Congressional Briefings
RAND analysts frequently give briefings on Capitol Hill. Below is a list of upcoming and recent briefings, or view a schedule of the Congressional Briefing Series. To request a briefing or a meeting with a RAND researcher, contact ocr@rand.org or call the Office of Congressional Relations at (703) 413-1100 x5395.
This page lists congressional briefings chronologically. You may also view briefings lists by topic.
See briefings from: 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003
Upcoming Briefings
2009 Congressional Briefing Series schedule coming soon!
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2008 Briefings
Unconventional Fossil-Based Fuels: Economic and Environmental Trade-Offs
Presented by Michael Toman
November 17, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
Deterrence: Past, Present, & Future
Moderated by David Ochmanek
November 17, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Pros and Cons of Creating a Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence Service
Presented by Gregory Treverton
October 20, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?
Presented by Brian Jenkins
September 9, 2008
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
Moving Ahead: Public Choices about U.S. Railroad Performance, Capacity and Cost
Presented by Henry Willis
September 8, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
The Challenge of Nuclear Armed Regional Adversaries
Presented by David Ochmanek
August 11, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
How Terrorist Groups End: Lessons for Countering al Qa'ida
Presented by Seth Jones
July 29, 2008
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
Understanding Russia's Foreign Policy
Presented by Olga Oliker
July 14, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
Impacts on U.S. Energy Expenditures and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Increasing Renewable Energy Use
Presented by Michael Toman
July 11, 2008
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
Counterinsurgency in Aghanistan
Presented by Seth Jones
June 9, 2008
1:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m.
2200 Rayburn House Office Building
What Does Economics Tell Us About Early Childhood Policy?
Panelists: Lynn A. Karoly, RAND Corporation
Rebecca Kilburn, RAND Corporation
Deborah Phillips, Georgetown University
Moderator: Peter Pecora, Senior Director of Research Services, Casey Family Programs
May 12, 2008
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (lunch included)
Senate Dirkson Office Building G-11
Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery
Presented by Terri Tanielian
April 28, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Room
S-211, The United States Capitol
Women and Nation-Building: Lessons from Afghanistan
Presented by Cheryl Benard
April 14, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
2203 Rayburn House Office Building
Better Understanding the Health Insurance Issues that Small Firms Face
Presented by Susan Gates and Christine Eibner
April 4, 2008
11:00 a.m. – Noon
304 Cannon House Office Building
Healthy Passages: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Health Behaviors and Experiences of 5th Graders
Presented by Marc N. Elliott and Mark A. Schuster
March 18, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
304 Cannon House Office Building
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness in Southeast Asia and the Middle East
Presented by Melinda Moore
March 10, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
How Does Sarbanes-Oxley Affect Firms' Decisions to Stay in the Public Market or Go Private?
Presented by Pinar Karaca-Mandic
February 25, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
304 Cannon House Office Building
War by Other Means—Building Complete and Balanced Capability for Countering Insurgency
Presented by David Gompert and John Gordon
February 11, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Meeting the Challenges of Water Resource Planning: New Decision Support Methods for Water Managers Facing Uncertain Future Climate
Hosted by RAND, in conjunction with the California Institute for Federal Policy Research
Presented by Robert Lempert and David Groves
Introduction by Debra Knopman
January 31, 2008
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
2203 Rayburn House Office Building
No Child Left Behind (NCLB): What Do We Know, and What Does It Tell Us?
Moderator: Lindsey Kozberg, the Vice President of External Affairs at RAND and former Director of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Education
Special Guest Panelists: John Deasy, Superintendent of Prince George's County Schools, and Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools
RAND Expert Panelists: Laura Hamilton, Senior Behavioral Scientist, Brian Stecher, Senior Social Scientist, and Georges Vernez, Senior Social Scientist
January 9, 2007
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
210 Cannon House Office Building
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2007 Briefings
Protecting US Passenger Rail Systems From Terrorism: Identifying Cost Effective Security Strategies
Presented by K. Jack Riley and Jeremy Wilson
December 11, 2007
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Ungoverned Territories: Incubators of Terrorism
Presented by the RAND Corporation, in conjunction with Security for a New Century
Speaker: Dr. Angel Rabasa, Senior Political Scientist with RAND
December 7, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
S-120 (U.S. Capitol, Senate side)
Pay for Performance: What You Need to Know Before Making Policy
Presented by Cheryl Damberg
December 3, 2007
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
304 Cannon House Office Building
Regulating Senior Drivers: Are New Policies Needed?
