Samantha E. DiNicola

An Evaluation of Task Force True North Initiatives for the Promotion of Resilience and Well-Being Within the Air Force

Researchers conducted a thematic analysis of data collected on the U.S. Air Force's Task Force True North (TFTN) initiatives and identified key findin...

Software Acquisition Workforce Initiative for the Department of Defense

Initial Competency Development and Preparation for Validation

To support U.S. Department of Defense goals to improve software acquisition, the authors develop a competency model, review training and education cou...

Federal Civilian Workforce Hiring, Recruitment, and Related Compensation Practices for the Twenty-First Century

Review of Federal HR Demonstration Projects and Alternative Personnel Systems to Identify Best Practices and Lessons Learned

The U.S. government employs around 2 million civilian personnel. The authority to hire and manage civilians is covered by a patchwork of human capital...

General Officers, Career Field Sustainability, Training Pipelines, and the Civilian Workforce of the U.S. Space Force

Considered Options to Enhance Structure and Configuration

With the U.S. Space Force rapidly standing up as a separate military service within the Department of the Air Force, as established by the National De...

Optimizing the Contributions of Air Force Civilian STEM Workforce

The U.S. Air Force's ability to accomplish national security goals relies heavily on research advances in the science, technology, engineering, and ma...

Managing Adverse and Reportable Information Regarding U.S. Military Officers

2019 Update

The authors analyze the policies and processes for reporting unfavorable information about U.S. military officers being considered for appointments, p...

Attracting and Employing Top-Tier Civilian Technical Talent in the Department of the Air Force

A Comparison of Six Occupations with Other Federal Agencies and the Private Sector

This report identifies barriers related to the Department of the Air Force's (DAF's) ability to attract and employ top civilian talent in six occupati...

Evaluation of the Networks for School Improvement Initiative--Networks and Intermediaries

Interim Report

RAND researchers explore how intermediaries use school networks and continuous improvement processes to address disparities in high school graduation ...

Support to the DoD Cyber Workforce Zero-Based Review

Developing a Repeatable Process for Conducting ZBRs Within DoD

The zero-based review (ZBR) process described in this report constitutes a transparent, repeatable process with which the U.S. Department of Defense (...

Department of the Air Force Civilian Compensation and Benefits

How Five Mission Critical and Hard-To-Fill Occupations Compare to the Private Sector and Key Federal Agencies

The authors examine U.S. Air Force civilian compensation for hard-to-fill and mission critical occupations, comparing it with other federal agencies a...