CNA (nonprofit)

CNA
Founded 1942
Focus Research and analysis services
Location
Key people
Dr. Katherine A.W. McGrady, President and CEO
Employees
625
Website www.cna.org

CNA, formerly known as the CNA Corporation, is a nonprofit research and analysis organization based in Arlington, VA. CNA has around 625 employees.[1]

General

CNA operates:[2]

History

In the early 1990s, the Center for Naval Analyses established CNA and in 1993 founded the Institute for Public Research in order to expand its work beyond the Department of Defense.[4] The first President and CEO of CNA was Robert J. Murray.

Leadership

Katherine A.W. McGrady, Ph.D. is President and Chief Executive Officer of CNA.[5] She was previously CNA's Chief Operating Officer.[6]

Board of Trustees[7]

Recent research

CNA research covers a variety of topics including national defense, education, energy, water and climate, air traffic management, and safety and security. A few recently released reports include:

References

  1. 1 2 "Hiring PhDs: Interview with the Director of Human Resources at CNA Corporation", BeyondAcademia.org, retrieved September 4, 2015.
  2. The Washington Post, Center for Naval Analyses, retrieved September 4, 2015.
  3. 1 2 CNA, Solution Centers, retrieved September 4, 2015.
  4. CNA, History, retrieved October 6, 2015.
  5. CNA, Katherine A.W. McGrady, Ph.D., retrieved September 4, 2015.
  6. Charity Brown (September 7, 2009), "New at the Top: Katherine A.W. McGrady", The Washington Post.
  7. CNA, CNA Board of Trustees, retrieved October 6, 2015.
  8. Anita Hattiangadi; Lewis G. Lee; Robert Shuford & Aline Quester (November 17, 2015), Retirement Choice 2015 (PDF), CNA.
  9. Andrew Tilghman (November 17, 2015), "Retirement 'calculator' lets troops compare options", Military Times.
  10. Patricia Kannapel; Michael Flory; Eric Cramer & Renee Carr (September 16, 2015), Appalachia Rising: A Review of Education Research (PDF), CNA.
  11. Jackie Mader (September 22, 2015), "Education in Middle Appalachia Improving, Obstacles Remain, Report Says", Education Week.
  12. Ken Gause (August 31, 2015), North Korea's Provocation and Escalation Calculus: Dealing with the Kim Jong-un Regime (PDF), CNA.
  13. Steven Habicht; Lars Hanson; Paul Faeth (August 11, 2015), The Potential Environmental Impacts of Fracking in the Delaware River Basin (PDF), CNA.
  14. Brendan Gibbons (August 12, 2015), "Report details risks of lifting drilling moratorium", The Times-Tribune (Scranton).
  15. Natasha Geiling (August 12, 2015), "Study: Fracking In The Delaware River Basin Would Threaten Health Of 45,000", ThinkProgress.
  16. CNA Military Advisory Board (May 2014), National Security and the Accelerating Risks of Climate Change (PDF), CNA Military Advisory Board.
  17. Coral Davenport (May 13, 2014), "Climate Change Deemed Growing Security Threat by Military Researchers", The New York Times.
  18. Council on Foreign Relations (January 24, 2014), CNA's Independent Assessment of the Afghan National Security Forces.
  19. Jon Harper (February 21, 2014), "Study: Current plans for Afghan security forces risk failure", Stars and Stripes.

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