Current Problems with Army Data: Lessons from Previous RAND Research

Abstract

Army data problems are extensive, long-standing, and hard to solve. Recent press coverage indicates that the Army's approach to solving these problems ignores some fundamental characteristics of the problems. Past RAND research suggests that much better two-way communication between the "wholesale" Army (i.e. the Army Materiel Command and Army Staff) and the "retail" Army (operational units in the field) is essential to solving data quality problems permanently.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA515540

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