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Testimony
2011
Is Al Qaeda's Internet Strategy Working?
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence on December 6, 2011.
Al Qaeda After Bin Laden: Implications for American Strategy: Addendum
Document submitted on November 1, 2011 as an addendum to testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, on June 22, 2011.
Getting Better at Strategic Communication
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on July 12, 2011.
Al Qaeda After Bin Laden: Implications for American Strategy
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on June 22, 2011.
The Future of Al Qa'ida
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade on May 24, 2011.
Transitioning to Afghan-Led Counterinsurgency
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on May 10, 2011.
Opportunities for Alternative Fuels Production
Testimony presented before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Power on May 5, 2011.
The Muslim Brotherhood in the West: Characteristics, Aims and Policy Considerations
Testimony presented before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and Counterintelligence on April 13, 2011.
Joint Anti-Access Operations: China's "System-of-Systems" Approach
Testimony presented before the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission on January 27, 2011.
Anti-Access Measures in Chinese Defense Strategy
Testimony presented before the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission on January 27, 2011.
2010 and prior
June 18, 2010
Considerations for the Use of Private Security Contractors in Future U.S. Military Deployments
Testimony presented before the Commission on Wartime Contracting.
April 28, 2010
The Role of Incentive Pays in Military Compensation
Testimony presented before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Personnel.
March 9, 2010
Children on the Home Front: The Experiences of Children from Military Families
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
February 22, 2010
Stabilization from the Bottom Up
Testimony presented before the Commission on Wartime Contracting.
January 28, 2010
Reconstructing Haiti
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
May 6, 2009
NATO After the Summit: Rebuilding Consensus
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on European Affairs.
April 23, 2009
Air Force Service Procurement: Approaches for Measurement and Management
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee Panel on Defense Acquisition Reform.
April 2, 2009
U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia.
March 26, 2009
Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs.
March 24, 2009
Assessing Combat Exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Troops and Estimating the Costs to Society: Implications from the RAND Invisible Wounds of War Study
Testimony presented before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
March 11, 2009
Antecedents and Implications of the November 2008 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Attack Upon Several Targets in the Indian Mega-City of Mumbai
Testimony presented before the ouse Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
February 26, 2009
Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
Testimony presented before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
September 24, 2008
U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Assassination, Instability, and the Future of U.S. Policy
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs.
Testimony unavailable - oral remarks only.
July 31, 2008
A New Grand Strategy for the United States
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
July 15, 2008
Does America Need A New Grand Strategy?
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
June 12, 2008
Invisible Wounds of War: Quantifying the Societal Costs of Psychological and Cognitive Injuries
Testimony presented before the Joint Economic Committee.
June 11, 2008
Invisible Wounds of War: Recommendations for Addressing Psychological and Cognitive Injuries
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 11, 2008
Invisible Wounds of War: Summary of Key Findings on Psychological and Cognitive Injuries
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 3, 2008
An Iraqi Modus Vivendi: How Would It Come About and What Would It Look Like?
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
April 2, 2008
Getting Back on Track in Afghanistan
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
February 14, 2008
Ungoverned Territories
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs.
January 29, 2008
International Perspectives on Interagency Reform
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
January 16, 2008
U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Assassination, Instability, and the Future of U.S. Policy
Testimony presented before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.
September 12, 2007
Protecting Emergency Responders at Large-Scale Incidents: Lessons Learned from the Response to the Attacks on the World Trade Center
Testimony presented before the House Education and Labor Committee.
September 5, 2007
The Role of the Department of Defense in Provincial Reconstruction Teams
Testimony presented before House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
September 5, 2007
Research and Development Issues for Producing Liquid Fuels from Coal
Testimony presented before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
June 28, 2007
Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development
Testimony presented before the Commonwealth of Kentucky House Appropriations and Revenue Committee.
June 26, 2007
Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development: Addendum
Addendum to testimony before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 24, 2007.
May 24, 2007
Policy Issues for Coal-to-Liquid Development
Testimony presented before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
April 26, 2007
Improving the Department of Defense's Small Business Innovation Research Program
Testimony presented before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
September 26, 2006
Policy Issues for Alternative Fuels for Military Operations
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
September 20, 2006
Radicalization: Homeland Security Implication
Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
August 8, 2006
Border Security and the Terrorist Threat
Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
July 18, 2006
Islam and the West: Searching for Common Ground: The Terrorist Threat and the Counter-Terrorism Effort
Testimony presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
April 21, 2006
Federal Agencies Can Adapt Best Commercial Practice to Improve Their Acquisition of Services
Testimony presented to the Acquisition Advisory Panel.
