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James Baney Wins CNA's Phil E. Depoy Award for Analytical Excellence

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CNA annually awards the Phil E. DePoy Award for Analytical Excellence to recognize an employee who has shown exceptional analytical contributions. CNA honored Principal Research Scientist Dr. James Baney as the winner for 2021.

Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security focused on grants management modernization, data and analytics modernization, and COVID-19. CNA annually awards the Phil E. DePoy Award ... establish the FEMA Grants Management Modernization program and spent five years helping it evolve.  Today, its online platform, FEMA GO, is live and being used by FEMA staff, firefighters, and emergency managers across the country Dr. Baney and CNA have continued to support FEMA’s major modernization programs, most recently focused on data and analytics. Dr. Baney also supported a series of high

Drone Strikes in Pakistan Reasons to Assess Civilian Casualties

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CNA analyzed publically available data to determine the likelihood of civilian harm per strike in the drone campaign in Pakistan. From this data, we see that the U.S. has improved its ability to reduce civilian casualties during drone strikes in Pakistan over the past several years, as measured in the percentage of strikes causing civilian casualties and the number of civilian casualties occurring per incident.

Drone Strikes in Pakistan Reasons to Assess Civilian Casualties Drone Strikes in Pakistan: Reasons to Assess Civilian Casualties CNA analyzed publically available data to determine the likelihood of civilian harm per strike in the drone campaign in Pakistan. From this data, we see that the U.S. has improved its ability to reduce civilian casualties during drone strikes in Pakistan over the past ... in Pakistan and elsewhere as causing minimal civilian casualties. However, availa­ble data-open source data on Pakistan drone strikes, as well as data on air operations in Afghanistan, including drone

Assessing the Implications of Possible Changes to Women in Service Restrictions

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This report from 2012 examined how changing the policy of excluding women from ground combat service could affect the Marine Corps’ recruiting, manpower management and training processes.

changing the policy of excluding women from ground combat service could affect the Marine Corps’ recruiting, manpower management and training processes. Current Department of Defense (DOD) policies ... to (1) help inform a decision about whether to change them and (2) better understand how policy changes could affect the Corps’ recruiting, manpower management, and training processes. As part of our ... Corps fielded the survey from May 30, 2012 to August 31, 2012. Once the survey closed, the Marine Corps provided us with the deidentified data collected from survey respondents matched with Operational

Tim Kao

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Tim Kao Tim Kao Vice President and Director, Data Science Division /images/About-Us/Leadership/Tim-Kao.webp Tim Kao has been with CNA since 2015, most recently as research program director for the Data Science Predictive Analytics Program. During his time at CNA, Kao has implemented innovative approaches to research, including machine learning, agile project management scrums and human-centered design. He has also advanced CNA’s work in cloud computing environments, interactive data visualizations, and data science for both client and corporate requirements. As a data scientist, he worked

intersections: Issue 13, March 2025

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Intersections is a CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, and U.S. and partner efforts to protect that technology for national security.

the head of DeepSeek's financial backer (the private equity firm High-Flyer Capital Management), has said that DeepSeek's R1 model has achieved major advances in both efficiency and cost. According ... on the dissemination of military information online, titled "Measures for the Management of the Dissemination of Online Military Information." The document states that the measures are intended to protect ... equipment scientific research. Provide the institutions conducting military equipment scientific research with modernized management requirements. Optimize the methods for classifying and approving

Evaluating Suitability Across Services

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This report focuses on two distinct, but related topics: enlistment waivers and entry-level separations. The waiver process recognizes that some young people have made mistakes and overcome their past behavior or have had a medical condition that warrants review. A one-time incident or issue may not accurately reflect the character or potential for someone to serve. ELS length and administrative separation policies provide an orderly means to discharge those found to be unsuitable to serve. In this light, two offices within the OSD–Personnel and Readiness (the Offices of the Under Secretary of Defense for Accession Policy (AP) and Officer and Enlisted Personnel Management (OEPM)) asked CNA to evaluate the Services’ policies, practices, and successes for determining suitability for service at accession (enlistment waivers) and in service (ELS length and reasons for early separation). In this second of two reports, we 1) determine the probability of, and reasons for, separation among those who access with enlistment waivers, 2) examine the arguments for and against extending ELS, as well as inconsistencies in ELS separation reasons, and 3) make recommendations.

