Reported here is an investigation into the current baseline level of intellectual property (IP) support at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its components. The results suggest that IP initiatives offer greater opportunities for operational improvement than department leadership currently recognizes. The research revealed several examples of overlooked IP issues that are currently exposing programs to substantial risk.

The Role of Intellectual Property in U.S. Homeland Security

Li, Sheng

McCollester, Maria

Yeung, Douglas

Ligor, Douglas C.

McGovern, Geoffrey

Business

RAND Corporation

The authors assess the financial viability and current structure of the Transportation Working Capital Fund, which funds most U.S. Transportation Command operations, including providing peacetime transport for U.S. Department of Defense customers and maintaining surge capacity required during wartime. The authors also make recommendations, tailored to USTRANSCOM lines of business, to improve the fund's effectiveness and efficiency.

Independent Evaluation of the Transportation Working Capital Fund: Assessment and Recommendations to Improve Effectiveness and Efficiency

History

Pint, Ellen M.

Vasseur, Michael

Baldwin, Laura H.

Steiner, Max

Regan, Liam

McLane, Liam

Military

Assessing the Readiness for Human Commercial Spaceflight Safety Regulations: Charting a Trajectory from Revolutionary to Routine Travel (The Social and Economic Well-being)

Business & Money

Phillips, Brian

Becker, Josh

McClintock, Bruce

Kirkwood, Geoffrey

Miller, Benjamin M.

Bicksler, Barbara

Mazzotta, Gwen

Business Culture

This report examines whether the assumption that jointness--the combination of cross-service activities, capabilities, operations, and organizations that enhances and increases the capabilities of individual services beyond their organic contributions--is valuable to the U.S. military is correct. Understanding which aspects of jointness are most valuable and why can help the Department of Defense compete more effectively against its adversaries.

Rethinking Jointness?: The Strategic Value of Jointness in Major Power Competition and Conflict (Research Report)

Welch, Jonathan

Cozad, Mark

Fay, Matthew

Asia

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