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• Medical Surveillance Monthly Report [May 2014]

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  The May 2014 edition of "Medical Surveillance Monthly Report" contains the following articles: "Numbers and proportions of U.S. military members in treatment for mental disorders over time, active component, January 2000-September 2013"; "U.S. Armed Forces air crew: incident illness and injury diagnoses during the 12 months prior to retirement, 2003-2012"; "The geographic distribution of incident Lyme disease among active component service members stationed in the continental United States, 2004-2013"; "Injuries associated with combat sports, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2010-2013"; "Surveillance snapshot: cauliflower ear, active component, U.S. Armed Forces, 2004-2013"; and "Deployment-related conditions of special surveillance interest".

  Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (U.S.)

  2014-05
• Science of Zika: The DNA of an Epidemic, Hearing Before the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, May 25, 2016

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  This is the May 25, 2016 hearing on "Science of Zika: The DNA of an Epidemic," held before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. From the opening statement of Lamar Smith: "Today, we will examine the state of science in the most recent battle in the war against mosquito-borne disease: the Zika virus. While for most people Zika causes only mild illness, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have found that there is a link between Zika infection during a woman's pregnancy and severe birth defects. For some adults there could also be serious neurological impacts." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Kacey Ernst, Daniel Neafsey, Steven Presley, and Hadyn Parry.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2017
• Evaluating the Claims of Network Centric Warfare.

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  "In response to technological advances, Network Centric Warfare (NCW) emerged as a theory to leverage the technology available in today's world. Advocates of NCW claim that technology will improve information sharing by 'robustly networking a force', thereby improving mission effectiveness. This study proposes a methodology with which to test the first tenet of NCW: a robustly networked force improves information sharing. Lessons learned from Human Systems Integration (HSI) demonstrate that in order to improve mission effectiveness, characteristics of both the human and the technology must be considered. As such, the impact of human characteristics and traits on mission effectiveness, as measured by individual and team performance, are assessed using a computer simulation, C3Fire. Results at the individual level, suggest that persons scoring high on extraversion and low on pessimism perform better than those scoring low on extraversion and high on pessimism. In contrast, at the team level, homogeneous teams as measured by optimism-pessimism performed worse than diverse teams. Results of this thesis provide a methodology with which to examine NCW's claims in a laboratory setting. Preliminary evidence demonstrates the need to consider human characteristics and traits in the design and composition of network teams."

  Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)

  Thomas, Jeffrey A.

  2005-12
• Guidance for Flood Risk Analysis and Mapping: MT-1 Technical Guidance

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  From the Introduction: "The purpose of this document is to explain how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) makes determinations or provides comments regarding the flood hazard zone for a lot, a portion of a lot, or an existing or proposed structure. The lot or structure is considered the subject of the determination (subject)."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2019-11
• 2021 On-Site Installation Evaluation Report

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  From the Executive Summary: "On February 26, 2021, Secretary of Defense Austin directed On-Site Installation Evaluations (OSIEs) at select installations. OSIEs focus on an installation's prevention capabilities and ability to effectively address risk for sexual assault, harassment, and suicide. They were designed to provide early detection of risk factors so leaders can take corrective actions and enhance prevention. OSIEs aim to provide insights on risk and protective factors on the ground, what works, what does not, how the Department can improve efforts more comprehensively, and support efforts to implement the approved recommendations of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military (IRC). An additional purpose of the inaugural OSIEs was to pilot a process and metrics to establish an enduring installation evaluation capability that can be replicated in subsequent evaluations. [...] Based on the results from a force-wide climate survey in 2021, 20 sites with high risk or protective percentile scores were selected for OSIEs. Of these, 13 OSIEs were completed July through September 2021[.] [...] Seven site visits were delayed due to mission requirements of the units of interest and were subsequently completed November 2021 through January 2022[.] [...] Within each installation, the units with the highest risk or protective percentile scores on the installation were evaluated, in addition to the helping agencies and prevention personnel that supported these units. On-site evaluations verified installation self-assessed compliance with sexual assault, sexual harassment, and integrated violence prevention policy and prevention best practice. In addition, evaluations assessed prevention capabilities of installations and units of interest. This report summarizes findings and recommendations for the 20 sites that completed OSIEs[.]"

