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Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-Human Connection
"Enhanced understanding of the ecology of diseases of wildlife has direct importance for combating many infectious diseases of humans. According to Dr. Mark Woolhouse from the University of Edinburgh (Scotland), humans are plagued by 1,709 known pathogens, 832 of which are zoonotic (49 percent). Of the 156 of these diseases that are considered 'emerging,' 114 are zoonotic (73 percent). On the list of high-priority agents of concern for bioterrorism activities from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 80 percent are zoonoses (CDC A and B lists). Therefore, the wildlife-human-domestic animal connections are nearly impossible to ignore when investigating wildlife disease. […] This book is about the wildlife component of emerging diseases. It is intended to enhance the reader's awareness of the role of wildlife in disease emergence. By doing so, perhaps a more holistic approach to disease prevention and control will emerge for the benefit of human, domestic animal, and free-ranging wildlife populations alike. The perspectives offered are influenced by more than four decades of my experiences as a wildlife disease practitioner. Although wildlife are victims to many of the same disease agents affecting humans and domestic animals, many aspects of disease in free-ranging wildlife require different approaches than those commonly applied to address disease in humans or domestic animals. Nevertheless, the broader community of disease investigators and health care professionals has largely pursued a separatist approach for human, domestic animal, and wildlife rather than embracing the periodically proposed concept of 'one medicine.' We especially need to embrace this concept as the human population increases because there will be more contact, direct and indirect, among humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. An 'Ecology for a Crowded Planet' will be an even more pressing concern, and that includes increasing our understanding of disease ecology, especially that of the zoonoses.
United States. Department of the Interior; Geological Survey (U.S.); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Friend, Milton
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National Dam Safety Program: Research Needs Workshops: Seepage through Embankment Dams
"This workshop report documents expert consideration of (1) potential seepage problems and solutions associated with penetrations through embankment dams, e.g., outlet works conduits; (2) filter design criteria and observed performance; (3) inspection of dams for detection of seepage problems, failure modes associated with seepage and internal erosion, and analysis of risks associated with seepage and internal erosion; (4) investigation of seepage problems and concerns at dams, including the use of geophysical techniques, and instrumentation and measurements for evaluation of seepage performance; (5) remediation of seepage problems through cutoff, reduction of flow, and collection and control of seepage, including the use of geosynthetics; and (6) impacts of the aging of seepage control and collection system components on seepage performance."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Strategic Plan for Developing a Suite of Standards for First Responders
"The InterAgency Board (IAB) for Equipment Standardization and Interoperability is designed to establish and coordinate local, state, and federal standardization, interoperability, compatibility, and responder health and safety to prepare for, train and respond to, mitigate, and recover from any incident by identifying requirements for an all-hazards incident response with a special emphasis on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or Explosive (CBRNE) issues. An integrated suite of standards is necessary to ensure compliance with minimum requirements for performance, commonality and interoperability of equipment utilized by local, state, and federal First Responders in the public safety and health communities. Such standards, as well as the specifications and test protocols that support them, are needed to guide the efforts of the manufactures and equipment developers; and to serve as a guide for informed procurement decisions by the appropriate agencies. These standards are to support the needs of response organizations to include law enforcement, fire fighters, HAZMAT, emergency medical and other related agencies that consist of the first elements to respond to incidents or attacks, and also pertain to organizations that are involved in the mitigation and recovery phases of such attacks. This document describes the strategy and process to develop such an integrated standards suite."