Presented by Seth Seabury
October 25, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
304 Cannon House Office Building
Have Military Divorce Rates Increased Since 9/11?
Presented by Benjamin Karney
October 15, 2007
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Measuring State and Local Public Health Preparedness
Presented by Christopher Nelson
September 10, 2007
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
430 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Hurricane Katrina: Lessons for Army Planning and Operations
Presented by Lynn Davis
August 13, 2007
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Assessing Policy Options for Renewing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act
Presented by Lloyd Dixon and Robert Lempert
July 9, 2007
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2220 Rayburn House Office Building
Submarine Design Resources: Ensuring Future Viability
Presented by John F. Schank
June 14, 2007
9:30 a.m.
HC-6, the U.S. Capitol
China as an International Actor
Presented by William Overholt
June 11, 2007
1:00 p.m.
Location TBA
Assessing Accountability Under the NCLB Act
Presented by the RAND Corporation, the American Institutes for Research (AIR), and the Center on Education Policy (CEP)
June 12, 2007
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cafritz Conference Center
George Washington University
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Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Care
Presented by Dr. Chloe Bird
May 21, 2007
12:00 p.m.
902 Hart Senate Office Building
Managing Economic Risk in the Age of Terror: The Role of Government in the Private Insurance Market
Presented by Dr. Lloyd Dixon
May 21, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Learning from Natural Disasters: Public Health Responses to Hurricane Katrina and International Disaster Management Successes
Presented by Dr. Jeanne Ringel and Dr. Melinda Moore
May 18, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Mansfield Room
S-207, the U.S. Capitol
Challenges Facing the Global Supply Chain
This event also introduces the new RAND Supply Chain Policy Center
May 17, 2007
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
419 Senate Dirksen Building
Recruitment and Retention; Lessons for the New Orleans Police Department
Presented by Bernard D. Rostker
May 14, 2007
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2237 Rayburn House Office Building
What Does Pandemic Flu Teach Us About Public Health Preparedness?
Presented by Nicole Lurie
April 20, 2007
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
1539 Longworth House Office Building
Building Moderate Muslim Networks
Presented by Angel Rabasa
April 9, 2007
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
How Does State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Coverage Affect Children's Quality of Life?
Presented by Michael Seid
March 12, 2007
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2257 Rayburn House Office Building
A Beginner's Guide to Nation Building
Presented by James Dobbins
February 12, 2007
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2247 Rayburn House Office Building
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2006 Briefings
On "Other War": Lessons from Five Decades of RAND Counterinsurgency Research
Panelists: Bruce Hoffman, James Dobbins, and Austin Long
Moderator: Michael Rich
November 29, 2006
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
B-354 Rayburn House Office Building
Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies
Presented by Brian Jackson
October 24, 2006
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
B-354 Rayburn House Office Building
Maritime Terrorism: Threat, Consequences, and Liability
Presented by Henry Willis
October 16, 2006
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
B-369 Rayburn House Office Building
Unconquerable Nation: Knowing our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves
Presented by Brian Michael Jenkins
September 11, 2006
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Improving the Qatari Education System
Presented by Charles Goldman and Catherine Augustine
July 10, 2006
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
B-338 Rayburn House Office Building
Central Asia and Its Asian Neighbors: Security and Commerce at the Crossroads
Presented by Rollie Lal
Held in conjunction with the Congressional Silk Road Caucus
June 28, 2006
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
How The Children Of The Gulf Hurricanes Are Faring: Their Mental And Academic Health
Presented by John Pane and Lisa Jaycox
June 23, 2006
10:00 a.m.
HC-7 in the Capitol Building
Why Has the Cost of Navy Ships Risen?
Presented by Mark Arena
June 12, 2006
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2247 Rayburn House Office Building
Who Is At Greatest Risk for Receiving Poor Quality Health Care?
Presented by Dr. Elizabeth McGlynn
May 8, 2006
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2253 Rayburn House Office Building
Small Business and Worker Fatality Risk
Presented by Christopher Nelson and John Mendeloff
April 28, 2006
2:00 p.m.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building
U.S. Interests in Central Asia: Policy Priorities and Military Roles
Presented by Olga Oliker
April 3, 2006
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
The Market Penetration Rate for Flood Insurance: Estimates and Policy Implications
Presented by Lloyd Dixon
March 13, 2006
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2203 Rayburn House Office Building
Issues in Rebuilding Affordable Housing on The Mississippi Coast
Mark Bernstein from RAND will be one of the three panelists for the The Gulf Coast Recovery and Rebuilding Caucus
March 7, 2006
2:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2226 Rayburn House Office Building
Budgeting for an AIDS-Free Nation: An Examination of the Federal AIDS Prevention Budget
Hosted by The AIDS Institute, AMFAR AIDS Research, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), and HIV Prevention Action Committee of the Federal AIDS Policy Partnership, featuring Deborah Cohen
March 1, 2006
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
485 Russell Senate Office Building
Economic and Social Development in Palestine
"Security for a New Century" briefing featuring Ross Anthony and Michael Schoenbaum
February 14, 2006
11:30 a.m.
