Implementation of the DoD Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan: A Framework for Change Through Accountability

Nelson Lim ; Abigail Haddad ; Lindsay Daugherty

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: United States Department of Defense;    Alumni;    Military Recruitment;    Students;    Workforce Diversity;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR333
ISBN  :  9780833082640
RP-ID  :  RR-333-OSD

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

Two recent policy documents lay out a new vision for diversity in the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD): the Military Leadership Diversity Commission's From Representation to Inclusion: Diversity Leadership for the 21st-Century Military and the Department of Defense Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan, 2012–2017. These documents define the mission, set goals for diversity, and provide a general strategic framework for achieving these goals. The purpose of this report is to provide a framework to support DoD in the implementation of its strategic plan and to ensure that the resources devoted to these efforts are targeted for long-term success. The framework emphasizes the creation of an enduring accountability system; categorizes the strategic initiatives specified in DoD's strategic plan along three key dimensions — compliance, communication, and coordination ("the three Cs"); and prioritizes them across time — short, medium, and long term. The framework can help all DoD components work toward the vision described in the strategic plan in a deliberate, synchronized effort by complying with current laws, regulations, and directives; communicating effectively to internal as well as external stakeholders; and coordinating efforts to ensure continuing change.