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• Serial No. 113-240: Combating Ebola in West Africa: The International Response: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, Second Session, November 13, 2014

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  This is the November 13, 2014 hearing on "Combating Ebola in West Africa: The International Response," held before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. From the opening statement of Ed Royce: "We have had Ebola crises in the past. We have seen this situation in the Philippines, in Congo, Uganda, but never have we seen it on the scale, with the reach that this current epidemic has in Guinea and Liberia and in Sierra Leone. There are 14,000 cases on record, there are 5,000 people who have died, there are thousands of children at this time who have been orphaned, and these numbers are very shocking, and the numbers are growing. What has worked in the past to block Ebola, obviously, is breaking the chain of transmission. But without us doing that, Ebola will continue to spill across borders, and economies will be devastated in Africa. Governments will fail. Tens of thousands will die. And that is no exaggeration, and that means that this isn't just a problem for west Africa, but a problem with far-reaching health and economic and security consequences for the globe." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Rajiv Shah, Bisa Williams, Michael D. Lumpkin, James Lariviere, and Nadja Y. West.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2014
• Impact of the June 2012 Derecho on Communications Networks and Services

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  This report focuses on the Derecho and, principally, its devastating impact on the networks that connect 9-1-1 call centers to people who need help. The report recommends areas for the Commission to consider action to ensure the reliability, resiliency, and availability of 9-1-1 communications networks.

  United States. Federal Communications Commission

  2013-01
• Wildland Fire Use: Implementation Procedures Reference Guide

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  "This document, the 'Wildland Fire Use Implementation Procedures Reference Guide' (2005 Guide) provides direction, guidance, and assistance in implementing the Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, specifi cally associated with the planning and implementation of wildland fire use, for the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management."

  United States. Department of Agriculture; United States. Department of the Interior

  2005-05
• Impact of the June 2012 Derecho on Communications Networks and Services: 'Report and Recommendations'

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  "In June 2012, portions of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States experienced a fast-moving, destructive windstorm called a derecho, resulting in twenty-two deaths and leaving millions without electrical power. Unlike hurricanes and superstorms, which are generally well-forecast, derechos are more like earthquakes, tornados, and man-made events for which there is little-to-no advance notice and opportunity to prepare. The 2012 derecho severely disrupted 9-1-1-related communications. Seventy-seven 9-1-1 call centers (also known as 'Public Safety Answering Points' or 'PSAPs') serving more than 3.6 million people in six states lost some degree of connectivity, including vital information on the location of 9-1-1 calls, mostly due to service provider network problems. From isolated breakdowns in Ohio, New Jersey, Maryland, and Indiana, to systemic failures in northern Virginia and West Virginia, 9-1-1 systems and services were partially or completely down for up to several days. Seventeen PSAPs in three states lost service completely, affecting the ability of more than 2 million people to reach 9-1-1 at all. Even in the context of a storm like the derecho, a large-scale failure of communications -- particularly 9-1-1-related communications -- is unacceptable, and action must be taken to prevent similar outages in the future."

  United States. Federal Communications Commission

  2013-01
• U.S. International Broadcasting: -Is Anybody Listening?- Keeping the U.S. Connected, Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Second Session, June 9, 2010

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  "American Public Diplomacy has always addressed two audiences. One audience views the United States positively, as a democracy based on the free flow of information, the freedom of expression, civic discourse and active citizen participation in government. This group will more often than not be supportive of U.S. actions and initiatives, or at least give us the benefit of the doubt. Members of the second group believe that these strengths are, instead, weaknesses and are predisposed to assume the worst about America; they reject--or worse, attack--us as a result. Successful Public Diplomacy (PD) keeps the first group engaged and increases its numbers while reducing the size and impact of the second. Impacting both groups are not only the actions, images and words of our own Nation, but fierce competition from other nations whose own interests may or may not agree with our own. One of our major tools for connecting with these audiences is through people-to-people exchanges; another is international broadcasting. Once thought of only in terms of short-wave radio broadcasts to dissidents huddled late-night over their radios, recent technological advancements and improving standards of living have seen a virtual explosion of other communication outlets, from the greater use of FM radio to television, the Internet, social media and cell phone technology. All this has, on the one hand, greatly expanded the potential audience, but on the other greatly strained our broadcasters' ability and budgets to reach them."

