A common operating picture for Air Force materiel sustainment : first steps / / Raymond A. Pyles [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxvii, 111 pages) |
Disciplina | 358.4/180973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PylesRaymond <1941-> |
Collana | RAND Corporation monograph series |
Soggetto topico | Airplanes, Military - United States - Maintenance and repair |
ISBN |
9786611736460
0-8330-4590-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Scope of This Monograph; Organization of This Monograph; Chapter Two - Framework: Common Operating Pictures, Effectiveness-Based Measures, Decision Rights, Schwerpunkt, and Nonmarket Environments; Common Operating Pictures; Effects-Based Metrics; Decision Rights; Schwerpunkt; Achieving Efficient Resource Allocation in a Nonmarket Environment; Chapter Three - Method for Designing a Common Operating Picture; Identify the Broad Objectives; Relate Objectives to Planned Effects
Identify Measures of Effects Identify the Processes and Decisions That Affect Each MOE; Identify MOEIs and Alarm Thresholds for Each MOE; Allocate Decision Rights to the Lowest Possible Echelon Agency; Adjust Incentives to Reward MOEI Performance; Periodically Review and Adjust the COP and the Decision Rights; Chapter Four - An Example: Common Operating Pictures for the Materiel Sustainment System; Identifying Broad Air Force Objectives; Aircraft Materiel Sustainment Measures of Effectiveness; Identifying Measures of Effects; Identifying Decisions That Affect Each MOE Identifying MOEIs and Setting Alarm Thresholds Allocating Decision Rights; Adjusting Incentives; Periodic Review and Refinement of the COP and Decision Rights; Chapter Five - Conclusion; Some Foreseeable Implementation Challenges; Beyond DLRs; Appendix - How Decisions Occur in Organizations; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219986303321 |
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A cyberworm that knows no boundaries [[electronic resource] /] / Isaac R. Porche III, Jerry M. Sollinger, Shawn McKay |
Autore | Porche Isaac <1968-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand Corp., 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (54 p.) |
Disciplina | 005.8 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SollingerJerry M
McKayShawn |
Collana | Occasional paper |
Soggetto topico |
Computer security - United States
Computer networks - Security measures - United States |
ISBN |
1-280-12696-5
9786613530820 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; A Cyberworm That Knows No Boundaries; The Difficulty of Defending Cyberspace; How to Identify an Attack; What Was Needed to Carry Out the Attack; The Implications of Stuxnet and Similar Worms; Implications of the Success of Stuxnet; What Is Needed to Defend Against Stuxnet and Similar Worms; How Organizational Boundaries Hinder Efforts to Mount an Effective Defence; Intragovernmental Limitations; 1. Selected Relevant U.S. Organizational Initiatives, Laws, and Reviews
Intersectional LimitationsConclusions; The Threat of and Opportunity for Real Damage from Cyberspace Is Increasing; Not All Attacks Can Be Prevented; The Best Defense Includes an Offense; 2. Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses of Federal Agencies in Defending U.S. Cyberspace Infrastructure; Current Organizational Boundaries Hinder Identification and Mitigation; Recommendations; 3. Examples of Proposed Legislation Regarding the Assignment of Federal Roles in Cyberspace; Future Work; A.1. Cyberspace Today; Appendixes; Appendix A: The Cyberspace Domain; A.2. Cyberspace and Social Networking Appendix B: WormsB.1. Conficker Worm Progression; Appendix C: Einstein Intrusion Detection and Protection; Appendix D: Federal Cyber Legislation; D.1. Federal Cyber Legislation; Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220157303321 |
Porche Isaac <1968-> | ||
Santa Monica, Calif., : Rand Corp., 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fiscally informed total force manpower / / Harry J. Thie [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxii, 81 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 355.6/10973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ThieHarry |
Soggetto topico | Manpower - United States |
ISBN |
1-281-73646-5
0-8330-4486-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; This Study; Organization of This Monograph; Chapter Two - Manpower Requirements: Then to Now; Historical Trends in Manpower Requirements Studies; Drivers of Manpower Requirements-Force Structure Reviews; DoD Provides Guidance for Manpower Planning; Chapter Three - Existing Documentation, Studies, and Analysis; Toward a Taxonomy of Manpower Requirements Studies; Chapter Four - Observations; Most Studies Are External; Most Studies Are Prescriptive; Implementation Not Documented
Mission, Environment, Resources, and Processes: What to Study? Multiple Views of Fiscally Informed, Total-Force Decisions Exist; "What Counts" and "How to Count" Are Not Specified; Undocumented Reviews Tend to Have Implementation; Chapter Five - Fifty Years of Manpower Tradeoffs: What Has Happened?; Manpower Tradeoffs; Results of Tradeoffs Accumulate over Long Periods; Chapter Six - Conclusions; Appendix - Studies; Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220159803321 |
