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Emergency Response Resources: Personal Protective Equipment [website]
The objective of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Program is to protect employees from the risk of injury by creating a barrier against workplace hazards. Personal protective equipment is not a substitute for good engineering or administrative controls or good work practices, but should be used in conjunction with these controls to ensure the safety and health of employees. Personal protective equipment will be provided, used, and maintained when it has been determined that its use is required and that such use will lessen the likelihood of occupational injury and/or illness. This program addresses eye, face, head, foot, and hand protection. Separate programs exist for respiratory and hearing protection since the need for participation in these programs is established through industrial hygiene monitoring.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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International Safety Equipment Association [website]
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) is the trade association in the United States for companies that manufacture safety equipment. The organization works towards standardization of safety equipment and promotes the proper use of protective equipment within a variety of situations.
International Safety Equipment Association
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Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) [website]
"The Emergency Management Association Compact is an interstate mutual aid agreement that allows states to assist one another is responding to all kinds of natural and man-made disasters." The site answers frequently-asked-questions about how a state joins EMAC, and includes a list of current member states. The training and orientation section contains a PowerPoint overview and introduction to EMAC. The site also offers current EMAC news and announcements, as well as best practices, procedures, and contacts.
National Emergency Management Association
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Area Maritime Security Committee Charter
The Area Maritime Security (AMS) Committee provides a forum for port stakeholders in a number of areas to evaluate maritime security planning vulnerabilities in order to deter, detect and prevent threats of terrorism and other illegal activities. The Committee also provides a professional and formal link between law enforcement agencies and maritime industry members to help coordinate security planning and activities. The purpose of the Area Maritime Security (AMS) committee is to assist in the development, review and update of the AMS plan for its area of responsibility.
United States. Coast Guard
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Integrated Deepwater System (IDS) Acquisition: A Tailored Strategy for a Critical Need
The United States Coast Guard Deepwater Program is an important and well-planned effort, using a bold acquisition and support strategy of increased commercial outsourcing to meet Coast Guard mission needs well into the 21st century. It is in the process of evaluating industry team solutions, after which the selection to a single commercial team will occur, and the Program will progress into detailed design. The strategy of using a "system of systems" design and support approach, with a long term partnership with and appropriate incentives to a commercial provider, provides the best opportunity to recapitalize and support the aging Coast Guard resources that have served the Nation well in the past, but which desperately require improvement in both capability and affordability. This document is the strategy for development of the deepwater program, a process of updating the coast guard to meet its new mission.
United States. Coast Guard
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Expanded Emergency Management Roles and Missions for the National Guard
When called to do so, the military assists in meeting the country's domestic emergency needs. The National Guard (NG) is the initial component to be assigned these missions. However, Active Component (AC) troops are frequently employed even when the NG among the states in the region have the capacity to meet overall mission requirements. This unnecessary commitment of AC resources occurs because of inadequate planning or lack of coordination of Guard capabilities or inflexible government regulation which precludes employment of the NG. The nation continues to increase AC employment while we are reducing defense budgets and military personnel. This paper reviews the current policy, organization, and processes for military responses to domestic emergencies. Recommendations are made to improve cost effectiveness and response time, and to reduce the AC's optempo. The proposals are based substantially on the NG's increasing capacity for involvement in domestic support operations.
Army War College (U.S.)
Henley, Ronald R.
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Financial Front in the Global War on Terrorism
Because terrorist organizations must raise, move, and use money, aggressively pursuing terrorists on a financial front can and should be an integral component of any counter-terrorism strategy. There are a couple of different but interrelated dimensions of this front that either target terrorists' financial networks or capitalize on terrorists' dependency of finances. Focusing on these aspects of terrorists' finances can contribute to the disruption of terrorists' financial support as well as aid in the identification and, ultimately, the destruction of terrorist organizations. This paper examines some of the actions taken and lessons learned by the multiple agencies, corporations, and individuals that have all played critical roles on the financial front in the global war on terrorism. This analysis reveals insights into the uses and implications of these tactics and how they can effectively fit into an overall campaign to combat terrorism. More importantly, the lessons demonstrate how these tactics are interrelated and will be most effective if law enforcement, financial, intelligence, and military personnel are able to use selective actions against specific terrorist targets.
