Here in this topic will be presented evidence to finally make this a closed and shut case that YES they are all colluding and with far more nefarious people than once imagined. Brace yourself, because the next dump is huge and is like reading over a mega DiGRA and UBM combined. I highly suggest getting a snack and something to drink, because you are going to be here reading this for a long time. You are going to see a lot of familiar names in this info dump and a lot of connections to corporations you always suspected they did, but this time there is proof and is the proverbial "tinfoil" slayer. So let us get started on this train wreck.
What is RAND:
RAND is literally worse than DiGRA and UBM put together. They are the largest think tank in the world and are a pseudo government/private industry venture with government origins. They operate without any oversight, as far as can be told, and their members and leads operators have included the most powerful figures in the last 95 years of human history from around the globe. They have connections to DiGRA, UBM and even Game Journalists directly (Ezra Klein is listed as former staff and was on GJP), but these connections need to be fleshed out. Rand likely has been involved in many nasty things, but focus on direct connections to gaming related ventures for now.
RAND Basics:
1: Previously contracted by DoD for disinformation operations including cointelpro back in the day.
2: Originally formed during WWII by the Douglas Aircraft Corporation.
3: Specifically dedicated to researching and analyzing human behavioral patterns, learning abilites, and how people learn, as it applies to national defense and security.
4: Worked with CGD DIAJA DiGRA on Gamified learning research/Common Core research:
http://www.rje.org/
https://archive.today/yQ86h
http://www.rand.org/nsrd.html
https://archive.today/jMUBu
http://www.rand.org/multi/homeland-security-and-defense.html
Board of Trustees:
http://www.rand.org/about/organization/randtrustees.html
https://archive.today/zgeXj