Pay Competitiveness and Quality of Department of Defense Scientists and Engineers

Abstract

This report presents an analysis of the pay competitiveness, and the quality of employees recruited and retained, for civilian scientific and engineering (S/E) positions in Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories from 1982 through 1996. Because the DoD is relying more and more heavily on high technology, the S/E group is an increasingly critical part of the DoD's workforce. In addition, dramatic changes occurred in the compensation of highly skilled workers in the private sector over the study period, but few changes occurred in the compensation system within the DoD during that time. This study uses a longitudinal sample of personnel data on S/Es employed in the DoD labs. The data were provided to RAND by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). The data allow for quantitative micro-analyses of the issues surrounding pay competitiveness and quality of S/Es and allow for measures of workforce quality and performance based on the tracking of individuals over their DoD careers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA392513

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  • Michael Gibbs

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  • RAND Corporation

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  • Civil Engineering
  • Civilian Personnel
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  • Department Of Defense
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