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Japan Lessons Learned
"On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan and was followed by a 45-foot tsunami, resulting in extensive damage to the nuclear power reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi facility. The NRC has taken significant action to enhance the safety of reactors in the United States based on the lessons learned from this accident. This page is intended to serve as a navigation hub to follow the NRC's progress in implementing the many different lessons-learned activities."
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Ask CALEA: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act [website]
From the website: "In October 1994, Congress took action to protect public safety and ensure national security by enacting the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA ), Pub. L. [Public Law] No. 103-414, 108 Stat. [Statute] 4279. The law further defines the existing statutory obligation of telecommunications carriers to assist law enforcement in executing electronic surveillance pursuant to court order or other lawful authorization. The objective of CALEA implementation is to preserve law enforcement's ability to conduct lawfully-authorized electronic surveillance while preserving public safety, the public's right to privacy, and the telecommunications industry's competitiveness."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS) [website]
"In order to help ensure a secure cyberspace, we must develop a technologically-skilled workforce, a cyber-savvy public, and an effective pipeline of future employees. The U.S. is making a substantial investment in cyberspace. It will take a national strategy, similar to the effort to upgrade science and mathematics education in the 1950's, to meet this challenge. To make cybersecurity materials more readily-available, the government developed the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (NICCS). NICCS underscores the four component of The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) and intends to serve as a national resource for government, industry, academia, and the general public to learn about cybersecurity awareness, education, careers, and workforce development opportunities. The vision of NICCS is to build a national resource to elevate cybersecurity awareness and affect a change in the American public to adopt a culture of cyberspace security and to build a competent cybersecurity workforce."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Homeland Security Project. Working Group: Symbology Reference
"DHS S&T [Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate] has been working with the Pennsylvania State University's GeoVISTA Center to promote standardization and sharing of map symbology throughout DHS components and the public safety community."
United States. Federal Geographic Data Committee; United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate
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Import Trade Trends: Fiscal Year 2012, Year-End Report
"Reflecting on fiscal year 2012, we can feel very optimistic about the future of U.S. trade. The value of our imports reached an all-time high for the second consecutive year, as U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] processed goods valued at nearly $2.4 trillion. In addition, CBP collected a record $39.4 billion in revenues, a 6 percent increase over revenue collected during fiscal year 2011. With these key trade indicators reaching record levels, expediting legitimate trade is more important than ever. CBP has partnered with the trade community to make international trade more efficient, cost-effective and secure. For example, CBP piloted and officially launched four Centers of Excellence and Expertise during fiscal year 2012. The agency established centers for electronics; pharmaceuticals, health and chemicals; automotive and aerospace; and petroleum, natural gas and minerals to centralize processing for trusted partners and provide uniformity for importers within specific industries. These virtual centers allow CBP to proactively monitor and analyze the flow of goods into the United States with increased speed and are at the heart of CBP's 'Trade Transformation' efforts."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Near Earth Object Program [website]
From the website: "The purpose of the Near-Earth Object [NEO] Program is to coordinate NASA-sponsored efforts to detect, track and characterize potentially hazardous asteroids and comets that could approach the Earth. The NEO Program will focus on the goal of locating at least 90 percent of the estimated 1,000 asteroids and comets that approach the Earth and are larger than 1 kilometer (about 2/3-mile) in diameter, by the end of the next decade. In addition to managing the detection and cataloging of Near-Earth objects, the NEO Program office will be responsible for facilitating communications between the astronomical community and the public should any potentially hazardous objects be discovered."
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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2010-2011 Academic Year Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault at the United States Merchant Marine Academy
"The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (P.L. [Public Law] 110-417) requires that the United States Merchant Marine Academy (Academy) conduct an annual assessment to determine the effectiveness of the Academy's policies, training, and procedures with respect to sexual harassment and sexual violence prevention. The Act requires, among other things, a survey on sexual harassment and sexual assault every other year. In the survey administered to the midshipmen, faculty, and staff in the spring of 2010, midshipmen reported instances of sexual harassment and sexual assault in the previous year that had not otherwise been reported to the officials of the Academy. Students and faculty also reported a lack of confidence in the leadership of the Academy to foster a climate that is intolerant of sexual assault and harassment. Following the last Report to Congress for Academic Year 2009-2010, the leadership of the Academy has undergone key changes to address those concerns in a timely and effective manner. As a result, the Academy and the U.S. Department of Transportation have undertaken key initiatives in order to ensure that its programs, training, and processes create a safe and welcoming environment for all members of the Academy community. We also are devoting additional resources to the critical area of training and education for midshipmen, faculty, and staff and to bolstering the Academy's victims support network."
