Andrea M Abler

Markets for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data

Hackers' Bazaar

Criminal activities in cyberspace are increasingly facilitated by black markets. This report characterizes these markets and describes how they have e...

Assessing the Landscape of Advanced Technologies for Department of the Air Force Training and Education

The authors identify promising advanced training-technology investments and how the U.S. Department of the Air Force can track and integrate them usin...

Exploring the Use of Computational Cognitive Models to Personalize Training

This report describes how computational cognitive models can enhance learning gains and reduce training time for mission-critical knowledge, skills, a...

Analysis of Alternative Approaches to Measuring Multinational Interoperability

Early Development of the Army Interoperability Measurement System (AIMS)

The National Defense Strategy (NDS) emphasizes the need for U.S. forces to be interoperable with capable allies and partners. To support the NDS, the ...

Identifying Gaps and Areas for Improvement in the FEMA Qualification System for Incident Workforce Positions

Recommendations for Developing an Improvement and Evaluation Process

In this report, the authors identify existing gaps and areas for improvement in the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Qualification System and exa...

Air Force Readiness Assessment

How Training Infrastructure Can Provide Better Information for Decisionmaking

Senior Department of the Air Force leadership is increasingly concerned that the current readiness assessment system is not providing sufficient insig...

Accelerating the Transfer of Training Technologies to Support Evolving Department of the Air Force Mission Capabilities

A Framework, Lessons Learned, and Recommendations

Training and education in the Department of the Air Force (DAF) is undergoing a major transformation as part of an effort to maintain an asymmetric ad...

Addressing the Friction Between the Army's People First Initiatives and Its Readiness Generation Process

The authors examined friction between the U.S. Army's People First objectives (which focus on command climate, cohesive teams, career goals, and work-...