April 6, 2006
Trends in the United Kingdom's Naval Shipbuilding Industrial Base: Lessons for the United States
Testimony presented before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Seapower.
March 30, 2006
Information Sharing and Emergency Responder Safety Management
Testimony presented before the House Government Reform Committee.
February 28, 2006
Aerial Refueling Recapitalization Requirements
Testimony presented to the House Armed Service Committee, Subcommittee on Projection Forces.
Testimony unavailable - informal remarks.
January 26, 2006
Enhancing Emergency Preparedness in California
Testimony presented to the California Little Hoover Commission.
November 9, 2005
Stabilization and Reconstruction: No Longer a Non-Traditional Mission?
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Non-Traditional Missions Panel.
Testimony unavailable - closed hearing.
November 1, 2005
Space Security
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Asymmetric and Unconventional Threats Gap Panel.
Testimony unavailable - informal remarks.
September 29, 2005
Does Our Counter-Terrorism Strategy Match the Threat?
Testimony presented to the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation.
May 19, 2005
Roles and Issues of NASA's Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities for American Aeronautics
Testimony addendum submitted for the Record to the House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
March 16, 2005
Roles and Issues of NASA's Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Facilities for American Aeronautics
Testimony presented to the House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
February 2, 2005
Emerging Threats to National Security
Testimony presented to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
March 24, 2004
Toward
an Expeditionary Army: New Options for Combatant Commanders
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee.
March 24, 2004
Deployment, Retention, and Compensation
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Total Force.
March 24, 2004
Developing and Using General and Flag Officers
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Total Force.
July 24, 2003
Competitive Sourcing and the Morale of Federal Employees
Testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
May 12, 2003
The Defense Civilian Workforce: Insights from Research
Testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia.
April 1, 2003
Remarks Before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Testimony presented to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
March 31, 2003
Remarks Before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Testimony presented before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
October 8, 2002
Lessons of 9/11
Testimony submitted for the Record to the House and Senate Select Committees on Intelligence, Joint September 11, 2001 Inquiry.
December 13, 2001
The National Guard and Homeland Security
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate.
April 3, 2001
Protecting American Interests Abroad: U.S. Citizens, Businesses, and Non-Governmental Organizations
Testimony resented to the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives.
March 27, 2001
Combating Terrorism: In Search of a National Strategy
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives.
November 16, 1999
A Review of the Scientific Literature as It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses; Pyridostigmine Bromide
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Health and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives.
February 24, 1999
Aging Aircraft: Implications for Programmed Depot Maintenance and Engine-Support Costs
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Procurement, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives.
Briefings
For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.
Nurturing the Arab Spring: What Can Be Done to Remove Existing Barriers to Freedom of Expression in the Arab World?
Presented by Lowell Schwartz and Jeffrey Martini
June 13, 2011
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
2255 Rayburn House Office Building
The War Within: Preventing Suicide in the U.S. Military
Presented by Rajeev Ramchand and Terri Tanielian
May 10, 2011
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
2103 Rayburn House Office Building
Cash Incentives and Military Enlistment, Attrition, and Reenlistment
Presented by Beth Asch and James Hosek
June 14, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Tackling Corruption in Afghanistan: A Report from Kabul
Presented by Cheryl Benard and Elvira Loredo
May 21, 2010
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2255 Rayburn House Office Building
Civilian Defense Forces in Afghanistan
Presented by Arturo Munoz
May 10, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
Children on the Home Front: The Experience of Children from Military Families
Presented by Anita Chandra
March 1, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
The Impact of Deployment on the Post-Deployment Labor Market Earnings of Reserve Components
Presented by David Loughran
November 9, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Room 201 SVC Capitol Visitor Center
Imported Oil and U.S. National Security
Presenter: Keith Crane
Speakers: Jonathan Elkind, Brookings Institution
Gen. John Sheehan, United States Marine Corps (retired)
Frederick C. Smith, Institute for 21st Century Energy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
May 11, 2009
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Room 268 Capitol Visitor Center, North Congressional Meeting Room
Revitalizing the Transatlantic Security Partnership: An Agenda For Action
Panelists: Stephen Larrabee, RAND Corporation
Julian Lindley-French, Netherlands Defence Academy and Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
Robert Hunter, RAND Corporation
Klaus Scharioth, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States
Moderators: James Dobbins, RAND Corporation
Josef Janning, Bertelsmann Stiftung
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
2220 Rayburn House Office Building
Producing Liquid Fuels From Coal: Prospects and Policy Issues
Presented by James Bartis
December 10, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
Piracy and Armed Violence at Sea: How Can Policymakers Make the World's Oceans Safer?