United States Merchant Marine Academy; United States. Department of Transportation
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Office of Nuclear Energy [website]
This site, provided by the Office of Nuclear Energy, "was designed to help facilitate users' access to NE [Nuclear Energy] documents, reports and program descriptions, with an emphasis on up-to-date, easily accessible information. The new homepage features our activities and initiatives, as well as links to most recent publications and press releases. The rest of the NE site is structured to match our organization -- and enable easier navigation and more direct access to information about our programs. NE's primary mission is to advance nuclear power as a resource capable of meeting the Nation's energy, environmental, and national security needs by resolving technical, cost, safety, proliferation resistance, and security barriers through research, development, and demonstration as appropriate."
United States. Department of Energy. Office of Nuclear Energy Programs
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CDC: Incapacitating Agents
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on incapacitating agents.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Mercury
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Mercury. "Exposure to mercury occurs from breathing contaminated air, ingesting contaminated water and food, and having dental and medical treatments. Mercury, at high levels, may damage the brain, kidneys, and developing fetus. This chemical has been found in at least 714 of 1,467 National Priorities List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Lewisite
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Lewisite. "Lewisite is a type of chemical warfare agent. This kind of agent is called a vesicant or blistering agent, because it causes blistering of the skin and mucous membranes on contact. [...] Lewisite is an oily, colorless liquid in its pure form and can appear amber to black in its impure form. [...] Lewisite has an odor like geraniums. [...] Lewisite contains arsenic, a poisonous element. [...] Lewisite is also known by its military designation, 'L.'"
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Metals
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on metals. "Metals are agents that consist of metallic poisons."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Soman Sulfurylfluoride
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Soman Sulfurylfluoride. "Soman is a human-made chemical warfare agent classified as a nerve agent. Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. They are similar to pesticides (insect killers) called organophosphates in terms of how they work and the kinds of harmful effects they cause. However, nerve agents are much more potent than organophosphate pesticides. [...] Soman was originally developed as an insecticide in Germany in 1944. [...] Soman is also known as 'GD.' [...] Soman is a clear, colorless, tasteless liquid with a slight odor similar to camphor containing mothballs or rotten fruit. It can become a vapor if heated."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Tabun
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Tabun. "Tabun is a man-made chemical warfare agent classified as a nerve agent. Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. They are similar to insecticides (insect killing chemicals) called organophosphates in the way they work and the harmful effects they cause. However, nerve agents are much more potent than organophosphate insecticides. [...] Tabun was developed as a pesticide in Germany in 1936. [...] Tabun is also known as 'GA.' [...] Tabun is a clear or colorless-to-brown liquid (depending on purity). It is tasteless and has a faint fruity odor. Tabun can become a vapor if heated."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Selenium
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Selenium. Sections of the webpage include: "Learn About the Dietary Supplement Recall"; "Learn About Selenium"; "Learn to Prepare for Chemical Emergencies".
