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The Homeland Security Operational Analysis Center (HSOAC) conducts research and analysis for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

This page lists work published by HSOAC. The RAND Homeland Security Research Division (HSRD), which houses the center, publishes on similar topics. For a full list, see the HSRD Publications page.

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Aug 25, 2026

Emergency Management Research: Hard to Find, Even More Difficult to Organize

This report describes an attempt to identify and map a body of emergency management research to support the National Disaster and Emergency Management University.

Jessica Jensen, Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Vanessa Parks, Lea Sabbag, Michael Vincent Ryan, Travis Merrill
Mar 23, 2026

An Integrated Approach to Waterways Safety Risk Assessment for the U.S. Coast Guard

RAND researchers assessed the portfolio of waterways safety risk assessment tools used by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), focusing on how they can be used in a systematic and coordinated way that improves the efficiency, coordination, and integration of existing tools.

Eric Cooper, Susan A. Resetar, Kristin J. Leuschner, Rahim Ali, Jeff Anderson, Karishma R. Mehta, Millard McElwee, Rachel Steratore, Sarah Weilant, Michelle D. Ziegler, Adaeze Ibeanu, Isabelle Winston
Mar 23, 2026

A Review of Coast Guard Waterways Safety Risk Assessment Tools

The authors assess the portfolio of waterways safety risk assessment tools used by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), focusing on fragmentation and overlaps across the tools and options for improving waterways safety risk assessment in the USCG.

Eric Cooper, Susan A. Resetar, Rahim Ali, Jeff Anderson, Karishma R. Mehta, Millard McElwee, Rachel Steratore, Sarah Weilant, Michelle D. Ziegler, Adaeze Ibeanu, Isabelle Winston, Kristin J. Leuschner, Jacob Kaufhold
Dec 29, 2025

Ensuring the Continuous Improvement of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Programs Over Time: Improving Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Implementation in K–12 Schools—Part 5

This working paper examines how schools can sustain and strengthen behavioral threat assessment and management programs through data-driven evaluation, training, and integration with broader student support systems to enhance school safety.

Pauline Moore, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Brian A. Jackson, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Ivy Todd, Sophia Bokaie
Dec 29, 2025

Building Strong Threat Management, Intervention, and Support Systems for K–12 School Safety: Improving Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Implementation in K–12 Schools—Part 4

This working paper identifies strategies to improve the management component of school behavioral threat assessment and management efforts, focusing on intervention planning, data use, and monitoring to manage risk and strengthen school safety.

Jennifer T. Leschitz, Pauline Moore, Brian A. Jackson, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Ivy Todd, Sophia Bokaie
Dec 29, 2025

Improving Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Implementation in K–12 Schools: Technical Material

This working paper details the research methods used in five working papers focused on understanding how U.S. schools implement behavioral threat assessment and management programs as part of school safety efforts.

Brian A. Jackson, Pauline Moore, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Ivy Todd, Sophia Bokaie
Dec 29, 2025

Building Effective Multidisciplinary Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Teams: Improving Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Implementation in K–12 Schools—Part 1

This working paper identifies practices for building effective multidisciplinary behavioral threat assessment and management teams in K–12 schools, highlighting strategies to strengthen collaboration and training for sustained violence prevention.

Brian A. Jackson, Pauline Moore, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Ivy Todd, Sophia Bokaie
Dec 29, 2025

Implementing Effective Reporting Programs for K–12 School Safety Efforts: Improving Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Implementation in K–12 Schools—Part 2

This working paper examines how K–12 schools can design and sustain effective reporting systems within behavioral threat assessment and management programs to identify safety concerns early, improve response, and strengthen violence prevention.

Pauline Moore, Brian A. Jackson, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Ivy Todd, Sophia Bokaie
Dec 29, 2025

Best Practices for Rigorous and Fair Behavioral Threat Assessment in K–12 Schools: Improving Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management Implementation in K–12 Schools—Part 3

This working paper identifies practices to strengthen threat assessment as part of school behavioral threat assessment and management efforts, detailing processes, team structures, and decision criteria that promote effective violence prevention.

Brian A. Jackson, Pauline Moore, Jennifer T. Leschitz, Melissa Kay Diliberti, Ivy Todd, Sophia Bokaie
Dec 23, 2025

Comparing Training Ammunition Options for Firing Ranges: Life-Cycle Costs, Market Trends, and Purchasing Strategies

The authors assess the benefits and costs of lead-free reduced-hazard training ammunition (RHTA) and lead training ammunition based on market conditions and firing range maintenance practices and offer strategies to ensure supplies and lower prices.

Drake Warren, Rebecca Tisherman, Alvin Moon, Biayna Teni Darabidian, Jack Kappelman, John Marder, Ellen M. Pint, Nicolas M. Robles
Nov 12, 2025

The State of Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management in K–12 Public Schools: Findings from a 2025 American School Leader Panel Survey

The authors present a comprehensive look at how schools are implementing and using behavioral threat assessment and management programs as part of their violence prevention efforts, using data from a survey with a national sample of principals.

Melissa Kay Diliberti, Pauline Moore, Brian A. Jackson, Kelsey Morris, Wade Buckland, Lina Alathari, Steven Driscoll, Diana Drysdale, Jacquelyn Glidden
Aug 13, 2025

Use Cases for Collecting Radiation Measurements with Unmanned Systems

An emergency that involves or could involve radiation puts first responders at risk. Radiation detectors mounted on unmanned systems could improve responder safety and reduce the amount of resources needed for a given situation.

Angela Putney, Christopher Scott Adams, Ivan Lepetic, Augustine Bravo

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