Gulf Nation

Evaluated the primary and secondary school system

With assistance from RAND, the nation is implementing a comprehensive program of education reform

U.S. county

Assessed the effectiveness of programs used to train the police force

County police department is improving training programs and methods

Private foundation in the Middle East

Designed a national funding organization to support research in the sciences, engineering, humanities, and the arts

Foundation is planning implementation of the national research fund

Private-sector consortium including U.S. insurance companies and real estate executives

Examined strategies for maintaining economic security in the face of terrorist threats

More informed policy decisions about the role of government in providing terrorism insurance are being made

Middle Eastern University

Assembled a team of international expert to evaluate university governance, structures, and administration, and suggest improvements

Significant reforms - striking by regional standards - are underway; RAND is supporting the reform effort

U.S. government agencies

Created strategies for developing and managing senior leaders

Agencies are implementing structural and procedural changes in how they develop and manage senior leaders

Middle Eastern country

Assessed the country's health care system and developed strategic options for providing better national health care

Country has accepted suggestions on how to restructure the organizations that oversee national health care

Electric power utility

Developed several decision-support tools for managing power dispatch under uncertain conditions

Immediate savings of up to U.S. $200,000 per week and more reliable power generation

European Transport Ministry

Developed a tool to model transportation choices and behavior in order to forecast demand for transport and evaluate transportation policy

The RAND tool is the "official" model for forecasting transport demand in the country and estimating the impact of transportation policy

International airport

Assessed options for near-term improvements in security

Airport is implementing RAND's recommendations to improve security