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Sodium Azide
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Sodium Azide. "Sodium azide is a rapidly acting, potentially deadly chemical that exists as an odorless white solid. [...] When it is mixed with water or an acid, sodium azide changes rapidly to a toxic gas with a pungent (sharp) odor. It also changes into a toxic gas (hydrazoic acid) when it comes in contact with solid metals (for example, when it is poured into a drain pipe containing lead or copper). [...] The odor of the gas may not be sharp enough, however, to give people sufficient warning of the danger."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Strychnine
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Strychnine. "Strychnine is a white, odorless, bitter crystalline powder that can be taken by mouth, inhaled (breathed in), or mixed in a solution and given intravenously (injected directly into a vein). [...] Strychnine is a strong poison; only a small amount is needed to produce severe effects in people. Strychnine poisoning can cause extremely serious adverse health effects, including death."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Sodium Monofluoroacetate
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Sodium Monofluoroacetate.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Sulfuryl Fluoride
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Sulfuryl Fluoride.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Unidentified Chemical
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on unidentified chemical. "All attempts should be made to determine the identity of the hazardous material before the 'Unidentified Chemical' guideline is used. Responders should obtain assistance in identifying the chemical(s) from container shapes, placards, labels, shipping papers, and analytical tests. General information on these identification techniques is located in 'Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents Volumes I and II'. The Unidentified Chemical protocol provides basic victim management recommendations but the techniques for a specific chemical could provide information which would allow more effective patient treatment."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: VX
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on VX. "VX is a human-made chemical warfare agent classified as a nerve agent. Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. They are similar to pesticides (insect killers) called organophosphates in terms of how they work and what kinds of harmful effects they cause. However, nerve agents are much more potent than organophosphate pesticides. [...] VX was originally developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1950s. [...] VX is odorless and tasteless. [...] VX is an oily liquid that is amber in color and very slow to evaporate. It evaporates about as slowly as motor oil."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Trichothecene Mycotoxin
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Trichothecene Mycotoxin. "The trichothecene mycotoxins are a group of toxins produced by multiple genera of fungi. Some of these substances may be present as contaminants from mold or may occur naturally in foodstuffs or in livestock feeds. Symptoms may occur among exposed humans or animals. The likelihood of developing adverse effects following exposure depends on such variables as: toxin type and purity, dose, and duration of exposure. Dermal exposure in some situations could lead to burning pain, redness, and blisters, and oral exposure may lead to vomiting and diarrhea. Ocular exposure might result in blurred vision, and inhalational exposure might cause nasal irritation and cough. Systemic symptoms can develop with all routes of exposure (especially inhalation) and might include weakness, ataxia, hypotension, coagulopathy, and death (1)."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Thallium
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Thallium.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Toxic Alcohols
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on toxic alcohols. Sections of the webpage include: "Info for Professionals" and "Specific Chemical Agents". "Toxic alcohols are poisonous alcohols that can damage the heart, kidneys, and nervous system."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Tetrodotoxin
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Tetrodotoxin.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus [website]
"Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-D) and Congressman Mike McCaul (R-TX) founded the first-ever Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus in September 2008. As Co-Chairs of the CSIS [Center for Strategic and International Studies] Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, Langevin and McCaul had been actively engaged in identifying challenges and making recommendations for the incoming Administration, and they wanted to create an opportunity for more members of Congress to get engaged in the same discussions. While Congress plays a key role in the future of cybersecurity policy, the overlap of committee jurisdictions can sometimes divide the attention and focus of Congress on these issues. Congressmen Langevin and McCaul hope that this Caucus will help raise awareness and provide a forum for Members representing different committees of jurisdiction to discuss the challenges in securing cyberspace."
United States. Congress. House
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ICS-CERT Alerts
This webpage provides ICS-CERT [Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team] Alerts. "An ICS-CERT Alert is intended to provide timely notification to critical infrastructure owners and operators concerning threats or activity with the potential to impact critical infrastructure computing networks."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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CDC: Salmonella
This webpage is maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The webpage provides information and resources on Salmonella. Sections of the webpage include: "Salmonella Outbreaks"; "Report a Foodborne Illness"; "General Information"; and "Resources & Publications". "Salmonellosis is an infection with bacteria called 'Salmonella'. 'Salmonella' germs have been known to cause illness for over 100 years. They were discovered by an American scientist named Salmon, for whom they are named. Most persons infected with 'Salmonella' develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days, and most persons recover without treatment. However, in some persons, the diarrhea may be so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. In these patients, the 'Salmonella' infection may spread from the intestines to the blood stream, and then to other body sites and can cause death unless the person is treated promptly with antibiotics. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Introduction to Applicable EHP Laws and Executive Orders [presentation]
This presentation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an introduction to applicable environmental and historic preservation (EHP) Laws and executive orders. The presentation focuses on the following topics: "National Environmental Policy Act," "Endangered Species Act," "National Historic Preservation Act," "Executive Orders: Environmental Justice Floodplains Wetlands," "Resource Conservation & Recovery Act," "Clean Air Act," "Clean Water Act" "Coastal Zone Management Act," and "Coastal Barrier Resources Act."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response: Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA)
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage provides information and resources on preparation, planning and clinical outreach and communication activity. The webpage includes the following sections: "COCA [Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity] Conference Calls"; "Updates & Clinical Reminders"; "Conference & Training Opportunities"; "COCA Partner Organizations" and "Additional Resources for Clinicians".
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
