Christopher Guo

Developing a Research Strategy for Suicide Prevention in the Department of Defense

Status of Current Research, Prioritizing Areas of Need, and Recommendations for Moving Forward

To support U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) efforts to create a unified, comprehensive strategic plan for suicide prevention research, a RAND study ca...

The Adoption of New Smart-Grid Technologies

Incentives, Outcomes, and Opportunities

RAND Corporation researchers review the current technical, regulatory, and economic context of the electricity market and theoretical benefits of deve...

Venture Capital and Strategic Investment for Developing Government Mission Capabilities

Through case studies and economic modeling, this research on government strategic investment will help acquisition managers evaluate strategic investm...

Fuel Reduction for the Mobility Air Forces

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Fuel Reduction for the Mobility Air Forces

Reducing aviation fuel use is an ongoing goal for military and civil operators, and Air Mobility Command is feeling increasing pressure to further red...

Options for Department of Defense Total Workforce Supply and Demand Analysis

Potential Approaches and Available Data Sources

"This report provides a review of approaches used in the private sector and in government organizations for determining workforce supply and demand an...

Increasing Cost-Effective Readiness for the U. S. Air Force by Reducing Supply Chain Variance

Technical Analysis of Flying Hour Program Variance

Seeking to reduce the $4 billion that it spends annually on spare parts, the Air Force asked RAND researchers to identify the causes and gauge the eff...

Retention and Promotion of High-quality Civil Service Workers in the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce

This report uses administrative data from Defense Manpower Data Center files to address questions about factors that affect personnel retention and ca...

Tankering Fuel on U.S. Air Force Transport Aircraft

An Assessment of Cost Savings

The authors analyze the practice of tankering fuel, which seeks to lower total fuel costs by having aircraft carry excess fuel when traveling from loc...