  United States. Department of Defense

  2022-03-21
• Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for 2009, Part 5: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Second Session, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, February 26, March 11, and April 10, 2008

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  This document contains official Government Printing Office (GPO) transcripts from three different hearings from the House Homeland Security Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations. Hearings include: "Immigration Enforcement: Identification and Removal of Criminal Aliens, Student and Exchange Visitor Program Fee Increases," held on February 26, 2008, "Citizenship and Immigration Services: Legal Immigration and Refugee Processing," held on March 11, 2008, and "Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request," held on April 10, 2008. From the opening statement of David E. Price for February 26: "Today we will be discussing the wide variety of activities carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and we will first focus on the Agency's Student and Exchange Visitor Program […] Given the important role ICE plays, we will want to hear why the Agency's 2009 budget request is only $4.7 billion or one-quarter of one percent more than provided for 2008, far below the rate of inflation." The March 11 hearing focuses on legal methods of obtaining U.S. residency and citizenship and plans for improving U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services' programs and services. The April 10 hearing provides a culmination of a series of 14 hearings on the 2009 budget request, and discusses the recent announcements of DHS, such as the waivers for fence construction, the border security expenditure plan, the criminal alien deportation plan, and the revised no match employer regulatory filing. 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): February 26, 2008 "Immigration Enforcement" hearing: Catheryn Cotton, Julie L. Myers, David E. Price, José E. Serrano, Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, Ciro Rodriguez, Lucille Roybal-Allard, Sam Farr, Harold Rogers, John R. Carter, and John Abney Culberson; March 11, 2008 "Citizenship and Immigration Services" hearing: Emilio T. Gonzalez, Jonathan "Jock" Scharfen, and Tim Rosado; and April 10, 2008 "Budget Request" hearing: Michael Chertoff, Nita M. Lowey, Chet Edwards, Chaka Fattah, and Robert B. Aderholt.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2008
• Securing Liquefied Natural Gas Tankers to Protect the Homeland, Full Hearing of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, March 21, 2007

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  From the opening statement of Bennie Thompson: "The committee is meeting today to receive testimony on 'Securing LNG Tankers to Protect the Homeland'. Natural gas accounts for about one-fourth of all energy consumed in the United States. The Department of Energy predicts that the United States will have to increase imports by 600 percent in the next 25 years to fulfill demand. To meet this demand, energy companies have submitted 32 applications to build new terminals for importing liquid natural gas in 10 states and five offshore areas. Today, there are only five import terminals. The dramatic increase in terminals will assist in meeting the demand, but it will also increase the number of potential terrorist targets. We must ensure that these new facilities and tankers are adequately secured. Many agencies within the administration have a role to play in this endeavor. I look forward to hearing from our government witnesses today of the steps each has taken to improve the security of LNG transportation. Additionally, the men and women who crew these tankers are the critical eyes and ears of the system. I applaud the Maritime Administrator's initiative in increasing the number of U.S. mariners on LNG tankers. I look forward to hearing more about how we can increase U.S. presence on these tankers. I am also interested in hearing from the Coast Guard about the impact of increased amount of LNG traffic and what it will have on it as an agency." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Bennie G. Thompson, Peter T. King, Gus M. Bilirakis, Christopher P. Carney, Peter A. DeFazio, Al Green, James R. Langevin, Sheila Jackson Lee, Christopher Shays, H. Keith Lesnick, J. Mark Robinson, Brian M. Salerno, Jim Wells, Ron Davis, Phani Raj, Bob Etheridge, and Mark E. Gaffigan.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2009
• Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR): January 2006 Quarterly and Semiannual Report to Congress