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2010
• CTC Sentinel [May 2012]

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  This May 2012 issue of the U.S. Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) Sentinel features the following articles: "The Abbottabad Documents: Bin Ladin's Security Measures" by Liam Collins; "The Evidence of Jihadist Activity in Syria" by Brian Fishman; "The Arab Spring and its Influence on Al-Qa`ida" by Bruce Hoffman; "Are Jihadist Groups Shifting Their Focus from the Far Enemy?" by Philip Mudd; "The Abbottabad Documents: Bin Ladin's Cautious Strategy in Yemen" by Gabriel Koehler-Derrick; "The Abbottabad Documents: The Quiet Ascent of Adam Gadahn" by Brian Dodwell; and "The Threat from Swarm Attacks: Case Studies from the North Caucasus" by Cerwyn Moore.

  Combating Terrorism Center (U.S.)

  2012-05
• Sampling, Laboratory and Data Considerations for Microbial Data Collected in the Field

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  "In-order to collect the data necessary to assess the efficacy of remediation efforts following a microbiological contamination incident, a well-defined and thorough sampling and analysis plan (SAP) needs to be developed and implemented. This document summarizes elements that should be considered when planning, developing and implementing a sampling and analysis plan (SAP) for microbiological contamination incidents in which the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would be responsible for supporting sampling and analysis. It is intended to be an informational companion to users of the EPA's Microbiological Sampling and Analysis Plan (MicroSAP) tool. The MicroSAP is an online tool which steps users through development of SAPs for microbiological contamination incidents for the following sampling stages; site characterization sampling, verification sampling, waste characterization sampling, and post-decontamination sampling. This document includes considerations for: lines of evidence (Section 2.0); field sampling (Section 3.0); laboratory analyses and reporting (Section 4.0); and data quality assessment and interpretation (Section 5.0)."

  United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Development

  Silvestri, Erin; Hall, Kathy; Chambers-Velarde, Yildiz . . .

  2018-07
• Managing the Reputation of DHS and Its Components

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  "The Department of Homeland Security and some of its components have gained less than favorable reputations since DHS was stood up in 2003. Based upon the available literature on reputation and upon data collected from a Delphi survey of public affairs officers within DHS and its components, this thesis addresses the value, measurement, and management of reputation for DHS and its components. It also looks at the relationship between the reputation of DHS and that of its components. This thesis shows that reputation has a strong impact on such areas as public trust, Congressional funding, and employee morale. It offers several recommendations for how DHS and its components can manage their reputations more effectively. These recommendations include understanding the value of reputation, identifying key stakeholders, measuring stakeholders' perceptions, and addressing 'reputation spillover.' It also adds to the available literature on reputation, which comes primarily from the private sector."

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

  Johnson, Bobbie L.

  2009-06
• National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1979 and 1980 and the Women in Science and Technology Equal Opportunity Act, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research of the Committee on Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-Fifth Congress, Second Session, on S. 2549 to Authorize Appropriations for the Activities of the National Science Foundation, and for Other Purposes, and S. 2550 to Promote the Full Use of Human Resources in Science and Technology Through a Comprehensive Program to Maximize the Potential Contribution and Advancement of Women in Scientific, Professional, and Technical Careers, April 10, 1978

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  This is the April 10, 1978 hearing titled "National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1979 and 1980 and the Women in Science and Technology Equal Opportunity Act," held before the Senate Subcommittee on Health and Scientific Research of the Committee on Human Resources. From the opening statement of Edward M. Kennedy: "The subject of our hearings this morning is the National Science Foundation Authorization Act and the Women in Science and Technology Equal Opportunity Act. The witnesses we will hear will help us determine how well the Foundation is meeting its responsibility to support basic research and to fund applied research in areas where the potential exists to resolve significant national problems. In addition, the National Science Foundation has the primary responsibility within the Federal Government for strengthening science education. The Foundation must assure the Nation an adequate pool of scientific and technological human resources--with full participation of minorities and women. The Foundation must also work to improve science education to meet the needs of a broader range of students; to promote public understanding of issues involving science and technology; and to improve the general effectiveness and relevance of science education." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Richard S. Schweiker, Richard C. Atkinson, Irving Shain, Robert Randolph, Lucy W. Sells, and Edward L. Helminski.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1978
• H.A.S.C. No. 112-169: NRC Policy and Governance Oversight Joint Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, July 24, 2012

