, Maria. Katrina. And now Dorian! Just the mention of these names might trigger fear and anxiety in some living in North America.

living in North America. /images/InDepth/Post11.png Prepare, Prepare, Prepare… For Hurricane Season 11 CNA Staff Ingrid.  Sandy. Irene, Erika. Irma. Florence, Maria. Katrina. And now Dorian! Just ... to eight hurricanes and two to four “major” hurricanes–storms that reach Category 3 to Category 5. So what can be done to prepare?  According to CNA hurricane experts, emergency management officials can ... . Coordinate electric utility and road clearance teams. CNA after-action analysis of Hurricane Irma found that Road Clearing Task Forces facilitated power restoration and road clearing. Where the utility