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• MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, November 6, 2020

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  The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Sociodemographic and Geographic Variation in Awareness of Stroke Signs and Symptoms Among Adults -- United States, 2017"; "Computerized Capability of Office-Based Physicians to Identify Patients Who Need Preventive or Follow-up Care -- United States, 2017"; "Network Characteristics and Visualization of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Outbreak in a Large Detention Facility in the United States -- Cook County, Illinois, 2020"; "Transmission of SARS-COV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Infections in Households -- Tennessee and Wisconsin, April-September 2020"; "Birth and Infant Outcomes Following Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy -- SET-NET [Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies Network], 16 Jurisdictions, March 29-October 14, 2020"; "Update: Characteristics of Symptomatic Women of Reproductive Age with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Pregnancy Status -- United States, January 22-October 3, 2020"; "Telework Before Illness Onset Among Symptomatic Adults Aged ≥18 Years With and Without COVID-19 in 11 Outpatient Health Care Facilities -- United States, July 2020"; "A SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak Illustrating the Challenges in Limiting the Spread of the Virus -- Hopi Tribe, May-June 2020"; "'Notes from the Field': Development of an Enhanced Community-Focused COVID-19 Surveillance Program -- Hopi Tribe, June-July 2020"; and "'QuickStats': "Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Alzheimer Disease Among Adults Aged ≥ 65 Years, by Sex and Race/Hispanic Origin -- National Vital Statistics System, 2018." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2020.html].

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

  2020-11-06
• CTC Sentinel [November/December 2020]

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  This November/December 2020 issue of the U.S. Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) Sentinel features the following article: "Afghanistan's Future Emirate? The Taliban and the Struggle for Afghanistan" by Seth G. Jones. Other reports include: "Biosecurity in the Wake of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]: The Urgent Action Needed" by Hamish de Bretton-Gordon; and "Outlasting the Caliphate: The Evolution of the Islamic State Threat in Africa" by Jason Warner, Ryan O'Farrell, Héni Nsaibia, and Ryan Cummings.

  Combating Terrorism Center (U.S.)

  2020-12
• Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session to Receive Testimony on S. 967, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Modernization Act of 2009, and S. 283, a Bill to Amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to Modify the Conditions for the Release of Products from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Account, May 12, 2009

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  From the opening statement of Jeff Bingaman: "Today we want to have testimony on two bills that seek to improve our emergency petroleum reserve policy. In the last few years we've experienced several oil market disruptions that resulted from hurricanes taking operations in the Gulf of Mexico region offline. Most recently in September 2008, Hurricanes Gustav and Ike caused a disruption that left many gas stations throughout the Southeast without sufficient gasoline and diesel for weeks following the storms. It strikes me that we can and should do better than that. We expect to be facing a world with more hurricanes and more extreme weather situations in the future. We need to decide either to learn to live with temporary regional gasoline and diesel outages or we need to be prepared to deal with the aftermath of these storms in a better way than we have in the past and prevent these kinds of shortages. I believe we should take this latter approach. Preventing these kinds of hurricane-related shortages is an achievable goal. We've learned in this country that when oil supplies are disrupted, economic hardships follow. This is not simply about inconvenience to those regions whose transport might be temporarily constrained. It's also about making sure that there is sufficient fuel for emergency services and about minimizing longer lasting economic damage that results from price spikes and disrupted commerce." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Jeff Bingaman, Kevin Book, Didier Houssin, David F. Johnson, Lisa Murkowski, Frank Rusco, and John D. Shages.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2009
• Development of Regression Equations for the Estimation of Flood Flows at Ungaged Streams in Pennsylvania

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  From the Purpose and Scope: "This report presents the estimated magnitude of flood flows associated with the 50-, 20-, 10-, 4-, 2-, 1-, 0.5-, and 0.2-percent AEPs for 356 streamflow gaging stations (referred to hereafter as streamgages) across Pennsylvania and surrounding states not subject to substantial flow regulation, diversion, or mining activity. [...] The streamgages included in the study had a minimum of 10 years of data through water year 2015. The report also documents a regional skew analysis, trends in annual peak streamflow data, and development of regional flood-flow regression equations from the relation of flood-flow and basin characteristic data. The resultant regression equations allow for the computation of flood flows at ungaged basins across Pennsylvania by means of select basin characteristics that are significantly correlated with streamflow. Estimates of floodflow magnitude and frequency for streamgages substantially affected by upstream regulation are also presented. The limitations of the study and uncertainties of the flood-flow estimates are also discussed."

