Troy D. Smith

America Invents Act

Law and Analysis 2015e

The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act makes the most sweeping changes to the U.S. patent law in nearly 60 years. America Invents Act: Law & Analysis is ...

Wolf Creek: the Quick and the Dying

Welcome to Wolf Creek.Here you will find many of your favorite authors, working together as Ford Fargo to weave a complex and textured series of Old W...

Burdensharing and Its Discontents

Understanding and Optimizing Allied Contributions to the Collective Defense

RAND researchers constructed a Burdensharing Index to aid in measuring and analyzing the contributions that U.S. allies make to the collective defense...

DoD Cyber Excepted Service Labor Market Analysis and Options for Use of Compensation Flexibilities

In this report, the authors examine labor demand and supply for seven U.S. Department of Defense cyber work roles to help determine whether pay adjust...

Wolf Creek

O Deadly Night

Welcome to Wolf Creek. Here you will find many of your favorite authors, working together as Ford Fargo to weave a complex and textured series of Old ...

Setting the Level and Annual Adjustment of Military Pay

Every four years, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) commissions a review of the military compensation system. Since the 9th such commission reporti...

Shaolin Brew

Race, Comics, and the Evolution of the Superhero

A thorough examination of Blaxploitation and Kung Fu comics...

Wolf Creek: Showdown at Demon's Drop

Welcome to Wolf Creek.Here you will find many of your favorite authors, working together as Ford Fargo to weave a complex and textured series of Old W...

An Updated Look at Military and Civilian Pay Levels and Recruit Quality

Comparing military pay with civilian pay, the authors find that military pay in 2017 was above the 70th percentile of civilian pay. It was at the 85th...

A Wolf Creek Christmas

Welcome to Wolf Creek. Here you will find many of your favorite authors, working together as Ford Fargo to weave a complex and textured series of Old ...

Challenges and Opportunities for the Puerto Rico Economy

A Review of Evidence and Options Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017

Recovery of the Puerto Rico economy in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria means not only rebuilding the public and private infrastructure, sup...

The Traditional West

Anthology of Original Stories By The Western Fictioneers

The classic American Western returns in this collection of brand-new stories by some of the top Western writers in the world today. Robert J. Randisi,...

The Education Sector in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

Predisaster Conditions, Hurricane Damage, and Themes for Recovery

The government of Puerto Rico developed a plan to recover from the destruction caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, build resilience to withstand futu...

Military and Civilian Pay Levels, Trends, and Recruit Quality

RAND researchers compared military and civilian pay for 2016, following up on comparisons for 2009 and 1999, and assessed how recruit quality changed ...

Wolf Creek

Luck of the Draw, Part One

Beneath the mask, Ford Fargo is not one but a posse of America's leading western authors who have pooled their talents to create a series of rip-snort...

Sword of the Raven

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