The RAND Corporation is offering through its website a compilation of
its terrorism-specific research materials as a resource for Members to
use in the coming weeks. This package includes research briefs,
testimony, report summaries and op-ed articles covering the many policy
issues encompassed by terrorism and homeland security.
RAND, which is based in California, and I have worked closely for many
years. Since September 11, RAND experts have testified before the
Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security and have
been helpful in conducting briefings and policy reviews.
The website includes research on the following:
Bioterrorism -- the risk and response options
Impact of a major attack against agriculture and/or the food chain
Use of biometrics (fingerprints, faces, voices) to impede terrorist activities
Stress reactions to terrorism and the impact on children
Adequacy of state and local technology -- what do they have; what do they need
Gilmore Commission interim recommendations on terrorism
FAA activities regarding aviation security
Foreign policy lessons -- applying coercion to achieve results
In light of the current Congressional mail security process, this
valuable resource is being made available on RAND's web site at
www.rand.org/congress/terrorism (the username is "congress" and the
password is "rand" -- all in lowercase). Limited print copies are
available by request through the website.