Presented by Peter Chalk
December 9, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2247 Rayburn House Office Building
Deterrence: Past, Present, & Future
Panelists: Austin Long, RAND Corporation
Jeffrey Lewis, New America Foundation
David E. Mosher, RAND Corporation
Moderator: David Ochmanek, RAND Corporation
November 17, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Pros and Cons of Creating a Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence Service
Presented by Gregory Treverton
October 20, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?
Presented by Brian Jenkins
September 9, 2008
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
The Challenge of Nuclear Armed Regional Adversaries
Presented by David Ochmanek
August 11, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida
Presented by Seth Jones
July 29, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Counterinsurgency in Aghanistan
Presented by Seth Jones
June 9, 2008
1:00 pm — 2:00 pm
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery
Presented by Terri Tanielian
April 28, 2008
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Room
S-211, The United States Capitol
War by Other Means—Building Complete and Balanced Capability for Countering Insurgency
Presented by David Gompert and John Gordon
February 11, 2008
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Have Military Divorce Rates Increased Since 9/11?
Presented by Benjamin Karney
October 15, 2007
1:00 P.M. — 2:00 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Submarine Design Resources: Ensuring Future Viability
Presented by John F. Schank
June 14, 2007
9:30 A.M.
HC-6, the U.S. Capitol
China as an International Actor
Presented by William Overholt
June 11, 2007
1:00 P.M.
Location TBA
Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies
Presented by Brian Jackson
October 24, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
B-354 Rayburn House Office Building
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves
Presented by Brian Michael Jenkins
September 11, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Central Asia and Its Asian Neighbors: Security and Commerce at the Crossroads
Presented by Rollie Lal
Held in conjunction with the Congressional Silk Road Caucus
June 28, 2006
8:00 A.M. — 9:00 A.M.
B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
Why Has the Cost of Navy Ships Risen?
Presented by Mark Arena
June 12, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2247 Rayburn House Office Building
Activation and the Earnings of Reservists
Presented by David Loughran
February 13, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
S-115 (in the Capitol)
Denying Armageddon: Preventing Terrorist Use of Nuclear Weapons
Presented by the RAND Corporation, in conjunction with Security for a New Century
Speaker: Dr. Michael Hynes, Senior Physical Scientist with RAND
November 14, 2005
2 P.M.
188 Russell Senate Office Building
Unexploded Ordnance: Estimating Costs and Benefits of Cleanup
Presented by Jacqueline MacDonald
October 25, 2005
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Transferring Army BRAC Lands Containing Unexploded Ordnance
Presented by Dr. Debra Knopman
October 14, 2005
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building
RAND Research on Unexploded Ordnance: Key Findings and Recommendations
Presented by Jacqueline MacDonald
September 26, 2005
12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Army Size and Force Management
Presented by Dr. Lynn Davis
July 15, 2005
11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Meeting the Military's Future IT Manning Requirements
Presented by Jim Hosek
September 13, 2004
Noon - 1:30 P.M.
385 Russell Senate Office Building
Protecting Emergency Responders: Safety Management in Disaster and Terrorism Response
Presented by Brian Jackson
Sponsored by NIOSH and the House Homeland Security Caucus
June 16, 2004
Noon - 1:30 P.M.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
Confronting the "Enemy Within": Security Intelligence, the Police and Counterterrorism in Four Democracies
Presented by Bill Rosenau
April 19, 2004
Noon - 1:30 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorist Attacks
Presented by Lynn Davis
December 12, 2003
10:00 - 11:00 A.M.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorist Attacks
Presented by Lynn Davis
December 4, 2003
10:30 - 11:30 A.M.
121 Cannon House Office Building
Demographic Trends in the Middle East: Security Implications for the United States
Presented by Brian Nichiporuk
April 15, 2003
9:30 - 10:30 A.M.
S-120 Capitol Building
Fact Sheets
The following fact sheets encapsulate selected RAND publications, creating quick and easy references on a variety of policy issues.
What Is the Impact of Using Evidence-Based Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Veterans? — Jul. 6, 2011
Studies' Estimates of PTSD Prevalence Rates for Returning Service Members Vary Widely — Feb. 12, 2010
Using Civilian Facilities to Maintain Military Medical Skills — Sep. 1, 2009
Expanding Access to Mental Health Counselors Under TRICARE — Jul. 27, 2009
Enhancing Interoperability Among Enlisted Medical Personnel in the U.S. Military: A Case Study of Military Surgical Technologists — Jun. 3, 2009
The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents — Apr. 20, 2009
Publication Profiles
The following PDF publication profiles list relevant research studies in various areas of public policy interest, creating a quick and easy reference guide of research in that area.
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