RAND Research Brief: Improving the Quality of DoD's Civilian Workforce. Guidance for the Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development

Abstract

With a civilian workforce of about 700,000, the Department of Defense (DoD) is one of the largest employers of civilians in the nation. In an era of streamlining, demographic change, low unemployment, and rapid technological change education, training, and development, collectively known as ET&D, play a critical role in maintaining and improving the quality of this workforce and of the defense infrastructure. In October 1998, the DoD established the Office of the Chancellor for Education and Professional Development to serve as the principal advocate for the academic quality and cost-effectiveness of all institutions, programs, and courses of instruction that serve DoD civilian workers. The Chancellor's office, which operates within the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), is part of a complex network of organizations that set policy for ET&D, manage the DoD civilian workforce, and provide ET&D services to DoD civilians. To carry out its mission the office needs to develop a strategic performance and planning process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA400737

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  • RAND Corporation

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  • Human Systems

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  • Case Studies
  • Civilian Personnel
  • Commerce
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Government Employees
  • Human Resources
  • Instructions
  • Labor Unions
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Training

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