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Vice President's Remarks at a Rally for the Troops in Iraq [December 18, 2005]
From the Document: "I know most of you have heard the political debates that have been going on back home. You've heard some prominent voices advocating a sudden withdrawal of our forces from Iraq. Some have suggested this war is not winnable. And a few seem almost eager to conclude that the struggle is already over. But they are wrong. The only way to lose this fight is to quit. And that is not an option. Every American serving in this war can be absolutely certain the people of the United States are behind you. Americans will not support a policy of submission, resignation, or defeatism in the face of terror. Our country will never go back to the false comforts of the world before September 11, 2001. Terrorist attacks are not caused by the use of strength; they are invited by the perception of weakness. And this nation has made a decision: We will engage these enemies, facing them far from home so that we do not have to face them on the streets of our own cities. Freedom has determined enemies in Iraq, and your job is to make those enemies miserable. And you know exactly how to do it. You've scored daily victories -- even hourly victories during regimental patrols. From the western Euphrates River Valley, all the way up to the Syrian border, you've secured crossing points, destroyed enemy weapons caches, cleared urban areas of terrorists so the good people of this country can go about their lives free of bullying and brutality."
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Cheney, Richard B.
2005-12-18
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Fact Sheet: Training Iraqi Security Forces [November 30, 2005]
This fact sheet provides an outline of the President's Strategy for Victory in Iraq which includes a political component, security component and an economic component. This document also describes the training that U.S. military is providing Iraqi forces and the progress that force is making.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2005-11-30
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President, Lieutenant General Honore Discusses Hurricane Relief in Louisiana [September 12, 2005]
President Bush addresses the press regarding recovery efforts in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and answers questions about the war in Iraq and what went wrong in the initial deployment of federal personnel and supplies directly after Hurricane Katrina.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2005-09-12
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Federal Air Marshal Service: Actions Needed to Better Incorporate Risk in Deployment Strategy, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "Following the September 11, 2001, hijacking of four U.S. airliners, individuals with terrorist ties have attempted attacks against the nation's civil aviation system. To help address such threats, FAMS [Federal Air Marshal Service], an office within TSA [Transportation Security Administration], is tasked with promoting confidence in the nation's civil aviation system through the deployment of air marshals to protect U.S. air carriers, airports, passengers, and crews. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review FAMS operations. This report examines the extent to which (1) FAMS deploys air marshals based on risk and (2) FAMS's performance measure reflects attributes of successful performance measures. GAO reviewed FAMS's strategy and performance measure documents, analyzed FAMS's fiscal years 2010 through 2014 flight coverage and performance measure data, and interviewed FAMS and TSA officials. GAO recommends that FAMS (1) further incorporate risk into FAMS's method for dividing resources between international and domestic flights, (2) conduct a risk assessment to support certain domestic deployment decisions, (3) document the rationale for FAMS's selection of international deployment destinations, (4) adopt a consistent name and definition for the TSA coverage score, and (5) report performance results for all categories that comprise the score. DHS concurred with all of the recommendations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2016-05-31
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Protection from Persecution: Establishing Humanitarian Pathways for Hong Kongers and Uyghurs, Hearing Before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, October 19, 2021
This is the October 19, 2021 hearing on "Protection from Persecution: Establishing Humanitarian Pathways for Hong Kongers and Uyghurs," held before the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China. From the opening Statement of Jeff Merkley: "For years, this Commission has documented the Chinese government's repression of its people. Even as that repression continues, the Chinese government continues to seek the repatriation of those searching for protection abroad. China has sought the forcible return of Uyghurs and Kazakhs from Kazakhstan and Thailand. At one point earlier in the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, it appeared to be withholding vaccines from the Turkish government in an attempt to pressure Turkey to ratify an extradition treaty that would put Uyghurs in Turkey at risk of deportation. In Hong Kong, those seeking refuge abroad face arrest and exit bans. This hearing will examine these threats to those seeking protection from persecution inside and outside China and shed light on the humanitarian pathways available to those fleeing this persecution." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Olivia Enos, Sunny Cheung, and Tahir Hamut Izgil.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022
