Homeland Security Issues
This page offers an easy way for policymakers to access homeland security research and analysis that is relevant to current Congressional agendas. For more in-depth information, visit the Homeland Security Research Area. For additional information, to request documents, or to arrange a briefing, contact the RAND Office of Congressional Relations at ocr@rand.org or (703) 413-1100 x5395.
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Newsletters
RAND regularly sends newsletters to update Congress on highlights of recent work about homeland security.
To view the topics of each newsletter, place your cursor over the month to see a list of work featured in that issue (requires Javascript).
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Terrorism and Homeland Security Newsletter 2009: 2008: 2007: 2006: 2005: 2004 (PDF): 2002 (PDF): |
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Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment Newsletter (PDF) 2004: |
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Testimony
March 11, 2009: Antecedents and Implications of the November 2008 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Attack Upon Several Targets in the Indian Mega-City of Mumbai
By C. Christine Fair
Testimony presented before the ouse Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
September 18, 2008: Defeating Terrorist Groups
By Seth G. Jones
Testimony presented before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
June 24, 2008: Challenges of Applying Risk Management to Terrorism Security Policy
By Henry H. Willis
Testimony submitted for the record to the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
April 15, 2008: Perspectives on the Threat of Nuclear Terrorism
By Roger C. Molander
Testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
November 15, 2007: Developing Robust Border Security Technologies to Protect Against Diverse and Adaptive Threats
By Brian A. Jackson
Testimony presented before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
October 25, 2007: Testimony before the French Paper Commission on Defense and National Security
By James Dobbins
Testimony presented before the Commission du Livre blanc sur la défense et la sécurité nationale, Paris, France.
September 12, 2007: Protecting Emergency Responders at Large-Scale Incidents: Lessons Learned from the Response to the Attacks on the World Trade Center
By Brian A. Jackson
Testimony presented before the House Education and Labor Committee.
June 12, 2007: Understanding Terrorist Ideology
By Kim Cragin
Testimony presented to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
April 5, 2007: Building an Army of Believers: Jihadist Radicalization and Recruitment
By Brian Michael Jenkins
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
March 8, 2007: The Strategic Challenge of Border Security
By Michael Wermuth and K. Jack Riley
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism.
February 7, 2007: Risk Informed Resource Allocation at the Department of Homeland Security
By Henry H. Willis
Testimony presented before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
Briefings
For more information on these and other Congressional briefings, contact the Office of Congressional Relations.
RAND Supply Chain Policy Center Symposium: Modernizing the U.S. Freight Transportation System for Future Economic Growth
Presenter: Richard Hillestad
Panelists: Rick Blasgen, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Charles Eisele, Union Pacific
Janet Kavinoky, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Randall Mullett, Con-way
Moderator: Eric Peltz
June 9, 2009
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Room 268 Capitol Visitor Center, North Congressional Meeting Room
Deterrence: Past, Present, & Future
Panelists: Austin Long, RAND Corporation
Jeffrey Lewis, New America Foundation
David E. Mosher, RAND Corporation
Moderator: David Ochmanek, RAND Corporation
November 17, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?
Presented by Brian Jenkins
September 9, 2008
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
The Challenge of Nuclear Armed Regional Adversaries
Presented by David Ochmanek
August 11, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida
Presented by Seth Jones
July 29, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Southeast Asia and the Middle East
Presented by Melinda Moore
March 10, 2008
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Protecting US Passenger Rail Systems From Terrorism: Identifying Cost Effective Security Strategies
Presented by K. Jack Riley and Jeremy Wilson
December 11, 2007
2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Ungoverned Territories: Incubators of Terrorism
Presented by the RAND Corporation, in conjunction with Security for a New Century
Speaker: Dr. Angel Rabasa, Senior Political Scientist with RAND
December 7, 2007
10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
S-120 (U.S. Capitol, Senate side)
Learning from Natural Disasters: Public Health Responses to Hurricane Katrina and International Disaster Management Successes
Presented by Dr. Jeanne Ringel and Dr. Melinda Moore
May 18, 2007
10:00 A.M. — 11:00 A.M.
Mansfield Room
S-207, the U.S. Capitol
Challenges Facing the Global Supply Chain
This event also introduces the new RAND Supply Chain Policy Center
May 17, 2007
8:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
419 Senate Dirksen Building
Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies
Presented by Brian Jackson
October 24, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
B-354 Rayburn House Office Building
Maritime Terrorism: Threat, Consequences, and Liability
Presented by Henry Willis
October 16, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
B-369 Rayburn House Office Building
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves
Presented by Brian Michael Jenkins
September 11, 2006
12:00 P.M. — 1:30 P.M.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Central Asia and Its Asian Neighbors: Security and Commerce at the Crossroads
Presented by Rollie Lal
Held in conjunction with the Congressional Silk Road Caucus
June 28, 2006
8:00 A.M. — 9:00 A.M.
B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
Fact Sheets
The following PDF fact sheets encapsulate selected RAND publications, creating quick and easy references on a variety of health policy issues.
Risk Communication in the Early Stages of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Alert: How Effective Were State and Local Public Health Departments? — Aug. 13, 2009
The Department of Defense Can Improve Its Response to and Management of Anthrax Incidents — Apr. 20, 2009
A Step Forward in Accountability for Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Developing Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing — Nov. 13, 2008
Promoting Accountability in Public Health Emergency Preparedness — Sep. 7, 2007
Can Publicly Available Information Be Used in Planning Terrorist Attacks? — Aug. 8, 2007
Quality Improvement Methods Can Be Used to Improve Public Health Emergency Preparedness — Sep. 15, 2006
Emergency Preparedness Is Stimulating Changes in Public Health Practice — Sep. 15, 2006
Role of Doctors Critical in Effective Public Health — Dec., 2004
Will Public Health's Response to Terrorism Be Fair? — Oct., 2004
Publication Profiles
The following PDF publication profiles list relevant research studies in various areas of public policy interest, creating a quick and easy reference guide of research in that area.
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