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🌱 Environment

Apr 02, 2026

A Framework for Evaluating Implementation, Impact, and Cost-Effectiveness of Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance

This conceptual analysis addresses a program evaluation guidance gap by presenting a modular, evidence-based logic model grounded in wastewater and environmental surveillance evaluations from 2016-2025 across diverse contexts and program types

Global

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📚 Education

Apr 01, 2026

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe

The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program serves young people ages 16 to 18 who risk not completing a high school credential. This report, the tenth in a series of annual updates, covers the program and the participants who entered during 2024

United States

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💼 Business

Apr 01, 2026

A Selection of Implementable Actions to Establish an Air Force Workforce Analytics Center of Excellence

The authors supported the efforts of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Resources (AF/A1) to strengthen the workforce analytics enterprise’s contributions into Headquarters Air Force decisionmaking processes

United States

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📈 Economy

Apr 01, 2026

Air Force Assignment Durations

Permanent change of station moves drive significant U.S. Air Force costs and create disruption for individuals and units. RAND researchers modeled and analyzed policy options to extend assignment durations and optimize cost, readiness, and retention

United States

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🌍 Geopolitics

Mar 31, 2026

The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Today and Beyond

The 12th annual RAND-hosted U.S.-Japan Alliance Series at JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles explored the current state and future of the alliance and featured keynote speaker Shotaro Yachi, Japan’s first national security advisor, and expert panelists

United States

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🏛️ Politics

Mar 31, 2026

Choosing an Analytic Approach

This paper reviews and details methods for state policy evaluation to guide selection of a research approach, based on an evaluation’s setting and available data

United States

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👥 Society

Mar 31, 2026

The Impact of Firearm Violence in Black Communities

Firearm violence occurs disproportionately in Black communities. This review of articles focuses on the impact of such violence; it is clear that increases in firearm violence are associated with adverse outcomes

United States

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📚 Education

Mar 28, 2026

Standards-Aligned Instructional Materials Use and Science Practices in K–12 Schools

In this report, the authors take stock of the use of instructional materials among kindergarten through grade 12 science teachers. The authors highlight the opportunities for adoption and implementation of standards-aligned instructional materials

United States

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🌍 Geopolitics

Mar 28, 2026

Implications of Chinese Influence Operations for South Korea and the US-ROK Alliance

Considering Chinese influence operations and their impacts on South Korean security and society

South Korea

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💻 Technology

Mar 27, 2026

Legal and Policy Approaches to Mitigate Catastrophic Harms from AI

A Delphi study with 24 experts found few viable policies to curb catastrophic artificial intelligence risks. Experts favored risk disclosure incentives and voluntary safety standards, with near-term progress likely from state and industry action

United States

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🌍 Geopolitics

Mar 27, 2026

Integrating Innovation into U.S. Department of War Requirements Reform

In this report, the authors examine how innovation can be integrated into the U.S. Department of War requirements system and identify how lessons from defense innovation organizations can inform and improve how requirements are developed and matured

United States

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🌍 Geopolitics

Mar 27, 2026

Open Models, Soft Power, and the Spectrum of U.S.-China Artificial Intelligence Competition

The authors analyze the United States' and China's respective artificial intelligence (AI) action plans, how AI companies in both countries approach open-source AI models, and the implications for U.S. soft power

Global

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