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Aviation Forecasting: FAA Should Implement Additional Risk-Management Practices in Forecasting Aviation Activity, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "The FAA [Federal Aviation Administration] annually prepares forecasts of future aviation activity and uses these forecasts to help manage most of its $15 billion in annual spending. While forecasting is inherently uncertain, managing that uncertainty is essential to informed decisions. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to examine the accuracy of and FAA's use of two annual forecasts of aviation activity. This report discusses the accuracy of FAA's forecasts from 2004 through 2014 and strengths and limitations of FAA's consideration of risks in developing its forecasts. This report focuses on the use of the Aerospace and TAF [Terminal Area Forecast] forecasts to inform key operational and investment decisions. GAO compared these two forecasts to actual activity from 2004 through 2014 for the Aerospace forecasts and from 2010 through 2014 for the TAF forecasts and identified factors affecting that accuracy. GAO compared FAA's treatment of risk in developing forecasts to selected risk- management practices recommended by the Office of Management and Budget, GAO, and others."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2016-03-08
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Vehicle Safety: Enhanced Project Management of New Information Technology Could Help Improve NHTSA's Oversight of Safety Defects, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) mission is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce the economic costs due to traffic crashes. As such, NHTSA is responsible for overseeing vehicle safety, a task made more challenging by the increasingly complex electronics and software used in today's vehicles. NHTSA's oversight faces greater scrutiny after a series of high-profile vehicle recalls that highlighted deficiencies with NHTSA's safety-defect investigation processes. Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to examine NHTSA's oversight of safety defects and new automotive technologies. This report addresses: (1) challenges identified for NHTSA's oversight of safety defects, (2) NHTSA's implementation of a new IT system for safety-defect investigations, and (3) how NHTSA is addressing new technologies in its oversight of vehicle safety, among other things. GAO reviewed reports on NHTSA's safety-defect process since 2005, such as reports by the Department of Transportation (DOT) Inspector General and literature from scholarly journals, as well as NHTSA budget requests, reports, and priority plans; compared NHTSA's project-management documents for the CIF system to DOT guidance and other recognized practices for project management; and interviewed NHTSA officials and industry stakeholders. GAO recommends that NHTSA develop an integrated project-management approach for the CIF as well as an overall schedule to customize the CIF applications for ODI [Office of Defects Investigation]. DOT concurred with the recommendations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2016-02
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Transportation Security: TSA Has Taken Actions to Address Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act Requirements, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "Within DHS, TSA is the federal agency with primary responsibility for preventing and defending against terrorist and other threats to domestic transportation systems. From fiscal years 2002 through August 2015, TSA obligated $13.4 billion to acquire security-related technologies such as through the Electronic Baggage Screening Program and the Passenger Screening Program. However, GAO [Government Accountability Office] and the DHS Office of Inspector General have reported that TSA did not fully follow DHS policies in deploying Advanced Imaging Technology systems to screen passengers and in estimating costs to screen checked baggage, and faced challenges in managing inventory. Enacted in December 2014, TSARA [TSA Reform Act] specifies measures that TSA must take to improve transparency and accountability in acquiring security-related technologies. TSARA contains a provision that GAO report to Congress on TSA's progress in implementing TSARA. This report examines TSA's actions taken toward addressing TSARA. GAO is not fully evaluating the extent to which TSA is implementing the act at this time because TSA has not undertaken an acquisition of security-related technology subject to the requirements of the act since its enactment. Pursuant to TSARA, GAO will report again on TSA's implementation of the act in approximately 3 years. TSA provided technical comments on a draft of this report which GAO incorporated as appropriate. DHS did not provide formal comments."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2016-02
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Transportation Security: Status of GAO Recommendations on TSA's Security-Related Technology Acquisitions, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "Within DHS, TSA is the federal agency responsible for securing domestic transportation systems. The Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act (TSARA) contains a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to submit a report to Congress containing an assessment of TSA's implementation of GAO recommendations regarding the acquisition of security-related technology. This report addresses (1) the status of TSA's implementation of relevant GAO recommendations since 2003 and the characteristics of those recommendations and (2) benefits realized by TSA in implementing those recommendations. GAO determined the number and status of recommendations made to TSA from October 1, 2003, after TSA had become a part of the newly created DHS, through July 31, 2015, as well as the benefits derived from the recommendations TSA implemented, using an internal database that GAO maintains on the status of recommendations it makes. GAO specifically identified recommendations related to the acquisition of technology that helps TSA prevent or defend against threats to domestic transportation systems. TSA concurred with GAO's list of recommendations. TSA also provided technical comments on a draft of this report which GAO incorporated as appropriate. DHS did not provide formal comments."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2016-02
