Human Capital Investments

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Apr 21, 2026

Fiscal Year 2025 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project

The authors draw on existing and new data sources to assess the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) against 14 legislatively prescribed criteria and offer recommendations to improve AcqDemo’s operations.
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Apr 14, 2026

Building the Knowledge and Skills the U.S. Air Force Needs for Strategic Competition with China: Sharpening the Sword and Burnishing the Shield

The authors assess how the U.S. Air Force develops and utilizes China-relevant expertise and identify systemic gaps that limit the service’s ability to build, sustain, and use the capabilities needed for long-term strategic competition with China.
Research

Mar 31, 2026

A Selection of Implementable Actions to Establish an Air Force Workforce Analytics Center of Excellence

The authors supported the efforts of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Resources (AF/A1) to strengthen the workforce analytics enterprise’s contributions into Headquarters Air Force decisionmaking processes.
Research

Jan 16, 2026

Firm Accommodation After Workplace Disability: Labor Market Impacts and Implications for Subsidy Design

This paper studies the labor market impacts of firm accommodation decisions after workplace disability and assesses implications for the design of firm subsidies.
Research

Dec 29, 2025

Recruiting and Hiring a Diverse and Talented Public Sector Workforce

This report seeks to bridge gaps by identifying strategies that public-sector agencies, colleges and universities, and community organizations can pursue to increase the flow of talented and underrepresented workers into public-sector careers.
Commentary

Sep 29, 2025

Requiem for a Visa

The H-1B visa, once the principal gateway for importing talent at scale, may be on the verge of becoming a legacy route—an expensive instrument reserved only for the rare, “distinguished” developer who fits the description envisioned more than 70 years ago.
Expert Insights

Aug 1, 2025

The Battle for Brilliant Minds: From the Nuclear Age to AI

In the global competition to develop artificial general intelligence, developing a carefully tailored and ruthlessly pragmatic approach toward AI talent management will prove critical.
Research

Jan 16, 2025

Do Sectoral Training Programs Reduce Arrests? Evidence from a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT

This study presents the first causal evidence of the impact on arrest rates of a sectoral training program that was implemented using a randomized control trial.
Tool

Dec 9, 2024

Stronger by Design: Understanding and Applying Design Thinking in Talent Pipeline Management

This toolkit shows stakeholders how to strengthen their talent pipelines by treating the management of talent pipelines as a design issue. The authors explain key steps for understanding pipelines and developing a plan to improve them.
Research

Oct 8, 2024

Developing Global Professionals for the U.S. Federal Workforce: Insights from the Careers of Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Awards Alumni

The authors examine the career paths of Boren Awards Program alumni to learn how the scholarship and fellowship awards affected their career decisions and helped bring people with foreign language and international skills to the federal workforce.
Commentary

Aug 15, 2024

Why We Need More Hybrid Managers

Hybrid-native managers innately understand how to blend traditional and remote workplaces. They need to be highly effective communicators to ensure clarity and consistency. Equally important is the ability to build trust and foster a culture of accountability.
Commentary

Jul 18, 2024

Why Being Good to Your Workers Is Good for Your Stock Price

Companies that invest in their frontline workers—and are clearer about where/how—could see a meaningful uptick in their stock value, while also becoming more attractive to job candidates in a tight labor market. And those investments for employees can have transformative effects on people's lives and economic mobility.

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Fiscal Year 2025 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project

Building the Knowledge and Skills the U.S. Air Force Needs for Strategic Competition with China: Sharpening the Sword and Burnishing the Shield

A Selection of Implementable Actions to Establish an Air Force Workforce Analytics Center of Excellence

Firm Accommodation After Workplace Disability: Labor Market Impacts and Implications for Subsidy Design

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Requiem for a Visa

The Battle for Brilliant Minds: From the Nuclear Age to AI

Do Sectoral Training Programs Reduce Arrests? Evidence from a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT

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Developing Global Professionals for the U.S. Federal Workforce: Insights from the Careers of Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Awards Alumni

Why We Need More Hybrid Managers

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Charting Employers' Human Capital Investments in Frontline Retail Workers

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Fiscal Year 2025 Assessment of the Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project

Building the Knowledge and Skills the U.S. Air Force Needs for Strategic Competition with China: Sharpening the Sword and Burnishing the Shield

A Selection of Implementable Actions to Establish an Air Force Workforce Analytics Center of Excellence

Firm Accommodation After Workplace Disability: Labor Market Impacts and Implications for Subsidy Design

Recruiting and Hiring a Diverse and Talented Public Sector Workforce

Requiem for a Visa

The Battle for Brilliant Minds: From the Nuclear Age to AI

Do Sectoral Training Programs Reduce Arrests? Evidence from a Low-Income Targeted Training Program RCT

Stronger by Design: Understanding and Applying Design Thinking in Talent Pipeline Management

Developing Global Professionals for the U.S. Federal Workforce: Insights from the Careers of Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Awards Alumni

Why We Need More Hybrid Managers

Why Being Good to Your Workers Is Good for Your Stock Price

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