Naval Postgraduate School

1997, Gilroy, Curtis, Eitelberg, Mark, Enns, John, Hosek, Susan, Kilburn, Rebecca, Laurence, Janice, Mehay, Steven, Tiemeyer, Peter, Verdugo, Naomi, Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

The American Military is widely viewed as a pioneer in providing equal opportunity for its uniformed members. From the 1948 Executive Order signed by President Harry S. Truman that formally began the long process of racial integration to more recent admission of women into most military occupational specialties, the Military Services have compiled a record of providing equal opportunity that often exceeds the progress of civilian society. That record has been achieved only through constant effort and self-examination, and it will be maintained and improved only through continuing effort. It is in this spirit of self- examination and improvement that this study was undertaken. The study reviews the key stages of officer career progression: recruiting, commission-ing, training, assignment, evaluation, promotion, and retention. It is limited to active duty commissioned officers in the four military branches of the Department of Defense, and examined data collected through 1997. The study employed several approaches to analyzing the career progression of minority and female officers, including trend analysis, statistical modeling, and focus groups and interviews. This report sets out the findings of the study and suggests a number of actions that could be taken to improve the process of providing equal opportunity to minority members and women in the officer corps.

1997, Edmonds, Edmund D. Jr., Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI), Business & Public Policy (GSBPP), Graduate School of Business & Public Policy (GSBPP)

This handbook is a result of the effort by the Defense Economic Analysis Council, Handbook Committee, representing the Services and Agencies of the Department of Defense. It is designed as a starting point for personnel who have little or no experience with Economic Analysis. The Council is guided by the thoughts of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), The Honorable Robert C. Moot