Peter Buryk

Assessment of Beddown Alternatives for the F-35

Executive Summary

As currently planned, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the most costly aircraft acquisition program in Defense Department history. One approach to ens...

Assessment of Beddown Alternatives for the F-35

As currently planned, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the most costly aircraft acquisition program in Defense Department history. One approach to ens...

Supporting Employers in the Reserve Operational Forces Era

Are Changes Needed to Reservists Employment Rights Legislation, Policies, Or Programs?

"Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a U.S. Department of Defense office (DoD), asked the RAND Corporation to study the implications tha...

United States Navy Employment Options for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)

This report assesses in what ways and to what degree unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are suitable for supporting U.S. Navy missions and functions. It...

U.S. Navy Employment Options for Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs)

Assesses in what ways and to what degree unmanned surface vehicles are suitable for supporting U.S. Navy missions and functions....

Federal Educational Assistance Programs Available to Service Members

Program Features and Recommendations for Improved Delivery

The Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Education administer a variety of programs that provide edu...

Enabling Early Sustainment Decisions

Application to F-35 Depot-level Maintenance

To inform Air Force sustainment sourcing decision-making, RAND researchers developed economic-based framework that guides sustainment decisions early ...

Are Current Military Education Benefits Efficient and Effective for the Services?

"Service members have access to a variety of education benefits. A primary purpose of these benefits is to assist service members' transitions back to...

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...

Articulating the Effects of Infrastructure Resourcing on Air Force Missions

Competing Approaches to Inform the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution System

Describes and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of several analytic approaches for linking infrastructure resources to readiness and for articulat...