Growing concern about U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) contracts for private-sector services led Congress to mandate the development of the DoD Inventory of Contracted Services to collect information on the activities performed under DoD services contracts. RAND was asked to conduct a review of the system’s data, congressional and other stakeholder needs, and whether these needs could be met by other databases.

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

History

Dunigan, Molly

Cherney, Samantha

Camm, Frank

Mele, Judith D.

Grammich, Clifford A.

Moore, Nancy Y.

Peet, Evan D.

Szafran, Anita

Military

RAND Corporation

The primary focus of this report is understanding how to evaluate the equitable use of algorithms across a range of specific applications. The report outlines concepts of equity from philosophical, legal, and technical standpoints to draw insights that apply across algorithmic decisionmaking contexts for several domains, including auto insurance, recruiting, and criminal justice.

Algorithmic Equity: A Framework for Social Applications

Computers & Technology

Boudreaux, Benjamin

Osoba, Osonde A.

Saunders, Jessica

Irwin, J. Luke

Mueller, Pam A.

Computer Science

In response to the rapid spread of disinformation online and as part of the RAND Corporation's Truth Decay initiative, RAND researchers worked to identify and characterize the universe of web-based tools targeted at online disinformation, focusing on those tools created by nonprofit or civil society organizations. This report serves as a companion to the already published web database, describing the methodology and the types of tools included.

Fighting Disinformation Online: Building the Database of Web Tools

Kavanagh, Jennifer

Reininger, Hilary

Griffin, Norah

Networking & Cloud Computing

This report, the second edition of an earlier work, synthesizes the available scientific evidence for the effects of various firearm policies on firearm deaths, violent crime, the gun industry, defensive gun use, and other outcomes. The authors highlight policies whose effects are better supported by evidence and areas where more and better information could contribute to establishing fair and effective gun policies.

The Science of Gun Policy: A Critical Synthesis of Research Evidence on the Effects of Gun Policies in the United States

Self-Help

Morral, Andrew R.

Smart, Rosanna

Smucker, Sierra

Schell, Terry L.

Peterson, Samuel

Ahluwalia, Sangeeta C.

Cefalu, Matthew

Xenakis, Lea

Ramchand, Rajeev

Gresenz, Carole Roan

Death & Grief

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) policies for medically evaluating service members have changed considerably since 2001, with major changes to the disability evaluation system beginning in 2007. Simultaneously, DoD also implemented new policies in response to the ?signature injuries? of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. The authors review these concurrent developments.

Evolution of Department of Defense Disability Evaluation and Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury: Overview of Policy Changes, 2001-2018

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Simmons, Molly M.

Farmer, Carrie M.

Krull, Heather

Mental Health

State election laws on early voting, remote voting, and voter registration could have implications for the execution of an election under conditions brought on by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. In this report, the authors summarize state election laws on early voting, remote voting, and voter registration, and they discuss the potential implications for the execution of the November 2020 general election.

An Assessment of State Voting Processes: Preparing for Elections During a Pandemic

Hodgson, Quentin E.

Gibson, C. Ben

Americas

Many U.S. government agencies rely on nonprofit federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) for independent expertise in systems engineering and integration, study and analysis, and research and development. In this report, the authors discuss insights drawn from academic literature and practitioner guidance that are applicable to the effective oversight, management, and performance assessment of FFRDCs.

Performance Management and Assessment of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers: Lessons from Academic Literature and Practitioner Guidance

Business & Money

Greenfield, Victoria A.

Werber, Laura

Evans, Sandra Kay

Colabella, Lisa Pelled

Economics

The Psychological Health Center of Excellence commissioned RAND researchers to conduct supplemental analysis to support its response to Congress of the use of intensive outpatient programs to treat active-duty service members affected by the mental health consequences of sexual harassment and sexual assault while in the military. The goal was to better understand different program components available to these affected service members.

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

Farris, Coreen

Cottrell, Linda

Gore, Kristie L.

Weilant, Sarah

Hummer, Justin

This report, now in its third edition, synthesizes available scientific evidence for the effects of various firearm policies on firearm deaths, violent crime, suicides, the gun industry, defensive gun use, and other outcomes. The authors highlight policies whose effects are more rigorously and reliably demonstrated by current research, as well as areas where better information could contribute to establishing fair and effective gun policies.

Charbonneau, Amanda

Williams, Jhacova

Poor employee performance and employee misconduct are important workforce management issues for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), given both their prevalence and potential impact on productivity. As such, the probationary period is a critical time to address both concerns. This report summarizes the results of a congressionally mandated independent review of DoD's use of the two-year probationary period for new civil service appointments.

An Assessment of Two-Year Probationary Period Usage Within the Defense Civilian Workforce: A Report Prepared for the U.S. Department of Defense in ... Report: National Defence Research Institute)

Phillips, Brian

Kempf, Jonas

McIntosh, Molly F.

Management & Leadership

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