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  SIGIR focuses on the following key themes in this quarterly report to Congress: transition, reconstruction gap, sustainability, cost-to-complete estimates, fighting corruption, and information systems management. "With the issuance of this Report, SIGIR has completed 40 final audit reports and 29 detailed assessments and inspections that collectively provide an important perspective on U.S. progress in Iraq. Throughout 2005, SIGIR played an important role in identifying key issues confronting and impeding the U.S. reconstruction effort in Iraq. For example, SIGIR inquiries signaled deficiencies in the information management systems for reconstruction projects, and SIGIR pressed for measures, now underway, to ameliorate this serious shortfall. SIGIR illuminated the need for securing concrete policies that will ensure that reconstruction projects are sustainable when they are finally turned over to Iraq. The recent arrests of four individuals charged with criminal fraud committed in Iraq underscores the axiom that oversight works well when it works hard."

  United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction

  2006-01-30
• State of Climate Change Science 2007, Hearings before the Committee on Science and Technology, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, February 8, April 17, and May 15, 2007

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  From the opening statement of Bart Gordon: "Well, good morning, and welcome to this hearing on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, Report on the current state of our knowledge on climate change. This is the first opportunity Congress has to examine the findings of this important report. The first warnings about the potential for climate change came in 1979 when the first international conference on climate change expressed the concern that human activity might lead to significant regional and global changes in climate. Now, almost 30 years later, increasing evidence confirms this warning is real. The importance of this report cannot be overstated. The Report provides overwhelming evidence that global warming is real and that human activity is the driving force. The Report's findings may be alarming, but it is not the work of alarmists. The Report's findings were endorsed unanimously by the representatives of 113 nations, including the United States, and it is the product of the work of nearly 300 scientists. In short, this is a unanimous, definitive statement that global warming is real and it is very likely that humans have contributed to it. […] The scientific experts have provided us with a diagnosis of the problem and a prognosis for our nation's health. If we continue along our current path, the prognosis is ominous. The scientists have done their job. Now, it is time for us, the policy-makers, to do ours." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Bart Gordon, Ralph M. Hall, Jerry F. Costello, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Daniel Lipinski, Mike Ross, Russ Carnahan, Harry E. Mitchell, Vernon J. Ehlers, Randy Neugebauer, Nancy Pelosi, Susan Solomon, Kevin E. Trenberth, Richard B. Alley, Gerald A. Meehl, Nick Lampson, Cynthia Rosenzweig, William E. Easterling, Virginia Burkett, Shardul Agrawala, Roger S. Pulwarty, Stephen H. Schneider, Mark D. Levine, William A. Pizer, Steven E. Plotkin, and Roger A. Pielke.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2007
• Serial No. 109-148: International Maritime Security: Joint Hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations and the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, First Session, December 13, 2005

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  From the opening statement of Christopher Shays: "Lack of hard data on maritime crime rates and trends engenders a false sense of security and frustrates efforts to address emerging problems. Some companies report incidents voluntarily to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or international organizations. But others do not, and no truly industry-wide data is available to help discerning customers assess the real risks of transoceanic travel. So we asked those most involved in responding to maritime crises to describe current legal and operational security standards. For instance, what statistics are kept and who keeps them? What information is given to passengers on the risks of international travel by sea? How are missing person reports investigated? How and when is it determined if a crime is involved? How are jurisdictional conflicts resolved? Are there better practices and technologies that should be used to protect passengers in the alluring but unforgiving marine environment?" Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Christopher Shays, Michael J. Crye, Gregory M. Purdy, Charles E. Mandigo, Chris Swecker, John Crowley, Wayne Justice, James E. McPherson, Michael J. Crye, Elijah E. Cummings, Carolyn B. Maloney, Charles E. Mandigo, John L. Mica, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Mark E. Souder.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2006
• H. Rept. 111-205, Part 1: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, Report Together with Additional and Minority Views to Accompany H.R. 2868, July 13, 2009

