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Military Jet Engine Acquisition - Technology Basics And Cost-Estimating Methodology

by Joanna Mason, Mark Lorell, Mark V. Arena, Obaid Younossi e Richard Moore

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 This text adds new observations to the cost-estimating database from earlier RAND studies and presents a method for forecasting the development cost, development time, and production cost of future military engine programmes.
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Countywide Evaluation Of The Long-Term Family Self-Sufficiency Plan - Assessing The Utility Of The Ltfss Plan Service Delivery And Planning Framework

by Elaine Reardon, Jacob A. Klerman, Lois M. Davis, Paul S. Steinberg e Sarah C. Remes

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 An analysis of how a results-based accountability methodology was used in Los Angeles County to devise programmes targeting low income families. It concludes that the framework is a useful planning tool for the county, but that its use in implementation and evaluation is more complicated.
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Implementing Performance-Based Services Acquisition (Pbsa) - Perspectives From An Air Logistics Center And A Product Center

by Chad Shirley, John Ausink, Laura H. Baldwin e Sarah Hunter

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 This text examines how an Air Logistics Center and a Product Center apply performance-based practices in their service contracts for weapon systems development and sustainment and installation support.
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A Decision Framework For Prioritizing Industrial Materials Research And Development

by Lance Sherry e Richard Silberglitt

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 This text demonstrates a decisionmaking tool for computing the expected value of R&D programmes when allocating resources among multiple programmes. The authors explore this issue from the perspective of the Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT).
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Generating Electric Power In The Pacific Northwest - Implications Of Alternative Technologies

by Andrea Mejia, Christopher G. Pernin, Fred Reuter, Howard Shih, Mark Bernstein e Wilbur Steger

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 This report examines the implications of using alternative power-generation technologies to meet future energy demands in the Pacific-Northwest region of the USA. It concludes that 20 per cent of the electricity produced could be replaced by a mix of renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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Implications And Policy Options Of California'S Reliance On Natural Gas

by David Ortiz, Mark Bernstein e Paul D. Holtberg

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 This text assesses the benefits, risks and implications of California's increased use of natural gas and describes likely problems and potential options for addressing and preventing them. It also addresses supply-side solutions and demand-side solutions.
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Assessing Unit Readiness - Case Study Of An Air Force Mobility Wing

by Carl J. Dahlman e David E. Thaler

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 An analysis of the military readiness problems facing air mobility personnel, based on a study of the United State's 60th Air Mobility Wing. It concludes that maintainers and aircrews have been subjected to myriad pressures, many of them conflicting, which have affected overall productivity.
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Quadrennial Defense Review 2001 - Lessons On Managing Change In The Department Of Defense

by John Y. Schrader, Leslie Lewis e Roger Allen Brown

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 A summary of analysis performed in preparation for and in support of the second Quadrennial Defense Review. It concludes that QDR 2001 provided information about requirements for military capabilities, but was ineffective in presenting solutions to shortfalls in capabilities and resources.
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Future Ground Commanders' Close Support Needs And Desirable System Characteristics

by Bruce W. Don e Etc.

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Security And Safety In Los Angeles High-Rise Buildings After 9/11

by Brian Rosen, Jamison Jo Medby, Jonathan Schachter e Rae Archibald

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 In the wake of September 11 this text identifies generic terrorism threats to, and practices used to safeguard, high-rise buildings in Los Angeles and elsewhere. It discusses potential responses after an event and suggests preparations that local government and the private sector could take.
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Married To The Military - The Employment And Earnings Of Military Wives Compared With Those Of Civilian Wives

by Beth Asch, Christine Fair, Dr. Craig Martin, James Hosek e Michael Mattock

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From National Champions To European Heavyweights - The Development Of European Defense Capabilities Across Market Segments

by Katia Vlachos-Dengler

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 Driven by reduced defence budgets and spiraling costs of weapons systems, defence firms on both sides of the Atlantic are seeking increased access to each other's markets. This work summarizes RAND's research on the current structure of the European defence market.
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Supporting Expeditionary Aerospace Forces - An Operational Architecture For Combat Support Execution Planning And Control

by Amanda Geller, Cauley Von Hoffman, David Johansen, James Leftwich, Jr Roll, Patrick Mills, Robert Tripp e Tom Latourette

