IDA Research Notes - Welch Award 2017

The Larry D. Welch Award is named in honor of former IDA president and U.S. Air Force (USAF) Chief of Staff, General Larry D. Welch, USAF (retired). The annual award recognizes IDA researchers who exemplify General Welch’s high standards of analytic excellence through their external publication in peer-reviewed journals or other professional publications, including books and monographs. The articles in this issue of IDA Research Notes are summaries derived from the winner and finalists in the 2017 Larry D. Welch Award competition. In addition, the Welch Award Selection Committee named six other nominated publications as being noteworthy given the quality of research they reflect.

• Effectiveness of Intelligent Tutoring Systems: A Meta-Analytic Review
• Enterprise-Level Security: Securing Information Systems in an Uncertain World
• Inflation Adjustments for Defense Acquisition
• Assessment of Brownout Mishaps in Military Rotorcraft
• Political Instability in Zimbabwe: Planning for Succession Contingencies
• Prioritization Framework: A Step Toward Cost-Effective Verification, Validation, and Accreditation
• Reshaping Space Policies to Meet Global Trends
• Statistical Approach to the Operational Testing of Space Fence
• Strategic Material Shortfall Risk Mitigation Optimization Model