  United States. Department of the Interior; Geological Survey (U.S.)

  Roland, Mark A.; Stuckey, Marla H.

  2019
• Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress [June 4, 2014]

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  From the introduction of the report: "This report provides background information and presents potential issues for Congress concerning the Navy's ship force-structure goals and shipbuilding plans. The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional defense committees for the past several years. Decisions that Congress makes on Navy shipbuilding programs can substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  O'Rourke, Ronald

  2014-06-04
• Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress [June 20, 2014]

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  From the introduction: "This report provides background information and presents potential issues for Congress concerning the Navy's ship force-structure goals and shipbuilding plans. The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional defense committees for the past several years. Decisions that Congress makes on Navy shipbuilding programs can substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  O'Rourke, Ronald

  2014-06-20
• Budgeting for Nuclear Waste Management, Hearing Before the Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session, July 16, 2009

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  From the statement of Christopher A. Kouts: "The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 as amended directs the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management to undertake numerous activities. Among those are to provide for the development of one authorized geologic repository for the permanent disposal of waste. The Act also authorizes one commercial spent nuclear fuel interim storage facility under certain conditions. The Department's fiscal year 2010 budget request announced the administration's intended termination of the Yucca Mountain Repository Project and includes the funding needed to explore alternatives for nuclear waste disposal and to continue participation in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission license application process. However, the Department remains committed to meeting its obligations for managing and ultimately disposing of spent nuclear fuel and high level waste. To that end, the Secretary of Energy is convening a blue ribbon panel of experts to evaluate alternative approaches for meeting the federal government's responsibility." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: John M. Spratt, Michael K. Sampson, Michael F. Hertz, Kim Cawley, Gregg Harper, Betty McCollum, and Paul Ryan.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2010
• Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Service Calls Where Patients Are Not Transported

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  "Some patients who are not transported by ambulance need further care. The purpose was to identify reasons for non-transportation of patients. Descriptive research answered questions: (1) What standards of care exist to guide paramedics who perform field assessments to determine patients' needs for emergency transportation to the hospital? (2) How accurate are paramedic field assessments in determining patients' needs for definitive care offered in hospitals? (3) What types of calls have an increased incidence of patients who are not transported, but who later are determined to need additional medical care? (4) What are reasons Boynton Beach Fire Rescue paramedics cite for non-transportation of patients? (5) How does the quality assurance program at Boynton Beach Fire Rescue address occurrences of non-transportation of patients? Results of literature review, records review and data collection provided information establishing a standard of care and revealed paramedic accuracy issues related to diabetic patients and fall victims who frequently need additional medical care. Recommendations include: revise the quality assurance process; protocol changes; revise the refusal process; revise the current feedback mechanism; create a patient safety advocate position; eliminate terms that lead to under triage; and monitor results annually."

  National Fire Academy

  Altman, Raymond M.