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Green warriors : Army environmental considerations for contingency operations from planning through post-conflict / / David E. Mosher [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.4/1 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MosherDavid E |
Collana | Rand Corporation monograph series |
Soggetto topico |
Environmental policy - United States
Military doctrine - Environmental aspects - United States Postwar reconstruction - Environmental aspects |
ISBN |
1-281-73677-5
9786611736774 9786612033193 0-8330-4586-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Sponsor Guidance; Contents; Figures; Tables and Boxes; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - The Context for Environmental Considerations in Contingency Operations; Chapter Three - Experience with Environmental Considerations in Contingency Operations; Chapter Four - Analysis of Army Operational Experience; Chapter Five - Findings and Recommendations; Appendix A - Domestic and International Law in Army Contingency Operations; Appendix B - The Importance of Environmental Conditions to the Local Populace in Iraq
Appendix C - Case Studies of Operational Experiences Glossary of Selected Environmental Terms; Bibliography |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220160303321 |
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How much is enough? [[electronic resource] ] : shaping the defense program, 1961-1969 / / Alain C. Enthoven, K. Wayne Smith |
Autore | Enthoven Alain C. <1930-> |
Edizione | [New ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (395 p.) |
Disciplina |
355
355.03357309046 355/.033573/09046 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SmithK. Wayne |
Soggetto topico | Military planning - United States - History - 20th century |
ISBN |
1-282-45127-8
9786612451270 0-8330-4814-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Unfinished business, 1961 -- New concepts and new tools to shape the defense program -- Why independent analysts? -- NATO strategy and forces -- Nuclear strategy and forces -- Yardsticks of sufficiency -- Three controversial program decisions -- Some problems in wartime defense management -- Unfinished business, 1969. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220130303321 |
Enthoven Alain C. <1930-> | ||
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Leader development in Army units [[electronic resource] ] : views from the field / / Peter Schirmer ... [et al.] |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (177 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.3/3041 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SchirmerPeter <1970-> |
Soggetto topico |
Command of troops
Leadership - United States |
ISBN |
1-281-79412-0
9786611794125 0-8330-4588-1 0-8330-4484-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Background; What We Set Out to Do; How the Report Is Organized; Chapter Two - Study Participants and Methods; Sources and Numbers of Participating Officers; Most Recent Operational Experience of ParticipatingOfficers; Level of Participation; The Questionnaire; The Discussions; Chapter Three - Overview of Unit-Level Leader Development; There Is No Standard Leader Development Program; Besides Actual Experience, Role Models and PersonalInteraction Are Most Valued by Junior Officers
Chapter Four - Commander's Influence on Unit-Level LeaderDevelopment ActivitiesUnit Commanders Affect the Leader DevelopmentActivities Within a Unit; Unit Commanders Are Role Models for Subordinates; Commanders Adapt Leader Development Activities toChanging Circumstances of the Unit; How Command Influence Affected Responses in theQuestionnaire; Chapter Five - Counseling, Coaching, and Mentoring; Mentoring; Junior Officers' Discussions with Raters and Senior Raters; Use of Formal Counseling Process; Supporting Self-Development; Chapter Six - Specific Elements of Leader DevelopmentPrograms Training ExercisesOfficer Professional Development Classes; Staff Rides; Reading Programs; Progressive Assignments; Chapter Seven - Conclusions and Recommendations; Conclusions; Recommendations; The Future of Army Leader Development; Appendix A - Junior Officer Questionnaire; Appendix B - Leadership Qualities That Junior Officers MostAdmire and Wish to Emulate; Appendix C - Lessons Learned by Junior Officers from Goodand Bad Examples of Army Leadership; Appendix D - Sample Battalion Commander Development Form; Appendix E - Brief Review of Other Studies of LeaderDevelopment; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220132503321 |
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The legal and economic implications of electronic discovery [[electronic resource] ] : options for future research / / James N. Dertouzos, Nicholas M. Pace, Robert H Anderson |
