By Chad Houck – Executive Summary – The United States of America has enjoyed a largely peaceful history of transitions of power since the first presidential election in 1789.[1] This 230-year history is owed, in part, to the electorate’s acceptance …
Combatting Erosion of Voter Confidence with Innovation of Election Administration →
By Nguyentrinh Hoang – Executive Summary – Since the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2002, its components’ financial systems have been operating under legacy policies and disparate business processes because of outdated technology. As a result, …
By Elvis Chan – Executive Summary – This thesis uses a systematic framework to evaluate the qualitative effectiveness of the Russian disinformation campaigns and the countermeasures taken by the U.S. government and social media companies to combat the aforementioned campaigns …
By Matthew Austin – Executive Summary – This study sought to identify the legal and social considerations affecting the implementation of wearable technology to assess crew fatigue in the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and specifically provide recommendations regarding how to …
By Rena Wheeler – Executive Summary – Fire departments across the United States struggle to find diverse, qualified applicants, and the Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) is no exception. The department’s previous recruitment efforts, specifically its outreach and recruitment program at …
Early Recruitment in the Inner City: A Possible Answer to the Fire Service’s Diversity Problem →
By Katie Riesner – Executive Summary – Mass migrations arriving at the southwest border of the United States are increasingly overwhelming the U.S. government’s ability to respond. When these events overwhelm U.S. immigration authorities, they can exacerbate security vulnerabilities. For …
A Surge on the Horizon: Improving U.S. Foresight Capacity to Anticipate Mass Migrations →
By Paul Pazen – Executive Summary – This research paper, Putting the Public in Public Safety: Nudging a Safer Community, builds on existing nudge campaign research to identify and implement a local nudge campaign to assess nudge’s overall efficacy and …
Putting the Public in Public Safety: Nudging a Safer Community →
By Emmanuel Kwo – Executive Summary – Modern-day policing in the United States is a task undertaken by various agencies across the country. From the federal level down to the local level, more than 800,000 men and women make up …
Law Enforcement Shootings in the United States: The Factors and Potential Solutions →
By Christopher Repair – Executive Summary – Uncontrolled debris in orbit poses the greatest risk to U.S. satellites in orbit and the capabilities they provide. A sustained loss of services provided by satellite technology will have a significant negative impact …
Protecting America’s High Ground: A Public–Private Response to Space Debris →
By Joshua Gilbert – Executive Summary – Spontaneous volunteers who conducted search and rescue (SAR) in the aftermath of major hurricanes, such as Katrina in 2005, Harvey and Irma in 2017, and Florence and Michael in 2018, are changing the …