  2010-11?
• H. Rpt. 107-534 Part 1: Homeland Security Information Sharing Act, June 25, 2002

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  The "Homeland Security Information Sharing Act [107-534, Part 1]" is a 69-page House of Representatives report about the need for legislation with regards to the sharing of information. This report references the USA PATRIOT Act and H.R. 4598: The USA PATRIOT Act allows the facilitation of information between Federal law enforcement officials and the intelligence community. Thus, the very purpose of that bill was to improve information sharing for the law enforcement and intelligence communities to combat terrorism and terrorist-related crimes. H.R. 4598 "Homeland Security Information Act," requires the President to create procedures to strip out classified information so that State and local officials may receive the information without clearances. The bill also removes the barriers for State and local officials to share law enforcement and intelligence information with Federal officials. H.R. 4598 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on State, local, or tribal governments. The bill would benefit State and local governments by allowing these levels of government better access to homeland security information. H.R. 4598 would direct the President to establish guidelines for Federal agencies to share homeland security information with State and local personnel.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2002
• 2016 Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer Report to the Attorney General of the United States

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  "The Report summarizes the Department's accomplishments in achieving its strategic goals related to transparency, openness, and implementing FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] from March 2015 through March 2016. [...] This report also highlights the large number of FOIA requests and appeals the Department received this fiscal year and the sizable backlog reduction. As has been the case for several years, DHS continues to receive the largest number of FOIA requests of any federal department or agency in each fiscal year (FY), acquiring almost 40 percent of all requests within the Federal Government. Since President Obama took office, DHS experienced an increase in the number of received FOIA requests."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Privacy Office

  2016-03
• Recovery Act: Grant Implementation Experiences Offer Lessons for Accountability and Transparency, Report to Congressional Requesters

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  "In response to the recent serious recession, Congress enacted the Recovery Act to promote economic recovery, make investments, and minimize or avoid reductions in state and local government services. Approximately $219 billion was distributed as grants for use in states and localities, making grants a major component of the act. These grants covered a broad range of areas including education, transportation, energy, infrastructure, the environment, health care, and housing. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to examine grant management lessons learned resulting from the Recovery Act. This report examines federal, state, and local experiences with implementing grants funded by the Recovery Act by identifying examples of good practices employed and challenges faced in meeting the act's accountability and transparency requirements. GAO reviewed relevant documents including OMB and Recovery Board guidance, relevant literature, and previous reports by GAO, federal inspectors general, and others. GAO also interviewed officials from OMB, the Recovery Board, four federal agencies, three state governments, and two local governments, among others. This report also draws on GAO's past bimonthly reviews of selected states' and localities' use of Recovery funds."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2014-01
• Joint Concept of Operations for Global Information Grid NetOps

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  "The Unified Command Plan (UCP) assigns the missions of Information Operations (IO) and Global Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) to Commander, US Strategic Command (CDRUSSTRATCOM). Included in these missions is the responsibility to operate and defend the Global Information Grid (GIG). NetOps [Network Operations] is the operational construct that the CDRUSSTRATCOM will use to operate and defend the GIG. The goal of NetOps is to provide assured and timely net-centric services across strategic, operational and tactical boundaries in support of DOD's [Department of Defense] full spectrum of war fighting, intelligence and business missions. The desired effects of NetOps are: assured system and network availability, assured information protection and assured information delivery. This Concept of Operations (CONOPS) provides a high level description of the key attributes of NetOps: Essential Tasks, Command and Control Operating Principles, Command and Control Structure and Relationships, and the Collaborative Command and Control Process."

  United States. Strategic Command (2002- )

  2005-08-10
• MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, December 10, 2021

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  The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Update on Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus Outbreaks -- Worldwide, January 2020-June 2021"; "Comparative Effectiveness and Antibody Responses to Moderna and PfizerBioNTech COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccines among Hospitalized Veterans -- Five Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, United States, February 1-September 30, 2021"; "Community-Based Testing Sites for SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] -- United States, March 2020-November 2021"; "Influenza A(H3N2) Outbreak on a University Campus -- Michigan, October-November 2021"; "Notes from the Field: Deployment of an Electronic Self-Administered Survey to Assess Human Health Effects of an Industrial Chemical Facility Fire -- Winnebago County, Illinois, June-July 2021"; "Errata" for Vol. 69, No. SS-7 [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=847967] and Vol. 70, No. 37 [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=858482]; and "QuickStats: Percentage of Employed Adults Who Needed to Work Closer Than 6 Feet from Other Persons All or Most of the Time at Their Main Job, by Occupation -- National Health Interview Survey, United States, July-December 2020." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link: [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