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  This is the July 24, 2012 Joint Hearing on "NRC Policy and Governance Oversight" held before the Committee on Energy and Commerce. From the opening statement of John Shimkus: "A lot has happened since the Commission last testified before this committee. Early this year, the NRC [Nuclear Regulatory Commission] issued the first license for new plants in 34 years. In March, the Commission issued orders to implement post-Fukushima improvements. Only 2 weeks ago, we saw a ''changing-of-the-guard'' as Chairman Jaczko exited the Commission and Chairman Macfarlane was sworn in. Under Chairman Jaczko, the last 3 years have been turbulent for the NRC, to say the least, and the change in leadership was long overdue." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: John Shimkus, Lee Terry, Gene Green, Henry A. Waxman, Ed Whitfield, Fred Upton, Bobby L. Rush, Allison M. Macfarlane, Kristine L. Svinicki, William D. Magwood IV, and William C. Ostendorff.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2012-07-24
• Wildland Fire Response Plan COVID-19 Pandemic: Great Basin Geographic Area

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  From the Preface: "This Wildland Fire Response Plan (WFRP) has been developed to provide guidance and considerations for maintaining continuity of wildland fire response in the presence of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic for the 2020 fire year in the Great Basin Geographic Area. The plan is intended to be a single point of reference and to provide considerations for those tasked with management of wildland fires. These considerations include thoughts on planning needs, possible actions, and immediate needs to help wildland fire management agencies and organizations sustain, to the extent possible, the highest degree of resource availability, while providing for the safety and protection of all wildland fire response personnel at all organizational levels in all areas across the country."

  National Interagency Fire Center (U.S.)

  2020-07-10
• China's High Technology Development, Hearings before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, April 21 and 22, 2005

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  From the document: "The hearing entitled 'China's High Technology Development' provided revealing insights into China's advancement as both a technology producer and innovator, and into the related challenges to U.S. technology leadership. The Commission examined how these developments may affect the U.S. economy, standard of living and national security. [...] Given the issues and concerns raised in the hearing, the Commission intends to conduct an annual hearing in consultation with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Department of Defense, and the National Science Foundation, in both classified and unclassified sessions, on China's advancements in science and technology (S&T). Such a hearing will include an assessment of both commercial and military technology, the contribution of foreign investment to China's technological growth, and an analysis of implications for U.S. economic and national security." The document also contains recommendations for a "comprehensive national technology competitiveness strategy." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: C. Richard D'Amato, Roger W. Robinson, Jr., Patrick A Mulloy, William J. Perry, James C. Morgan, George M Scalise, Alan C. Wong, Gary Edward Rieschel, G. Carl Everett, Richard P. Suttmeier, Michael Pillsbury, Denis Fred Simon, Kathleen A. Walsh, Henry S. Rowen, John Zysman, Ernest H. Preeg, Eamonn Fingleton, William T. Archey, John Ciacchella, Rhett Dawson, John Gage, Mark FitzGerald, Anthony F. Rock, Larry H. Weber, John G. Malcolm, Darcy Antonellis, Pat Choate, Ted C. Fishman, and Oded Shenkar.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2005
• Organization of Public Health Service, Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-Eighth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 2410, a Bill to Amend the Public Health Service Act to Provide Greater Flexibility in the Organization of the Service, and for Other Purposes, April 23, 24, 25, 26; May 14,15; June 10, 11, 1963

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  This document contains April 23, 24, 25, 26; May 14,15; and June 10, 11, 1963 hearings titled "Organization of Public Health Service," held before the House Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. From the opening statement of Kenneth Roberts: "No person and no agency is an island. This is also true of the Public Health Service. The nature of the demands made by modern developments in the health field is such that these demands can no longer be met by the Public Health Service alone. In order to properly meet these needs, the responsibilities of other Federal agencies both within and outside the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare must be coordinated with those in the Public Health Service." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Stephen J. Ackerman, Robert Anderson, Aaron W. Christensen, Henry Fischbach, William W. Goodrich, James M. Hundley, Boisfeuillet Jones, O. L. Kline, William H. Kolberg, George P. Larrick, Michael S. March, Joseph S. Murtaugh, Allen M. Pond, David E. Price, Winton B. Rankin, John Sanders, James A. Shannon, Ralph G. Smith, Elmer B. Staats, Hirst Sutton, Luther L. Terry, Bert Vos, Jerome B. Wiesner, and Elton Woolpert.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1964
• Joint Publication 1-0: Joint Personnel Support

