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More information about RAND is available at www. rand.org. v Contents Preface iii Figures vii Tables ix Summary xi Acknowledgments xvii Abbreviations xix CHAPTER ONE Introduction 1 CHAPTER TWO An Overview of the DoN’s Civilian Acquisition Workforce 5 Summary 13 CHAPTER THREE Retirement Behavior of the DoN’s Civilian Acquisition Workforce 15 CHAPTER FOUR A Look at the FY 2001 DoN Acquisition Workforce Interns 21 Background on the NAIP 21 Characteristics of NAIP Participants and eir Early Careers 22 Career Outcomes of Interns Compared with ose of Other New Hires 24 Retention of NAIP Participants 24 Promotion of NAIP Participants 28 Summary 29 CHAPTER FIVE An Analysis of DoN’s Acquisition Workforce Senior Executive Service Members 31 Summary 36 CHAPTER SIX Summary and Conclusions 39 References 41 vii Figures 2.1. DoN Civilians in the Acquisition Workforce, September 30 Annual Snapshots 5 2.2. FY 2002 Recategorizations into the Acquisition Workforce, by Command 6 2.3. DoN Civilians, by Education Level, September 30, 2006 7 2.4. DoN Acquisition Workforce Civilians, by Command, September 30, 2006 8 2.5. DoN AW Civilians, by Location, September 30, 2006 8 2.6. DoN AW Versus Non-AW Civilian Attrition Rates 9 2.7. AW Versus Non-AW Civilian Attrition Rates, BA/BS-Only Population 10 2.8. AW Versus Non-AW Civilian Workforce Inventory and Attrition Rates, by Years of Service, BA/BS-Only, FY 2006 11 2.9. FY 2006 AW Versus Non-AW Civilian Attrition Rates, by SYSCOM 12 2.10. SYSCOMs’ AW Versus Non-AW Civilian Attrition Rates, FYs 1999–2006 12 3.1. Percentage of DoN AW and Non-AW Civilians At or Near Full Retirement Eligibility 16 3.2. FY 2006 DoN Civilian Attrition as a Function of Years Relative to Full Retirement Eligibility 16 3.3. Percentage of DoN Civilians in CSRS, FY 2006 17 3.4. Attrition Rates for DoN Civilian Workers Covered by CSRS and FERS, FY 2006 18 3.5. Attrition Rates for DoN AW and Non-AW Civilians in CSRS, FY 2006 19 3.6. Attrition Rates for DoN AW and Non-AW Civilians in FERS, FY 2006 20 4.1. Basic Demographics of the FY 2001 DoN AW Interns 22 4.2. FY 2001 DoN Interns Still Employed by the DoD 23 4.3. Commands of the FY 2001 DoN AW Intern Cohort, FY 2006 23 4.4. Grade Levels of FY 2001 DoN AW Interns 24 4.5. Promotion of DoN AW Interns and Non-Interns 29 5.1. Age and Gender Profile of DoN AW SES Personnel, September 2006 32 5.2. DoN AW SES Members, by Command, 2006 32 5.3. Historical Commands of FY 2006 DoN AW SES Members, by Service 33 5.4. Command Switches by FY 2006 DoN AW SES Members, 1992–2005 34 5.5. Movement of DoN AW SES Members Between Commands 34 5.6. Service-Level Exports and Imports of AW SES Personnel, 2006 35 5.7. Historical Grade Levels of FY 2006 DoN AW SES Members 36 5.8. Years Spent by FY 2006 DoN AW SES Members as GS/GM-15s 37 . the United States Navy. xii The Department of the Navy’s Civilian Acquisition Workforce: An Analysis of Recent Trends who are part of the acquisition workforce, . high standards for re- search quality and objectivity. The Department of the Navy’s Civilian Acquisition Workforce An Analysis of Recent Trends Susan M.