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25 Years After 9/11: Lessons for Securing the Homeland
Reflecting on 25 years since the September 11 terror attacks, RAND experts answer questions about protecting soft targets, the role of the TSA, mitigating risks from emerging technologies, and more.

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Oct 2, 2026

Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the Coast Guard: Holistic Study and Analysis

The authors evaluate the Coast Guard’s sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention and response strategies, victim support services to support recovery efforts, and accountability mechanisms.
Commentary

Sep 8, 2026

25 Years After 9/11: Lessons for Securing the Homeland

Reflecting on 25 years since the September 11 terror attacks, RAND experts answer questions about protecting soft targets, the role of the TSA, mitigating risks from emerging technologies, and more.
Commentary

Sep 2, 2026

When Disaster Strikes, Could AI Help? Q&A with Jessica Jensen

Disasters are more frequent, more severe, and more costly. Pressure is mounting on emergency managers and the organizations that support them. Senior policy researcher Jessica Jensen discusses how artificial intelligence could help carry some of that burden.
Research

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.
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Aug 4, 2026

AI and the Future of Emergency Management

Emergency managers are making purchasing decisions in a crowded technology marketplace with limited time, technical capacity, and standardized information. A landscape assessment identifies AI-enabled products that are available to support emergency management work and what it takes to adopt them.
Expert Insights

Jun 4, 2026

Combating Chinese Fentanyl Trafficking: Policy Considerations for Supply Reduction and International Coordination

Testimony presented before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific on June 4, 2026.
Research Summary

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, focusing on how they can be used in a systematic and coordinated way that improves the efficiency, coordination, and integration of existing tools.
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Mar 23, 2026

A Review of Coast Guard Waterways Safety Risk Assessment Tools

The U.S. Coast Guard has long used tools for waterway safety risk assessment, but their effectiveness, overlaps, gaps, and adaptation to changing waterway use have never been reviewed. The report recommends redesigning and unifying the tools to create a stronger, more coordinated system.
Video

Jan 23, 2026

Facing the Flames: Harnessing Technology to Combat Wildfire

Fire chiefs and private-sector leaders discuss how wildfire technology innovations can move from idea to field use, and how technology can improve wildfire management and resilience.
Research

Jan 2, 2026

Accelerating Technological Innovation Across the U.S. Wildfire Management System

Promising new technologies have potential to reduce losses from wildfires, but fragmentation in the wildfire management system is a barrier to widespread adoption.
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.
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.

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