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Protecting Servicemembers from Foreign Influence

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Recommendations for protecting U.S. servicemembers from mis-/dis-/mal-information, or MDM, through inoculation, debunking, fact-checking, and media literacy.

to mitigate the threat. We first provide an assessment of how appropriate each intervention is to a military context, and then we provide DOD with recommendations for using these techniques, including methods (virtual or in person), timing for refresher training, and best practices. We also provide a list of available tools and our assessment of their adaptability for the military. Appropriateness

Role of Space in Russia Operations in Ukraine

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Analysis: Russian military space activities in Ukraine have played a critical enabling role for Russian forces, but Russia operates at a disadvantage in space.

how Russia has employed its space and counterspace capabilities in Ukraine. It begins with an overview of Russian theory and doctrine about the role of space in conflict followed by an assessment ... (reconnaissance, communications, navigation, and counterspace). The paper concludes with an assessment of Russia’s potential future courses of action in the space domain.  The role of space in war

Case Study Supply Chain Resilience-Puget Sound

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The Puget Sound region built public-private relationships for grocery supply chain resilience to prepare for earthquakes. COVID put them to the test.

in facilitating a more effective response. This assessment explores these impressions and possible “unintended consequences” of the 2019 project, and derives potential strategic and operational implications. Implications are discussed and follow-on questions are included to prompt consideration of topics for continued examination through other cases and more data-oriented analyses. The assessment

Methuen Police Department Performance Audit

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CNA acknowledges the support and assistance we received from Mayor Neil Perry, members of the Methuen City Council, and the Methuen Police Department in completing this report. The input, experiences, data, and resources we received were invaluable in conducting our research and compiling our findings and recommendations.

interviews and surveys of department personnel. This report presents the results, findings, and recommendations from the audit. CNA's comprehensive assessment of MPD included an examination ... not trust the department’s use of the assessment center to make promotional decisions because there seem to be conflicting interests involved in the process. The MPD’s high number of assigned

Estimated Effects of Facility Quality SROTC Recruitment Retention

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This paper summarizes the research that CNA performed to understand how Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SROTC) facility conditions may disproportionately affect SROTC recruitment and retention at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).

quality assessment indicate that nearly 100 percent of SROTC programs in our sample report at least one facility issue. Based on our data call, the most commonly reported issues relate to capacity ... that the services use to assess individual SROTC program success or viability [2]. We suggest that viability assessment measures be reviewed for inclusion of these data. We found that, because

Improving the DOD Manpower Management Workforce

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The process for determining and validating requirements, associated manpower, and the workforce mix necessary to achieve an organization’s mission requires specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities. Unlike other career fields, however, there is no common training or certification process that ensures minimum standards and competencies among personnel performing manpower functions. This project examines whether the goal of common training and standards for all personnel performing manpower management (MM) functions in DOD is achievable and desirable. We find evidence that there are MM training gaps and inefficiencies in DOD and that, in general, MM functions are similar enough to allow standardized training and education. The data necessary to show that improving the quality of MM workforces will improve MM processes and outcomes is lacking, however. We recommend that DOD collect the necessary data to further examine the impact of MM workforce quality on MM outcomes and processes.

. This assessment takes into account evidence from previous assessments of the quality of the MM workforce and how it affects MM processes and outcomes, SMEs’ appetite for standardization, and lessons learned from ... workforce to understand the true requirement for MM throughout DOD. We also recommend that DOD conduct a full competency assessment to obtain detailed information on the KSAs required for the various MM

Organizational Troop to Task Wargames

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Organizational Troop-to-Task (OT3) resource-management wargames allow players to assign personnel under their command to meet the tasking of a higher headquarters throughout the narrative storyline of the wargame. We outline the rules and requirements to assemble and execute an OT3 wargame and provide a simplified “print-and-play” example. We discuss the data that can be collected, as well as what can be gleamed from that data—namely, (1) as an assessment of whether the organizational staff is “right-sized” for the given narrative storyline and its explicit or implied tasking; (2) an assessment of the gaps and seams of the organization, exploring where the organizational design may impede required information flow; and (3) a broad understanding of how an organization might respond to a given sequence of events. This document does not assess any particular organization. It provides the framework and toolkit for future organizational assessments.

“print-and-play” example. We discuss the data that can be collected, as well as what can be gleamed from that data—namely, (1) as an assessment of whether the organizational staff is “right-sized” for the given narrative storyline and its explicit or implied tasking; (2) an assessment of the gaps and seams of the organization, exploring where the organizational design may impede required

Evolution of Gender Integration in the DON Summary of Five Analytical Efforts

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CNA analysts focus on the changes in the gender mix of personnel on retention and manning and how changes effect actual and potential personnel policy changes on Department of the Navy personnel inventories and budgets.

: colocation for servicemembers who are married to other servicemembers and expanded maternity leave, respectively. The assessment of the colocation policy indicated that colocating same-service DON enlisted personnel is positively associated with reenlistment for both men and women, but the effect is greater for women. The assessment of the new maternity leave policy indicated that it has been

Gender Differences Among DON Personnel

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This report documents an analysis of gender differences in misbehavior rates among enlisted personnel in the Department of the Navy (DON). Using indicators found in personnel data from the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the US Navy (USN), we show that, between fiscal year (FY) 1999 and FY 2015, male misbehavior rates were higher than female rates for every indicator, in every year for both services. Using data from FY 2015, we estimate that higher male misbehavior rates in the USMC (USN) resulted in about 1,400 (2,000) extra incidents of misbehavior and imposed about $57 ($197) million in extra costs. Based on these results, we conclude that excluding costs associated with higher rates of male misbehavior renders cost-benefit analyses of increasing gender integration incomplete. In addition, we recommend that the DON improve cost estimates of misbehavior to allocate resources toward prevention and response as effectively and efficiently as possible.

and projecting manning rates. A comprehensive assessment, however, should also take into account potential benefits of gender integration that may offset these costs. In particular, the DON should ... studied in the USN and USMC. The goal of this analysis is twofold. First, it is intended to support efforts to provide a comprehensive assessment of the costs and benefits of increasing gender

Mapping Russian Media Network

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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has used media as an important instrument and lever of influence. The role of media in promoting Russian foreign policy and exerting the influence of President Vladimir Putin has become increasingly visible since the conflict Ukraine and other domestic and international confrontations began. CNA has undertaken an effort to map the Russian media environment and examine Russian decision-making as it relates to the media. This report provides an overview of the role that the media plays in Russian foreign policy. Specifically, we examine Russia’s media environment, Russia’s decision- making related to media and messaging, including the drivers and boundaries of that decision-making. We evaluate the role of Vladimir Putin and his inner circle, and finally, we examine the role that Russia’s media and messaging plays in external influence. In addition, we highlight that while media is a key instrument of influence, culture, politics, and business are also important in broader Russian influence efforts abroad. Furthermore, this report outlines the way that decision-making and messaging is carried out by Vladimir Putin and his closest advisors through a series of scenarios that range from crisis to steady state. Finally, we provide overarching takeaways for policy makers and the international community to consider in understanding Russia’s media environment and Russian decision-making in the media.

formal and informal means while seeking greater control over media with larger audiences. Russia’s rich business elite, commonly referred to as “oligarchs,” owns most of Russia’s media. Our assessment ... out Russia’s internal media network and decision-making processes in the media, we developed a baseline assessment of Russia’s external influence. In addition to media, other key levers of influence