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RAND Congressional Briefing Series Podcast

RAND Corporation

RAND Congressional Briefings connect RAND experts with lawmakers, legislative staff, and respected opinion leaders on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to present findings and recommendation...

Episodes

20 of 75 episodes

Built to Last: Planning and Funding Resilient Infrastructure

Debra Knopman and Sarah Weilant provide an overview of a December 6th congressional briefing on how federal transportation projects can inco...

27:40Dec 17, 2019

Preparing for the Future of Fentanyl

Bryce Pardo and Beau Kilmer provide an overview of a September 13th congressional briefing. They discuss the various factors contributing to...

26:25Sep 26, 2019

Principal Pipelines: A Feasible, Affordable, and Effective Way to Improve Schools

A recent RAND report found that implementing "principal pipelines"—a strategic approach to the hiring, preparation, evaluation, and support...

27:35Jul 2, 2019

Approaches to Counter Russian Social Media Influence

Elizabeth Bodine-Baron discusses the challenges facing current measures underway by Department of Homeland Security and Department of State...

23:28Mar 28, 2019

What Are the Potential Impacts of Single-Payer Health Care?

Jodi Liu discusses key characteristics of single-payer health care proposals and their potential impact; common misconceptions and areas of...

22:39Feb 1, 2019

Protecting Consumer Data: Considerations for Congress

Rebecca Balebako and John S. Davis discuss the benefits and risks of data sharing, opportunities for protecting privacy at both the personal...

25:22Jun 8, 2018

Overcoming the Threats of Our Strategic Competitors

David Ochmanek discusses challenges posed to U.S. force planning by China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and Salafist-Jihadi groups; and weapon...

31:03Mar 27, 2018

Fixing What's Broken with Infrastructure Policy: Options for Congress

An infrastructure bill is on the agenda for Congress, but what problems would it fix? In this RAND Congressional Briefing, Debra Knopman dis...

30:11Jan 24, 2018

Equifax and the Data-Breach Era: How Worried Should We Be?

Large-scale data breaches like those of Equifax and OPM compromised the personal data of millions of people. What can be done to improve the...

31:37Oct 26, 2017

North Korea's Continuous Provocations

In this July 17th, 2017 congressional briefing, Bruce W. Bennett, Senior International/Defense Researcher, discusses North Korea's nuclear m...

31:33Jul 17, 2017

States vs. the Federal Government: Marijuana Legalization in the United States

In this June 9th, 2017 congressional briefing, Beau Kilmer, codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center, provides an overview of rece...

20:35Jun 9, 2017

Informing Investments in High-Quality Preschool

Lynn Karoly presents findings from her research, which compiles the most reliable evidence concerning the effects of high-quality preschool...

35:30May 5, 2017

Repeal, Replace, Repair, or Improve? The Future of the ACA

RAND senior economist Christine Eibner discusses the use of economic modeling to predict how individuals and employers will respond to major...

30:34Mar 17, 2017

Getting to Yes with China in Cyberspace: Is It Possible?

In this May 2016 congressional briefing, RAND experts Scott W. Harold and Martin Libicki discuss the differing perspectives and interests of...

31:13May 12, 2016

Meeting the Health Care Needs of America's Veterans: A Summary of Three RAND Assessments Conducted Under the Veterans Choice Act

Senior policy researcher Carrie Farmer discusses RAND's findings from three assessments conducted under the Veterans Choice Act.

23:45Feb 18, 2016