Illustrative 21st Century Questions

How can industry standards for acceptable care be established and payment reforms be designed to bring about reductions in unwarranted medical practice variation? For example, what can or should the federal government do to promote uniform standards of practice for selected procedures and illnesses?

What criteria should be used to target federal funding for homeland security in order to maximize results and mitigate risk within available resource levels?

Do we need to reexamine the U.S. force structure used for nation building and peacekeeping activities by the United Nations, NATO, and other international institutions? Should the United States have a separate force devoted to such functions? What role should the United Nations, NATO, and other international institutions perform in connection with such functions?