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RAND research is conducted on a uniquely broad front for clients around the globe that include both the public and private sectors. Research and analysis are carried out by three divisions that address social and economic policy issues, both in the United States and overseas; by four federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) that focus on U.S. national security policy issues; and by RAND's wholly owned subsidiaries, RAND Europe and RAND Australia.

All RAND divisions adhere to the same commitment to high-quality, rigorous analysis and objectivity that has secured RAND's reputation for excellence. Often, several RAND divisions collaborate to conduct work on a specific issue or focus area.

Directory

  • RAND Army Research DivisionGo to RAND Army Research Division

    The United States Army's only federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) for studies and analysis

    Army Military Research, Arroyo Center
    • Forces and Logistics ProgramGo to Forces and Logistics Program
      U.S. Army, US Army, readiness, force readiness, defense, operational forces, industrial base, military equipment, mobility, operational concepts, alternative force structures, acquisition reform, cyber, cyber-warfare, cyber warfare, cost-estimating, military deployment
    • Personnel, Training, and Health ProgramGo to Personnel, Training, and Health Program
      U.S. Army, US Army, psychological health, invisible wounds, veterans, veteran's affairs, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), medical deployment, medicine, army medicine, army doctor, army nurse, deployed medic, soldier mobility, recruit, recruiting, recruiters, soldier pay, pay, promote, promotion, retention, active, active forces, national guard, reserve, reserves, reserve forces, contractor, military contractor, personnel, personnel management, gender diversity, deployment
    • Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources ProgramGo to Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program
      U.S. Army, US Army, security environment, force structure, battlefield, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, ISR, defense, command and control, counterinsurgency

  • RAND AustraliaGo to RAND Australia

    Improving policy and decisionmaking for Australian sponsors

    Australia, Canberra, health, community and economic development, education, defence, labour, naval shipbuilding

  • RAND Education and LaborGo to RAND Education and Labor

    Dedicated to improving education and expanding economic opportunities for all through research and analysis

    summer learning, early childhood education, teacher effectiveness, value-added modeling, standards-based reforms, accountability, testing, educational technology, 21st century skills, charter schools, K-12 education reform, educational equity, labor markets and human capital, children and families, financial and economic decision making, disabilities, social and emotional learning, behavioral finance, zero-to-five, employment, unemployment, personalized learning, workforce development, postsecondary education, out-of-school time, retirement

  • RAND EuropeGo to RAND Europe

    Thirty years of not-for-profit research by the European subsidiary of the RAND Corporation

    European Union, modelling, evaluation and impact, innovation, healthcare, defence

  • RAND Health CareGo to RAND Health Care

    The most trusted source of objective health care policy research

    obesity, substance abuse, medicaid and medicare, affordable care act (ACA), quality of care, end-of-life care, health information technology (IT), health systems preparedness, health care policy, opioids, health care costs, health care access
    • Access and Delivery Program
    • Drug Policy Research CenterGo to Drug Policy Research Center
      marijuana, underage substance use, drug markets, smoking cessation, alcohol, prescription drug abuse, substance abuse prevention, substance abuse treatment, drug harm reduction, tobacco
    • Payment, Cost, and Coverage Program
    • Quality Measurement and Improvement Program
    • RAND Center of Excellence on Health System PerformanceGo to RAND Center of Excellence on Health System Performance
      health outcomes, health care access, neighborhood health, community health, community mental health, environmental health, vulnerable populations, race/ethnicity and health, gender disparities in health, patient experience
    • RAND Gulf States Policy InstituteGo to RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
      Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, hurricanes, coastal protection and restoration, community resilience, flood insurance program, New Orleans, coastal communities, flooding, wetlands restoration
    • RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center (OPTIC)Go to RAND-USC Schaeffer Opioid Policy Tools and Information Center
      substance use, prescription drug abuse, substance abuse treatment, opioid use disorder, harm reduction, fentanyl, heroin, public health, drug supply chain, opiates, overdose
    • Southern California Evidence-based Practice CenterGo to Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center
      health care technology, health care quality measurement and improvement, health care performance measures, Agency for Healthcare Research and quality (AHRQ), health evidence evaluation, comparative effectiveness, systematic reviews

  • RAND Homeland Security Research DivisionGo to RAND Homeland Security Research Division

    Technical and operational research and analysis to aid the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

    homeland security, counterterrorism, border security, cyber security, emergency preparedness