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  This is part one of a two-part House of Representatives Report on the "Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009." From the report: "The purpose of H.R. 2868 is to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to enhance and security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes." This report provides an amendment for H.R. 2868, along with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate. Included in the report are the following sections: Purpose and Summary; Background and Need for Legislation; Hearings; Committee Consideration; Committee Votes; Committee Oversight Findings; New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures; Congressional Budget Office Estimate; Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives; Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits; Federal Mandates Statement; Advisory Committee Statement; Constitutional Authority Statement; Applicability to Legislative Branch; Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation; Changes in Existing Laws Made by the Bill, as Reported; and Additional and Minority Views.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2009-07-13
• Good for Business: Private Sector Perspectives on Climate Action, Hearing Before the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, October 20, 2021

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  This is the October 20, 2021 hearing on "Good for Business: Private Sector Perspectives on Climate Action," held before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. From the opening statement of Kathy Castor: "The climate crisis has had a brutal impact on our nation this year. Not only did we experience the hottest month on record this summer, we have also had more disasters 9 months into this year than in any other year in our history. We have suffered 18 climate fueled major disasters in 2021, and that has left us with a price tag of over $104 billion in damages, and it is often working families and communities of color that--who shoulder the cost. Climate change is also harming America's businesses. Extreme weather events increase uncertainty and instability for workers and entrepreneurs, many of whom are one disaster away from losing their livelihoods. [...] Moving our economy toward clean energy is an economic imperative. We know climate progress means millions of good paying jobs. It also means increased innovation, boosted cost savings, and improved investor confidence. So I look forward to today's discussion." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Corley Kenna, Gilbert Campbell, Mark Menezes, and David Edsey.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2022
• MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 3, 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: "National, Regional, State, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years -- United States, 2020"; "Evaluation of Syndromic Surveillance Data for Studying Harmful Algal Bloom-Associated Illnesses -- United States, 2017-2019"; "Multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] in a University Outbreak After Spring Break -- Chicago, Illinois, March-May 2021"; "Screening Programs for SARS-CoV-2 Infections on a University Campus -- Austin, Texas, September 30-November 30, 2020"; "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 12-17 Years -- United States, December 14, 2020-July 31, 2021"; "Outbreak Associated with SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant in an Elementary School -- Marin County, California, May-June 2021"; "COVID-19 Case Rates in Transitional Kindergarten Through Grade 12 Schools and in the Community -- Los Angeles County, California, September 2020-March 2021"; "Epidemiologically Linked COVID-19 Outbreaks at a Youth Camp and Men's Conference -- Illinois, June-July 2021"; "Association Between COVID-19 and Myocarditis Using Hospital-Based Administrative Data -- United States, March 2020-January 2021"; and "'QuickStats': Death Rates from Colorectal Cancer, by Age Group -- United States, 1999-2019."

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

  2021-09-03
• USFA Type 3 Incident Management Team: Instructor Guide

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  From the Document: "USFA [U.S. Fire Administration] has been tasked with the oversight responsibility of the Type 3 Incident Management Technical Assistance Program since 2003. The program has grown significantly since 2003, and the foundation continues to be the Incident Management Team (IMT) initial training program. The 2012 revisions to the curriculum are significant in the fact they [sic] we have now includes specific references to the National Incident Management System (NIMS), and the National Response Framework (NRF), with additional activities related to the development of multiple Incident Action Plans (IAPs). USFA Type 3 IMTs continue to be deployed locally, statewide, within tribal nations, and federally to manage incidents which range from weather-related national-level exercises, wildland fires, and support of FEMA operations."

  United States Fire Administration

  2013-04
• Field Hearings for Fiscal Year 2007, Hearings Before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, January 16, 2006--Challenges in Addressing the Methamphetamine Crisis, June 1, 2006--Budget Implications of Meeting Veterans' Health Care Needs, June 2, 2006--The Impact of Federal Funding on Higher Education, August 30, 2006--Budget Impact of Current and Proposed Border Security and Immigration Polilcies