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  From the Executive Summary: "The principles of personnel support are command emphasis, synchronization of personnel support, integration, and flexibility and responsiveness. Command emphasis identifies and prioritizes personnel requirements to include specific skills. Synchronization of personnel support means the manpower and personnel directorate of a joint staff (J-1) coordinates with other staff directorates and supported and supporting organizations to synchronize personnel support to meet operational requirements. Integration involves joining all elements of personnel support and personnel service support (mission, tasks, functions, systems, processes, and organizations) with operations ensuring unity of effort to accomplish the mission. Flexibility and responsiveness means the J-1 must be able to respond to changing situations, unanticipated events, and varying personnel related requirements on short notice. […] This publication is the keystone document of the personnel series. It provides doctrine to plan, coordinate, provide, and assess manpower and personnel support to joint operations."

  United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff

  2016-05-31
• Benghazi: The Attacks and the Lessons Learned, Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, January 23, 2013

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  This is the January 23, 2013 hearing on "Benghazi: The Attacks and the Lessons Learned " held before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. From the opening statement of Robert Menendez: "Madame Secretary, let me welcome you and thank you for honoring your commitment to come before the committee after the Administrative Review Board's findings. You said you would after the findings were completed, and you had a bit of an intervening challenge, but we are thrilled to see you here today doing well and taking time out of your schedule in these final days to discuss the tragic events that occurred in Benghazi on September the 11th and the lessons we need to learn from that event to ensure that all American personnel are fully protected and our embassies are fully secure wherever they are. In your tenure as Secretary of State and your appearances before this committee, you have always been upfront, forthright, and energetic in defending our Foreign Service officers and their needs, and I, for one, commend you for it. Unfortunately, the tragic events in Benghazi are a sad reminder of the inherit risks that come with diplomatic engagement in parts of the world that are struggling to build new governments from what has often been chaotic situations and underscore the very real courage of the unsung men and women who put their lives at risk to serve this Nation's interests abroad." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Hillary Rodham and Bob Corker.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2014
• Collaboration in the National Security Arena: Myths and Reality - 'What Science and Experience Can Contribute to Its Success'

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  "The inter-agency/multi-disciplinary white paper provided in the following pages includes 35 articles addressing USG [U.S. Government] agency and operational perspectives, scientific disciplines studying collaboration, common barriers to collaboration, findings from applied research on collaboration, and finally potential enablers for collaboration. It is primarily intended for the operational and policy community in DoD, the Intelligence Community (IC), DHS, and other US Government agencies. [...] The white paper addresses the following set of critical questions: [1] What kind of collaboration is required to accomplish the mission? [2] What barriers to that kind of collaboration exist in the status quo? [3] What actions facilitate this kind of collaboration? [4] What systems will best enable these actions? By way of background, we developed the concept for this white paper after completing an SMA [Strategic Multi-Layer Assessment] effort during 2008 to develop approaches to anticipate rare events such as the nexus of terrorism and WMD. That effort highlighted the fragility of the models and the need for a multi-disciplinary, multi-agency approach to deal with anticipating/forecasting, detecting and interdicting such events."

  Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA)

  2009-06
• Assessment of Liquid and Physical Decontamination Methods for Environmental Surfaces Contaminated with Bacterial Spores: Development and Evaluation of the Decontamination Procedural Steps

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  "This project supports priorities established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC), to provide scientific expertise and evaluation on readily available, 'low tech' decontamination methods which could be used to remediate and restore areas contaminated by biological threat agents such as 'Bacillus anthracis' spores. These decontamination methods are combinations of rudimentary mechanical and chemical decontamination procedures (vacuum, scrub/wash and bleach). This project evaluated an eight-step sequential decontamination approach, similar to the process used by the U.S. EPA in Region 1 to decontaminate a wooden shed in Danbury, Connecticut, in 2007. The physical procedures used included vacuuming, washing, and rinsing of surfaces. The results of this effort were presented to the State of New Hampshire Department of Public Health in January 2010 as part of the technical support provided by U.S. EPA during the clean-up of a facility in Durham, NH, contaminated with naturally occurring 'Bacillus anthracis' spores due to the use of drums made from untreated animal skins."