  • RAND InternationalGo to RAND International

    • Center for Asia Pacific PolicyGo to Center for Asia Pacific Policy
      CAPP, India, China, Philippines, Australia, Sino-US Relations, Sino-U.S. Relations, Chinese military, Chinese population, Indian military, Indian population, Asia demography, Asian demographics, U.S.-Asia relations, North Korea, South Korea, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Belt and Road Initiative, People's Liberation Army, Japan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Oceania, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, East Asia
    • Center for Global Risk and SecurityGo to Center for Global Risk and Security
      Air Travel, Airline Security, Terrorism, Airport Security, global security environment, threat assessment, threat prediction, risk management, risk assessment, security leaks, information leaks, cybersecurity, cyber security, emerging technology, additive manufacturing, 3-D printing, artificial intelligence
    • Center for Middle East Public PolicyGo to Center for Middle East Public Policy
      Iran, Iraq, Syria, Persian Gulf, Gulf Cooperation Council, Democratic Transitions Muslim Identity, Islam, Yemen, Egypt Elections, Lebanon, Jordan, Libya, North Africa, Mahgreb, Israelis and Palestinians, West Bank, Terrorism, Rule of Law, Middle Eastern Youth, Middle East Youth, refugees, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Arabic, Islamic State, ISIS, ISIL, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, UAE
    • Center for Russia and EurasiaGo to Center for Russia and Eurasia
      The World Bank, Soviet Union, Former Soviet States, USSR, Cold War, Yugoslavia, Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Europe, Ukraine, Baltic states, Crimea
    • International Research and AnalysisGo to International Research and Analysis
      international development, global research
    • Other Regional ResearchGo to Other Regional Research
      Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Cameroon, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, Madagascar, Mexico, South America, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras

  • RAND National Security Research DivisionGo to RAND National Security Research Division

    Conducts research and analysis for all national security sponsors other than the U.S. Air Force and the Army

    • Acquisition and Technology Policy ProgramGo to Acquisition and Technology Policy Program
      ATP, national defense, Navy, Coast Guard, military technology, cyber, cyber-attach, cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber-defense, ballistic missile, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), information warfare, force modernization and employment, counterterrorism, joint force cooperation, force cooperation, counterinsurgency, insurgency, Australian Navy, Australian Air Force
    • Forces and Resources Policy ProgramGo to Forces and Resources Policy Program
      FRP, national defense, force management, force readiness, military health, invisible wounds, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), psychological health, treatment, medical / medicine, TRICARE, wounded warrior, active forces, active duty, reserve forces, Navy reserves, child care, veterans, veteran affairs, US Navy, U.S. Navy, joint operations, gender diversity, force deployment, Military Suicides
    • International Security and Defense Policy ProgramGo to International Security and Defense Policy Program
      ISDP, counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, failed states, stabilization efforts, diplomatic solutions, political environment, arms proliferation and control, Weapons of Mass Destructions (WMD), nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, tactics, Air Travel, Airport Security, Airline Security, Air Transportation
    • Navy and Marine Forces ProgramGo to Navy and Marine Forces Program
      Navy, Marines, Marine Corp

  • RAND Project AIR FORCEGo to RAND Project AIR FORCE

    Since its founding in 1946, PAF has remained the U.S. Air Force's only federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) concerned entirely with studies and analyses.

    • Force Modernization and Employment Program
      FMEP, defense, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force, risk assessment, force mobility, long range strike, cyber, cyber-attack, cyber attack, information warfare, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), combat air forces, command and control, nuclear proliferation
    • Resource Management Program
      RMP, DoD policies and practices, military logistics, force readiness, military privatization, privatized military, military contracting, national defense, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force, cost-estimating, military acquisition
    • Strategy and Doctrine Program
      SDR, defense strategy and planning, defense planning, regional analysis, security environment, space power, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US Air Force, joint operations, force development, strategic airlift, ballistic missile, missile defense
    • Workforce, Development, and Health Program
      MPT, workforce size and composition, recruiting, military recruiting, pay, promote, promotion, military career field, retention, active duty, active forces, air national guard, reserves, reserve component, reserve forces, military contractor, airman, airmen, deployment

  • RAND Social and Economic Well-BeingGo to RAND Social and Economic Well-Being

    Building safe, healthy, and thriving communities

    criminal and civil justice, public safety, environmental and natural resources policy, energy, transportation, communications, homeland security

  • RAND Research DisciplinesGo to RAND Research Disciplines

  • Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School and RAND Innovation

  • RAND Journal of EconomicsGo to RAND Journal of Economics

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