Allowances Division
This team of economists, statisticians and program managers govern the Department’s annual station and housing allowances portfolio for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Military Compensation Policy Directorate. Staff expertise and experience includes survey design, market index development, statistical programming, finance, geospatial analysis, market research analysis, compensation policy, database management and program evaluation. Visit the Allowances Division for more information.
Center for Retention and Readiness (R&R)
R&R designs, conducts and analyzes joint-Service surveys focusing on military and family readiness and retention. This entails evaluating existing programs and policies, establishing baseline measures, implementing new programs and monitoring the progress and effects of new programs on the Total Force and their families.
Defense Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC)
PERSEREC uses applied social science and advances in technology and information science to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and fairness of DoD’s personnel security, insider threat, suitability and reliability systems. For more information about PERSEREC, click here. To contact PERSEREC, send an email to perserec@mail.mil. Visit PERSEREC for more information.
Defense Testing and Assessment Center (DTAC)
DTAC provides fair and accurate measurements of examinees’ abilities and interests, efficient delivery of tests and high-quality career exploration and planning tools.
Health and Resilience (H&R)
H&R conducts research and analysis in order to promote the health, well-being and resilience of military Service members and DoD civilians. We support Service members and DoD personnel by conducting cutting-edge research on high-profile topics within the DoD, such as gender relations, sexual assault, equal opportunity, suicide prevention and command climate.
Joint Advertising, Market Research and Studies (JAMRS)
JAMRS eliminates redundancies and fosters efficiencies across DoD’s recruiting efforts to ensure that shared efforts are performed once for the entire department rather than individually by each Service’s marketing program.
Methods, Analysis, and Systems Support (MASS)
MASS is committed to providing timely, accurate, and valuable statistical, data science and analytical expertise while using the most effective cybersecurity-compliant IT solutions and systems.
Office of the Actuary (OACT)
OACT conducts annual valuations of the Military Retirement System, education benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB), health care for the military retired population and the Voluntary Separation Incentive program. These valuations include projecting personnel, pay and benefits and calculating annual DoD contribution costs, as well as determining program unfunded liabilities and their amortizations. The Office also responds to requests for cost estimates of proposed changes in benefits from DoD, other government agencies and military service support groups.