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Privacy Impact Assessment for the Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network
"This Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) examines the privacy implications for the Critical infrastructure Warning Information Network (CWIN). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for protecting the national infrastructures. DHS is also responsible for ensuring that in the event cyber or physical infrastructures are compromised, there is a means to collaborate and coordinate the necessary resources to restore impacted infrastructures. The mission of CWIN is to facilitate immediate alert, notification, sharing and collaboration of critical infrastructure and cyber information within and between Government and industry partners. CWIN provides a technologically advanced, secure network for communication and collaboration, and alert and notification. CWIN is DHS' only survivable, critical communications tool not dependent on the Public Switch Network (PSN) or the public internet that can communicate both data and voice information in a collaborative environment in support of infrastructure restoration. CWIN provides a survivable, dependable method of communication allowing DHS to communicate with other federal agencies, state and local government, the private sector, and international organizations in the event that primary methods of communication are unavailable."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-01-07
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Privacy Impact Assessment for the National Asset Database (NADB)
"This Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) examines the privacy implications for the National Asset Database (NADB). The Office of Infrastructure Protection's Protective Security Division (PSD) is responsible for reducing the nation's vulnerability to terrorism by developing and implementing plans to identify and protect critical infrastructure and key assets, and to deny the use of these infrastructures as weapons. To facilitate this responsibility, PSD has built the NADB as a repository of the nation's facilities and assets spanning the 17 Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CI and KR). The Physical Targets Section of PSD has gathered and continues to gather data related to Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CI and KR) from a variety of sources in order to compile the NADB. The current data collected has resulted from formal data calls and voluntary submissions from Federal agencies, state and local government, and private sector entities and from review and inclusion of information from Federal and commercial databases regarding CI and KR. In July 2004, the Office of Infrastructure Protection (DHS/IP) in coordination with the Office of State and Local Coordination conducted a data call requesting that the 56 States and Territories provide a comprehensive listing of those assets they deemed of national or local importance."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-01-07
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Privacy Impact Assessment Update for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program, International Live Test - Phase III Testing of ICAO-Compliant e-Passports
"In response to the requirements of the Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, as amended, (Border Security Act), all Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries must implement programs to issue International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) compliant, biometrically enabled e-Passports to their citizens. In addition, all United States ports of entry (POE) must have the capability to biometrically compare and authenticate these e-Passports, as well as visas, travel, and entry documents issued to aliens by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State. This document is an update of the International Live Test Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), dated June 15, 2005, and updated December 22, 2005. The original PIA contains the complete analysis of privacy issues around the live test of the readers. The December update included enhancements to the test to cover the testing of basic access controls of the e-Passports and certain changes to the composition and logistics of the testing. The only change being made in this current update for Phase III is an extension of time to afford DHS the additional opportunity to continue testing the readers until the deployment of the selected reader solution begins. At that time, a PIA describing the full deployment of the selected reader solution will be published."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-03-15
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Privacy Impact Assessments: Official Guidance, March 2006
"Section 208 of the E-Government Act of 2002 requires all Federal government agencies to conduct Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) for all new or substantially changed technology that collects, maintains, or disseminates personally identifiable information. The Chief Privacy Officer of the Department of Homeland Security is required by Section 222 of the Homeland Security Act to ensure that the technology used by the Department sustains privacy protections. The Privacy Impact Assessment is one mechanism through which the Chief Privacy Officer fulfills this statutory mandate. In addition, the Chief Privacy Officer is required to conduct PIAs for proposed rule-makings of the Department. The Chief Privacy Officer approves PIAs conducted by the Department's offices and programs. In 2004, the Department of Homeland Security Privacy Office issued Privacy Impact Assessments Made Simple. This amended guidance, Privacy Impact Assessment Guidance 2006, supersedes PIAs Made Simple and any previously issued Guidance. This Guidance reflects the requirements of both Section 208 of the E-Government Act of 2002 and Section 222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The Chief Privacy Officer requires that all new PIAs follow this guidance."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Privacy Impact Assessment for the Border and Transportation Security Network (BTSNet) Spiral 1
