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2016 Hill Highlights

Message from the Director

Susan Marquis

As the end of the year approaches, I wanted to share this year's highlights from RAND's Office of Congressional Relations and invite you to use us as a resource in the coming year. In 2016, RAND's experts

  • Conducted briefings on Capitol Hill on topics such as the VA health care system, lessening the risk of refugee radicalization, and relations between the United States and China in cyberspace
  • Provided testimonies before congressional committees about issues like emerging cyber threats, the future of autonomous vehicles, and the state of the fight against Islamic terrorism
  • Hosted interactive workshops for Hill staff on public policy analysis and cybersecurity
  • Published more than 400 reports, available for download on our website.

Our office looks forward to working with yours as you continue to tackle the nation's most pressing challenges in 2017.

Best wishes for a warm holiday season.

Jayme Fuglesten

Jayme Fuglesten
Director, Office of Congressional Relations

Featured Work and Events

Service members involved in physical therapy at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio wait for President Bush to visit, photo by Gerald Herbert/AP

Meeting the Health Care Needs of America's Veterans

In response to the Veterans Choice Act, a team of RAND experts conducted three assessments of the VA health care system. In this briefing, Carrier Farmer and Sue Hosek discussed the findings and recommendations from this research. More »

A prototype of Google's self-driving vehicle, photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters

Shaping the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

Nidhi Kalra testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies on autonomous vehicles and how policymakers can promote safety, mobility, and efficiency. More »

Lithuanian Land Forces fire a smoke screen from an M113A1 Armored Personnel Carrier during a joint exercise with their American partners in Rukla, Lithuania, May 22, 2015, photo by Sgt. James Avery/U.S. Army

Strengthening Deterrence on NATO's Eastern Flank

Michael Johnson briefed the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, on Baltic security after the Warsaw NATO Summit. Johnson's presentation was informed by a report on 24 wargames RAND conducted to support U.S. and NATO decisionmaking defense strategy, deterrence policy, and military posture. More »

Illustration of information security, photo by alphaspirit/Fotolia

RAND Cybersecurity Workshop for Legislative Staff

Isaac Porche and Joshua Barron led a two-day workshop that introduced technology and policy concepts surrounding cybersecurity. Topics included how to assess cyber risk and examples of attack methods, tools, and vulnerabilities; the basics of cryptography and its policy implications; the Internet of Things; and the current state of cyber in government. More »

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