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Mar 13, 2025

Assessing Needs for Civilian STEM Talent in the Department of the Air Force: Navigating the Complexities of Workforce Demand and Supply

The authors consider how the Department of the Air Force (DAF) can track the supply and demand of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent in the civilian workforce and identify potential gaps in technical competencies.
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Nov 6, 2024

Evaluating the U.S. Military's Progress Toward an Integrated Primary Prevention Workforce: Five-Year Process Evaluation Plan

The Department of Defense is hiring Integrated Primary Prevention personnel to conduct data-informed activities to prevent harmful behaviors experienced by service members. This report describes how to evaluate the implementation of this workforce.
Oct 21, 2024

In the U.S. Air Force, Not Every Role Needs an Aviator: How RAND Can Help Revise Requirements to Accurately State the Demand for Pilots

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has worked for decades to correct its ongoing pilot shortage, raising a key question: Is the USAF short on pilots, long on staffing requirements—or both? RAND has the resources and the expertise to help answer this question.
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Jul 31, 2024

Can a DAF-Wide Approach to Talent Management Meet the Needs of the USSF and USAF Acquisition Workforce?

The authors assess the question of whether the Department of the Air Force (DAF) acquisition workforce management and development structures can meet the force modernization needs of both the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and the U.S. Air Force (USAF).
Research

Jun 12, 2024

General Officers, Career Field Sustainability, Training Pipelines, and the Civilian Workforce of the U.S. Space Force: Considered Options to Enhance Structure and Configuration

This report documents several sets of analyses conducted in fiscal year 2020, during the stand-up of the U.S. Space Force, to determine the appropriate workforce alignment and training for the space cadre.
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May 15, 2024

Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Workforce Resilience in U.S. Space Command

This brief summarizes best practices to enhance the resilience of U.S. Space Command’s personnel, includes quotations from workshop participants about their challenges and barriers, and proposes recommendations to address these obstacles.
Research

May 15, 2024

Strengthening Workforce Resilience in U.S. Space Command

In this report, the authors (1) offer best practices to enhance the resilience of U.S. Space Command’s personnel, (2) identify challenges and barriers to resilience program implementation, and (3) propose recommendations to address these obstacles.
May 14, 2024

RAND Research on Civilian Workforce Issues

This document highlights RAND Project AIR FORCE research conducted between 2012 and 2024 on the civilian workforce. Research in this area has addressed such topics as workforce management, recruiting and hiring, retention, training, and compensation.
Research

May 1, 2024

Implementation of the New Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Framework: End of Fiscal Year 2022 Update

RAND researchers use U.S. Department of Defense data from the end of fiscal year 2022 to provide an overview of the transition to the new Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act framework.
Research

Apr 18, 2024

U.S. Space Force Personnel Role Distinctions: Differentiating Between Officer, Enlisted, and Civilian

As the U.S. Space Force defines its identity and culture, it must decide how to use its officer, enlisted, and civilian forces to meet its mission requirements. This report discusses the current state and future directions for the workforce.
Research

Apr 9, 2024

Projections of Disability in the Department of Defense Workforce Through 2031: Estimating Future Assistive Technology Requirements for Department of Defense Civilian Employees and Service Members

In this report, the authors estimate the potential demand for assistive technology (AT), given projections of Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees and service members with disabilities, as well as anticipated requests and costs for AT.
Research

Mar 25, 2024

Integrating Variable-Time Work Within a U.S. Space Force Component

The authors of this report describe models that the U.S. Space Force can use to integrate reserve and regular units into a combined component in ways that allow for seamless permeability between full- and part-time service.

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Assessing Needs for Civilian STEM Talent in the Department of the Air Force: Navigating the Complexities of Workforce Demand and Supply

Evaluating the U.S. Military's Progress Toward an Integrated Primary Prevention Workforce: Five-Year Process Evaluation Plan

In the U.S. Air Force, Not Every Role Needs an Aviator: How RAND Can Help Revise Requirements to Accurately State the Demand for Pilots

Can a DAF-Wide Approach to Talent Management Meet the Needs of the USSF and USAF Acquisition Workforce?

General Officers, Career Field Sustainability, Training Pipelines, and the Civilian Workforce of the U.S. Space Force: Considered Options to Enhance Structure and Configuration

Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Workforce Resilience in U.S. Space Command

Strengthening Workforce Resilience in U.S. Space Command

RAND Research on Civilian Workforce Issues

Implementation of the New Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Framework: End of Fiscal Year 2022 Update

U.S. Space Force Personnel Role Distinctions: Differentiating Between Officer, Enlisted, and Civilian

Projections of Disability in the Department of Defense Workforce Through 2031: Estimating Future Assistive Technology Requirements for Department of Defense Civilian Employees and Service Members

Integrating Variable-Time Work Within a U.S. Space Force Component

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Civilian Military Workforce

How the Dobbs v. Jackson Ruling Could Affect U.S. National Security

Improving U.S. Air Force Training and Development in the Cyber Field

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Assessing Needs for Civilian STEM Talent in the Department of the Air Force: Navigating the Complexities of Workforce Demand and Supply

Evaluating the U.S. Military's Progress Toward an Integrated Primary Prevention Workforce: Five-Year Process Evaluation Plan

In the U.S. Air Force, Not Every Role Needs an Aviator: How RAND Can Help Revise Requirements to Accurately State the Demand for Pilots

Can a DAF-Wide Approach to Talent Management Meet the Needs of the USSF and USAF Acquisition Workforce?

General Officers, Career Field Sustainability, Training Pipelines, and the Civilian Workforce of the U.S. Space Force: Considered Options to Enhance Structure and Configuration

Innovative Approaches to Enhancing Workforce Resilience in U.S. Space Command

Strengthening Workforce Resilience in U.S. Space Command

RAND Research on Civilian Workforce Issues

Implementation of the New Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Framework: End of Fiscal Year 2022 Update

U.S. Space Force Personnel Role Distinctions: Differentiating Between Officer, Enlisted, and Civilian

Projections of Disability in the Department of Defense Workforce Through 2031: Estimating Future Assistive Technology Requirements for Department of Defense Civilian Employees and Service Members

Integrating Variable-Time Work Within a U.S. Space Force Component

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