United States Military Academy
Buckley, Patrick D.; Meese, Michael J.
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FBI Laboratory 2003 Report
The FBI's Laboratory 2003 Report describes the Laboratory's focus on strengthening its operational response programs and expansion of its forensic capabilities to include the analysis of chemical and biological weapons. This year, the Laboratory began developing the multi-agency Terrorist Explosive Devices Analytical Center, as well as an upgrade to the Bomb Data Center's Hazardous Devices School at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. In addition, the report covers major investigations that occurred during 2003.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Emergency Response Operations Overview
This document contains the National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications' Emergency Response Operations Overview. It addresses NCC response principles, response levels and NC functions, and NCC operational phases.
National Communications System (U.S.)
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National Center for Simulation [website]
"The National Center for Simulation (NCS) is a not-for-profit trade association with government, academic and industry members operating as an open consortium. The vision of NCS is to be the internationally recognized leader in supporting and expanding the modeling and simulation community. As an organization, NCS is committed to promoting modeling and simulation technology expansion, supporting education and workforce development and providing business development support to its members. NCS is working to create synergy for the advancement of simulation for training, bringing together the newest technologies in training and simulation and the industries that can benefit from them."
National Center for Simulation
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PTSD Research Quarterly
This web page offer links to the "PTSD [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder] Research Quarterly" newsletter, "PTSD Clinical Quarterly" publication, and the "Clinician's Trauma Update (CTU-Online)." Each issue of this quarterly focuses on current research in a specific factor of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Included are selected abstracts of related journal articles to complement.
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (U.S.)
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National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) [website]
NBAA provides information centered on business aviation issues, such as news and online resources on Airports and Environment, Airspace and Air Traffic, Safety and Security issues, as well as International Operations. It also contains information on government affairs, conventions, and seminars. It also provides access to press room archives dating back to 1990.
National Business Aviation Association, Inc.
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National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) [website]
NASBO is the professional membership organization for state finance officers. The major functions of the organization consist of research, policy development, education, training, and technical assistance. Their publications include: the Fiscal Survey of the States, a narrative and tabular analysis of trends and significant developments on the fiscal condition of the states, the Budget Processes in the States, a state-by-state compilation of data on gubernatorial budget authority, budget agency organization and functions, balanced budget requirements and other aspects of the state budget process, and Capital Budgeting in the States - Paths to Success, a comparative analysis of capital budgeting practices in the states.
National Association of State Budget Officers
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International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. (ICISF) [website]
ICISF's mission is to provide mental health support to the responders of disasters through education and training. ICISF is an open membership foundation dedicated to the prevention and mitigation of disabling stress through the provision of education and training and support services.
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
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U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration [website]
The State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) provides aid and sustainable solutions for refugees and victims of conflict around the world, through repatriation, local integration, and resettlement in the United States. PRM is also advancing the United States' population and migration policies.
United States. Department of State
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Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC) [website]
To help develop ways of better protect our critical infrastructures and to help minimize vulnerabilities, The Department of Homeland Security has established Information Sharing and Analysis Centers or ISAC's to allow critical sectors to share information and work together to help better protect the economy. The IT-ISAC is a forum for sharing information about network vulnerabilities, and effective solutions. It is also a forum for sharing threat related information, and ways to protect against those threats. Access is restricted to approved organizational members.
Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center
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Information Warfare & Information Operations (IW/IO): A Bibliography
This bibliography, maintained by the Dudley Knox Library at Naval Postgraduate School, contains a compilation of links to books, periodicals, and documents, theses and technical reports on a variety of information warfare and operations topics. Also included are links to doctrinal publications, bibliographies, and internet sites.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Dudley Knox Library
Marlatt, Greta E.