  2021-12-10
• Emergence of Organizational Fit: Applying Configuration Theory to the Snohomish County (WA) Emergency Operations Center

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  From the thesis abstract: "An emergency operations center (EOC) plays a critical role during a community's response to a disaster. Yet, little research exists that assesses the impact of the organization's structure on an EOC staff's performance. This thesis explores how configuration theory, which emphasizes the need for an organization's structure to fit the situation, can help emergency managers organize an EOC's staff to improve its performance. Specifically, it uses configuration theory to examine the Snohomish County (WA) EOC's response to the State Route 530 flooding and mudslides incident. From that case study, three workgroups were selected, and members of each workgroup were interviewed. The results were analyzed twice, first by distinct workgroup and then cumulatively. Among the findings is the diversity of influences on the task environments of different workgroups responding to the same incident; the findings also reveal that the groups implemented aspects of more than one structure. Based on these analyses, recommendations are made to update EOC doctrine and training to focus on situational factors and flexible configurations, including hybrid configurations. And while the setting for this research is a local EOC, its outcomes reinforce the applicability of configuration theory to any organization responding to a crisis."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security

  Biermann, Jason M.

  2016-03
• Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs, Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, October 1, 2013

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  This is the October 1, 2013 hearing "Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs" held before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. From the opening statement of Ron Wyden: "The purpose of today's hearing is to consider legislation to implement the U.S./Mexico Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement. I want to thank our witnesses, first of all, for appearing today. For the first time in over half a century, the U.S. and Mexico are entering into a robust energy partnership between our 2 countries. Hopefully this momentum will extend to other areas of trade, investment, and mutual cooperation, renewing the North American Alliance and strengthening our economy. The Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreement will provide a way for the United States and Mexico to pursue the joint development of shared energy resources. This agreement resolves claims to a dispute area in the Gulf of Mexico so that the energy resources can be developed and the benefits can be shared by both Nations." Statements, letters, and other materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Tommy P. Beaudreau, Mary L. Landriew, Erik Milito, Lisa Murkowski, Carlos Pascual, Jacqueline, Brian Schatz, and Ron Wyden.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2013
• Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Environment and the Economy of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, Second Session, November 19, 2014

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  This is from the November 19, 2014 hearing, "Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water," before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on the Environment and the Economy. From the Opening Statement of Chairman Shimkus: "Today, the subcommittee will be taking a look at the harmful algal blooms in drinking water, including the source water used for drinking. I thank Representative Latta for his efforts on this issue and for bringing it to the subcommittee's attention. He has delved into the minutia of this issue in search of useful and longterm solutions to this problem. Having sat in some of the meetings Mr. Latta has been having on this issue, I realize what a complex and widespread issue this is, but one which only gained national attention a few months ago. Some folks may be tempted to think there are easy solutions to this problem, but I caution jumping to simple or sweeping conclusions. There is no single 'smoking gun' that leads to algae-based toxins in drinking water, I believe we will hear our witnesses say there are still plenty of things we don't know about this subject." Statements, letters and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: John Shimkus, Craig Butler, John Donahue, Peter Grevatt, and Lynn Thorp.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2015
• World Cruise of the Great White Fleet: Honoring 100 Years of Global Partnerships and Security

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  "The world cruise of the Great White Fleet had dual origins, a diplomatic crisis with Japan and a need to test new U.S. battleships. On June 27, 1907, at the height of a crisis in Japanese-American relations, President Theodore Roosevelt decided to send the Atlantic battleship fleet to the Pacific in the fall. The 1904-5 Russo-Japanese War had demonstrated the military and naval might of Japan, while the decisive Russian defeat at Tsushima impressed on the public's consciousness that a battle fleet, after steaming great distances, could arrive at its destination in no condition to fight. With nearly all U.S. battleships in the Atlantic Fleet, the U.S. naval force in the Pacific was no match for the Japanese Imperial Navy. Aware of these conditions, West Coast residents of the United States felt vulnerable to attack."