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  This document contains the field hearings for fiscal year 2007 held before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget. The hearings in this document include "Challenges in Addressing the Methamphetamine Crisis," held on January 16, 2006, "Budget Implications of Meeting Veterans' Health Care Needs," held on June 1, 2006, "The Impact of Federal Funding on Higher Education," held on June 2, 2006, and "Budget Impact of Current and Proposed Border Security and Immigration Policies," held on August 30, 2006. Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Wayne Allard, Kent Conrad, Kenneth R. Buck, Wallace Buckingham, Birch P. Burdick, Paul Cullinan, Tony Gagliardi, Bruce Gjovig, Gerald H. Groenewold, Bob Hanson, John D. Hanson, Alice L. Hoffert, Helen Krieble, Karen E. Larson, Barry Milavetz, Bill Owens, Paula Presley, Robert Rector, Sebastian Roll, Dean A. Ross, Dan Rubinstein, Wayne Stenehjem, Dan Stenvold, Ed Tauer, Keith A. Ternes, Warren Tobin, Logan Tong, Rod Trottier, Karin L. Walton, H. David Wilson, Drew Wrigley, and Delore Zimmerman.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2006
• Field Operations Guide

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  From the Statement of Intent: "The content of the Field Operations Guide (FOG) is intended to provide guidance for the application of the Incident Command System (ICS) to any planned or unplanned event. Position descriptions, checklists, and diagrams are provided to facilitate that guidance. The information contained in this document is intended to enhance the user's experience, training, and knowledge in the application of the Incident Command System. All users must obtain proper ICS training at the level necessary to effectively utilize the system."

  National Fire Academy; United States Fire Administration

  2010-07
• Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), and Other Control System Configurations Such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC):

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  "This document provides guidance for establishing secure industrial control systems (ICS). These ICS, which include supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, distributed control systems (DCS), and other control system configurations such as skid-mounted Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) are often found in the industrial control sectors. ICS are typically used in industries such as electric, water and wastewater, oil and natural gas, transportation, chemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, food and beverage, and discrete manufacturing (e.g., automotive, aerospace, and durable goods.) SCADA systems are generally used to control dispersed assets using centralized data acquisition and supervisory control. DCS are generally used to control production systems within a local area such as a factory using supervisory and regulatory control. PLCs are generally used for discrete control for specific applications and generally provide regulatory control. These control systems are vital to the operation of the U.S. critical infrastructures that are often highly interconnected and mutually dependent systems. It is important to note that approximately 90 percent of the nation's critical infrastructures are privately owned and operated. Federal agencies also operate many of the ICS mentioned above; other examples include air traffic control and materials handling (e.g., Postal Service mail handling.) This document provides an overview of these ICS and typical system topologies, identifies typical threats and vulnerabilities to these systems, and provides recommended security countermeasures to mitigate the associated risks."

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

  Falco, Joe; Scarfone, Karen; Stouffer, Keith

  2011-06
• Guide for Assessing the Security Controls in Federal Information Systems [Second Public Draft April 2006]

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  "The second public draft of Special Publication 800-53A contains significant improvements in a variety of areas based on the feedback obtained from our customers during the initial public comment period. In addition to completing the remaining twelve families of assessment procedures for the security control families in NIST Special Publication 800-53, the following significant changes can be noted: Clarification of the purpose and target audience for the publication; Clarification of the purpose and use of the conceptual assessment framework; Refinement of assessment expectations; Reduction in the number of procedural steps for assessing security controls; Realignment of procedural steps within the security control assessment procedures; More user-friendly format for assessment procedures in the assessment procedure catalog; New summary table for minimum assessment procedures for security control baselines contained in NIST Special Publication 800-53; and Updates of supporting appendices."

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

  Ross, Ron (Ronald S.); Katzke, Stuart W.; Johnson, Arnold

  2006-04
• Deepwater Drilling Technology, Research, and Development, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Committee on Science and Technology House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Second Session, June 23, 2010

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  "The purpose of this hearing is to explore the technologies, standards, and practices for prevention and mitigation of oil spillage during deepwater oil and natural gas drilling operations; the role of government-sponsored technology development programs in advancing these technologies; and, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy, how firms will assess risk as it relates to incident prevention and mitigation." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Brian Baird, Ralph M. Hall, Jerry F. Costello, James Pappas, Benton Baugh, Erik Milito, and Greg McCormack.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2010
• Community Policing in Action! A Practitioner's Eye View of Organizational Change

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  Law enforcement agencies are traditionally reluctant to reexamine processes that have proven effective, but what if there?s a better way? This document focuses on nine agencies determined to reorient their organizations around the principles of community policing. It details the challenges they faced in implementing a variety of organizational change projects, and collects the lessons they learned.