  United States. Environmental Protection Agency

  2012-04
• Serial No. 112-77: The American Energy Initiative, Part 11: The Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, July 15 & 21, 2011

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  This is the July 15 and July 21, 2011 hearing on "The American Energy Initiative, Part 11: The Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011," held before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power. From the opening statement of John Sullivan: "Today marks the 11th day in our American Energy Initiative hearing. While these hearings have allowed us to examine a multitude of issues regarding energy production, regulation, and consumption, today we will focus on what can be done to improve the safety and secure delivery of oil and natural gas via pipeline. Several tragic pipeline accidents have occurred over the past year, which demonstrates the need to reauthorize and enhance current safety laws. Despite this committee room frequently being the site of many tense debates and discussions, pipeline safety is an issue I hope we can all work together on to produce meaningful and effective legislation to ensure the safety of our oil and gas pipeline infrastructure for the future while protecting the American people and our environment." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: John Sullivan, Bobby L. Rush, Fred Upton, Lee Terry, Henry A. Waxman, Gene Green, John D. Dingell, Denny Rehberg, Jackie Speier, Cynthia L. Quarterman, Randall S. Knepper, James W. Glasgow, Andrew J. Black, Daniel B. Martin, Eric Kessler, Charles F. Dippo, and Gary Pruessing.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2013
• Rail Safety Reauthorization, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, May 22, 2007

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  From the opening State of Frank R. Lautenberg: "Today we're focusing on the safety of our Nation's railroads. This Subcommittee has not held a hearing on this topic since 2002. And the Federal Rail Safety Program which is designed to keep our rails safe has not been authorized since 1994. But the safety of our railroads is critical to our national economy and the well being of cities and towns across our country. Last year freight trains carried 100 million tons of food, 150 million tons of farm products, 170 million tons of chemicals, and carry nearly three-quarters of the coal that's carried, more than a billion tons. That provides about half of the electricity generated in our country. So, the role is a critical one. The increase in freight rail will take more trucks off the road improving safety and decreasing congestion. The statistics for our National Passenger Rail System are no less impressive. Amtrak had record ridership in 2006 and the ridership is already up again this year by 5 percent." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Amy Klobuchar, Frank R. Lautenberg, Gordon H. Smith, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Edward R. Hamberger, Kurt W. Hyde, Charles E. Schumer, Katherine Siggerud, Jo Strang, Robert L. Sumwalt, Richard F. Timmons, and Edward Wytkind.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2012
• Neither War Nor Not War: Army Command in Europe During the Time of Peace Operations: Tasks Confronting USAREUR Commanders, 1994-2000

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  With the removal of Saddam Hussein's regime, the U.S. Army has again demonstrated its prowess at warfighting. But while the two wars against Iraq have gained the most attention for the Army, its ability to undertake complex less-than-war missions is equally important for the promotion of U.S. national interests. To a large extent, the Army developed its skill at tasks like peace operations "on the fly" in the 1990s when it was committed to places like Somalia and, most importantly, the Balkans. As with any new endeavor, mistakes were made, but most were quickly corrected. By the turn of the 21st century, the Army had developed impressive skill at large, complex peace operations. Dr. Richard Swain's study, Neither War Nor Not War, is a seminal contribution to the analysis of the Army's role in the Balkans. His mission was to analyze the Bosnia peace operation from the perspective of U.S. military leaders. To do this, Dr. Swain collected an immense amount of primary source material, much of it unavailable to other analysts. The result is a work that will be of interest to both scholars and military leaders.

  Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute

  Swain, Richard M.

  2003-05
• Lack of Chief Officer Promotions from Within the Durham, New Hampshire Fire Department

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  "The problem was that the Durham Fire Department captains do not apply for promotions to chief officer positions. The purpose was to determine why the captains in the Durham Fire Department do not apply for chief officer positions within the department. Through descriptive research, the following questions were answered: 1. What do Durham Fire Department Chief Officers think are the reasons that captains do not want to be promoted? 2. What do Durham FD [Fire Department] captains state are the reasons that they do not want to be promoted? 3. What have the Dover, Rochester and Hampton NH [New Hampshire] Fire Departments done that has allowed them to consistently fill their chief officer positions from within? 4. What programs/policies could be considered in Durham that would encourage captains to seek promotion?"

  National Fire Academy

  Cleary, Jason M.