"The Border and Transportation Security Network (BTSNet) is a project of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA). BTSNet is a proof-of-concept prototype development. Its mission is to develop technology to secure our nation's borders by preventing the entry of terrorists and their instruments of terror, criminals, and illegal aliens into the country. BTSNet will be implemented using a spiral development, which means with each spiral there will be increased capabilities and a broader user base. Spiral 1 is focused on U.S. Border Patrol field operations with an emphasis on the Southwest border area. This development essentially extends the law enforcement data base query capability that is currently a field station function and moves it to the field agent via wireless communications using a handheld personal digital assistant (PDA) and/or a vehicle-mounted mobile data computer (MDC). The field agent will be able to make biographic and biometric queries on detainees from the field rather than physically transporting detainees to the station. Future developments will provide the agent access to other data sources and expand the user base to other DHS components. Personally identifiable information collected or retrieved by the BTSNet system will not be stored on the server, the handheld device or vehicle-mounted computer. This PIA will be updated accordingly as other spirals are developed."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2005-01-18
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MaxHR Solution Component Reward System Privacy Impact Assessment
"In April 2003, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) assembled a design team composed of DHS managers and employees, Human Resources (HR) experts from DHS and OPM, and representatives from the agency's three largest unions. The design team's mission was to develop a broad range of alternatives to the current General Schedule pay tables used by the Federal Government that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of hiring and retaining DHS employees and prepare the alternatives for consideration by the Secretary and OPM Director. The team collected a large body of research about successful HR policies and practices from private sector companies, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, and other federal agencies. Based on this research and discussions with the design team, the Office of Chief Human Capitol Officer (OCHCO) developed MaxHR. MaxHR improves the capability of DHS to respond rapidly to external workforce changes and homeland security demands. The HR decisions made by the Secretary and the OPM Director were reflected in proposed regulations that were issued for public comment on February 20, 2004. The program has continued to move forward by proposing final regulations that are currently in final review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2005-02-11
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Privacy Impact Assessment for the MAXhr Corporate Leadership Council Metrics
"The Department of Homeland Security established the MaxHR Program to implement the human capital provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. MaxHR is a collection of functions and systems centered on a core enterprise Human Resource Management System (HRMS). MaxHR is part of a broader 'One DHS' model where a collection of disparate and redundant systems across DHS are consolidated into enterprise-wide solutions. DHS has a strategic imperative to evaluate the implementation of MaxHR with a baseline measure completed by September 1, 2005. This evaluation will be accomplished with the assistance of a web-accessible Human Capital Dashboard, an analytical tool made available to DHS by the Corporate Leadership Council (CLC). CLC's services include hosting the computer server on which will reside proprietary CLC analytic software and data sets provided by DHS. When CLC's software is applied to the DHS data sets, the result is a graphic depiction of key indicators of DHS performance in the human capital area. CLC's software also provides multiple analytical tools capable of enabling DHS managers to explore data for more precise explanations of performance. CLC maintains the server in a secure facility and control access to the server and the data."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2005-10-07
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Updated Privacy Impact Assessment for the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program, International Live Test - Phase II: Testing of ICAO-Compliant e-Passports from Selected Countries
"This update to the Privacy Impact Assessment for US-VISIT addresses Phase II of the International Live Test. DHS evaluated the performance, both technically and operationally, of the e-Passports and reader solutions during Phase I of the International Live Test. The PIA for Phase I of the International Live Test was published in the Federal Register June 15, 2005. Phase II of the International Live Test will provide an opportunity to test basic access controls (BAC) of ICAO-compliant, international e-Passports against the selected U.S. document reader solution. The United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program is an integrated, automated entry and exit capability that records the arrival and departure of aliens (defined as any person not a citizen or national of the United States); conducts certain terrorist and criminal checks on aliens; and verifies aliens' identities through comparison of biometric identifiers from a variety of systems. US-VISIT was established in response to a number of border protection and national security legal mandates and has the following primary goals: enhance the security of our citizens and visitors; facilitate legitimate travel and trade; ensure the integrity of our immigration system; and protect the privacy of our visitors."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2005-12-22