InterAgency Board
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Migration and Border Security: The Military's Role
"In the United States, law enforcement and diplomatic instruments lead the migration and border security effort. The DHS's U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the principal federal law enforcement agency charged with enforcing agriculture, trade, drug and immigration regulations. They operate in all three border environments -- land, sea, and air -- within North America and internationally with cooperating governments. This effort is complemented by the U.S. Department of State's (DoS) 'Border Security Program.' Through proactive efforts in its embassies and consulates, DoS has improved information sharing, connectivity, and training to identify and prevent foreigners bent on doing harm from acquiring travel documents allowing them legal entry to the United States.5 The military's mission to defend U.S. borders from aggressors is principally accomplished through terrorist deterrence, detection, and interdiction before they reach the United States. However, events since 9/11 have led to the deployment of military forces to temporarily supplement and complement the CBP. Such was the case immediately following 9/11, when 1600 National Guard troops were federalized for duty on our northern and southern borders. Again, in 2004 following the intelligence community's assessment of a heightened threat along the northern border between Vermont, New Hampshire and New York, active duty and reserve component forces were deployed along those borders in the execution of Operation Winter Freeze. That augmentation took place between the federal election day and the presidential inauguration."
Army War College (U.S.). Center for Strategic Leadership
Griffard, Bernard F.; Tussing, Bert B.
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve Annual Report for Calendar Year 2007
"The Strategic Petroleum Reserve program provides the Nation with energy and economic security through its emergency stockpile of crude oil. As of December 31, 2007, the Reserve had a crude oil inventory of 696.9 million barrels (equal to 58 days of net U.S. imports) and a drawdown capability of 4.4 million barrels per day."
United States. Department of Energy
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Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism (SPPA) Initiative: Final Summary Report September 2005 - September 2008
"To assist in protecting the nation's food supply, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) developed a joint assessment program, the Strategic Partnership Program Agroterrorism (SPPA) Initiative. The purpose of this initiative was to conduct a series of assessments of the food and agricultural sector in collaboration with private industry and State volunteers. These assessments supported the requirements for a coordinated food and agriculture infrastructure protection program as stated in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), Sector Specific Plans (SSP), National Preparedness Guidelines (released in 2007), and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (HSPD-9), Defense of US Agriculture and Food. SPPA assessments were conducted on a voluntary basis between one or more industry representatives for a particular product or commodity, their trade association(s), and Federal and State Government agricultural, public health and law enforcement officials. Together, they conducted a vulnerability assessment of that industry's production process using the CARVER + Shock tool. The acronym 'CARVER' stands for the factors assessed: Criticality, Accessibility, Recuperability, Vulnerability, Effect, Recognizability, and Shock. As a result of each assessment, participants identified individual nodes, or process points that are of highest concern, protective measures and mitigation steps that may reduce the vulnerability of these nodes, and research gaps/needs. Discussions of mitigation steps and good security practices were general in nature, focusing on physical security improvements for food processing facilities and biosecurity practices and disease surveillance for livestock and plants."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
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Army National Guard Annual Financial Report: Fiscal Year 1998
"During Fiscal Year 1998, the Army National Guard saw duty in Bosnia and dozens of other nations throughout the world. At home, the Guard was called into service to support a wide variety of Emergency Response missions throughout the country. Through it all, our Guard personnel executed these missions with the exceptional skills, training, and devotion that have been a hallmark of the Army National Guard since 1636. [...] Accomplishing our mission in a constrained resource environment requires careful management of the dollars entrusted to us. This publication is the initial effort of the Army National Guard to capture the key management aspects of this stewardship in an annual report."