  United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

  2003-07-01
• Sample Collection Information Document for Pathogens and Biotoxins: Companion to Standardized Analytical Methods for Environmental Restoration Following Homeland Security Events (SAM) Revision 5.0

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  From the Scope and Application: "This Sample Collection Information Document (SCID) provides general information for use by EPA and its contractors when collecting samples during environmental remediation following a homeland security event. The document is intended to be used with SAM [Standardized Analytical Methods], and to provide information needed for collection of samples to be analyzed using the specific methods and procedures listed in SAM Revision 5.0. Where possible, the information provided was obtained from the sample collection requirements and guidelines included in the SAM Revision 5.0 analytical methods. Where this information was not available, additional sources were used (see Section 7.0)."

  United States. Environmental Protection Agency

  2010-06
• Democratic Republic of the Congo: Securing Peace in the Midst of Tragedy, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, March 8, 2011

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  From the opening statement of Christopher H. Smith: "I want to thank you all for joining us on this very important hearing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo at this critical juncture in its history. As one might conclude from the significant media interest evident in the room, we do have a special guest witness joining us today to spotlight attention on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I am grateful to Ben Affleck for agreeing to be here to share his perspectives and that of the Eastern Congo Initiative that he founded. He is to be highly commended for contributing his time, finances, and fame to bring the world's attention to the needs of the people who have suffered far too long and in a great deal of obscurity." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Christopher H. Smith, Donald Y. Yamamoto, Rajakumari Jandhyala, Ben Affleck, Francisca Vigaud-Walsh, John Prendergast, Cindy McCain, Russ Carnahan, and Donald M. Payne.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2011
• Planning for Excellence: Succession Planning in the Iowa City Fire Department

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  "Within the next two to four years, seven of nine senior leaders in the Iowa City Fire Department [ICFD] will be eligible to retire. These leaders will depart with vast amounts of organizational knowledge and leadership expertise. The problem is that no succession plan exists to replace these officers if they leave the fire department. The purpose of this Applied Research Project (ARP) is to identify how the ICFD can implement a succession plan to prepare both the organization and future leaders for success. Descriptive research methods were used to answer the following questions: 1) What is succession planning? 2) What are the components of an effective succession plan? 3) What is the ICFD organizational attitude toward succession planning? 4) What components should the ICFD use in development of a succession plan?"

  National Fire Academy

  Nurnberg, Eric

  2010-03
• Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, Hearings before the Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Senate, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, House of Representatives, Volume II, October 1, 3, 8, and 17, 2002

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  From the opening statement of Bob Graham: "This is the sixth open hearing by our committees as we consider our joint inquiry into the Intelligence Community's performance regarding the September 11 tragedies. During the course of our investigation, we have considered questions about the sharing of information among the major parts of our intelligence community, the CIA [Central Intelligence Agency], NSA [National Security Agency] and the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation], as well as between law enforcement and the intelligence components, particularly of the FBI. Today we will focus on several other aspects of information sharing. One is the sharing of information between the principal elements of the Intelligence Community and a range of Federal agencies, such as the Federal Aviation Administration and the Immigration and Naturalization Service, which are important users of intelligence information and which also may generate intelligence information of use to others. A second issue is the sharing of intelligence information between the Federal Government and State or local governments as well as parts of the private sector." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Louis Andre, James Gilmore III, Joseph Greene, Eleanor Hill, Claudio Manno, Edward T. Norris, Francis X. Taylor, Spencer Abraham, David M. Walker, Lowell E. Jacoby, Robert C. Norris, Jr., Lee H. Hamilton, Frederick Hitz, William E. Odom, William Webster, George Tenet, Kie Fallis, Louis Freeh, Paul R. Pillar, Warren Rudham, Mary Jo White, Bruce Hoffman, Michael V. Hayden, Robert Mueller, James R. Clapper, Bob Graham, Lowell E. Jacoby, and Carl Levin.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2004
• Fighting Inequality in the Time of COVID-19: The Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2020