  Naval History & Heritage Command (U.S.)

  Crawford, Michael J.

  2008
• Firefighter Fatalities in the United States in 2011

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  "For 35 years, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has tracked the number of firefighter fatalities and con-ducted an annual analysis. Through the collection of information on the causes of firefighter deaths, USFA is able to focus on specific problems and direct efforts toward finding solutions to reduce the number of fire-fighter fatalities in the future. This information is also used to measure the effectiveness of current programs directed toward firefighter health and safety. Several programs have been funded by USFA in response to this annual report. For example, USFA has sponsored significant work in the areas of general emergency vehicle operations safety, fire department tanker/tender operations safety, firefighter incident scene rehabilitation, and roadside incident safety. The data developed for this report are also widely used in other firefighter fatality prevention efforts. In addition to the analysis, USFA, working in partnership with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), develops a list of all onduty firefighter fatalities and associated documentation each year. If certain criteria are met, the fallen firefighter's next of kin, as well as members of the individual's fire department, are invited to the annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend Service. The service is held at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, MD, during Fire Prevention Week in October of each year. [...] The specific objective of this study is to identify all onduty firefighter fatalities that occurred in the United States and its protectorates in 2011 and to analyze the circumstances surrounding each occurrence. The study is intended to help identify approaches that could reduce the number of firefighter deaths in future years."

  United States Fire Administration; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2012-07
• Responding to Hate: The Role of Religious Actors, Hearing Before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, First Session, July 16, 2019

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  This is the July 16, 2019 hearing "Responding to Hate: The Role of Religious Actors" held before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. From the Opening Statement of Gwen Moore: "[O]ne of the most prolific and influential religious actors of our time famously said--and that would be the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.--that darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that. So let us use this truth as we examine the role of religious actors. You know, we're politicians. But the role of religious actors is embedded in the history of this country and around the world. And I am led to believe that it is time for the religious community to take its historic place in the forefront for the march of justice. And let us firmly use love and responsible policy to develop policies that will save lives and protect human rights." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: James Martin, Gamal Fouda, Hazzan Jeffrey Myers, Radia Bakkouch, Aaron Jenkins, Usra Ghazi, and Alina Bricman.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2020
• Natural Gas Drilling: Public Health and Environmental Impacts: Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, April 12, 2011

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  This is the April 12, 2011 joint hearing, "Natural Gas Drilling: Public Health and Environmental Impacts," before the Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife and the Committee on Environment and Public Works. From the opening statement of Benjamin L. Cardin: "Let me start by saying the United States has as much natural gas as Saudi Arabia has oil. According to Penn State, the Marcellus Shale which runs from Central New York State to West Virginia may be the second largest natural gas field in the world. We have enormous reserves that can help America meet its energy needs and do so in a way that produces far less pollution than coal, help the United States on its path to energy independence, and improve our national security. High volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is now being used to extract natural gas from shale formations in thousands of new wells. In Pennsylvania, more than 2,700 Marcellus wells were drilled from 2006 to March 10 of this year. A study last year estimated that Marcellus drilling would create or support more than 100,000 jobs in 2011 plus billions of dollars in economic value for the State. The natural gas industry is booming, but it may be in jeopardy. New York has imposed a moratorium on fracking operations. New Jersey is considering a ban on the practice. The city of Pittsburgh has enacted a ban on fracking operations within the city limits. Tiny Mountain Lake Park, MD adopted an ordinance making the drilling of natural gas illegal within the town limits." Statement, letters, and material submitted for the record include those of the following: Benjamin L. Cardin, James M. Inhofe, Barbara Boxer, John Barrasso, John Cornyn, Robert P. Casey, John Boozman, Frank R. Lautenberg, Dan Boren, Robert Perciasepe, Robert Summers, Conrad Daniel Volz, Jack Ubinger, Jeff Cloud, and David Neslin.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2014
• Challenging the Status Quo at TSA: Perspectives on the Future of Transportation Security, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Transportation Security of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, July 10, 2012

