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Policy, Guidance, and Risk Reduction

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Policy, Guidance, and Risk Reduction Policy, Guidance, and Risk Reduction. CNA helps clients develop policies that foster innovation while safeguarding public trust and upholding the highest standards of accountability. We empower government agencies to navigate the complexities of AI with tailored policy solutions that ensure ethical, transparent, secure, and effective AI deployment. At CNA, we understand that legal and ethical oversight are an integral part of delivering capabilities that create value for our clients. blue none Blurbs /our-media/indepth/2024/05

coming in from the cold: Numbers Stations: Unacknowledged Transmission

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When most of us think of radio stations we think of pop music and drive time DJs. But those with shortwaves radios can access a whole other world of broadcasts, including police scanners, satellite signals and the mysterious “numbers stations.” These stations occasionally broadcast a bizarre string of numbers before going silent. To learn more about these “number stations,” what purpose they serve and how they were employed during the Cold War, Bill welcomes historian Māris Goldmanis and Dave Broyles, director of CNA’s Special Activities & Intelligence Program. Biographies Māris Goldmanis is a historian, co-founder and editor of numbers-station.com and an avid numbers stations researcher. Dave Broyles   is the director of CNA’s Special Activities & Intelligence Program. He specializes in cyber operations and special operations, as well as experimentation and innovation in the Department of Defense.

they serve and how they were employed during the Cold War, Bill welcomes historian Māris Goldmanis and Dave Broyles, director of CNA’s Special Activities & Intelligence Program. Biographies Māris Goldmanis is a historian, co-founder and editor of numbers-station.com and an avid numbers stations researcher. Dave Broyles   is the director of CNA’s Special Activities & Intelligence Program. He

coming in from the cold: Covert Action and the Solidarity Movement

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In this episode, the little-known story of QRHELPFUL, a CIA operation in Poland that supported Solidarity during the dark days of Martial Law.

5 In this episode, the little-known story of QRHELPFUL, a CIA operation in Poland that supported Solidarity during the dark days of Martial Law. Covert Action and the Solidarity Movement Seth G. Jones   is the director of CSIS Transnational Threats Project and a CNA Senior Fellow. He teaches at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the Center ... , personnel and demographics. She has also conducted research at CNA on Russian nuclear strategy and thinking. She currently writes on women in the Russian economy for BMB Russia. ContactName

coming in from the cold: America’s First Female Terrorist Group

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On October 20, 1981, an infamous crime shook the New York suburb of Nanuet. The botched robbery of an armored Brink's trunk resulted in the death of two police officers and a Brink's security guard. When the police first apprehended the robbers, they simply believed them to be a group of well-armed thieves. In fact, they were members of America’s first female terrorist group, the May 19th Communist Organization, the subject of Bill Rosenau’s new book, "Tonight We Bomb the U.S. Capitol."

  is an Associate Director and Research Analyst on the Safety and Security team of CNA, and is an expert in large-scale incident planning and response. Thomas came to CNA after studying terrorism

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 39, May 30, 2022

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in Russia, CNA wrote about the MOD agreement on the ERA’s development of artificial intelligence technologies for the Russian armed forces, placing the technopolis at the center of Russian military ... national approach to the development and promotion of secure solutions based on intelligent technologies. CNA wrote earlier about the impact of global sanctions on the Russian high-tech and AI

SAFER-C™ Simulation Provides Vital COVID Data in Washington, D.C. Correctional Facilities

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CNA's Center for Justice Research and Innovation is helping Washington D.C Department of Corrections (DOC) leaders make decisions about COVID safety measures in its facilities.

virus transmission,” said Chip Coldren, director of CNA’s Center for Justice Research and Innovation. “We customized an agent-based model, SAFER-C™, to simulate the operations, environment and virus spread within a representative jail facility in a way that supports critical programmatic and operational decision-making.” As part of this research, CNA set out to answer questions about the effects

New Report: A New Framework for Managing Nuclear Escalation

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With less than six months left until the New START arms control treaty expires, the climate of cooperative nuclear risk reduction continues to sour.

. As a result, the risk of U.S. adversaries escalating to the point of using nuclear weapons in a conflict will grow. The United States is underprepared to meet this challenge. In a new CNA report, "Prevailing ... in a conflict with Russia, China, or North Korea," said Estes. The framework in this CNA study offers a timely new tool for preparing sound policy options as the U.S. potentially moves further away from

New Report: How China Legally Accesses Foreign Technologies to Build Military Capabilities

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China’s ability to access critical technology, from intellectual property to microchip designs, could ultimately erode the technological superiority of the United States and its allies, particularly in the strategically significant Indo-Pacific region.

significant Indo-Pacific region. In a new report, “Economic Statecraft: How China Legally Accesses Foreign Technologies to Build Military Capabilities,” CNA examines the legal methods China uses to obtain ... at https://www.cna.org/centers/cna/cip/economic-statecraft . Arlington, VA

Department of Defense Function Code Update and Coding Framework Review

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The Total Force Manpower & Resources Directorate (TFM&RS) maintains a list of DoD function codes that identify the type of work performed by all activities in the defense infrastructure and operating forces.

since the previous CNA study in 2019,1 and the recommended code revisions from that study were not implemented at the time; the 2010 function codes remain active. Therefore, TFM&RS asked CNA to review

Future of Corrections: Leadership and Culture

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A summary of the Project on American Justice's June 2024 fireside chat to discuss the effects of leadership and culture on the role of corrections.

Future of Corrections: Leadership and Culture Future of Corrections: Leadership and Culture A summary of the Project on American Justice's June 2024 fireside chat to discuss the effects of leadership and culture on the role of corrections. Overview The CNA Center for Justice Research and Innovation’s 2024 Project on American Justice (PAJ) focuses on the future of corrections based on current research and trends. To support this effort, CNA is working with several leading subject matter experts (SMEs) and senior advisors with research and practitioner experience in the corrections field