Michael J. D. Vermeer

Securing Communications in the Quantum Computing Age

Managing the Risks to Encryption

The world is waiting for the first quantum computers, which are expected to revolutionize computing. Their unprecedented power may also enable them to...

Evaluating Cryptographic Vulnerabilities Created by Quantum Computing in Industrial Control Systems

Industrial control systems (ICSs) and operational technology (OT) used in critical infrastructure are increasingly converging with enterprise informat...

Air Force Capability Development Planning

Analytical Methods to Support Investment Decisions

RAND Project AIR FORCE examines analytical methods for Air Force capability development planning under conditions of deep uncertainty....

Assessing Risk to National Critical Functions as a Result of Climate Change

2023 Risk Assessment Update

Researchers assessed the risk that eight climate hazards will pose to National Critical Functions by 2050 and 2100 under future scenarios following cu...

Historical Analogues That Can Inform AI Governance

The author assesses four historical examples of technology governance--nuclear technology, the Internet, encryption products, and genetic engineering-...

Analyzing a More Resilient National Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Capability

The authors assess the costs associated with realistic threats to domestic, nonmilitary uses of the Global Positioning System (GPS), and consider poss...

A Framework to Guide Oversight and Reduce the Risk of Reliability-Related Sustainment Cost Growth

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Identifying Critical IT Products and Services

In the past 20 years, the U.S. government, championed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and in collaboration with other public and pri...

Cost Estimating Framework for U.S. Marine Corps Joint Cyber Weapons

To help improve leadership decisionmaking related to the costs of offensive cyber operations acquisition, the authors developed a life-cycle cost-esti...

Preparing for Post-Quantum Critical Infrastructure

Assessments of Quantum Computing Vulnerabilities of National Critical Functions

Researchers assessed quantum computing vulnerabilities in the 55 national critical functions (NCFs) for urgency, scope, cost per organization, other m...

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe

Program Progress in 2015-2016

"The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential, quasi-military program for young people ages 16-18 who are experiencing difficulty in tr...

The U.S. Criminal Justice System in the Pandemic Era and Beyond

Taking Stock of Efforts to Maintain Safety and Justice Through the Covid-19 Pandemic and Prepare for Future Challenges

The Priority Criminal Justice Needs Initiative convened a set of workshops with justice practitioners to take stock of responses to the COVID-19 pande...