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  This is the July 10, 2012 hearing on "Challenging the Status Quo at TSA: Perspectives on the Future of Transportation Security," held before the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security. From the opening statement of Mike Rogers: "Let me start by saying that giving up on TSA without having something better to fill its place is not an option. For all its faults, the fundamental reason TSA was set up after 9/11 was to deploy enhanced security measures to prevent another attack on aviation. That security mission is just as important today, if not more important, than it was 11 years ago. Having said that, letting TSA carry on the way it has for the last 11 years is equally not an option. TSA's poor conduct is sending a strong message to the American taxpayer. The message is TSA doesn't care or doesn't know how to best serve and protect the traveling public. I am convinced we need to undertake a major reform to the Federal Government's role in our airports. I look forward to discussing some of those reforms here today." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Mike Rogers, Richard W. Bloom, Robert W. Poole, Jr., Rick Nelson, Tom Blank, and Colby Alonso.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2013
• Intelligence Professionalism in the Americas

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  "Its subject is one that has been barely tackled anywhere else: What gives modern intelligence practitioners and their organizations their claims to professionalism, and what actually does this professionalism entail? Intelligence as an activity is partly a matter of special skills -- agent recruitment and running; cipher-breaking and other SIGINT techniques; imagery interpretation; and all the others -- but these merge into its broader professional canons for handling indications and evidence, drawing conclusions, and presenting these to decision-takers in ways that command attention while incorporating careful judgments of certainty and uncertainty. The intelligence professional is close to the policy adviser, but still keeps a certain distance from him. Intelligence's concern is with understanding and evaluating 'them,' rather different from the policy adviser's roots in 'us' and in what 'our' decisions should be. This book examines ways in which intelligence develops its characteristic standards of accuracy and duty. It considers the effects of formal legal codes and democratic oversight, but a principal conclusion emerging from it is the importance of professional training. Its implicit sub-text is indeed that standards of intelligence analysis and integrity should be properly taught, and not just caught by osmosis from one's seniors. At least for this British reader, the amount of formal analytic training in the relatively modest national intelligence systems described here is surprising and thought-provoking, perhaps salutary."

  National Defense Intelligence College (U.S.)

  Lemozy, Susana C.; Swenson, Russell G.

  2004
• National Incident Management System Incident Command System: Emergency Responder Field Operating Guide (ERFOG), Draft

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  "This Emergency Responder Field Operating Guide (ERFOG) is designed to assist emergency response personnel in the use of the National Incident Management System's (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) during incident operations. This Guide is intended for use when implementing ICS in response to an incident/event, regardless of type, size, or location. It is not a policy document and does not replace Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs), laws, regulations, and ordinances. Rather, this document provides guidance for assigned incident/event personnel. Chapters 2-12 of this document provide information applicable to all disciplines when implementing ICS. For example, the duties and responsibilities of the Planning Section Chief (PSC) are found in Chapter 9; the PSC's job description under ICS does not change from one type of incident to another. Each chapter lists specific job descriptions that have proven valuable in past response operations. Chapter 13 provides the incident commander and responder with additional resources including example decisions and objectives, an example staffing matrix and a list of federal resources."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2007-05-24
• Guide to Test, Training, and Exercise Programs for it Plans and Capabilities: Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

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  From the Executive Summary: "Organizations have information technology (IT) plans in place, such as contingency and computer security incident response plans, so that they can respond to and manage adverse situations involving IT. These plans should be maintained in a state of readiness, which should include having personnel trained to fulfill their roles and responsibilities within a plan, having plans exercised to validate their content, and having systems and system components tested to ensure their operability in an operational environment specified in a plan. These three types of events can be carried out efficiently and effectively through the development and implementation of a test, training, and exercise (TT&E) program. Organizations should consider having such a program in place because tests, training, and exercises are so closely related. For example, exercises and tests offer different ways of identifying deficiencies in IT plans, procedures, and training. This document provides guidance on designing, developing, conducting, and evaluating TT&E events so that organizations can improve their ability to prepare for, respond to, manage, and recover from adverse events that may affect their missions."

