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    Assessing the Readiness for Human Commercial Spaceflight Safety Regulations: Charting a Trajectory from Revolutionary to Routine Travel

    RAND researchers assessed the progress that the commercial spaceflight industry has made in adopting voluntary safety standards and whether the industry has reached a level of maturity such that certain areas are ready for regulatory action.

    Apr 3, 2023

    Douglas C. Ligor, Benjamin M. Miller, Maria McCollester, Brian Phillips, Geoffrey Kirkwood, Josh Becker, Gwen Mazzotta, Bruce McClintock, Barbara Bicksler

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    Impacts of increasing requirements for research and development (R&D) cost transparency: Literature review

    A literature review shows that increasing the transparency of the research and development costs of new medicines is much discussed. But there is no evidence of the impact this would have on medicines' prices or the rate of innovation.

    Mar 31, 2023

    Jon Sussex, Charlotte Davies, Zuzanna Marciniak-Nuqui, Mark Cabling, Jorge Mestre-Ferrandiz, Andrew W. Mulcahy

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    Coherence in English Language Arts and Mathematics Instructional Systems Across the United States

    Using survey responses from a nationally representative sample of public school kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) English language arts and math teachers, RAND researchers examine teachers' perceptions of instructional system coherence.

    Mar 30, 2023

    Elaine Lin Wang, Jonathan Schweig, Julia H. Kaufman, V. Darleen Opfer, Tiffany Berglund

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    The Improving Instructional System Coherence Toolkit: A Resource for K–12 Districts and Schools

    This toolkit, along with an accompanying workbook and slide deck, is intended to help district and school leaders investigate and reflect on the extent to which coherence is present in their instructional systems.

    Mar 30, 2023

    Julia H. Kaufman, Elaine Lin Wang, Kate Kennedy, Jonathan Schweig, Katheryn Giglio

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    Failing to Follow the Rules: Can Imprisonment Lead to More Imprisonment Without More Actual Crime?

    We find that people involved in low-level crime receiving a prison sentence are more likely than those with non-prison sentences to be re-imprisoned due to technical violations of parole, rather than due to new crimes.

    Mar 30, 2023

    Catalina Franco Buitrago, David J. Harding, Shawn D. Bushway, Jeffrey D. Morenoff

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    Journal Article

    Study Strengthening the Fight Against Organised Crime: Assessing the Legislative Framework

    This study looks at three 'tools' that Member States can deploy in the fight against serious and organised crime. The report describes the current state of play and outlines possible policy solutions to address challenges identified.

    Mar 29, 2023

    Emma Louise Blondes, Emma Disley, Shann Hulme, Fook Nederveen, Jirka Taylor, Ilia Gaglio, Antonino Sorrenti, Francesco Calderoni

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    Emerging Options for Field-Grade Officer Promotions in the U.S. Air Force

    The Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act established an alternative framework for promotion policies for military officers. The authors examine whether shifting to this framework would be beneficial and how it would be implemented.

    Mar 29, 2023

    Albert A. Robbert, John S. Crown, Agnes Gereben Schaefer, Matthew Walsh, Diana Y. Myers, Anthony Lawrence, Ignacio A. Lara

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    Journal Article

    Are the Experiences of Those New to Medicare Good from the Start?

    The results of this study provide some assurance that Medicare's onboarding process is effective, and that the care experiences of new enrollees with health care services are broadly similar to those with longer experience in the Medicare program.

    Mar 29, 2023

    Megan K. Beckett, Marc N. Elliott, Katrin Hambarsoomian, Amelia Haviland, Nathan Orr, Katherine Osby, Joy Binion, Debra Saliba

  • One person on an Army uniform and one in plain clothes hold papers while standing in front of a table at a job fair. Other people in a mix of Army uniforms and plain clothes are also attending the job fair in the background.

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    Veterans' Employment During Recessions: Veterans' Issues in Focus

    Veterans and nonveterans have different employment support needs and are affected differently by recessions. Understanding these differences can help veterans, employers, policymakers, and veteran-serving organizations prepare for economic shocks.

    Mar 29, 2023

    Daniel Schwam, James V. Marrone

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    Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook: Winter 2022–2023

    This climate summary aims to inform Mid-Atlantic policymakers and practitioners about winter 2022–2023, regional climate trends, and the upcoming spring season. A tool shows an analysis of how the average number of days per year with cold low temperatures is projected to change in the future.

