Samantha Cherney

The Science of Gun Policy

A Critical Synthesis of Research Evidence on the Effects of Gun Policies in the United States, Third Edition, 3rd Edition

This report, now in its third edition, synthesizes available scientific evidence for the effects of various firearm policies on firearm deaths, violen...

The Science of Gun Policy

A Critical Synthesis of Research Evidence on the Effects of Gun Policies in the United States

In this report, part of the RAND Corporation's Gun Policy in America initiative, researchers seek objective information about what the scientific lite...

Fighting Disinformation Online

Building the Database of Web Tools

This report describes a database of online tools that are developed by nonprofit, civil society organizations and are designed to reduce the spread of...

Examining New Approaches for Implementing Vaccine Mandates Within the Department of Defense

How Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Could Improve Future Vaccination Campaigns

The authors examine how the Department of Defense (DoD) COVID-19 vaccination program was implemented, determine how previous DoD vaccination programs ...

Integrating Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs Purchased Care

Preliminary Feasibility Assessment

An integrated approach to purchasing health care for U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs could have important implicati...

Understanding and Improving Civilian Employer Experiences with Guard and Reserve Duty

In this report, researchers update and extend an earlier study to document the views of employers of reserve component (RC) members and reevaluate Dep...

Performance Management and Assessment of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

Lessons from Academic Literature and Practitioner Guidance

Many U.S. government agencies rely on nonprofit federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) for independent expertise in systems engine...

Cruise the Comet Visits the Solar System

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Service Member Separation

Updating the DD Form 214

Electronic systems are becoming increasingly complicated and interconnected, and those of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) are no exception. Due t...

Projections of Disability in the Department of Defense Workforce Through 2031

Estimating Future Assistive Technology Requirements for Department of Defense Civilian Employees and Service Members

The Department of Defense (DoD) requires both current and projected estimates of the size of its workforce population with specific categories of disa...

Discount Justice

State Court Belt-tightening in an Era of Fiscal Austerity

On January 12, 2015, the UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy held a conference in Santa Monica, California, to examine the resourcing problem f...

Army Expeditionary Civilian Demand

Forecasting Future Requirements for Civilian Deployments

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has long turned to its civilian employees to support overseas operations and emergencies. Yet there is no standar...

Creating Readiness Metrics for the Army Civilian Workforce

A Way Ahead for Integrating Readiness Into Civilian Workforce Planning

The authors develop a definition of and model for measuring civilian workforce readiness to inform Army policies and practices using qualitative metho...

Human Capital Needs for the Department of Defense Operational Contract Support Planning and Integration Workfo

This comprehensive review of the U.S. Department of Defense operational contract support (OCS) planning and integration workforce identifies gaps betw...

Algorithmic Equity

A Framework for Social Applications

This report is an examination of pathologies in social institutions' use of algorithmic decisionmaking processes. The primary focus is understanding h...

A Review of Alternative Methods to Inventory Contracted Services in the Department of Defense

Concerned about U.S. Department of Defense contracts for private-sector services, Congress mandated development of an inventory of contract activities...

Civilian Post-Deployment Reintegration

A Review and Analysis of Practices Across U. S. Federal Agencies

This report reviews and analyzes assessments of the practices that U.S. federal agencies use to reintegrate civilians following domestic or overseas d...

Considerations Around the Use of Intensive Outpatient Programs for Service Members Who Experienced Sexual Trauma in the U.S. Military

This report summarizes a review of clinical practices and TRICARE requirements for intensive outpatient programs to treat active-duty members affected...

EVOLUTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DISABILITY EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC...

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Assessment of Two-Year Probationary Period Usage Within the Defense Civilian Workforce

A Report Prepared for the U. S. Department of Defense in Compliance with Section 1102 of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act

This report summarizes the results of a congressionally mandated independent review of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)'s use of the two-year prob...

An Assessment of State Voting Processes

Preparing for Elections During a Pandemic

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented a severe threat to state election plans in 2020 for primaries and for the general elect...