419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Activation and the Earnings of Reservists
Presented by David Loughran
February 13, 2006
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
S-115 (in the Capitol)
Security in Israel and Palestine: After the Rise of Hamas
"Security for a New Century" briefing featuring former Ambassador Robert Hunter and Seth Jones
February 10, 2006
11:30 a.m.
419 Dirksen Senate Office Building
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2005 Briefings
Insights for Medicare Part D from Relevant RAND Research
Presented by Dr. Geoffrey Joyce
November 14, 2005
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
B-340 Rayburn House Office Building
Denying Armageddon: Preventing Terrorist Use of Nuclear Weapons
Presented by the RAND Corporation, in conjunction with Security for a New Century
Speaker: Dr. Michael Hynes, Senior Physical Scientist with RAND
November 14, 2005
2 p.m.
188 Russell Senate Office Building
Unexploded Ordnance: Estimating Costs and Benefits of Cleanup
Presented by Jacqueline MacDonald
October 25, 2005
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Universal Pre-K: Reality or Aspiration?
Forum hosted by RAND and the Promising Practices Network
October 25, 2005
Registration begins at 2:30 p.m., followed by a reception from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
1200 S. Hayes Street
Transferring Army BRAC Lands Containing Unexploded Ordnance
Presented by Dr. Debra Knopman
October 14, 2005
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Impact of a Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program
Presented by Lisa Jaycox
October 3, 2005
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
G-50 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Oil Shale Development in the U.S.: Prospects and Policy Issues
Presented by James T. Bartis
September 30, 2005
11:00 a.m. –l 12:00 p.m.
1116 Longworth House Office Building
RAND Research on Unexploded Ordnance: Key Findings and Recommendations
Presented by Jacqueline MacDonald
September 26, 2005
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Defending America Against Suicide Terrorism
Presented by Dr. Bruce Hoffman
September 23, 2005
2:00 p.m.
328A Russell Senate Office Building
Can Information Technology Transform Health Care?
Presented by Dr. Richard Hillestad
September 15, 2005
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
1116 Longworth House Office Building
Are There Gender Differences in Federal Grant Programs?
Presented by Sue Hosek
September 12, 2005
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
S-120 (in the Capitol)
K-12 and Early Education Rountable Discussion
Presented by Stephen Carroll and Lynn Karoly
September 9, 2005
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
2237 Rayburn House Office Building
Establishing Law and Order After Conflict: Afghanistan and Iraq
Presented by Dr. Seth Jones
July 22, 2005
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
385 Russell Senate Office Building
Army Size and Force Management
Presented by Dr. Lynn Davis
July 15, 2005
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Sesame Street Comes to Afghanistan
Presented by Dr. Cheryl Benard
June 22, 2005
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
2253 Rayburn House Office Building
Trends in Terrorism and the Architecture of TRIA
Presented by Peter Chalk and Robert Reville
June 17, 2005
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
2226 Rayburn House Office Building
Effective Early Childhood Interventions
Presented by Dr. Rebecca Kilburn
June 13, 2005
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
G-11 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Building A Successful Palenstinian State
Presented by Steve Simon and Ross Anthony
May 20, 2005
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
2255 Rayburn House Office Building
Curbing Al Qaeda Recruitment
Presented by Kim Cragin
May 16, 2005
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
325 Russell Senate Office Building
Gaps in Public Health Preparedness: Lessons Learned in California and Beyond
Presented by Dr. Nicole Lurie
April 25, 2005
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
2257 Rayburn House Office Building
Working Around the Military: Challenges to Military Spouse Employment and Education
Presented by Dr. Margaret C. Harrell
April 18, 2005
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
1539 Longworth House Office Building
Preparedness for Terrorism: The Behavioral and Psychological Implications from Anthrax 2001
Presented by Terri Tanielian
April 11, 2005
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
2167 Rayburn House Office Building
Making Sense of Out of School Time: Evidence for an Action Agenda
Presented by Dr. Susan J. Bodilly
March 14, 2005
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
2105 Rayburn House Office Building
Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts
Presented by Kevin McCarthy
February 15, 2005
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
UN Role in National-Building: From the Congo to Iraq
Presented by Ambassador James Dobbins
February 14, 2005
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Improving Health Care: Lessons From The VA
In conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and cosponsored by the 21st Century Health Care Caucus
Presented by Dr. Steven Asch
February 4, 2005
10:30 a.m. - Noon
1537 Longworth House Office Building
9 to 5: Do You Know If Your Boss Knows Where You Are?