) and Officer and Enlisted Personnel Management (OEPM)) asked CNA to evaluate the Services’ policies, practices, and successes for determining suitability for service at accession (enlistment waivers ... and Enlisted Personnel Management (OEPM)—asked CNA to evaluate the Services’ policies, practices, and successes for determining suitability for service at accession (enlistment waivers) and in service (ELS ... , subject matter expert (SME) discussions, and analysis of nearly 12 years of Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) personnel and standardized waiver code data on enlisted Active Component accessions

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).

efforts to improve military training and combat readiness. Accelerate modernization of the military's logistics and asset management systems, build a modern weaponry and equipment management system ... based on new technologies such as big data and cloud computing…that integrates functions such as reporting, military coordination, and joint support” to advance the collection and categorization ... and security dialogues” between the US and the PRC and between the PRC and Japan on “the one-China principle, opposition to Taiwan independence, and management of differences on the Taiwan question

Connecting FAA Data to Emergency Management

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One day, when the full story is assembled of how COVID-19 spread from a localized illness to a global pandemic, we know that the plot will revolve around flight patterns.

Connecting FAA Data to Emergency Management One day, when the full story is assembled of how COVID-19 spread from a localized illness to a global pandemic, we know that the plot will revolve around flight patterns. /images/expertise/Airport-Taxiway.jpg Connecting FAA Data to Emergency Management 46 Ashish Khatta Ashish Khatta has over 20 years’ experience supporting the Federal Aviation ... flights. CNA had to find the data to develop mathematical models to quantify the obstacles to growth. Over the years, the FAA has continued to request more work from CNA. We were at the forefront

Evaluation of the Fitness Report System

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The Fitness Report (FitRep) is an evaluation tool filled out by a Marine’s reporting senior (RS) and reviewing officer (RO) that communicates the reporting officials’ assessments of the Marine’s performance and character to a variety of boards. Today’s FitRep system was implemented on January 1, 1999. Like the previous system, it supports promotion boards’ selection and retention of the most qualified Marines in the grades of sergeant through major general, the slating of officers for command or resident school billet assignments, and all other billet assignments. The Director, Manpower Management Division, asked CNA to review whether the system is accomplishing what the Marine Corps intended. Specifically, the director would like to know whether the current FitRep system is suffering from grade inflation, whether it is fair to all officers, and whether it contributes to the challenges that leaders and manpower process managers face in selecting the most qualified officers for promotion and career progression. Although enlisted Marines in paygrades E-5 through E-9 also receive FitReps, we were asked to focus solely on Marine officers.

for command or resident school billet assignments, and all other billet assignments. The Director, Manpower Management Division, asked CNA to review whether the system is accomplishing what the Marine Corps ... for command and resident schooling. The current process was implemented in 1999 to address the previous system’s perceived shortcomings—chiefly mark inflation. The Director, Manpower Management Division ... fairness for all officers, and helping the various boards select the “best and most qualified” officers. The FitRep form contains administrative data, descriptions of duties/ accomplishments

Artificial Intelligence Maturity Model

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The CNA AI Maturity Model enables government agencies to understand and communicate the current maturity level of their AI programs, the level of maturity they are striving to achieve in a given period of time, and the path to get there.

AI Maturity Model for Government Agencies Domain: Efforts are Resources Subdomain Topic Current Maturity Goal Maturity Datasets Data quality Performed Established Data accessibility Performed / Established Established Infrastructure Computing infrastructure Performed Established Data storage infrastructure Performed Established ... Performance Use cases Products and results are trustworthy Inclusive Transparent Unbiased Products are safe and secure Cybersecurity Risk management See CNA's