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Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) Privacy Impact Assessment
"Congress has mandated that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Departments of State (DoS) and Education develop a national system to collect and maintain pertinent information on non-immigrant students and exchange visitors, and the schools and exchange visitor sponsors that host these individuals in the United States. To comply with Congressional mandates, DHS and, more particularly, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within DHS, have created the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). SEVIS maintains information on non-immigrant students and exchange visitors (F, M and J Visas) and their dependents, and also on their associated schools and sponsors. In order to assess the privacy issues associated with the collection, maintenance and use of SEVIS, which includes necessary sharing with other agencies, the DHS Chief Privacy Officer directed that a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) be performed in accordance with the guidance issued by OMB on September 26, 2003, and that the PIA be periodically updated as necessary to reflect future changes."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2005-02-05
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Intelligence and Information Sharing Initiative: Homeland Security Intelligence & Information Fusion
"Terrorism-related intelligence is derived by collecting, blending, analyzing, and evaluating relevant information from a broad array of sources on a continual basis. There is no single source for terrorism-related information. It can come through the efforts of the intelligence community; Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement authorities; other government agencies (e.g., transportation, health care, general government), and the private sector (e.g., transportation, health care, financial, Internet/information technology). For the most part, terrorism-related information has traditionally been collected outside of the United States. Typically, the collection of this type of information was viewed as the responsibility of the intelligence community and, therefore, there was little to no involvement by most State and local law enforcement entities. The attacks of September 11, 2001, however, taught us that those wanting to commit acts of terrorism may live in our local communities and be engaged in criminal and/or other suspicious activity as they plan attacks on targets within the United States and its territories. Important intelligence that may forewarn of a future attack may be derived from information collected by State, tribal, and local government personnel through crime control and other routine activities and/or by people living and working in our local communities."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2005-04-28
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America's Waterway Watch Executive Briefing: U.S. Coast Guard Homeland Security Outreach Program
This presentation profiles specific successes and previous incidents on America's waterways, including assistance employed with other agencies to prevent large-scale attacks. Also included here are possible preventative measures to be employed in protection of coastal bridges, tunnels, and ports.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2004-08-25
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2004 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
"Statistical data on immigration have been published annually by the U.S. government since the 1890s. Over the years, the federal agencies responsible for reporting on immigration have changed, as have the content, format, and title of the annual publication. Currently, immigration data are published in the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics by the Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) in the Policy Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The 2004 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics consists of a compendium of tables organized by subject matter, including: immigrants, refugees and asylees, nonimmigrant admissions, naturalizations, and enforcement actions."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-01
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Fact Sheet: President Bush Honors America's National Guard and Reserve [August 24, 2005]
This fact sheet provides information on the President's strategy to win the war on terror and the importance of the U.S. military remaining in Iraq.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2005-08-24
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President Bush's Radio Address [January 13, 2007]
President Bush delivers this radio address on January 13, 2007 and speaks about America's new strategy towards Iraq in light of terrorist and insurgent acts.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
2007-01-13
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Trends in Federal Landownership and Management, Hearing Before the Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, March 2, 1995
This is the March 2, 1995 hearing on "Trends in Federal Landownership and Management," held before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Resources. From the opening statement of Don Young: "The committee is meeting today to hear testimony on trends in Federal landownership and management. [...] I have never believed that the official government statistics which show that Federal landownership has actually decreased in the lower 48 states. As a result, last year Congressman Pombo and I requested the GAO [Government Accountability Office] determine how much public land has been locked up for multiple-use management and the net gain in Federal landownership since 1964. [...] As you can see from this chart facing you, GAO found that 95,000,000 acres of public lands have been locked up in varying degrees during this 29-year period." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: John H. Anderson, Terry L. Anderson, John Baranek, Ron Johnson, Ralph Lamoreaux, Bob Lessard, and Anna Sparks.