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IntelCenter [website]
The focus is on studying terrorist groups and other threat actors and disseminating that information in a timely manner to those who can act on it. We look at capabilities and intentions, warnings and indicators, operational characteristics and a wide variety of other points in order to better understand how to interdict terrorist operations and reduce the likelihood of future attacks.
IntelCenter
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) [website]
"The IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] is the world's center of cooperation in the nuclear field. It was set up as the world's 'Atoms for Peace' organization in 1957 within the United Nations family. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies."
International Atomic Energy Agency
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Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) [website]
TSWG is the U.S. national forum that coordinates interagency and international research and development requirements for combating terrorism. Program development is focused on antiterrorism, counterterrorism, intelligence support, and consequence management. This includes description of nuclear countermeasures, explosive detection, infrastructure protection, and physical security technology. The TSWG rapidly develops technologies and equipment to meet the high-priority needs of the combating terrorism community, and addresses joint international operational requirements through cooperative research and development with major allies.
United States. Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office. Technical Support Working Group
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Coast Guard Reservist
The RESERVIST is the Official Publication of the Coast Guard Reserve. It is published primarily to provide stories of interest to Coast Guard reservists.
United States. Coast Guard
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Chemical and Biological Defense and Chemical Demilitarization Programs [website]
The mission of the CBDP is to ensure that the U.S. military has the capability to operate effectively and decisively in the face of NBC threats at home or abroad. The site contains major reports, testimony and presentations.
United States. Department of Defense
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Library of Congress Country Studies: Germany: Dissidence and Terrorist Activity [website]
Description: The Library of Congress maintains a series of country profiles. This is the section on dissidents and terrorists from Germany's country profile.
Library of Congress
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U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations [website]
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is responsible for the foreign policy activities of the U.S. Senate. It evaluates all treaties with foreign governments; approve all diplomatic nominations; and write legislation pertaining to U.S. foreign policy, the State Department, and Foreign Assistance programs. The Committee's website provides associated hearings, press releases, legislation, pending treaties, related links, and membership information as well.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations
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U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation [website]
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation website provides access to committee information, hearings, markups, nominations and legislation surrounding transportation issues.
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) [website]
The Defense Intelligence Agency is a Department of Defense combat support agency and an important member of the United States Intelligence Community. The DIA is a major producer and manager of foreign military intelligence. It provides military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners, in the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, in support of U.S. military planning and operations and weapon systems acquisition.
United States. Defense Intelligence Agency
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace [website]
"The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a unique global network of policy research centers in Russia, China, Europe, the Middle East, India, and the United States. Our mission, dating back more than a century, is to advance the cause of peace through analysis and development of fresh policy ideas and direct engagement and collaboration with decisionmakers in government, business, and civil society. Working together, our centers bring the inestimable benefit of multiple national viewpoints to bilateral, regional, and global issues." The organization's research programs focus on Asia; Democracy and the Rule of Law; Energy and Climate; Europe; Middle East; Nuclear Policy; Russia and Eurasia; and South Asia. Specific projects of the organization include: Carnegie Oil Initiative; Changing Geopolitics of Eurasia; Civil-Military Relations in Arab States; Cyber Policy Initiative; Inside Russia; Nuclear Power Plant Exporters' Principles of Conduct' Oil-Climate Index' Reforming Ukraine; Rising Democracies Network; Sources of Sectarianism in the Middle East; Task Force on U.S. Policy Toward Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia; and The United States and Japan in Asia.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation Concerning the Management and Disposition of Plutonium Designated as No Longer Required for Defense Purposes and Related Cooperation
This agreement between the U.S. and Russian Federation dealt with the disposition of weapons grade plutonium.
United States. Department of State
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Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) [website]
Watchdog organization monitoring the modes and methods of Government agencies electronic data gathering and its effect on civil liberties and right to privacy. A good source of information on new government programs for information gathering.
Electronic Privacy Information Center
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Performance Institute [website]
The Performance Institute is a private think tank that serves as the nation's leading authority and repository on performance-based management practices for government agencies. Their website provides substantive information on managing government as well as a resource for training, conferences, etc.
Performance Institute
