Stephanie Rennane

Food Insecurity Among Members of the Armed Forces and Their Dependents

The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 directed the Secretary of Defense to report on food insecurity among members of the armed ...

Ensuring Parental Rights of Military Service Academy Cadets and Midshipmen

Policy and Cost Implications

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) policy prohibits cadets and midshipmen at the U.S. military service academies (MSAs) from having dependents while enr...

U.S. Department of Defense Disability Compensation Under a Fitness-For-Duty Evaluation Approach

The joint U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Integrated Disability Evaluation System is the process by which DoD det...

Trends in Department of Defense Disability Evaluation System Ratings and Awards for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury, 2002--2017

The authors conduct an empirical analysis of trends in diagnosis, treatment, and disability evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic...

Evaluation of the Return-To-Work Fund in California's Workers' Compensation System

Performance to Date and Options for Modification

California's Return-to-Work Supplement Program provides a $5,000 payment to some workers who cannot return to work after a permanently disabling workp...

Recouping Separation Pay from U.S. Service Members and Veterans Who Later Receive Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation

The authors study how many service members and veterans experience recoupment--or withholding--of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs compensation due...

Physical Fitness Standards to Support Readiness and Deployability

An Examination of Department of the Air Force Policies and Culture

Through analyses involving the Air Force's Tier 1 fitness assessment (FA), the authors examine whether FA components meet their intended purpose to mi...