United States. Government Printing Office
1995
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Comparisons of Conventional and Trunked Systems
"This report provides background information for public safety communications system planners to assist them in their evaluation of radio architecture options. Specifically, this document analyzes and compares conventional, trunked, and hybrid LMR systems and provides high-level definitions of the architecture alternatives associated with each option."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Booz, Allen & Hamilton
1999-05
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Draft National Preparedness Goal: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8
This is the December 2005 draft version of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8. "The President directed the development of a National Preparedness Goal (or Goal) in Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-8. The Goal reorients how the Federal government proposes to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. The Goal establishes a vision, capabilities, and priorities for national preparedness. It should be utilized in conjunction with the three capabilities-based planning tools referenced in the Goal: the National Planning Scenarios, Universal Task List (UTL), and Target Capabilities List (TCL). Collectively, they identify key requirements that can help guide domestic all-hazards preparedness efforts."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2005-12
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S. Rept. 104-4: Oversight Over Intelligence Activities, Report, January 18, 1995
"Over the past several years, Committee Members and staff have visited with officials from a large number of foreign governments to discuss the Congressional oversight process of the U.S. Intelligence Community. In response to the growing number of requests received from foreign governments for information regarding the U.S. system of oversight, and at the direction of Senator DeConcini, the Committee produced a booklet entitled 'Legislative Oversight of Intelligence Activities: The U.S. Experience.' The booklet contains a narrative which traces the evolution and accomplishments of the congressional intelligence committees, and explains how the committees are organized and function. The Committee was instrumental in making more intelligence-related information available to the public. The Committee accomplished this by holding an unprecedented number of hearings and briefings that were open to the public. In addition, the Committee took the lead in a number of efforts to declassify previously classified material by the Executive Branch. In total, the Committee has worked with the Executive Branch to declassify and make available to the public over 36,400 pages of material. [...] In conclusion, this report demonstrates the wide range of issues the Committee dealt with during the 103rd Congress. The Committee continued to carry out its responsibilities in the same bipartisan manner that has characterized its work since its inception, and, for the most part, received excellent cooperation from the Intelligence Community. Rarely did the Committee receive information that it had requested in less than a timely and complete manner. Overall, the close working relationship between the Committee and the Intelligence Community, so essential to the conduct of legislative oversight, has continued. While the future will hold new challenges for both institutions, the experience during the 103rd Congress provides a good foundation for the years to follow."
United States. Government Printing Office
1995-01-18
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Continuing Progress: A 1-Year Update on Hurricane Recovery and Rebuilding
August 29th marks the 1-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina battering the Gulf Coast of the United States. Katrina, followed by Rita one month later, were two of the most intense hurricanes ever recorded in the nation's history. The storms had a massive physical impact on the land, affecting 90,000 square miles - an area the size of Great Britain. President Bush continues to follow through with the Federal commitment to do what it takes to help residents of the Gulf Coast rebuild their lives in the wake of this disaster, with $110.6 billion in Federal aid alone going towards relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts. Below is a partial list of the work Federal agencies have accomplished to help not only get the region back on its feet but also to provide for a stronger and better future for the residents of the Gulf Coast.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Gulf Coast Rebuilding
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Quick Reference Guide for the National Response Plan [Version 4.0]
This 27 page guide condenses the basic scope and structure, roles and responsibilities, and concepts of operations for the National Response Plan.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-05-22
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Best Practices for Government to Enhance the Security of National Critical Infrastructures
"The NIAC has been asked to make a recommendation on the role of government regulation in ensuring a more effective response to physical and cyber security challenges. The Working Group therefore focused on how selected sectors differ in their physical and cyber security needs, the advantages and disadvantages of market intervention, and identifying the conditions under which government intervention should occur. It has reviewed existing studies on government efforts in specific sectors, conducted in-depth interviews across many critical infrastructure sectors to develop a broad view of security issues, and developed a framework for analysis. Subsequently, the validity of this framework was tested with extensive industry participation in four sectors: chemicals, financial services, information technology and water. It proved to be a useful tool for assessing the ability of markets to effect change, and to structure the debate on the need for intervention in each sector. In the first section of the document, the Working Group discusses the framework for evaluating the applicability of government intervention across and within sectors, and identifies a number of best practices for government when considering intervention to encourage a more sustained and effective security posture. The second section of the document discusses in greater detail the implications for specific sectors, and how the framework leads to different conclusions for each sector."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Katen, Karen
2004-04-13
