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Commentary

To Produce Strategists, Focus on Staffing Senior Leaders

To reinvigorate graduate-level professional military education, the military could carve out a unique educational niche by focusing on intense, quality staff officer education that is more relevant to understanding the demands placed on top defense leaders.

Jul 20, 2018
Commentary

Homeland Security Should Consider Filling Vacancies at the Top Before Tackling Department Reform

Vacancies in key management positions in the Department of Homeland Security will likely present a challenge to the implementation of Trump administration government reform and reorganization proposals. Naming permanent deputies could help the administration carry out its reform plans at DHS.

Jul 13, 2018
Announcement

Announcement

Christine Wormuth Appointed Director of RAND International Security and Defense Policy Center

National security leader Christine Wormuth has been appointed director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation.

Jun 27, 2018
Announcement

Statement About Cyrus Tang, CEO and Chairman of Tang Industries

The RAND Corporation notes with regret the death of Cyrus Tang, the CEO and chairman of Tang Industries. He was a devoted philanthropist who made significant contributions to RAND. His foundation established the Tang Institute for U.S.-China Relations and created the Tang Chair in China Policy Studies.

Jun 27, 2018
Announcement

Frank C. Carlucci, Former Secretary of Defense and RAND Trustee, Dies at 87

RAND notes with regret the passing of Frank Carlucci, who was President Ronald Reagan's final secretary of defense and had a long career as a senior-level official in both Republican and Democratic administrations. He served on the board of trustees at RAND for nearly 25 years.

Jun 4, 2018
Commentary

Improving the Effectiveness of Air Force Squadron Commanders

U.S. Air Force commanders around the world understand their responsibilities. But they believe that many unrecognized duties interfere with mission performance. They are generally prepared by professional education and career progression to fulfill their responsibilities, but they could use more instruction on how to command.

May 23, 2018
News Release

RAND Europe (EU) Established in Belgium as Not-for-Profit International Association to be 'Focal Point' for RAND's EU Research Activity

RAND Europe recently announced that its co-application with the US-based RAND Corporation to establish an international non-profit association (AISBL) in Belgium, RAND Europe (EU), has been successful after it received the required notarial deed and approval by Royal Decree.

May 22, 2018
Announcement

Statement About Dr. Donald W. Seldin

The RAND Corporation notes with profound regret the death of Dr. Donald W. Seldin, 97, a longtime RAND trustee and icon of American medicine who transformed a ramshackle medical school in Dallas into one of the nation's finest research and teaching institutions.

May 9, 2018
Brochure

RAND Year in Review 2017

RAND President and CEO Michael Rich offers a year-end assessment of RAND's impact, highlighting ways in which the organization's findings and recommendations are helping to improve the health, security, and prosperity of individuals and communities throughout the world.

May 8, 2018
Announcement

Charles J. Zwick, RAND Researcher and Donor Who Was LBJ's Budget Director, Dies at 91

Charles J. Zwick, an economist, banker and philanthropist who was a RAND Corporation researcher from 1956 to 1965 and President Lyndon B. Johnson's last budget director, died Friday at his home in Coral Gables, Florida, his family announced. He was 91.

Apr 23, 2018
Report

Report

Malleability and Measurement of Army Leader Attributes: Personnel Development in the U.S. Army

This review addresses the degree to which leader characteristics associated with attributes in the Army Leader Requirements Model can be developed through training and education and identifies approaches to measuring those characteristics.

Apr 12, 2018
Report

Report

Improving the Effectiveness of Air Force Squadron Commanders: Assessing Squadron Commander Responsibilities, Preparation, and Resources

This study used a variety of data sources and interviews with squadron, group, and wing commanders to develop recommendations for how the Air Force can address commander responsibilities, improve commander preparation, and refine resource monitoring.

Apr 11, 2018
Report

Report

Understanding the Drivers of Organisational Capacity

This RAND Europe study, conducted with the Saatchi Institute, examines organisational capacity assessment. As well as exploring the role of culture and communication in improving performance, the study also offers an outline of a diagnostic tool.

Mar 29, 2018
Announcement

RAND Corporation Appoints Nicholas Burger Director of RAND Washington Office

Economist Nicholas Burger has been appointed director of the Washington office of the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. Burger is a senior economist, associate director of RAND Labor and Population program and director of the RAND Center for Research and Policy in International Development.

Jan 16, 2018
Announcement

$3 Million Gift from Leonard D. Schaeffer Supports RAND Corporation Employee Recognition Program

The RAND Corporation has received a $3 million gift from health care executive Leonard D. Schaeffer to help endow RAND's employee recognition awards. The top award, given annually to two individuals or employee groups, will be renamed the Leonard Schaeffer Medals in recognition of the gift.

Jan 16, 2018
Announcement

Catherine Augustine Appointed Director of RAND Pittsburgh Office

Education policy researcher Catherine H. Augustine has been appointed director of the Pittsburgh office of the nonprofit RAND Corporation.

Jan 10, 2018
Announcement

Statement on Death of Lovida H. Coleman Jr

The RAND Corporation notes with profound regret the death of Lovida H. Coleman Jr., a Washington, D.C., lawyer and philanthropist who served on RAND's board of trustees from 1997 to 2008.

Jan 9, 2018
Research Brief

Research Brief

Principal Pipelines: What Are They and What Do They Cost?

RAND Corporation analysts estimated school district costs for putting in place and operating principal pipelines based on data collected from six urban districts that participated in The Wallace Foundation's Principal Pipeline Initiative.

Dec 18, 2017
Blog

Exploring Trust, Leadership, and 'Analytic Courage'

Leaders in business, government, academia, and philanthropy gathered at RAND's headquarters in Santa Monica to pay tribute to the seven-decade relationship between RAND and the U.S. Air Force. Panelists discussed the importance of trusted advice to inform national security descisonmaking.

Nov 15, 2017
Research Brief

Research Brief

Air Force Senior Leader Representation in the Joint Community

Airmen are underrepresented in senior joint positions critical to shaping U.S. national security strategy and warfighting capability. Increasing competitiveness for senior joint positions may entail risks and will require cultural transformation.

Oct 3, 2017

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