  National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

  Grance, Tim; Nolan, Tamara; Burke, Kristin . . .

  2006-09
• Joint Training Manual for the Armed Forces of the United States

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  "This manual provides guidance for implementing the CJCS's policy for planning and conducting joint training within the joint Training System, specified in references a and b...First, and foremost, the Joint Training System described in this manual is focused on warfighting. We must train the way we intend to fight. Our efforts must also ensure that resources are efficiently applied to develop and maintain an integrated and flexible joint force. As a goal, combatant commands and the Services should continue to develop complementary methodologies to better allocate joint training resources, thereby increasing jointness by improving the quality of joint training. Commanders at all echelons should honestly and aggressively define and assess their joint training requirements. The specific objective is to develop a joint training and exercise program that bolsters combatant commanders ability to execute the National Military Strategy (NMS) while simultaneously maintaining readiness as a prerequisite to deterring aggression and responding to crisis. The desired end state is the improved readiness of joint forces, a training and exercise strategy better aligned with the NMS, improved interoperability, and a more stable process for optimizing the application of scarce Service resources."

  United States. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  1996-06-01
• Serial No. 108-107: Open for Business: Ensuring Employee and Customer Safety at the Former Brentwood Postal Facility: Hearing before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, October 23, 2003

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  This hearing discusses the cleanup and the reopening of the U.S. Postal Service's Joseph Curseen Jr. and Thomas Morris Jr. Processing and Distribution Center on Brentwood Road in Washington, DC. "We all remember the terrible events of October 2001, when the dedicated postal employees of the Brentwood Processing Center joined the front lines in the war on terrorism. Tragically, two workers, Joseph Curseen and Thomas Morris, lost their lives to anthrax, which passed through the building in letters addressed to Senators Daschle and Leahy. Two other postal workers were infected and the building has remained closed to this day. In July 2001, the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a hearing on the Postal Service's plan to clean and reopen the facility, an effort which at that point was just beginning. Now, with the cleanup complete and reopening scheduled for next month, we're following up on that hearing." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Myke Reid, Bernard L. Ungar, Richard Collins, Elijah E. Cummings, Tom Davis, Theodore Gordon, Jerry Lane, R. Davis Layne, and Eleanor Holmes Norton.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2004
• Mindfulness Training: Worthwhile as a Means to Enhance First-Responder Crisis Decision Making?

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  From the thesis abstract: "This thesis identified a need for improvement in first-responder crisis decision making. The primary research question was, would mindfulness training be worthwhile as a means to enhance first-responder crisis decision making? Qualitative research methods (primarily a thematic analysis of the literature) were utilized to explore the areas of first responder operations, crisis decision making, and mindfulness training to identify key categories in the data relevant to the primary and sub-research questions. Evidence uncovered during this research supports a conclusion that mindfulness training may be one way in which first responders can improve upon their capacity to make effective decisions during a crisis. It was demonstrated that these improvements to crisis decision making resultant from mindfulness training could very well culminate in significant improvement of outcomes during future emergencies and disasters at which mindful first responders are present. Despite significant implementation challenges that were identified, systematic analysis of the literature revealed sufficient evidence to warrant serious consideration for further study and application of this theory in the field, including potential implementation of discipline-specific and culturally relevant mindfulness training systems within first responder organizations."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security

  Flynn, John F.

