An Independent Assessment of Air Force Compliance with Headquarters Reduction Goals

John A. Ausink ; Kristin F. Lynch ; James A. Leftwich ; H. G. Massey ; David W. George ; JJ Roomsburg ; Robert G. DeFeo ; Robert S. Tripp

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Military Budgets and Defense Spending;    United States Air Force;    Civilian Military Workforce;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1480
ISBN  :  9780833094285
RP-ID  :  RR-1480-AF

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

The U.S. Department of Defense is one of the world's largest employers, with more than 1 million men and women on active duty and hundreds of thousands of civilian personnel. To control costs, the government has implemented several initiatives over time to adjust personnel levels, reduce spending outright, and streamline management. In this report, RAND researchers analyze several issues related to direction from the Secretary of Defense in 2013 to reduce headquarters spending by 20 percent and to strive for 20-percent reductions in headquarters staff authorizations. Specifically, they assess whether the Air Force achieved a 20-percent reduction in headquarters spending and personnel end strength by fiscal year 2015 (when compared with plans for fiscal year 2018); compare the Air Force's methodology and approach to reductions with practices from literature and industry, focusing on organizational design, process improvement, consulting practices, and sound management practices; and identify opportunities for further reductions.