The author describes a formal model of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption and proliferation that focuses on the demand for AI capability
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming embedded in supply chains. This report examines how that changes operational reliance, resilience, and insurance risk across logistics, transport, and warehousing
Recent federal policies establish funding prohibitions and review requirements for certain high-risk life sciences research. The authors advise that federal agencies adopt an objective decisionmaking framework for dangerous gain-of-function research
Artificial intelligence model distillation (training new models on outputs of more capable ones) could affect U.S. frontier model advantage. New policy tools could augment such technical countermeasures as raising costs or reducing model quality
We used a positive deviance (PD) approach to develop a program called Connect designed to increase retention in HIV care by improving the staff and patient experience in South Africa
The authors evaluated the implementation of the Early Childhood Impact Fund (ECIF) in Harris County, Texas. ECIF provided $15 million to programs serving children from birth to age 5, their caregivers, and early childhood professionals
RAND Project AIR FORCE's (PAF's) mission is to help the Department of the Air Force (DAF) leaders make informed, research-based decisions to meet its challenges
This report examines how cyber insurance can strengthen cyber resilience in an increasingly complex digital environment
This is the second brief in CRPE and RAND’s three-part series on the state of civic learning in U.S. school districts
The authors analyze data from three RAND survey panels to examine career-connected learning in kindergarten through grade 12 schools in academic year 2025–2026 using the perspectives of district leaders, school leaders, and high school students
This paper provides expert analysis on artificial intelligence–accelerated vulnerability discovery and the structural hardening of critical infrastructure software
Findings from a randomized controlled trial on reducing information barriers for consumers selecting primary care clinics in a tiered network design demonstrate limited marginal effect of the intervention