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RAND periodically sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about terrorism and homeland security.
Document submitted August 21, 2020, as an addendum to testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 24, 2020.
Testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 24, 2020.
Remarks presented to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee at a virtual roundtable on May 5, 2020.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security on September 19, 2019.
Document submitted on August 19, 2019, as an addendum to testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations on July 25, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, on July 25, 2019.
Document submitted on June 19, 2019, as an addendum to testimony before the House Transportation and InfrastructureCommittee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on May 8, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation on May 8, 2019.
Testimony presented before the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance on September 7, 2018.
Testimony presented before the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance, on March 15, 2018.
Document submitted December 5, 2017, as an addendum to testimony presented before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Research and Technology on November 2, 2017.
Testimony presented before the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Research and Technology on November 2, 2017.
Document submitted August 11, 2017, as an addendum to testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Task Force on Denying Terrorists Entry into the United States on July 13, 2017.
Document submitted on July7, 2017, as an addendum to testimony before the House Committee on Armed Services on February 14, 2017.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Denying Terrorists Entry into the United States on July 13, 2017.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence on July 13, 2017.
Testimony presented before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity on April 27, 2017.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Armed Services on February 14, 2017.
Document submitted on January 11, 2017 as an addendum to testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee on September 21, 2016.
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee on September 21, 2016.
Document submitted on February 23, 2016 as an addendum to testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee on September 29, 2015.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies on February 25, 2016.
Document submitted on January 6, 2016 as an addendum to testimony presented before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on December 10, 2015.
Testimony presented before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on December 10, 2015.
Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Governmental Reform Committee and Governmental Reform, Subcommittee on National Security and Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules on December 10, 2015.
Testimony presented before the Canadian Senate Special Committee on Anti-terrorism.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Testimony presented before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Testimony presented before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Testimony presented before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
Testimony submitted for the record to the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Testimony presented before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
Testimony presented before the Commission du Livre blanc sur la défense et la sécurité nationale, Paris, France.
Testimony presented before the House Education and Labor Committee.
Testimony presented before the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Testimony presented to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism.
Testimony presented before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
Testimony presented before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology.
Written testimony submitted to the House Financial Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Testimony presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Testimony presented to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Testimony presented before the House Government Reform Committee.
Testimony presented before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness.
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
Testimony presented to the California Little Hoover Commission.
Testimony presented to the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Non-Traditional Missions Panel.
Testimony unavailable - closed hearing
Testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Asymmetric and Unconventional Threats Gap Panel.
Testimony unavailable - informal remarks
Testimony presented to the House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation.
Testimony presented to the California State Assembly Budget Committee, Subcommittee on Health and Human Services.
Testimony presented to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Testimony presented to the House Committee of Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations.
Testimony presented to the California State Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on European Affairs.
Testimony presented to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee.
Testimony presented to the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations.
Testimony presented to the Council of the District of Columbia Committee on the Judiciary.
Testimony presented before the Senate Government Affairs Committee.
Testimony presented to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Testimony presented before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
Testimony submitted for the Record to the House and Senate Select Committees on Intelligence, Joint September 11, 2001 Inquiry.
Testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions field hearing.
Testimony presented before House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia.
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate.
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. Senate.
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate.
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate.
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives.
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. House of Representatives.
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives.
Testimony presented to the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives.
In this brief, the authors present methods for creating critical care surge capacity in hospitals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and estimate patient capacity, given the number of doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, ventilators, and beds.
Researchers are helping the U.S. Department of Homeland Security understand how social media might be better leveraged for situational awareness—particularly location information—in U.S. Coast Guard response operations.
RAND researchers examined past U.S. countering violent extremism and terrorism prevention efforts and explored options to strengthen them. They found that current capabilities are relatively limited and future efforts must build trust to succeed.
This research draws lessons on how to promote resilience to sectarianism and cross-sectarian cooperation through an exploration of four Middle Eastern case studies: Lebanon, Bahrain, Syria, and Iraq.
RAND researchers analyzed how political warfare is practiced today and identified ways that the U.S. government, its allies, and its partners can respond to or engage in this type of conflict to achieve U.S. ends and protect U.S. interests.
The Law Enforcement Support Office program is efficient and effectively reuses excess Department of Defense property, but perceptions persist that the program contributes to the militarization of police.
U.S. security-sector assistance has a mixed record in Africa. RAND experts offer recommendations to promote the success of such assistance in Africa. The recommendations focus on strategies, programs, and their assessment, monitoring, and evaluation.
This brief outlines the Strategic Rethink project and describes research documented in the final volume of the project, focusing on three different strategic orientations to satisfy the greatest number of U.S. interests and objectives.
