Aug 14, 2024 · The discourse surrounding the national security implications of the app overlooks a critical threat—an unprecedented corpus of videos ideal for training advanced deepfake-generating AI systems. In the face of lukewarm public opinion about the ban and the inevitable legal action, it is essential that U.S. lawmakers understand and emphasize ...

Nov 20, 2024 · RAND conducts a broad array of national security research for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied ministries of defense. Our federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) explore threat assessment, military acquisition, technology, recruitment and personnel management, counterinsurgency, intelligence, and readiness. …

Jan 24, 2025 · National security resources for congressional staff and policymakers include research, publications, testimonies, and briefs relevant to public policy and legislative activity.

Jan 22, 2025 · The RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD) conducts research and analysis for the U.S. government, U.S. allies, and private foundations. The division operates the National Defense Research Institute (NDRI), a federally funded research and …

Mar 8, 2024 · Jason Matheny is one of the nation's leading experts on the interplay between technology and national security. In the Biden White House, he held three positions simultaneously: deputy assistant to the president for national security, National Security Council coordinator for technology, and deputy director of the Office of Science and Technology.

Oct 17, 2024 · Researchers collaborate across disciplines at RAND to evaluate terrorist, military, nuclear, cyber, and other threats to U.S. national security—identifying emerging threats, scrutinizing known risks, and evaluating potential strategic and tactical responses. Recent studies have included examinations of ISIS, Iran's nuclear capabilities, and insider threats.

May 20, 2024 · Saving the Government Money: Recent Examples from RAND's National Security–Related Federally Funded Research and Development Centers This publication lists and summarizes recent defense-related and homeland security–related projects undertaken by RAND's four federally funded research and development centers that have helped save the ...

national security is operationalised in many modern states. As part of this framework we propose a concept of ‘risk vectors’ avenues through whic– h national security risks to critical infrastructure, sectors and processes can be manifested. Finally, we explore the proposed framework from an …

Dec 10, 2024 · Addressing the National Security Risks of Bulk Data in the Age of AI There is an urgent need for a more nuanced and empirically grounded approach to data regulation, one that recognizes how seemingly innocuous data points can, when amassed in large quantities, pose substantial risks to national security.

t now appears that U.S. national security policy for the foreseeable future will be oriented around the idea of competition—often paired with such modifiers as strategic or great power—with at least two primary competitors, China and Russia.1 The 2017 National Security Strategy and the public summary of the