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  From the Summary: "This is the third edition of the CRI [Commitment to Reducing Inequality] Index, which ranks 158 governments across the world on their commitment to reducing inequality. It measures government policies and actions in three areas that are proven to be directly related to reducing inequality: 1. Public services (health, education and social protection); 2. Taxation ;3. Workers' rights. While these three thematic pillars remain unchanged, the 2020 CRI Index has seen significant changes in methodology from 2018. Each pillar now contains three levels of indicator: 1. Policy commitment indicators: these measure the commitment of governments through their policies (which may not always be implemented in practice); 2. Coverage or implementation indicators: these look at who is covered (or not) as a result of policy actions, or how well a government puts policies on paper into practice; 3. Impact indicators: these measure the impact of policy actions on levels of inequality. These changes to the index's methodology mean that a straight comparison between the scores of a country in the 2020 index and those for 2018 may not give an accurate picture of that country's performance. For this reason, our analysis of change focuses on concrete policy changes since the 2018 index."

  Oxfam International; Development Finance International (Organization)

  Martin, Matthew; Walker, Jo, 1976-; Lawson, Max (Policy scientist)

  2020-10
• Groups and Organizations in War, Disasters, and Trauma

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  The Antarctic environment is one which provides information on the difficult task of living in a contained environment. The ability to sustain oneself in small group operations with little contact with the outside for various periods of time is critical to the operations of contained, protected environments such as the Survivable Collective Protection System (SCPS) in a chemical and biological warfare (CBW) environment. The provision of medical care following the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl is presented in this volume, providing information concerning the stresses and coping strategies after toxic exposure. The ways in which threats are perceived and the experience of risk is mediated through group values, culture, and symbols. Risk perception is an inherent aspect of the CBM experience of threat, fear, and terror, one which will influence leaders and troops alike. Acute stress reactions to conventional and CBW military threat, particularly classical forms such as combat stress reaction (CSR) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are discussed with regard to the psychiatric treatment roles of the medic, the medical aid station, the field hospital and the rear echelon hospital. Lastly, the broad areas of responses to disasters and the development of psychiatric symptoms and the lack of symptoms in communities exposed to tragedies and disasters are examined.

  Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Department of Psychiatry

  Ursano, Robert J., 1947-

  1988-07
• Building Retrofits for Increased Protection Against Airborne Chemical and Biological Releases

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  "Due to concerns about potential airborne chemical and biological (chembio) releases in or near buildings, building owners and managers and other decision makers are considering retrofitting buildings to provide some degree of protection against such events. A wide range of technologies and approaches are being proposed with varying levels of efficacy and cost, as well as varying degrees of applicability to particular buildings and ventilation systems. This document presents the results of an effort to evaluate chembio retrofit options for buildings. A number of retrofit options are identified, and their potential to protect building occupants from a number of generic contaminant releases is evaluated, using building airflow and contaminant transport modeling. In addition, a case study is presented in which specific retrofit options were considered for two actual buildings and preinstallation designs and cost estimates were developed. Based on the analyses performed, the results of the case study and other available information, guidance on the application and effectiveness of various retrofits is presented. An economic analysis software tool employing life-cycle cost analysis techniques was developed as part of this project, and its use is described in an appendix to this report. The retrofit options considered fall into two categories, the first being stand-alone technologies or devices such as enhanced particulate filtration that are installed and implemented as purchased. The second category includes retrofit approaches that employ operational strategies or building modifications to increase building protection, such as outdoor air purging or building envelope airtightening."

  United States. Environmental Protection Agency; National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

  Persily, Andrew K.; Chapman, Robert E.; Emmerich, Steven J.

