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Armed Forces --- Cryptographers. --- Officers.

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The acquisition and procurement of major weapons systems is fraught with difficulties. They tend to be delivered late, over budget and unable to meet requirements. This Element provides an economic analysis of why this happens. Market structure, demand by the military and supply by the arms firms, shapes the conduct of the agents and generates the poor performance observed. The military are trying to counter an evolving threat, subject to a budget constraint, high R&D costs and new technologies. The interaction between a government made up of warring tribes and arms firms with considerable market and political power is further complicated by a set of what economists call 'principal-agent' problems, which are examined. While the poor performance has prompted many countries to propose reforms, the difficulty of the task and the institutional incentives faced by the actors mean that the reforms rarely solve the problem.

Armed Forces --- Defense industries --- Procurement. --- Economic aspects.

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The acquisition and procurement of major weapons systems is fraught with difficulties. They tend to be delivered late, over budget and unable to meet requirements. This Element provides an economic analysis of why this happens. Market structure, demand by the military and supply by the arms firms, shapes the conduct of the agents and generates the poor performance observed. The military are trying to counter an evolving threat, subject to a budget constraint, high R&D costs and new technologies. The interaction between a government made up of warring tribes and arms firms with considerable market and political power is further complicated by a set of what economists call 'principal-agent' problems, which are examined. While the poor performance has prompted many countries to propose reforms, the difficulty of the task and the institutional incentives faced by the actors mean that the reforms rarely solve the problem.

ARMED FORCES--PROCUREMENT --- DEFENSE INDUSTRIES--ECONOMIC ASPECTS

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This report presents the results of analyses intended to build a strong Army Civilian brand-that is, to help the Army assess and strengthen its ability to attract high-quality applicants to its civilian workforce and to retain high-quality Army civilian employees. To help the Army develop an Army Civilian brand and a marketing strategy for it, the authors fielded surveys and conducted analyses to (1) increase the Army's understanding of the job preferences and job search activities of individuals in the external market (job-seekers) and in the internal market (Army civilian employees), (2) assess potential employees' awareness of Army civilian job opportunities and their perceptions of and concerns about Army civilian jobs, (3) compare compensation in Army jobs with that in similar private-sector positions, (4) identify the Army's potential hiring needs over the next decade, and (5) recommend marketing strategies.

Armed Forces --- Armed Forces --- Employee retention --- Occupational specialties. --- Civilian employees --- Recruiting. --- United States. --- Civilian employees --- Recruiting.

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"This book examines the relationship between contemporary UN stabilization mandates and the non-legal concept of 'human security'. Human security aims to provide a bottom-up and localised perspective and set of priorities to address insecurity. Despite this, the mobilisation of the human security discourse is an underexplored area of research. The book is divided into three sections. The first section outlines the importance of stabilization as an emerging area of peacekeeping practice and outlines the analytical framework of human security to be used in the research. The second section applies the analytical framework to three case studies: the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA); the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA); and the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The case studies explore five facets of human security: where the mission has sought to carry out its activities in line with the human rights and the rule of law; where space is provided to identify the vital core; where vulnerabilities are identified and building resilience has been attempted; what aspects of protection are focused on by the mission; and if individuals are empowered to act on their own behalf and implement solutions to security threats. The third section expounds the incompatibility of the two competing sides of stabilization and draws wider conclusions on how best to utilise the human security concept. The book will be a valuable resource for academics, policymakers and practitioners working on UN peacekeeping generally, and those specifically looking at stabilization, from international relations, international law, peace and conflict studies, security studies and human rights"--

Nation-building. --- United Nations --- Peacekeeping forces. --- Armed Forces --- Stability operations.