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 This text defines and analyzes the command and control architecture for combat support, identifies changes needed in the architecture to meet Aerospace Expeditionary Force goals and correct deficiencies, and sets forth detailed concepts for a future architecture.
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Options For Funding Aircraft Carriers

by Et Al, Etc. e John Birkler

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 This work examines alternatives to full-funding strategy (appropriation of enough money for an entire construction project in the initial year of construction) for funding aircraft carriers.
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Implementing The Post-Deployment Health Practice Guideline - Lessons From The Field Demonstration

by Donna O. Farley, Georges Vernez, Sherilyn Curry e Suzanne Pieklik

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 The Office of the Secretary of Defense/Office of Health Affairs (OSD/HA) is implementing a guideline to identify patients with post-deployment health (PDH) concerns and manage their care. This briefing presents the demonstrations findings and documents successes and challenges.
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Ready For Armageddon - Proceedings Of The 2001 Rand Arroyo-U.S. Army Actd-Ceto-Usmc Nonlethal And Urban Operations Program Urban Operations Conference

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 This work summarizes the proceedings of the fourth annual Urban Operations Conference co-hosted by RAND Arroyo Center and representatives of the Army and Marine Corps.
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Preserving The Eyes Of The Fleet - An Analysis Of The E-2c Aircraft Acquisitions Options

by Et Al, Etc. e Obaid Younossi

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 The E-2C Hawkeye is the US Navy's airborne early-warning aircraft and an integral component of the Navy's carrier air wing. The Navy soon has to decide whether to buy new aircraft, retrofit old aircraft or refurbish them to extend their service lives. This work covers these options.
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Deployability In Peacetime

by Bruce R. Orvis

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Analyses For The Initial Implementation Of The Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System

by Barbara O. Wynn, Daniel A. Relles, Grace M. Carter, Gregory K. Ridgeway, Mark E. Totten, Melinda Beeuwkes Buntin, Orla Hayden e Susan M. Paddock

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 This report details the analyses that RAND performed to support the Health Care Financing Administration's efforts to design, develop and implement the Prospective Payment System for inpatient rehabilitation.
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Lessons For The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure - International Case Study

by Anny Wong, Beth E. Lachman, Debra Knopman, Etc. e Kim Gavin

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 An analysis of international collaboration for the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI), this book offers ten in-depth international and regional collaboration case studies to assess lessons learned for GSDI development and implementation.
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Hospital Care For The Uninsured In Miami-Dade County - Hospital Finance And Patient Travel Patterns (2002)

by Catherine A. Jackson, James Chiesa, Jose J. Escarce e Kathryn Pitkin Derose

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 This study examines the extent to which uncompensated care is provided by hopitals in Miami-Dade County, USA, other than Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH), and whether the greater access to surtax-funded care at JMH might cause patients to pass up facilities nearer to the homes.
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Linking Effectively - Learning Lessons From Successful Collaboration In Science And Technology

by Anny Wong, Caroline S. Wagner, James Kadtke, Lina Staehli e Richard Silberglitt

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 This report has three goals in studying the effectiveness of government-sponsored collaboration: to improve understanding of international collaboration dynamics; to provide tools for policymakers seeking to improve this collaboration; and to co-ordinate with analysts conducting similar studies.
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South Oxnard Challenge Project - Report Of What Works

by Amber Schroeder, Jodi Lane, Susan Turner e Terry Fain

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 This is a randomized experimental evaluation of the South Oxnard Challenge Project. The project targets youth who live in South Oxnard or Port Hueneme between the ages of 12-18, who have a citation or violation of probation and score at least 12 points on a risk assessmment instrument.
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Evaluation Of The South Oxnard Challenge Project, 1997-2001

by Amber Schroeder, Et Al, Etc., Susan Turner e Terry Fain

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 This is a randomized experimental evaluation of the South Oxnard Challenge Project. The project targets youth who live in South Oxnard or Port Hueneme between the ages of 12-18, who have a citation or violation of probation and score at least 12 points on a risk assessment instrument.
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