United States. National Guard Bureau
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Waste Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Focus, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships. Currently, there is no full Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Waste Sector plan available for public release.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Water Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Water Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview and Sector Partnerships.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Postal and Shipping Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Postal and Shipping Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Issues, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships. Currently, there is no full Postal and Shipping Sector plan available for public release.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Dams Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Dams Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Issues, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships. Currently, there is no full Dams Sector plan available for public release.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Government Facilities Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Government Facilities Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Issues, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships. Currently, there is no full Government Facilities Sector plan available for public release.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Defense Industrial Base Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Defense Industrial Base Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Issues, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Information Technology Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Information Technology Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Issues, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Emergency Services Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Emergency Services Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Issues, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships. Currently, there is no full Emergency Services Sector plan available for public release.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: National Monuments and Icons Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the National Monuments and Icons Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview and Selected Initiatives.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Chemical Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Chemical Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Issues, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships. Currently, there is no full Chemical Sector plan available for public release.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Communications Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Communications Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Issues, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Commercial Facilities Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Commercial Facilities Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Issues, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships. Currently, there is no full Chemical Sector plan available for public release.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Banking and Finance Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Banking and Finance Sector.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Infrastructure Protection Plan: Critical Manufacturing Sector [Snapshot]
"Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) identified 17 critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR) sectors and designated Federal Government Sector-Specific Agencies (SSAs) for each of the sectors. Each sector is responsible for developing and implementing a Sector-Specific Plan and providing sector-level performance feedback to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enable gap assessments of national cross-sector CIKR protection programs. SSAs are responsible for collaborating with private sector security partners and encouraging the development of appropriate information-sharing and analysis mechanisms within the sector." This National Infrastructure Protection Plan gives a snapshot of the Critical Manufacturing Sector. Information includes a Sector Overview, CIKR Protection Issues, Priority Programs, and Sector Partnerships. Currently, there is no full Critical Manufacturing Sector plan available for public release.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Evolution of the Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center
"The Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center (FRMAC) is a federal emergency response asset whose assistance may be requested by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DoD), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and state and local agencies to respond to a nuclear or radiological incident. It is an interagency organization with representation from the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), the Department of Defense (DoD), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other federal agencies. FRMAC, in its present form, was created in 1987 when the radiological support mission was assigned to the DOE's Nevada Operations Office by DOE Headquarters. The FRMAC asset, including its predecessor entities, was created, grew, and evolved to function as a response to radiological incidents. Radiological emergency response exercises showed the need for a coordinated approach to managing federal emergency monitoring and assessment activities. The mission of FRMAC is to coordinate and manage all federal radiological environmental monitoring and assessment activities during a nuclear or radiological incident within the United States in support of state, local, tribal governments, DHS, and the federal coordinating agency."
Federal Radiological Monitoring and Assessment Center; United States. Department of Energy
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State Public Assistance Administrative Plan Template
"This document is intended to be a sample format that States can use as guidance as they develop their own State Administrative Plan. The sample format is not meant to be used by States as their final administrative plan. It provides citations of the laws, regulations and policies that State procedures must comply with in order to meet Federal program and grant administrative requirements. Each State should tailor the format of their Administrative Plans, as needed, to best explain their own process of delivering FEMA's Public Assistance Program in their state."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Information Sharing: Additional Actions Could Help Ensure That Efforts to Share Terrorism-Related Suspicious Activity Reports Are Effective, Report to Congressional Requesters [Reissued on March 26, 2013]
"This report was revised on March 26, 2013, to correct dates on pages 19 and 51 and correct an error on page 53. […] In 2007, DOJ [Department of Justice] and its federal partners developed the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting Initiative to establish a capability to gather and share terrorism-related suspicious activity reports. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to examine the initiative's progress and performance. This report addresses the extent to which (1) federal agencies have made progress in implementing the initiative, and what challenges, if any, remain; (2) the technical means used to collect and share reports overlap or duplicate each other; (3) training has met objectives and been completed; and (4) federal agencies are assessing the initiative's performance and results. GAO analyzed relevant documents and interviewed federal officials responsible for implementing the initiative and stakeholders from seven states (chosen based on their geographic location and other factors). The interviews are not generalizable but provided insight on progress and challenges. GAO recommends that DOJ implement formalized mechanisms to provide stakeholders feedback on the suspicious activity reports they submit, mitigate risks from supporting two systems to collect and share reports that may result in the FBI not receiving needed information, more fully assess if training for line officers meets their needs, and establish plans and time frames for implementing measures that assess the homeland security results the initiative has achieved. DOJ agreed with these recommendations and identified actions taken or planned to implement them."