  2007-06
• Emergency CDBG Funds in the Gulf Coast: Uses, Challenges, and Lessons for the Future, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Second Session, May 8, 2008

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  From the opening statement of Maxine Waters: "As a national advocate for the Gulf Coast, I was quick to push for emergency appropriations to help the States affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma to recover from the devastation caused by those storms. The 2005 hurricanes were the deadliest and most expensive storms on record. Over one million housing units were damaged along the Gulf Coast as a result of the hurricanes in 2005. But half of the damaged units in Louisiana, which bore the brunt of Hurricane Katrina-total catastrophic losses from Hurricane Katrina were estimated at $40.6 billion with uninsured losses much higher. Although the Federal Government has provided $123 billion for hurricane relief, $19.7 billion of this amount was provided through the Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG, program. Congress has historically appropriated supplemental CDBG funds to respond to natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and tornados. In addition, CDBG funds supported recovery efforts in New York City following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in Oklahoma City following the bombing of the Alfred Murrah Building in 1995, and in the City and County of Los Angeles following the riots of 1992. However, the severity of the damage inflicted by the 2005 hurricanes and the slow responses of some of the States to get these funds out of the door has put the program into question." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Craig H. Baab, David J. Bowman, William C. Daly, Stanley Gimont, John Henneberger, Bill Johnson, Derrick Johnson, Reilly Morse, Jack Norris, James Perry, Leslie L. Powell, Gail D. Stafford, Maxine Waters, and Al Green.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2008
• Basic Radiological Dose Estimation-- A Field Guide: (Technical Guide) TG-236A

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  "Chapter 1 presents a basic overview of the reasons for creating this technical guide, the intended audience, the scope of the guide, the expected results of an assessment, personnel requirements, and disclaimers or limitations of the entire assessment process. Chapter 1 is not necessary to perform an assessment. Health and safety in relation to performing a Level 1 assessment are discussed in Chapter 2. The chapter is intended to remind the user to be aware of all potential hazards in the field not just radiological hazards. In this chapter there are reminders to alert the user to specific threats that may be found in the field. Guidance for the user experienced in general surveying and sampling is given in Chapter 3. Checklists and datasheets are included for fast review so that the experienced user can start on an assessment. Chapter 4 provides general guidance on radiation surveying and sampling for a Level 1 assessment. The chapter offers information on the basic supplies for sampling and surveying, selecting and setting up the survey unit, background measurements, instrumentation, and quality assurance. Tables, equations (if needed), and guidance are found in Chapter 5. With the information in Chapter 5, the user should be able to evaluate the field data in a timely manner and communicate the results to the Command staff. Contamination control procedures are covered in Chapter 6including instructions on setting up a monitoring station, frisking and decontaminating people and equipment."

  U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine

  2001-08
• Power, Profits and the Pandemic: From Corporate Extraction for the Few to an Economy That Works for All

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  From the Summary: "There are three main ways in which companies have exacerbated the economic impacts of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]: 1. Excessive shareholder payouts before the crisis have left companies, workers and governments vulnerable to the pandemic shock. The world's largest corporations could have had a lot of cash on-hand when COVID-19 hit to shield workers, adjust business models and prevent costly public bail-outs. [...] Yet, the profits they made prior to the current crisis almost went exclusively to a small group of predominantly wealthy shareholders rather than being reinvested in better jobs or climate-friendly technologies. [...] 2. Corporations make money but do little to support government resources to respond to the pandemic[.] [...] As many of the world's billionaires are also some of the largest shareholders in these companies, the 25 wealthiest billionaires increased their wealth by a staggering $255bn between mid-March and late-May alone. Some would argue that corporates have made up for this with their tax payments and the generosity of their philanthropy, but the evidence does not support this. [...] 3. Companies putting profits before people has worsened the COVID-19 crisis [...] Unless we change course, economic inequality will increase [...] This is the time for governments to create incentives and limitations to radically rein in corporate power, restructure business models with purpose, and reward all those who create value. This could create a post-COVID economy for everyone that will be better placed to withstand future shocks[.] [...] This paper proposes such a blueprint."

  Oxfam International

  Gneiting, Uwe; Lusiani, Nicholas; Tamir, Irit

  2020-09