DLNSEO engaged the RAND Corporation to examine the LTC Program, to ensure the LTC program is meeting its goals and to assist the Department of Defense in future planning regarding the program.

This interim report summarizes the results of an independent assessment of Department of Defense (DoD) personnel systems and databases, focused on the identification and differentiation of what personnel data exist, where, and at what organizational level, as well as what is done with those data.

This report documents the Institute of Defense Analyses' examination of the infusion of language, regional, and cultural (LRC) content into Professional Military Education (PME) across the Services, from pre-commissioning through the General Officer/Flag Officer (GO/FO) level.

2nd Lt. Lauren Shappell, Project GO and CULP alumnus, was honored for her work as a cadet during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Despite the growing importance of language and cross-cultural competence skills in today's global economy, the U.S. still lags in language education.

The Defense Language and National Security Education Office, in partnership with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, has launched the latest Virtual Culture Awareness Trainer (VCAT) on the Republic of Korea (ROK).

Find out more about our newest CultureReady Basics courses.

The Marshall Center in Germany recently hosted its English Language Enhancement Course for participants of their Countering Transnational Organized Crime program.

Learn more about scholarships for language study and study abroad, offered through the Departments of Defense, State, and Education.

Here on CultureReady, we have a variety of resources for a wide audience, from our videos, made up largely of interviews featured in our Virtual Culture Awareness Trainers (VCATs), to information on scholarship opportunities for university-bound students, such as the Boren Awards.

Two of the most popular resources that we get asked about are SOFTS and Joint Language University.

SOFTS