    Mar 29, 2023

    Krista Romita Grocholski, Michelle E. Miro, Jessica Spaccio, Samantha Borisoff, Arthur T. DeGaetano

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    Journal Article

    Norway's Next Long-Term Defence Plan: An Allied Perspective

    As Norway contemplates the priorities for its next Long-Term Defence Plan (LTP), it finds itself in a Europe, a NATO, and a global environment that have all changed markedly since the last iteration of the Plan was released in 2020.

    Mar 28, 2023

    James Black, Kristin Thue

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    Journal Article

    Reflecting on One Year of War: The Role of Non-Military Levers

    One year after Russia's illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, this article examines the role of non-military levers (e.g., diplomatic, information, economic) in the conflict so far.

    Mar 28, 2023

    Clara Le Gargasson, James Black

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    Optimizing Portfolio-Level Modernization Investment: An Overview of the Aim Point Investment Model (APIM)

    This report introduces the Aim Point Investment Model, which helps decisionmakers allocate portfolio-level resources based on existing Army data sources, subject to constraints on the U.S. Army's ability to employ those resources productively.

    Mar 27, 2023

    Katharina Ley Best, Jeremy M. Eckhause, M. Wade Markel, Nathaniel Edenfield, Duncan Long, Lauren A. Mayer, Tony Nuber, Liam Regan, Michael J. D. Vermeer, Dulani Woods, Emily Yoder

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    Neurodiversity and National Security: How to Tackle National Security Challenges with a Wider Range of Cognitive Talents

    This report provides research and analysis for national security managers and employees who seek to better understand neurodivergence and neurodiversity and desire simple steps to achieve neurodiverse inclusivity for national security workplaces.

    Mar 27, 2023

    Cortney Weinbaum, Omair Khan, Teresa D. Thomas, Bradley D. Stein

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    Research Brief

    Why National Security Needs Neurodiversity: Drawing on a Wider Range of Cognitive Talents to Tackle National Security Challenges

    This brief summarizes research and analysis for national security managers and employees who seek to better understand neurodivergence and neurodiversity and desire actionable steps to achieve neurodiverse inclusivity in national security workplaces.

    Mar 27, 2023

    Cortney Weinbaum, Omair Khan, Teresa D. Thomas, Bradley D. Stein

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    Opportunities and Risks of 5G Military Use in Europe

    The authors consider U.S. military uses of the fifth-generation technology standard for cellular communications in a notional 2030 time frame, concentrating on a future smart logistics mission in the Baltics and surrounding countries.

    Mar 23, 2023

    Mary Lee, James Dimarogonas, Edward Geist, Shane Manuel, Ryan A. Schwankhart, Bryce Downing

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    Data-Enabled Approaches for Enhancing the Air Force Transformational Capability Pipeline

    To aid the Air Force Transformational Capabilities Office, the authors of the report developed a data science tool to extract information from free-text descriptions. They demonstrate the tool and foresight methods in three case studies.

    Mar 23, 2023

    Matthew Walsh, Lance Menthe, Jonathan L. Brosmer, Julie George, Christine Kistler LaCoste, Eric Hastings, Sherrill Lingel, Éder Sousa

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    Evaluability Assessment and Evaluation Options for an Elder Abuse Shelter Model

    RAND researchers conducted a formative evaluation and evaluability assessment of the Weinberg Center's EAS in New York and designed three rigorous studies to test the impact of the Elder Abuse Shelter (EAS) model.

    Mar 23, 2023

    Sierra Smucker, Jirka Taylor, Ivy Todd, Emily Hoch, Monique Martineau, Deven Clark, Meagan Cahill, Esther M. Friedman

  • A man exits the Metropolitan Detention Center, which is operated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, during the COVID-19 outbreak in Brooklyn, New York, December 8, 2020, photo by Brendan McDermid/Reuters

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    Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Education: Survey Results

    The authors examine trends in the coronavirus disease 2019 infection rate for the U.S. state prison population and present the results of their 2022 survey to assess the impact of the pandemic and response efforts on prison system education programs.

    Mar 23, 2023

    Lois M. Davis, Susan Turner, Michelle C. Tolbert, Allison Kirkegaard, Beverly A. Weidmer

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    Research Brief

    The Weinberg Center's Elder Abuse Shelter Model: Ready for Impact Evaluation

    RAND researchers conducted a formative evaluation and evaluability assessment of the Weinberg Center’s Elder Abuse Shelter (EAS) in New York and designed three rigorous studies to test the impact of the EAS model.

    Mar 23, 2023

    Sierra Smucker, Jirka Taylor, Ivy Todd, Emily Hoch, Monique Martineau, Deven Clark, Meagan Cahill, Esther M. Friedman

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