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HumRRO Joins PARC to help DoD Detect Insider Threats

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In a project supported by the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA), HumRRO is working with its colleagues at Xerox PARC, the NASA Ames Research Center, and Stony Brook University to develop technology to detect security threats from organizational insiders. HumRRO will provide expertise in dynamic psychological modeling, the psychology of insider attacks, and the connection between personality traits and behavior, complementing methods of data mining, anomaly detection, and social network analysis provided by its partners.

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Defense Senior Leader Development Program Evaluation

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The Defense Senior Leader Development Program (DSLDP) is designed to prepare high performing GS 14 and 15 (and equivalent) civilian leaders to address complex policy and operational challenges faced by DoD leaders in today’s national security arena. Admission to this 2-year intensive development program is based on a competitive selection process. Since the program’s inception, HumRRO has conducted a comprehensive DSLDP program evaluation that links program objectives, metrics indicating program success, and key evaluation questions.

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Support for the DoD Personnel Testing Program

Support for the DoD Personnel Testing Program

In Fiscal Year 2006, over 300,000 young people took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) to determine their eligibility for military service, while thousands more took the test in their schools as a vocational guidance tool. The ASVAB is a battery composed of various tests that measure verbal, mathematics, and science/technical skills and knowledge. It is arguably the most researched and used personnel selection and classification test in the world. In addition, DoD sponsors a variety of other tests for purposes such as assessing language aptitude and proficiency.

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Youth and Influencer Polls

Youth and Influencer Polls

The Military Services must attract talented young men and women -bright, task focused, self-starters who can handle the growing complexity of military systems and operations and who have the character and values to put service before self. Efforts to recruit these young people are typically challenging due to a variety of factors such as a strong economy, low unemployment rates, and the tendency for increasing numbers of high school graduates matriculate directly to college.

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