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The 1991 Disestablishment of the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory Has Left a Void in Air Force Personnel Research and Development

• Historically, the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory (AFHRL) was tasked with responsibility for personnel research and development. With AFHRL and its heirs gone, no organization has had that same level of responsibility for research and the broad, strategic research and development focus for many years. Although some research and the collection of a variety of personnel data have continued, there is no single resource for consumers of personnel research.
• Air Force personnel research efforts are currently decentralized, with several different organizations involved in collecting personnel-related data and conducting personnel-related research.
• Although many of the key elements of a smoothly working personnel research system exist in the Air Force or can be brought to bear with help from outside contractors, the system is not optimal. Specifically, this report identifies some critical issues that inhibit the quality and efficiency of personnel research efforts, including narrow organizational missions, inconsistent data-collection coordination and data sharing, a lack of internal personnel research expertise, limited resources, reliance on contractors, and potential duplication of effort.