United States. General Accounting Office
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Emergency Management and Response - Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC) Fact Sheet
"Protecting and ensuring the continuity and resilience of the Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) of the United States are essential to the Nation's security, public health and safety, economic vitality, and way of life. To that end, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7) has identified the Emergency Services Sector as one of the Nation's 18 CIKR Sectors. The Emergency Services Sector (ESS) is a system of response and recovery elements that forms the Nation's first line of defense and prevention and reduction of consequences from any terrorist attack. It is a sector of trained and tested personnel, plans, redundant systems, agreements, and pacts that provide life safety and security services across the Nation via the first responder community comprised of Federal, State, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners. The ESS is representative of the following first-responder disciplines: emergency management, emergency medical services, fire, hazardous material, law enforcement, bomb squads, tactical operations/special weapons assault teams, and search and rescue. All first-responders within the ESS are individuals possessing specialized training from one or more of these disciplines. The ESS has numerous interdependencies with all CIKR sectors. Most notably, it is the primary protector for all CIKR, including nuclear reactors, chemical plants, and dams. All other CIKR facilities depend on the ESS to assist with planning, prevention, and mitigation activities, as well as respond to day-to-day incidents and catastrophic situations."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
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EMR-ISAC: Emergency Management and Response - Information Sharing and Analysis Center
This brochure provides information on the Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EMR-ISAC). From the brochure: "Homeland Security Presidential Directive-7 and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan identified the Emergency Services Sector (ESS) as a national critical infrastructure that must be protected from and remain resilient to all hazards. The EMR-ISAC was established to provide information services that support the infrastructure protection and resilience activities of ESS departments and agencies."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
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Bio-Response Operational Testing and Evaluation (BOTE) Project: Phase 1 - Decontamination Assessment
"The Bio-Response Operational Testing and Evaluation (BOTE) Project was a multi-agency effort designed to test and evaluate a complete response to a biological incident - from the initial public health and law enforcement reaction through environmental remediation. The scenario involved the intentional release of 'Bacillus anthracis (Ba)' spores, the causative agent for anthrax, inside a building. In this study, 'Bacillus atrophaeus spp. globigii (Bg)' spores were used as a non-pathogenic surrogate for Ba spores."
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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GAO Key Issues: Countering Overseas Threats [website]
This "Key Issues" webpage by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) hosts a file folder-type compilation of documents pertaining to "Countering Overseas Threats" in Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan, Lebanon, South America, the Caribbean, and other international areas. "The U.S. National Security Strategy calls for a 'whole of government' approach-including diplomacy and development as well as defense and intelligence capabilities-to counter overseas threats to the U.S. homeland and U.S. interests." Headings for tabbed document categories include: "Issue Summary" ; "Key Reports" ; "Multimedia" ; "Related GAO Links" and "GAO Contact."
United States. Government Accountability Office
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GAO Key Issues: Disaster Management [website]
This "Key Issues" webpage by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) hosts a file folder-type compilation of resources pertaining to "Disaster Management." "Natural disasters and terrorist attacks are horrific events, often unpredictable, and capable of devastating communities and crippling regional economies. The destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy and the extensive rebuilding effort in New York and New Jersey provide a jarring reminder of how sudden and devastating these events can be. Disaster management-preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation-can be costly, and typically involves the efforts of multiple federal agencies, multiple levels of government, and the private and non-profit sectors. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), the key component of the federal government's efforts to minimize the financial impact of floods, is also an important element of disaster management, but comprehensive reforms will need to be implemented successfully to ensure the program's stability." Headings for tabbed document categories include: "Issue Summary" ; "Key Reports" ; "Multimedia" ; "Related GAO Links" and "GAO Contact."
United States. Government Accountability Office
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GAO Key Issues: DHS Implementation and Transformation [website]
This "Key Issues" webpage by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) hosts a file folder-type compilation of resources pertaining to "DHS Implementation and Transformation." "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made progress in improving and integrating its management areas (acquisitions, financial management, human capital, and information technology), but continues to face considerable challenges that have impacted the department's ability to satisfy its missions." Headings for tabbed document categories include: "Issue Summary" ; "Key Reports" ; "Multimedia" ; "Related GAO Links" and "GAO Contact."
United States. Government Accountability Office