  2010-04
• Navy DDG-51 Destroyer Procurement Rate: Issues and Options for Congress [April 25, 1994]

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  From the Summary: "Congress has procured 29 Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class destroyers since FY1985; the first 3 had entered service by the end of 1993. The DDG-51 program is one of the Department of the Navy's highest-priority procurement programs. The Administration wants to continue procuring 3 DDG-51s per year (28 total through FY2004), at a current cost of about $900 million per ship. The issue for Congress is whether to modernize the Navy's surface combatant force by maintaining the DDG-51 procurement rate at 3 ships per year or by adopting a different modernization strategy. Congress' decision on this issue could have important implications for DoD [Department of Defense] funding requirements, U.S. military capabilities, and the U.S. defense industrial base. […] With a very substantial amount of additional, non-DDG-51 work, a procurement rate of 2 ships per year might sustain two yards, but at a higher level of risk to the survival of the yards. Giving additional, non-DDG 51 work to one or both of the DDG-51 yards may require an explicit policy decision to not give this work to other private or public shipyards."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  O'Rourke, Ronald

  1994-04-25
• Registration of Food Facilities Under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002: Interim Rule

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  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an interim final regulation that requires domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture/process, pack, or hold food for human or animal consumption in the United States to register with FDA by December 12, 2003. The interim final rule implements the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), which requires domestic and foreign facilities to register with FDA by December 12, 2003, even in the absence of a final regulation. Registration is one of several tools that will enable FDA to act quickly in responding to a threatened or actual terrorist attack on the U.S. food supply by giving FDA information about facilities that manufacture/process, pack, or hold food for consumption in the United States. In the event of an outbreak of foodborne illness, such information will help FDA and other authorities determine the source and cause of the event. In addition, the registration information will enable FDA to notify quickly the facilities that might be affected by the outbreak. This interim final rule is effective December 12, 2003. Submit written or electronic comments by December 24, 2003.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2003-10-10
• Missouri River Flood 2011 Vulnerabilities Assessment Report, Volume II-Technical Report

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  From the Abstract: "The purpose of this report is to present results of evaluations, assessments, and repairs that have been done, will be done, or still need to be done for facilities and infrastructure that are under Corps of Engineers jurisdiction or responsibility. It is a snapshot in time, as some evaluations and assessments are yet to be completed, but this effort provides an overall picture of immediate and longer term needs to bring flood risk management on the Missouri River to its fullest potential. In the near term, repair of facilities damaged during the flood is our priority effort. Other actions will be necessary to restore many features of reservoir and river corridor infrastructure to their originally designed, or intended, level of function. And in the long term, enhancements can be made subject to feasibility, authority and funding, that will increase the flood risk reduction capability of federal and non-federal infrastructure and related governance in the Missouri basin."

  United States. Army. Corps of Engineers

  2012-10-10?
• Comprehensive Annual Report on Public Diplomacy & International Broadcasting: Focus on FY 2019 Budget Data

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  From the Executive Summary: "The '2020 Comprehensive Annual Report on Public Diplomacy and International Broadcasting', published each year by the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) per its congressional mandate, assesses the major public diplomacy (PD) and global media activities conducted by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Based on data collected from the State Department's Public Diplomacy bureaus and offices, the Public Affairs Sections at U.S. embassies worldwide, and the USAGM, the report serves as a unique reference document, highlighting public diplomacy strategies and resources used to advance U.S. foreign policy objectives. The report also serves as a platform for innovation, assuring that U.S. government (USG) public diplomacy initiatives remain effective in a consistently competitive global information environment. Overall PD spending in fiscal year (FY) 2019 was $2.21 billion, a $24.9 million increase (1.1 percent) from FY 2018. This figure includes budgets for Diplomatic Programs (DP .7), Educational and Cultural Exchanges (ECE), USAGM, and supplemental funding such as Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) and AEECA (Assistance for Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia). FY 2019 PD spending constituted just 3.9 percent of the 2019 international affairs budget ($56.48 billion), or 0.17 percent--less than one-fifth of a percent--of federal discretionary spending."