Autore | Dertouzos James N. <1950-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (39 p.) |
Disciplina | 347.73/72 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PaceNicholas M <1955-> (Nicholas Michael)
AndersonRobert H <1939-> (Robert Helms) |
Collana | Technical report A RAND analysis tool for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance |
Soggetto topico | Electronic discovery (Law) - United States |
ISBN |
1-281-73665-1
9786611736651 0-8330-4599-7 0-8330-4494-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Section 1 - Introduction; Study Purpose and Approach; Key Concerns; Organization of This Paper; Section 2 - The Current State of E-Discovery Law; Scarce Legal Guidance; Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Revisions; The Future of E-Discovery; Section 3 - Exploratory Model of Case Outcomes; Litigation Costs and Benefits; Incentives to Settle; E-Discovery and the Costs and Benefits of Litigation; Probable Effects of E-Discovery; Section 4 - Proposed Research Agenda; Conceptual Overview; Project Descriptions |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220132203321 |
Dertouzos James N. <1950-> | ||
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Libya's post-Qaddafi transition : the nation-building challenge / / Christopher S. Chivvis [and three others] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Santa Monica, Calif.], : Rand Corp., c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (19 pages) : color illustrations |
Disciplina | 934.283 |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico |
Postwar reconstruction - Libya
Nation-building - Libya Internal security - Libya |
ISBN | 0-8330-7841-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover; Libya's Post-Qaddafi Transition; Endnotes; About the Authors; About This Report; Copyright |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220129103321 |
[Santa Monica, Calif.], : Rand Corp., c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Maintaining military medical skills during peacetime : outlining and assessing a new approach / / Christine Eibner [et al.] |
Autore | Eibner Christine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Ca, : Rand Corp., 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 39 p.) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 355.345 |
Soggetto topico |
Medicine, Military - United States
Manpower planning - United States |
ISBN | 0-8330-4430-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Model for Maintaining Military Medical Skills in Civilian Health Care Facilities; Chapter Three - Feasibility from the Civilian Standpoint; Results from Trauma Training Center Interviews; Interviews with Other Civilian Organizations; Chapter Four - Advantages and Disadvantages from DoD's Perspective; Advantages; Flexibility; Clinical Skills; Recruitment and Retention; Disadvantages; Staffing in Remote Locations; Elective Rather Than Nonelective Surgeries; Per Diem Work
Occupation Mix Chapter Five - Implementing a Pilot Study; Chapter Six - Summary and Conclusion; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220129803321 |
Eibner Christine | ||
Santa Monica, Ca, : Rand Corp., 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Making out-of-school-time matter [[electronic resource] ] : evidence for an action agenda / / Susan Bodilly, Megan K. Beckett |
Autore | Bodilly Susan J |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (152 p.) |
Disciplina | 371.8 |
Altri autori (Persone) | BeckettMegan |
Soggetto topico |
After-school programs - United States
School-age child care - United States |
ISBN |
0-8330-4064-2
1-59875-395-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Research Purpose and Questions; Methods and Caveats; Organization of Report; CHAPTER TWO- Historical Context; Early Phases of Development; Implications; CHAPTER THREE- Unmet Demand for Out-of-School-Time Services; Findings from Surveys or Polls; Assumption-Based Estimates of Unmet Demand; Program-Level Enrollment Data; Program-Level Attendance Data; Implications; CHAPTER FOUR- Potential Effectiveness in OST Programs; Nature of the Existing Program-Evaluation Literature
Findings in the LiteratureOther Findings and Issues Raised; Implications; CHAPTER FIVE- Assessment of Quality in OST Programs; Literature Sources; The School-Age-Care Literature; The Youth-Development Literature; The Education Literature; Converging Evidence on Program Factors Associated with Positive Outcomes; Implications; CHAPTER SIX- Improving Participation in OST Programs; Patterns of Participation in OST Activities; Factors Important in Promoting Participation; Lessons from Practical Efforts to Increase Enrollment; Implications; CHAPTER SEVEN- Capacity Building; Nature of the Literature Improving Individual ProvidersBuilding System Capacity; Implications; CHAPTER EIGHT- Conclusions; Findings and Implications; Summary of the Needed Elements of a Policy Debate; Appendix A; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220134703321 |
Bodilly Susan J | ||
Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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