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Presents an analysis of Air Force combat support experiences assocaited with operation Enduring Freedom and compares these experiences with those associated with operation Allied Forces to determine similarities and applicability of lessons across experiences.

Assesses the relationship between tank age and the mission-critical failure rate for the Army's M1 Abrams tank.

Looks at the likely evolution of the U.S. workforce and workplace over the next 10 to 15 years, focusing on demographics, technology, and globalization.

What are the future workforce needs for lawyers in California?

Examining the price structure of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and its impact on customer demand, workload, and equity in pricing.

Examines the social and economic development policies enacted by Israel, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom to inhibit a resurgence of terrorism within their jurisdictions, with the aim of informing U.S. decisionmakers as they develop policy to counter terrorism.

Turkey is facing strategic and security issues in the international environment during a time of extraordinary flux.

These proceedings address benefits and risks of international air and space activities, including how they affect global and national security and interoperability among coalition partners with differing technological capabilities.

An examination of the effects of consolidation and globalization on the aerospace defense industry.

Analyzes the costs and compensation paid for asbestos personal-injury claims and discussess such issues as the current state of asbestos litigation in the United States, the costs of compensation, the effects if litigation in the businesses, and theevolving character of litigation.

New research has shown that children exposed to cocaine before birth are at risk of learning and behavioral problems. Such problems have broad implications for education, social welfare, and criminal justice in the U.S. However, there are numerous opportunities to minimize prenatal cocaine exposure and its impacts and thus to enhance the well-being of women and their children. A collaboration with the New York Academy of sciences, this report presents an overview of the current state of knowledge regarding the effects of cocaine on the developing brain and offers policy considerations for addressing the issues that arise from cocaine use by pregnant women.

RAND researchers conducted a lessons learned examination of operations analysis, modeling, and simulation in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Researchers identified ways in which analysts have attempted to support commanders'' decision-making and describe a selection of the models and tools they employed.

This inside look at the submarine building business compares two approaches to future submarine production.

This report examines the relationship between spiritual fitness and resilience, using key constructs found in the scientific literature: a spiritual worldview, personal spiritual practices, support from a spiritual community, and spiritual coping.

Extends the capability of the dynamic retention model, which supports decisionmaking about workforce management policy, to allow simulations of the effects of alternative policies both in the steady state and in the transition to the steady state.

A North Korean government collapse would have serious consequences, including a potential humanitarian disaster and civil war. The Republic of Korea and its U.S. ally will almost certainly have to intervene, but are ill-prepared to do so.

Assesses current policies and capabilities pertaining to the recovery and decontamination of ashore forces and identifies policy options the Navy could pursue to better perform this mission.

This report examines the relationship between medical fitness and resilience, using key constructs found in the scientific literature that address preventive care, presence and management of injuries and chronic conditions, and health care access.

The National Institute of Justice strives to assist criminal justice practitioners through research, development, and evaluation of technologies and methods. RAND researchers interviewed an extensive sample group to assess priorities at the state and local levels, the means by which those agencies commonly receive information on technology, and the effectiveness of outreach by the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center

Biometrics use increased in the Department of Defense to identify combatants in recent overseas operations. With those operations winding down, biometrics may be focused on different missions, with new justification needed for continued funding.

Knowledge City is a planned environmentally and technologically advanced city in China's Guangzhou Development District. This report outlines a set of strategies to help the city attract and retain high-tech firms and their workers.

This paper provides a nonpartisan primer on U.S. drug use and drug policy. It aims to bring those new to drug policy up to speed and provide ideas to researchers and potential funders about how they could make strong contributions to the field.

On May 16, 2012, RAND hosted a symposium that brought together senior thought leaders for a discussion about organizational culture and the business and policy ramifications of efforts to build better ethical cultures in corporations.

Report assesses whether the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty continues to serve America's national interests, or whether adherence unduly constrains the U.S. ability to effectively respond to emerging security threats.

Analyzes the use and management of local defense forces in eight major counterinsurgencies from 1945 to the present