  United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

  Walker, Vivian S.; Baxter, Shawn; Zamary, Kristina

  2021-02-05?
• Ebb and Flow: Maintaining the Close Air Support Relationship Through History

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  From the thesis abstract: "Military historians have thoroughly documented the longstanding debate between American airmen and ground forces over Close Air Support (CAS). Discord between services, particularly during inter-war periods, has repeatedly resulted in poor CAS preparation and therefore poor performance in the early stages of America's conflicts. Measuring this CAS relationship both before and through conflict in terms of doctrine, training, and personal relationships reveals an additional trend. During World War II, the Korean War, and Operation Enduring Freedom, personal relationships improved and shared objectives emerged as a result of daily interaction between airmen and ground forces. The changes enabled those involved to rebuild the CAS relationship and improve performance in the later years of these conflicts. Regrettably, subsequent declines in the CAS relationship during interwar periods have created a consistent cycle of ineffectiveness and inefficiency. Both services must break this cycle of ebb and flow so that the US military arrives at its next conflict with a properly maintained CAS relationship. CAS performance is inextricably linked to integration, making relationships the essential foundation of combat results. Restoring the CAS relationship can be as simple as airmen and ground forces occupying the same mess tent, in training as well as in combat."

  U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. School of Advanced Military Studies

  Fette, Russell B.

  2016-05-10
• Clinical Management of COVID-19: Interim Guidance

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  From the Foreword: "The World Health Organization's (WHO) main objectives for COVID-19 are to: 1) slow and stop transmission; 2) provide optimized care for all patients; and 3) minimize the impact of the epidemic on health systems, social services and economic activity. To achieve these objectives, the WHO [World Health Organization] 'Operational considerations for case management of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] in health facility and community' describes key actions that should be taken in each transmission scenario: no cases; sporadic cases; clusters of cases; and community transmission, in order to enable timely surge of clinical and public health operations. This guidance, 'Clinical management of COVID-19,' is based on the above strategic priorities, and is intended for clinicians involved in the care of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. It is not meant to replace clinical judgment or specialist consultation but rather to strengthen frontline clinical management. Considerations for special and vulnerable populations, such as paediatric patients, older people and pregnant women, are highlighted throughout the text."

  World Health Organization

  2020-05-27
• 2021 Long-Term Budget Outlook

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  From the Document: "Each year, the Congressional Budget Office publishes a report presenting its projections of what federal debt, deficits, spending, and revenues would be for the next 30 years if current laws governing taxes and spending generally did not change. This report is the latest in the series."

  United States. Congressional Budget Office

  2021-03
• Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for 2012, Part 2: Department of Homeland Security, Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, March 2, 9, 10, 2011

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  From the opening statement of Robert B. Aderholt: "As we work to enact a responsible FY 2011 appropriation for Department of Homeland Security, we are mindful both of our critical national security needs and our government's mounting fiscal crisis. Even in the name of security, we can no longer afford to simply throw money at programs without tangible results. We must carefully align funding to mission requirements and be able to show the American people how every single dollar is making our Nation safer and more secure. This alignment of funding to results will be the mantra of this Subcommittee under my Chairmanship. This brings us to the substance of the Department's fiscal year 2012 budget request, which includes some fairly austere and reasonably balanced proposals. But these virtues are, unfortunately, outweighed by the budget's substantially inadequate justification for the cost of disaster relief, for phony offsets in the form of increased fees that have yet to be enacted, and the undefined reductions to operational budgets. In total, your budget request ignores an estimated $4.9 billion in known disaster relief costs, relies upon $650 million in aviation security and custom fee revenues that have yet to materialize, and proposes more than $615 million in reductions from the Department's operational components through so-called administrative savings or efficiencies that are not clearly itemized in the Department's budget justifications." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Robert B. Aderholt, Janet Napolitano. Alan Bersin, and Robert J. Papp.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2011
• Engineering Principles and Practices for Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures (Third Edition)

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  "This manual has been prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with assistance from other groups to assist local governments, engineers, architects, and property owners involved in planning and implementing residential flood retrofitting projects. Its objective is to provide engineering design and economic guidance to engineers, architects, and local code officials about what constitutes technically feasible and cost-effective retrofitting measures for flood-prone residential structures. The focus of this manual is the retrofitting of one- to four-family residences subject to flooding situations without wave action. The manual presents various retrofitting measures that provide both active and passive efforts and employ both dry and wet floodproofing measures. These include elevation of the structure in place, relocation of the structure, construction of barriers (floodwalls and levees), dry floodproofing (sealants, closures, sump pumps, and backflow valves), and wet floodproofing (flood damage-resistant materials and protection of utilities and contents). The goal of this manual is to capture state-of-the-art information and present it in an organized manner. To the maximum extent possible, existing data and current standards have been utilized as the cornerstone of this document. Detailed sections covering the evaluation, planning, and design of retrofitting measures are included along with case studies of completed retrofitting efforts. Methods for performing economic analyses of the various alternatives are presented."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2012-01