  2016-09
• Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for 2009, Part 3: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Second Session, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, April 1, April 2, March 5, and March 6, 2008

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  This document contains official Government Printing Office (GPO) transcripts from four different hearings before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations. Hearings include: "Addressing the Challenges of Protecting the Nation's Physical and Cyber Infrastructure" held on April 1, 2008; "Border Security Programs and Operations-Challenges and Priorities," held on March 6, 2008; "Cargo Container and Supply Chain Security," held on April 2, 2008; and "Coast Guard 2009 Budget on Maritime Safety, Security, and Environmental Protection," held on March 5, 2008. From the opening statement of David E. Price for April 1, 2008: "Today, we are going to be discussing the Department's approach to protecting our nation's critical infrastructure, physical assets, such as ports, chemical plants, and nuclear facilities, as well as the servers and computer networks that make up the cyber infrastructure upon which our society increasingly relies." The March 6 "Border Security" hearing focuses on how to achieve Congressional border security objectives including securing land borders with international cooperation and a limited budget. The April 2 "Cargo Container" hearing examines: "the challenges and priorities facing our Nation to secure containers, cargo, and the supply chain from radiological and nuclear attacks." The "Coast Guard" hearing held on March 5, 2008 offers testimony on the "Coast Guard's 2009 budget request and its impact on the Coast Guard's maritime, safety, security, and environmental protection missions." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following (some appear at more than one hearing, but are only listed once): April 1, 2008 "Addressing the Challenges" hearing: Robert Jamison, Robert Stephan, Gregory Garcia, Harold Rogers, John Carter, and David E. Price; March 6, 2008 "Border Security" hearing: W. Ralph Basham, Robert A. Mocny, Richard M. Stana, Jerry Lewis, Kay Granger, John Peterson, and Chet Edwards; April 2, 2008 "Cargo Container" hearing: Stephen Flynn, Chris Koch and John Culberson; March 5, 2008 "Coast Guard" hearing: Thad W. Allen, John P. Hutton, Robert Aderholt, Sam Farr, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Nita Lowey, Vayl S. Oxford, Jayson P. Ahern, and Stephen L. Caldwell.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2008
• Protection of Civilians Military Reference Guide, Advance Copy

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  "This 'Protection of Civilians (PoC) Military Reference Guide' grew out of conversations and collaborations with a number of individuals and institutions working to prevent and respond to violence against civilians. Significant among these was a 2009 workshop convened by the Stimson Center at the UK Defence Academy in Shrivenham which engaged experts and doctrine writers alongside military and civilian leaders with experience in protection crises. It included a two-day simulation exercise involving escalating violence against civilians and challenged workshop participants to propose and evaluate courses of action to protect civilians. The workshop was organized by Alison Giffen and Max Kelly to capture insights that could be distilled into guidance for future missions mandated to protect. The project resulted in three products authored by Max Kelly and/or Alison Giffen: 'Addressing the Doctrinal Deficit: Developing Guidance to Prevent and Respond to Widespread or Systematic Attacks Against Civilians'; 'Protecting Civilians: Proposed Principles for Military Operations'; and 'Military Planning to Protect Civilians: Proposed Guidance for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations'. These publications detailed why doctrine on the protection of civilians is needed, outlined a strategic framework for the doctrine and proposed seven doctrinal principles for military operations facing protection challenges. Although the Reference Guide's content has evolved beyond Stimson's work and includes the input and expertise of many, Stimson's 'Addressing the Doctrinal Deficit' initiative and publications served as the point of departure for this Guide."

  Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute

  2013-01-02
• America's Strategic Unconventional Fuels: Volume II - Resource-Specific and Cross-cut Plans

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  "The oil shale program goal is to stimulate private industry development of a domestic oil shale industry while responsibly managing and mitigating environmental impacts, and protecting affected states and localities from adverse socio-economic impacts. The oil shale development objective is the production of 2.5 million barrels per day (MMBbl/d) of shale oil by the year 2035. A significant commitment by both industry and local, state, and the Federal government will be required to attain the development objective. This commitment to an effective private-public partnership underpins the comprehensive approach in this plan."

  United States. Office of Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves. Strategic Unconventional Fuels Task Force

  2007-09