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Katherine McGrady

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Dr. Katherine McGrady is President and CEO of CNA. Her long career as an analyst focused on CNA’s Marine Corps Program, deploying to Desert Storm and Somalia.

Storm. She also deployed as part of the Unified Task Force to Mogadishu, Somalia. Subsequent assignments led to her selection as Vice President and Director, Integrated Systems and Operations (ISO) Division, where she led a team focused on issues at the interface between the Navy and Marine Corps, including analysis of expeditionary systems, logistics, operations and tactics, and training ... and approach across the organization, and maintaining an environment of accountability and high research performance. Dr. McGrady earned her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Katherine McGrady

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Desert Shield/Desert Storm. She also deployed as part of the Unified Task Force to Mogadishu, Somalia. Subsequent assignments led to her selection as Vice President and Director, Integrated Systems and Operations (ISO) Division, where she led a team focused on issues at the interface between the Navy and Marine Corps, including analysis of expeditionary systems, logistics, operations and tactics ... Science and Engineering (Polymer Chemistry) at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, and a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Smith College, Northampton, MA.

intersections: Issue 2, January 2023

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Intersections, Issue 2, CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, U.S. and partner efforts to protect technology for national security.

article in the American Chemical Society's magazine Chemical and Engineering News examines how the US and partner nations are addressing their reliance on Chinese-processed lithium. Lithium ... and lithium-ion batteries specifically" as "essential to thousands of military systems from handheld radios, to unmanned submersibles and to future capabilities like lasers, directed energy weapons ... and commissioned by Eurometaux predicts that the global lithium supply may be insufficient to meet demand by 2030. Chemical and Engineering News notes that the PRC controls 58 percent of the world's lithium

pla update: Issue 16, December 1, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 16, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

: 10th International Army Cadets Week. This event, hosted by the PLA Army Engineering University, was held from November 5 to 13 in Nanjing. The weeklong activities involved 70 cadets from 11 PLA ... and eight countries: Bangladesh, Fiji, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, and Tanzania. 5th Air Force International Cadets Week. This event, hosted by the PLA Air Force Engineering ... new technologies and information systems to improve assessments of servicemembers' physical fitness. Related reporting included the following: On November 7, PRC state television footage showed

pla update: Issue 7, February 16, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 7, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

“high-level talent” and “special professional talent” may qualify for “market-based salary systems” such as “annual salary, negotiated salary, and project salary.” These revised PLA regulations ... Engineering University attributed high rates of civilian personnel terminating their employment with military academies to reasons including: (1) the disparity in their salaries compared to active ... systems in “key sea areas” and conceal them for long periods of time, then one could “launch attacks at a time unexpected by the enemy.” As the author writes, seizing command of the deep sea may

pla update: Issue 6, September 30, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 6, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

the honorary titles "Role Model of Our Times" and "Heroic Demining Soldier Qian Qihu, an 85-year-old academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering who set up a theoretical system for China’s modern defense engineering and contributed to the creation of an underground defense infrastructure. Nie Haisheng, the 58-year-old commander of the June 2021 Shenzhou-12 manned spaceflight mission who ... , China should be able to use “long-range strike capabilities” to destroy US missile positions (the sword) and missile defense systems to “intercept those that have made [it] into the air” (the shield

pla update: Issue 2, March 1, 2022

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PLA Update, Issue 2, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

media commentator and former PLA Second Artillery Engineering Academy professor Song Zhongping also asserted that the US and Japan flouted the “Olympic Truce” by executing Noble Fusion as the Winter ... in informatized warfare, a contest of systems, by ensuring the rapid mobilization of civilian scientific and technical expertise, facilities, and equipment for support to military operations. Xue and Wang assert ... , transmit, store, and process networked information. Xue and Wang assert that it is essential because all types of operations in modern warfare depend on networked information systems. According to Xue

CNA Welcomes Two New Members to its Board of Trustees

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CNA President and CEO Katherine McGrady has welcomed two new CNA trustees: retired Admiral Craig Faller and former Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, Lieutenant General Nadja West.

of the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor of science in systems engineering and the Naval Postgraduate School with a master’s in national security affairs. “It is an honor to be part of this trusted ... . West is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy with a B.S. in engineering, the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences with an M.D., and the National War College

CNA’S INTEGRATED PROGRAM MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY

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CNA’s Integrated Program Management (IPM) methodology provides actionable predictive insights on cost performance, scheduling, and achievement of project goals. CNA’s IPM methodology empowers our clients to solve problems before they occur to ensure successful completion of projects on time and within budget.

 programmatic support and bring value through an interdisciplinary approach combining our expertise in systems engineering and operations research. /quick-looks/2020/ISAAC-Final.pdf /images/Centers/IPR/ESM

Craig Faller

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Admiral Craig Faller is a retired four-star flag officer with decades of global and national security leadership experience.

warships. Faller is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor of science in systems engineering and the Naval Postgraduate School with a master’s in national security affairs.