Reflections on the Future of Warefare and Implications for Personnel Policies of the U.S. Department of Defense

Abstract

What could the future of warfare look like? How might the policymakers in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) who are responsible for managing military and civilian personnel prepare for this new environment? This Perspective addresses these questions by reviewing the views of foresight practitioners and experts on advanced warfighting technologies and assessing implications for the management of military and civilian personnel, as viewed by policymakers and analysts from the defense manpower and personnel community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1088596

Entities

People

  • John D. Winkler
  • Marek N. Posard
  • Meagan L. Smith
  • Raphael S. Cohen
  • Timothy Marler

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomous Weapons
  • Cognition
  • Drone Targeting
  • Employment
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Genetics
  • Human Behavior
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Terrorism
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Systems Analysis and Design