Presented by Edward Balkovich and Tora Bikson
House Briefing
January 25, 2005
2:30-4:00 p.m.
2226 Rayburn House Office Building
Senate Briefing
January 25, 2005
4:30-6:00 p.m.
226 Dirksen Senate Office Building
U.S., Europe, and Sorting Out the Middle East
Presented by Ambassador Robert Hunter
January 14, 2005
10:30 a.m. - Noon
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building
High-Performance Government: Structures, Leadership, Incentives
Presented by Dean Robert Klitgaard in conjunction with PRGS Visiting Professor Paul C. Light
January 11, 2005
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
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2004 Briefings
Organized Breast Cancer Screening: Lessons Learned from National and International Experience
Presented by Rob Boer
November 9, 2004
10:30 a.m. - Noon
Room HC-7
Compensating Individuals and Businesses After the 9/11 Attacks: What Have We Learned?
Presented by Lloyd Dixon
November 8, 2004
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
2237 Rayburn House Office Building
Rhetoric vs. Reality: What We Know and What We Need to Know About Vouchers and Charter Schools–Update
Presented by Brian Gill
October 18, 2004
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Room HC-9
Laboratories of Reform: State Efforts to Cover the Uninsured
Presented by Susan Marquis
September 20, 2004
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
B-354 Rayburn House Office Building
Meeting the Military's Future IT Manning Requirements
Presented by Jim Hosek
September 13, 2004
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
385 Russell Senate Office Building
Women in Afghanistan: Present and Future
Presented by Cheryl Benard
September 10, 2004
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
121 Cannon House Office Building
Capping Non-Economic Awards in Medical Malpractice Trials: California Jury Verdicts Under MICRA
Presented by Nick Pace
July 12, 2004
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
121 Cannon House Office Building
The Societal Promise of Improving Care for Depression
Presented by Ken Wells, Michael Schoenbaum, and Jeanne Miranda
Sponsored by Senator Joe Lieberman
June 22, 2004
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Protecting Emergency Responders: Safety Management in Disaster and Terrorism Response
Presented by Brian Jackson
Sponsored by NIOSH and the House Homeland Security Caucus
June 16, 2004
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
2325 Rayburn House Office Building
Racial Profiling
Presented by Greg Ridgeway
June 14, 2004
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
How Good is Quality of Care in the U.S.?
Presented by Beth McGlynn
May 10, 2004
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
Confronting the "Enemy Within": Security Intelligence, the Police and Counterterrorism in Four Democracies
Presented by Bill Rosenau
April 19, 2004
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
The Continuing Threat of Al Qaeda and the Future of Terrorism
Presented by Bruce Hoffman
March 9, 2004
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
2212 Rayburn House Office Building
The Consequences of Welfare Reform: Why did the Welfare Caseload Fall?
Presented by Jacob Klerman
February 23, 2004
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
2257 Rayburn House Office Building
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2003 Briefings
Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorist Attacks
Presented by Lynn Davis
December 12, 2003
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building
Individual Preparedness and Response to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorist Attacks
Presented by Lynn Davis
December 4, 2003
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
121 Cannon House Office Building
An Effective Mental Health Program for School Children Exposed to Violence
Presented by Bradley D. Stein
October 20, 2003
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
562 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Protecting Emergency Responders Volume 2: Community Views of Safety and Health Risks and Personal Protection Needs
Presented by Tom LaTourrette
September 15, 2003
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
Government Outsourcing and Competitive Sourcing Issues
Presented by Frank Camm
July 31, 2003
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
342 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Newsweek/Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Panel Discussion on Post-War Iraq Reconstruction
July 31, 2003
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Nitze Building
W. John Kenney Auditorium
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest
Featured Speakers:
• Ambassador Robert Hunter, Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and RAND Senior Advisor
• Lt. General Jay Garner (Ret. U.S. Army), Former Director of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Post-War Iraq
• Lt. General Jared Bates (Ret. U.S. Army), Former Director of Operations and Chief of Staff of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance from January to May of 2003
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