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Dedicated to the Safety and Security of the Nation
CNA is an independent, nonprofit research and analysis organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation. For 80 years, our scientific rigor and real-world approach to data have been indispensable to leaders facing complex problems. CNA employs operations research to address military questions in the Center for Naval Analyses and domestic challenges in the Institute for Public Research.
Analyses

A Novel Model of Cyber Combat
A new, simplified computer model of cyberwarfare allows experimentation. Results suggest cyber offense will fail unless many times stronger than cyber defense.

AI Maturity Model for Government Agencies
The CNA AI Maturity Model enables government agencies to understand and communicate the current maturity level of their AI programs, the level of maturity they are striving to achieve in a given period of time, and the path to get there.

Quantity Has a Quality All of Its Own
Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian intelligence operations have shifted toward a mass-scale approach, focusing on sabotage, intelligence collection, and influence efforts.

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.
Experts

Sebastian Bae
Gaming and Integration

Samuel Bendett
Russia Studies

Brittany Cunningham, Ph.D.
Justice Research and Innovation

April Herlevi, Ph.D.
China Studies

Joshua Tallis, Ph.D.
Fleet Plans and Requirements
Multimedia

The Case for Data Science at Sea
A data science team on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier harnessed the power of data analytics and software development to achieve new efficiencies and better performance.

Newsletter
Intersections, Issue 15, July 2025
Intersections is a CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, and U.S. and partner efforts to protect that technology for national security.

Press Release
Remembering Phil DePoy, 1935–2025

Press Release
Jeffrey Becker Honored for Analysis of China at CNA Awards

Podcast
Planning for Respiratory Pathogens in Prisons
We examine efforts to prevent the spread of resporitory viruses in America’s jails and prisons and what practices were identified from this experience.

Press Release
CNA Secures Second Place in Global Spatial AI Challenge for Wildfire Threat Detection
Working at CNA
Our flexible, collaborative and energizing work environment allows for creative teamwork in every step of theproblem-solving process.

Field Program
Run by CNA's Operations Evaluation Group (OEG) and Marine Corps Program, the Field Program deploys analysts for two to three years to posts ranging from aircraft carrier strike groups and Marine expeditionary forces to the U.S. Pacific Command.
