Research Reports

Apr 30, 2025

Developing an Office of Disaster Research and Innovation: A Process, Questions, and Options for the National Disaster and Emergency Management University

Researchers propose how the National Disaster and Emergency Management University could develop a research office. They identified decision points, options, and considerations for the process of developing this office and ensuring positive impact.

Jessica Jensen, Leah Dion, Katie Wilson, Eileen Young, Rachel Steratore
Apr 30, 2025

Common Shop Stock Lists for the Army's Ground Brigade Combat Teams

The authors suggested improvements to the process to update the shop stock list maintained by the Army's brigade combat teams to enhance battlefield performance and mobility and reduce the workload required to reconfigure storage locations.

Kenneth Girardini, Candice Miller
Apr 29, 2025

Preparing the U.S. Coast Guard for an Uncertain Future in Antarctica

This report presents an overview of the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG's) current and historical role in Antarctica and characterizes how the future might change the USCG's role in the region using a strategic foresight workshop.

Rebecca Tisherman, Sara Stullken, Isabelle Winston, Emily Hoch, Susan A. Resetar, Michelle D. Ziegler, Aaron C. Davenport, Melissa Bauman
Apr 29, 2025

The Quantum Age and Its Impacts on the Civil Justice System

The authors evaluate the future impacts of quantum computing for insurers, law firms, courts, and regulatory agencies in the civil justice system with regard to potential implications for cryptography, liability and insurance, and privacy.

James Dimarogonas, Michelle Grisé, Maya Buenaventura, Erik Silfversten, Andrew J. Lohn, James M. Anderson, Bethany Saunders-Medina
Apr 28, 2025

Demystifying the Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Process: An Explainer

This report presents an overview of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA’s) budget, its funding sources, and its flexible authorities. The authors describe VA’s budget process and some of the pressing VA-related issues that policymakers face.

Ryan Consaul, Reika Sophia Herman, Heather M. Salazar
Apr 28, 2025

Preparing the U.S. Coast Guard for Future Gray-Zone Competition: Project Evergreen Analysis

This report presents key aspects of how the U.S. Coast Guard can contribute to national strategic priorities by enforcing the rules-based order and deterring aggressive behavior in the maritime domain to reduce ambiguity in the gray zone by the 2040s.

Eric Cooper, Scott Savitz, Aaron C. Davenport, Peggy Wilcox, Emily Hoch, Camille Reeves, Phoebe Felicia Pham, Annette Prieto, Susan A. Resetar, Sara Stullken, Dulani Woods, Emily Yoder, Michelle D. Ziegler, Melissa Bauman
Apr 24, 2025

The BHP Foundation’s Education Equity Program: Summative Evaluation Report

This report presents summative findings from an evaluation of the BHP Foundation’s Education Equity program. It includes evidence of the program’s impacts and lessons learned related to its design and implementation.

Benjamin K. Master, Elaine Lin Wang, Brian Phillips
Apr 24, 2025

Conceptualising Digital Capability: Enabling NATO Digital Capabilities Series: Paper 1

This paper, part one of a three-part series, examines digital capabilities within NATO, clarifying their role in NATO’s core tasks. We recommend fostering a shared understanding of key concepts for effective digital transformation.

Judith Huismans, Rebecca Lucas, Ondrej Palicka, Sarah Winder, Erik Silfversten
Apr 23, 2025

Benchmarking the Transportation Security Administration’s Covert Index Testing Program

The Transportation Security Administration conducts covert testing programs, such as Index testing, to ensure security effectiveness. A RAND research team benchmarked this program against analogues and recommends steps for implementing standards.

Joseph C. Chang, Michael W. Robbins, Vanya Barrer, Nikolay Maslov
Apr 23, 2025

Districts Continue to Invest in Summer Programs: Selected Findings from the American School District Panel

In this report, the authors use findings from a survey administered to a nationally representative sample of kindergarten through grade 12 public school districts to investigate the prevalence and quality of districts’ programming in summer 2024.

Melissa Kay Diliberti, Samantha E. DiNicola, Heather L. Schwartz
Apr 23, 2025

Algorithmic Advancement in Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Advances with Projections for the Near Future

As artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities grow, so do AI policy concerns. In this report, the authors make projections about the direction, pace, and indicators of algorithmic advances to explore potential AI progress and help inform policymaking.

Carter C. Price, Brien Alkire, Mohammad Ahmadi
Apr 22, 2025

Translating Reading Science into Practice—Foundational Reading Instruction in Public Elementary Schools: Findings from the Spring 2024 American Instructional Resources Survey

In this report, the authors describe how state policies that promote the science of reading are associated with elementary teachers’ reading instructional practices. They also explore how these practices vary by grade taught and teacher experience.

Anna Shapiro, Laura Bellows

Research Reports

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Developing an Office of Disaster Research and Innovation: A Process, Questions, and Options for the National Disaster and Emergency Management University

Common Shop Stock Lists for the Army's Ground Brigade Combat Teams

Preparing the U.S. Coast Guard for an Uncertain Future in Antarctica

The Quantum Age and Its Impacts on the Civil Justice System

Demystifying the Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Process: An Explainer

Preparing the U.S. Coast Guard for Future Gray-Zone Competition: Project Evergreen Analysis

The BHP Foundation’s Education Equity Program: Summative Evaluation Report

Conceptualising Digital Capability: Enabling NATO Digital Capabilities Series: Paper 1

Benchmarking the Transportation Security Administration’s Covert Index Testing Program

Districts Continue to Invest in Summer Programs: Selected Findings from the American School District Panel

Algorithmic Advancement in Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Advances with Projections for the Near Future

Translating Reading Science into Practice—Foundational Reading Instruction in Public Elementary Schools: Findings from the Spring 2024 American Instructional Resources Survey

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Developing an Office of Disaster Research and Innovation: A Process, Questions, and Options for the National Disaster and Emergency Management University

Common Shop Stock Lists for the Army's Ground Brigade Combat Teams

Preparing the U.S. Coast Guard for an Uncertain Future in Antarctica

The Quantum Age and Its Impacts on the Civil Justice System

Demystifying the Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Process: An Explainer

Preparing the U.S. Coast Guard for Future Gray-Zone Competition: Project Evergreen Analysis

The BHP Foundation’s Education Equity Program: Summative Evaluation Report

Conceptualising Digital Capability: Enabling NATO Digital Capabilities Series: Paper 1

Benchmarking the Transportation Security Administration’s Covert Index Testing Program

Districts Continue to Invest in Summer Programs: Selected Findings from the American School District Panel

Algorithmic Advancement in Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Advances with Projections for the Near Future

Translating Reading Science into Practice—Foundational Reading Instruction in Public Elementary Schools: Findings from the Spring 2024 American Instructional Resources Survey

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