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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5534, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2020. From the Bill Summary: "H.R. 5334 would create a new, limited benefit under Medicare that would cover a portion of the cost of immunosuppressive drugs for people who have had a kidney transplant but whose post-transplant coverage under Medicare has ended. To be eligible, a beneficiary would need to have no other source of health insurance or drug coverage. Enrollees would pay a premium for the coverage."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-11-02
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 8438, Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 2020
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 1, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 8438 would authorize appropriations of whatever amounts are necessary in 2021 and 2022 for assistance to Belarus, primarily to promote democracy, civil society, and human rights. In 2020, the Congress provided almost $10 million for such assistance to Belarus. The bill expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should increase its assistance to promote civil society in Belarus. On that basis, CBO estimates that implementing foreign assistance to Belarus under H.R. 8438 would require appropriations of $11 million each year in 2021 and 2022."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-11-02
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4636, PLASTICS Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 1, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 4636 would authorize the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to advance the federal government's ongoing efforts to reduce pollution from solid materials such as plastics in the world's oceans. Such pollutants are called marine debris. Several federal agencies, including the department and USAID, encourage foreign countries to reduce such pollution and implement waste management, recycling, and public-education programs."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-11-02
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 8405, American Values and Security in International Athletics Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 1, 2020. From the Document: "H.R. 8405 would require the Department of State to brief athletes who represent the United States in international competitions about security conditions and safety precautions in certain host countries. Under the bill, the department would provide them in-person or electronic briefings about countries that: [1] Are designated as a Communist country under current law, [2] Have a poor record on human rights or trafficking in persons, or [3] May spy on the United States."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-11-02
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'Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021' [November 2, 2020]
From the Document: "The Congressional Budget Office has completed the enclosed estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 6395, the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, as passed by the House of Representatives on July 21, 2020. Enacting the legislation would increase both direct spending and revenues. The net increase in the deficit would total $21 million over the 2021-2030 period. Two divisions of the act would increase net direct spending by $36 million over the 2021-2030 period. Division H would allow the Coast Guard to spend recovered funds without further appropriation and also would temporarily prohibit the Coast Guard from charging certain fees. Division G would require federal banking regulators to take a number of actions to help the private sector comply with the Bank Secrecy Act; implementing those requirements would increase costs. Other provisions would have insignificant effects on direct spending."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-11-02
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Michigan Interim COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
From the Introduction: "Michigan is the 9th largest state with regard population with an equally large territory encompassing large urban, rural, and remote areas. The purpose of the MDHHS [Michigan Department of Health and Human Services], Division of Immunization COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccination plan is to provide a framework for planning/implementation, vaccine distribution and monitoring of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Division of Immunizations will use a phased approach to recruit and enroll providers, identify critical populations, and work with local health departments and partners to determine vaccine allocation. Communication strategies will include, trainings with immunization nurse educators, sharing information on our MDHHS COVID-19 dashboard, hosting statewide calls, and sharing critical resources. The Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR) will be used to track and order the COVID vaccine and manage vaccine inventories."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-11-02
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Management Alert - FPS Did Not Properly Designate DHS Employees Deployed to Protect Federal Properties Under 40 U.S.C. § 1315(b)(1)
From the Summary of Issues: "Under 40 United States Code (U.S.C.) § 1315, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security is required to protect Federal property and people on that property. To assist him with this task, the Secretary can 'designate employees of [DHS] ... as officers and agents for duty in connection with the protection of property owned or occupied by the Federal Government and persons on the property, including duty in areas outside the property to the extent necessary to protect the property and persons on the property.' We are issuing this management alert because the Director of the Federal Protective Service (FPS) did not properly designate DHS employees recently deployed to protect Federal properties under 40 U.S.C. § 1315(b)(1)."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2020-11-02
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By the Numbers: Coronavirus Pandemic Whole-Of-America Response (November 2, 2020)
From the Document: "[1] As of Oct. 30, FEMA, HHS [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] and the private sector coordinated delivery of or are currently shipping: 309.2 million N95 masks, 1.3 billion surgical and procedural masks, 66.9 million eye and face shields, 571.4 million gowns and coveralls and over 33.3 billion gloves. [2] As of Aug. 7, FEMA delivered 30,458 medical supplies to nursing homes to 52 states and territories. One hundred percent of scheduled shipments have been made. [...3] In support of the Department of Veterans Affairs, FEMA coordinated shipments of more than 8.1 million N95 respirator masks, 500,000 surgical masks, more than 3.3 million gloves, 595,360 face shields and 30,000 surgical gowns to facilities across the country."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-11-02
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FEMA Advisory: Coronavirus Pandemic Whole-Of-America Response 'By the Numbers' Update (November 2, 2020)
From the Document: "Attached is the weekly 'By the Numbers' updates for the Whole-of-America coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response underway. This 'By the Numbers' update relates to the Medical Supplies and Equipment; Testing; Federal Funding; and Additional Federal Support as well as the latest Lost Wages Assistance Totals."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-11-02
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By the Numbers: Lost Wages Assistance Totals [November 2, 2020]
From the Document: "On August 8, 2020, President Trump made available up to $44 billion from FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to Americans who have lost wages due to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic." This document from FEMA reports the amounts granted per state as of November 2, 2020.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-11-02
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First Responder's Toolbox: Terrorist Messaging Urges Use of Edged-Weapons
From the Document: "Terrorist messaging over the past several years has espoused the use of rudimentary and readily available edged weapons, which may result in fewer observable indicators and reduced time for detection and disruption. A recent example is an October 2020 publication of the pro-ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] 'The Voice of Hind' by the Kashmiri group Jund al-Khilafah titled 'The Deviant Methodologies and Their Evil Endings,' containing a graphic urging edged-weapon attacks against those accused of blasphemy. The publication highlighted the October 2020 knife attack in France of a teacher who was killed after instructing a class on freedom of expression in context of the Charlie Hebdo Muhammad cartoons. The tactic was seen again several days later when an individual killed at least three people and injured several others in a knife attack at a church in Nice, France, and another individual stabbed and slightly wounded a guard at the French Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia."
National Counterterrorism Center (U.S.)
Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team
2020-11-02
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Tracking COVID-19: U.S. Public Health Surveillance and Data [November 2, 2020]
From the Document: "Public health surveillance, or ongoing data collection, is an essential part of public health practice. Particularly during a pandemic, timely data are important to understanding the epidemiology of a disease in order to craft policy and guide response decisionmaking. Many aspects of public health surveillance--such as which data are collected and how--are often governed by law and policy at the state and subfederal level, though informed by programs and expertise at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed limitations and challenges with U.S. public health surveillance, including those related to the timeliness, completeness, and accuracy of data. This report provides an overview of U.S. public health surveillance, current COVID-19 surveillance and data collection, and selected policy issues that have been highlighted by the pandemic. Appendix B includes a compilation of selected COVID-19 data resources."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Sekar, Kavya; Napili, Angela
2020-11-02
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Digital Authoritarianism, China and COVID
From the Executive Summary: "The combination of retreating US leadership and the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic has emboldened China to expand and promote its tech-enabled authoritarianism as world's best practice. The pandemic has provided a proof of concept, demonstrating to the CCP [Communist Party of China] that its technology with 'Chinese characteristics' works, and that surveillance on this scale and in an emergency is feasible and effective. With the CCP's digital authoritarianism flourishing at home, Chinese-engineered digital surveillance and tracking systems are now being exported around the globe in line with China's Cyber Superpower Strategy. China is attempting to set new norms in digital rights, privacy, and data collection, simultaneously suppressing dissent at home and promoting the CCP's geostrategic goals. The danger for other countries importing Chinese technological solutions is that it will result in a growing acceptance of mass surveillance, habituation to restrictions on liberties, and fewer checks on the collection and use of personal data by the state, even after the public health crisis subsides. Democratic governments need to be vigilant in setting standards and preserving citizens' rights and liberties."
Lowy Institute for International Policy
Khalil, Lydia
2020-11
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North America's Shifting Supply Chains: The USMCA, COVID-19, and the U.S.-China Trade War
From the Introduction: "The United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement (USMCA) entered into force on July 1, 2020, after a long and arduous journey that began in 2017 with multiple U.S. threats to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Its journey effectively ended when the Trump administration and the Democratic Congress agreed in December 2019 on a series of amendments to the original text signed on November 30, 2018. [...] These provisions in themselves will require significant modifications to the supply chains utilized by the dozens of auto plants operating in North America. [...] Simultaneously, several other factors are forcing North American manufacturers, including but not limited to those in the automotive industry, to radically adjust their supply chains, creating a veritable 'perfect storm' of pressures to decouple with China (and reduce dependence on other non-North American sources) for materials and components. [...] Part II briefly describes the pressures on enterprises producing goods in North America to move materials and component sourcing to North America from China because of the U.S.-China trade war. Part III reflects on the additional pressures that national security concerns are placing on the sourcing of Chinese parts and components. [...] Part IV discusses similar pressures arising out of the USMCA. [...] Part V addresses related pressures resulting from both COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and carbon footprint concerns to reduce or eliminate long supply lines, particularly regarding medical equipment, pharmaceutical products, and personal protective equipment. Part VI provides a short conclusion and predictions for the future."
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. Center for the United States and Mexico
Gantz, David A.
2020-11
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California's Division of Juvenile Justice Fails to Protect Youth Amid COVID-19
From the Introduction: "As COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] cases surge worldwide, young people in California's state-run youth correctional system, the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), remain at high risk of contracting the deadly virus. During a first-wave outbreak in June and July of 2020, DJJ was unable to control COVID-19's rapid spread, resulting in the infection of one in twelve youth (CDCR, 2020). By the end of the summer, DJJ had one of the highest coronavirus case counts in the nation, with its Ventura Youth Correctional Facility ('Ventura') ranking sixth among over one thousand youth facilities (Rovner, 2020). COVID-19 spread quickly through DJJ due to its cramped living conditions and slow, inadequate responses to the emergency. The system's failure to curb an initial outbreak serves as a warning. DJJ's second COVID-19 crisis could be catastrophic, endangering youth, staff, and nearby communities. California must heed the lessons of this summer to ensure that youth are kept safe - both from the deadly virus and the devastating effects of isolation."
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (San Francisco, Calif.)
Washburn, Maureen; Menart, Renee
2020-11
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Reimagining the 'Global Economy': Building Back Better in a Post-COVID-19 World
From the Preface: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] global pandemic has produced a human and economic crisis unlike any in recent memory. The global economy is experiencing its deepest recession since World War II, disrupting economic activity, travel, supply chains, and more. Governments have responded with lockdown measures and stimulus plans, but the extent of these actions has been unequal across countries. Within countries, the most vulnerable populations have been disproportionately affected, both in regard to job loss and the spread of the virus. [...] In this collection of 12 essays, leading scholars affiliated with the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings present new ideas that are forward-looking, policy-focused, and that will guide policies and shape debates in a post-COVID-19 world. [...] While the uncertainty around the pandemic and its effect loom large and create a challenging policy environment, together, the ideas in these essays offer a way forward for decisionmakers to reimagine the global economy and build back better from COVID-19."
Brookings Institution. Global Economy and Development
Basu, Alaka Malwade; Basu, Kaushik; Bhattacharya, Amar . . .
2020-11?
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UN Research Roadmap for the COVID-19 Recovery: Leveraging the Power of Science for a More Equitable, Resilient and Sustainable Future
From the Executive Summary: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] crisis has exposed stark global inequities, fragilities and unsustainable practices that pre-date this pandemic and have intensified its impact. Recovering better from COVID-19 will depend on bold efforts to strengthen health systems, shore up social protections, protect economic opportunities, bolster multilateral collaboration, and enhance social cohesion. [...] Science represents the world's best chance for recovering better from the COVID-19 crisis. [...] This 'UN Research Roadmap for the COVID-19 Recovery' provides a framework for leveraging the power of science in support of a better socio-economic recovery and a more equitable, resilient and sustainable future. [...] This 'Roadmap' is a commitment and a guide to make use of research to determine how COVID-19 socio-economic recovery efforts can be purposefully designed to stimulate equity, resilience, sustainability and progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 'Roadmap' outlines a set of 25 research priorities - five priorities for each of the five pillars of the UN's socio-economic recovery framework - as well as numerous sub-priorities providing more comprehensive elaboration."
United Nations
2020-11
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Optimal Vaccine Subsidies for Endemic and Epidemic Diseases
From the Abstract: "Vaccines exert a positive externality, reducing spread of disease from the consumer to others, providing a rationale for subsidies. We study how optimal subsidies vary with disease characteristics by integrating a standard epidemiological model into a vaccine market with rational economic agents. In the steady-state equilibrium for an endemic disease, across market structures ranging from competition to monopoly, the marginal externality and optimal subsidy are non-monotonic in disease infectiousness, peaking for diseases that spread quickly but not so quickly as to drive all consumers to become vaccinated. Motivated by the Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, we adapt the analysis to study a vaccine campaign introduced at a point in time against an emerging epidemic. While the non-monotonic pattern of the optimal subsidy persists, new findings emerge. Universal vaccination with a perfectly effective vaccine becomes a viable firm strategy: the marginal consumer is still willing to pay since those infected before vaccine rollout remain a source of transmission. We derive a simple condition under which vaccination exhibits increasing social returns, providing an argument for concentrating a capacity-constrained campaign in few regions. We discuss a variety of extensions and calibrations of the results to vaccines and other mitigation measures targeting existing diseases."
Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics
Goodkin-Gold, Matthew; Kremer, Michael, 1964-; Snyder, Christopher (Christopher Mark) . . .
2020-11
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Diagnostics for Biodefense: Flying Blind with No Plan to Land
From the Executive Summary: "As with all large-scale events, novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) reveals our national vulnerabilities. The pandemic casts a bright light on our limited capacity for diagnostic testing and our inability to conduct the necessary research to develop these tests quickly. When a disease affects the United States, we turn to diagnostic tests first. We want to know what we are dealing with, what might kill the microorganism causing the disease, who has been infected, and how far and how fast it is spreading. Without that information, we fly blind. With a disease like COVID-19, [...] the need for this knowledge is greater than ever before. Symptoms of COVID-19 vary greatly and often mimic those of the less deadly coronavirus infections and diseases caused by other pathogens (e.g., rhinoviruses, influenza). With decreased support for diagnostics research and development throughout the federal government, and the underlying assumption that diseases that begin to spread from other countries will not reach the United States, our Nation finds itself unable to track and control the spread of this disease. The Administration and Congress should not wait until COVID-19 recedes in the United States to take up these recommendations. Instead, they should establish diagnostic testing capacity and support development of new tests to address COVID-19 now and for the pandemics to come. Despite progress made during the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot expect to be ready for the next biological event without diagnostics."
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
2020-11
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Coping with COVID-19 in Slums: Evidence from India
From the Abstract: "One of the most, if not 'the' most, at-risk groups of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] is the urban poor, living in overcrowded conditions with very limited access to public (health) infrastructure. Along these hardships, misinformation about ways to prevent COVID-19 is widespread. In this study, we first evaluate slum dwellers' ability to follow governments' and scientists' advise on mitigation strategies - such as handwashing, social distancing, and the shielding of elderly and vulnerable groups - given the hardships they face on a daily basis. We next study how to debunk fake news and combat misinformation in slums. [...] We find that due to the COVID-19 crisis, slum dwellers lost their livelihoods and experienced reductions in income. In addition, the majority of slum dwellers were not able to comply with lockdown measures, mostly because of the need to search for a job daily. Hygiene measures improve over time, while willingness to vaccinate decreases. The poorest population was hit the hardest, while those with better knowledge about how to prevent COVID-19 were able to protect better. The results from our experiment suggests that doctors' messages debunking fake news about COVID-19 prevention, conditional on high financial incentives to pay attention, counter misinformation, increase the probability of sharing advice and information about how to prevent COVID-19 with others and self-isolation within slums."
