Chris Adams is a senior policy analyst at RAND specializing in counter-unmanned aircraft systems, emerging technology policy, homeland security, and risk analysis. His work helps government decisionmakers assess emerging threats, forecast future risks, identify requirements and capability gaps, and prioritize technology investments. He has supported homeland security and defense efforts on counter-UAS policy and operations, acquisition and requirements analysis, threat assessment, biometrics, and risk assessment. Before joining RAND, he conducted homeland security research at ANSER and worked on international-development risk-management issues with the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the U.S. Government Accountability Office. He holds an M.P.P. from Georgetown University and a B.A. in government and biology from Bowdoin College.

Education

M.P.P., Georgetown University; B.A. in biology/government, Bowdoin College

Selected Work

  • Shumate, Will, David Luckey, Timothy Marler, Monika Cooper, Christopher Scott Adams, Julia Arnold, Clay Strickland, and Jacqueline Gardner Burns, Export Controls on Artificial Intelligence and Uncrewed Aircraft Systems: Interagency Challenges, RAND Corporation (RR-A3296-1), 2026
  • Putney, Angela, Christopher Scott Adams, Ivan Lepetic, and Augustine Bravo, Use Cases for Collecting Radiation Measurements with Unmanned Systems, RAND Corporation (RR-A3338-1), 2025
  • Robles, Nicolas M., Elie Alhajjar, Jesse Geneson, Alvin Moon, Christopher Scott Adams, Kristin J. Leuschner, and Joshua Steier, Using Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Computing to Enhance U.S. Department of Homeland Security Mission Capabilities, RAND Corporation (PE-A2890-1), 2024
  • Adams, Christopher Scott, Transitioning Joint Requirements to Joint Acquisitions: Lessons and Recommendations for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, RAND Corporation (RR-A2389-1), 2024
  • Wilson, Bradley, Shane Tierney, Brendan Toland, Rachel M. Burns, Colby P. Steiner, Christopher Scott Adams, Michael Nixon, Raza Khan, Michelle D. Ziegler, Jan Osburg, and Ike Chang, Small Unmanned Aerial System Adversary Capabilities, RAND Corporation (RR-3023-DHS), 2020
  • Vasseur, Michael, Dwayne M. Butler, Brandon Crosby, Benjamin N. Harris, and Christopher Scott Adams, An Assessment of the Joint Requirements Council's (JRC) Organization and Staffing, RAND Corporation (RR-2473-DHS), 2018

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