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Ensuring language capability in the intelligence community : what is the best mix of military, civilians, and contractors? /

Language capability is provided in the intelligence community by military personnel, government civilians, and contractors. A key question is what is the best mix of these three types of personnel in terms of cost and effectiveness. This research draws on U.S. Department of Defense guidance and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Asch, Beth J.
Corporate Authors: Intelligence Policy Center (U.S.), National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Forces and Resources Policy Center, Rand Corporation, United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Other Authors: Winkler, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2013.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • DoD guidance for determining workforce mix
  • Literature review on the costs and benefits of different categories of personnel
  • Insights from interviews
  • Exploratory analysis of the relative cost-effectiveness of military versus civilian language-pro¬cient workforces
  • Summary and concluding thoughts
  • Appendix A: Details on DoD guidance of workforce mix
  • Appendix B: Qualitative analysis approach
  • Appendix C: Quantitative research approach.