To Repair or to Rebuild? Analyzing Personnel Security Research Agendas

Abstract

This report presents an evaluation of the initial research agenda of the Defense Personnel Security Research and Education Center (PERSEREC), with a proposal for new research on the personnel security problem and objectives and strategy for the Department of Defense (DOD) Personnel Security Program. The new research is proposed because the policy foundations of the current DOD program appear deficient and the current PERSEREC research agenda, which focuses primarily on detailed procedures, unlikely to provide the basis for significant program improvements. The analysis of the current agendas reached conclusions about their completeness and priorities by inferences drawn from the agendas themselves. The proposed agenda of new research was derived from a systems- analytic or top-down approach. Data sources included both Executive Branch and Congressional documents; histories, descriptions, and analyses of various aspects of personnel security and espionage; and discussions with persons responsible for or experienced in personnel security matters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA213467

Entities

People

  • Carl H. Builder
  • Rae Starr
  • Victor G. Jackson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Classified Materials
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Reasoning
  • Security Personnel
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy