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Commentary
The Intersection of Algorithms and an Individual's Rights
Data collection, and our reliance on it, have evolved extremely rapidly. The resulting algorithms have proved invaluable for organizing, evaluating and utilizing information. How do individuals' rights come in to play, when data about their lives is compiled to create algorithms, and the resulting tools are applied to judge them?
Sep 29, 2017
Report
Follow the Money: Promoting Greater Transparency in Department of Defense Security Cooperation Reporting
This report analyzes the obstacles that the Department of Defense (DoD) faces in tracking security cooperation spending and provides recommendations for streamlining DoD's reporting process to meet new requirements for transparency.
Sep 19, 2017
Tool
Propensity Scores for Repeated Treatments: A Tutorial for the iptw Function in the TWANG Package
This tutorial describes the use of the TWANG package in R to estimate inverse probability of treatment weights (IPTWs) when one has time varying treatments or sequences of treatments over time.
Sep 14, 2017
Commentary
Gaming Policy in Cyberspace
Hacked devices and intellectual property theft are a rich hunting ground for policy development. The challenge posed by Internet-connect devices is only getting worse as the number of online devices continues to grow.
Aug 23, 2017
Report
Australia's Cyber Security Policy Options
An exercise with participants from government, industry, think tanks, academia, and the media explored opportunities to improve cyber security and inform Australia's strategy. Recommendations include creating and enforcing technology security standards, crafting international agreements to address challenges, and increasing awareness to keep users safe online.
Aug 7, 2017
Dissertation
Role of Data in Improving Care within a Health System: A Case Study of the Australian Health System
This study aims to understand how organizational context and interfaces affect the collection, management, and use of data for care improvement (CI).
Aug 2, 2017
Report
The RAND American Life Panel: Technical Description
This document provides a detailed description of the RAND American Life Panel methodology related to sample recruitment, sample retention, and weighting and should be of use for users of the panel and as general reference material.
Jul 26, 2017
Journal Article
Possible Legal Barriers for PCP Access to Mental Health Treatment Records
Over one-third of states appear to have more stringent medical privacy laws than HIPAA (federal), which could hinder primary care and mental health providers' efforts to share information and integrate care.
Jul 19, 2017
Report
Open Science: The citizen's role and contribution to research
Branching from Open Science is 'citizen science,' -- the increased involvement of amateur scientists in the various stages of the scientific research process. This publication explores the definitions, opportunities and challenges for citizen science.
Jul 17, 2017
Journal Article
Representativeness of the Low-Income Population in the Health and Retirement Study
This paper assesses the representativeness of the low-income population in the HRS by using matched SSA administrative data on earnings & beneficiary payments, comparing the resulting distributions to marginal distributions directly from SSA records.
Jun 28, 2017
Report
Social Media Analysis Could Support Information Operations
Social media analysis could provide a window into the perspectives and communications of adversaries and other key audiences. If DoD seeks to expand its capability in this area, it must navigate U.S. law, cultural norms, and other issues.
Jun 14, 2017
Tool
Database of Potential Sources of Information on Fisheries, Tourism, and Oil Spill Claims
The objective of this Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities database is to make users aware of sources of information that may be less widely known than standard databases of economic activity such as those published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
May 23, 2017
Commentary
Using Digital Data in Criminal Investigations
Personal devices such as smartphones and wearables gather and store personal data. How much of this “digital footprint” should be available for criminal investigations?
May 15, 2017
Journal Article
Distributed Ledger Technologies/Blockchain: Challenges, Opportunities and the Prospects for Standards
An overview of the current landscape of DLT/Blockchain developments and the issues that are central to the development of DLT/Blockchain.
May 11, 2017
Tool
Propensity Scores for Multiple Treatments: A Tutorial on the MNPS Command for Stata Users
This tutorial explains the syntax and features related to the implementation of the MNPS commands in the Stata TWANG series.
May 5, 2017
Report
Helping Law Enforcement Use Data from Mobile Applications: A Guide to the Prototype Mobile Information and Knowledge Ecosystem (MIKE) Tool
Mobile devices automatically and unobtrusively collect data about their users. This report documents a prototype tool created to help interested stakeholders better understand this mobile app ecosystem, and its use by law enforcement.
Apr 28, 2017
Report
Understanding value in health data ecosystems: A review of current evidence and ways forward
The potential of health data to improve health R&D, innovation, healthcare delivery, and health systems is substantial. Realising the benefits of health data will require a supportive health data ecosystem and addressing associated challenges.
Apr 27, 2017
Report
The Risks of Bias and Errors in Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) influence many aspects of life today. These agents are not exempt from errors or bias because they are designed, built, and taught by humans. While AI has great promise, using it introduces a new level of risk and complexity in policy.
Apr 5, 2017
Report
Issues with Access to Acquisition Data and Information in the Department of Defense: Doing Data Right in Weapon System Acquisition
This report examines Department of Defense acquisition data and the information systems where it resides and offers insights into improving the management, availability, and usefulness of this information.
Mar 27, 2017
Commentary
Reining in Internet Abuse
The internet is being used for harmful, unethical, and illegal purposes. Examples include incitement and recruitment by terrorists, cyber bullying, and malicious fake news. Americans say they are unhappy with the tone of the online discourse, but are reluctant to consider potential remedies.
Mar 23, 2017

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Researcher Spotlight

Catherine Galley

Analyst

Catherine Galley is an analyst at the RAND Corporation. Working primarily for RAND Europe in the areas of defence and security, she has experience in quantitative and qualitative research methods, including literature reviews, interviews, statistical analysis, data visualisation and machine…
Ishita Ghai

Assistant Policy Researcher, RAND, and Ph.D. Student, Pardee RAND Graduate School

Ishita (Ishi) Ghai is an assistant policy researcher at RAND and a doctoral candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. She is interested in exploring the applications, implications, and ethics pertaining to wearable technology and health IoTs from the lens of behavioral economics. At RAND,…

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