International Growth Centre
Armand, Alex; Augsburg, Britta, 1979-; Bancalari, Antonella
2020-11
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Building Codes Save: A Nationwide Study: Losses Avoided as a Result of Adopting Hazard-Resistant Building Codes
From the Executive Summary: "The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been working in partnership with local and state governments for decades to reduce losses from natural disasters by developing risk-based hazard maps. The maps help communities reduce risk by planning developments away from high-risk areas and identify locations to adopt risk mitigation measures. FEMA also develops recommendations for making building codes more hazard resistant, largely through FEMA's Mitigation Assessment Teams (MATs). For more than 30 years, MATs have been working with state and local officials to investigate the performance of buildings and infrastructure after disasters, down to the types of nails that are used to join wood framing members and the spacing of the nails. The investigations have shown that strengthening buildings reduces losses. MAT reports develop recommendations for changes in construction methods based on field investigations and building science research. Priority recommendations are then adapted into building code amendment proposals."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-11
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Protecting Communities and Saving Money: The Case for Adopting Building Codes
From the Document: "Modern building codes address many concerns, including public health and safety, resiliency, and affordability. While local government officials, construction industry professionals, and many citizens are aware of this fact, currently, in the U.S. 65% of counties, cities, and towns across the country have not adopted modern building codes. The people living in those places are bearing a dangerous, costly, and unnecessarily high level of risk in the face of natural disasters. Many state, local, tribal, and territorial jurisdictions across the country can break the cycle of destruction by adopting modern, hazard-resistant building codes. This will buy down risk, which benefits local residents, communities, and leaders. [...] 'To achieve our mission, we must address underserved communities most often suffering disproportionally during and after a disaster and proactively consider the impacts of future conditions.'"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-11
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Strategic and Performance Analysis of ECDC Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Introduction: "This report summarises the findings of a strategic and performance analysis of ECDC's [European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control] response to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] between August and October 2020. The context and subject of this analysis is ECDC's performance during the COVID-19 outbreak. Hence, the scope of the analysis, and this report, is largely limited to events that took place in the period from the first known cases of COVID-19 in China until the time of this strategic analysis. The analysis focuses on ECDC's activities, organisation and processes that were in place during this period. As a result of this, the analysis and the resulting conclusions and recommendations pertain primarily to ECDC's operations in times of crisis."
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
2020-11
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Illicit Stimulant Availability in Pennsylvania, 2020
From the Document: "The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Philadelphia Field Division (PFD) analyzed intelligence and investigative trends, as well as various data indicators, to assess the current illicit stimulant availability threat in Pennsylvania. The analysis revealed increasing illicit stimulant availability in Pennsylvania between 2017 and 2019, showing that it remains among Pennsylvania's most dangerous drug threats[.]"
United States. Drug Enforcement Administration
2020-11
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NOAA Marine Debris Program FY 2021-2025 Strategic Plan
From the Introduction: "Marine debris touches every corner of the world, from remote islands to the world's largest cities, and it is easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer volume and complexity of the issue. Consumer plastics, microplastics, microfibers, metals, rubber, paper, textiles, derelict fishing gear, vessels, and other lost or discarded items enter the marine environment every day, making marine debris one of the most widespread pollution problems facing the world's ocean, waterways, and the Great Lakes. However, there is hope. Marine debris is a human-caused problem and, therefore, has human solutions. As public awareness of and interest in marine debris continues to grow, so does the community of people working to address the issue. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program (MDP), a division of the Office of Response and Restoration within the National Ocean Service, is proud to work with dedicated staff and partners to make a measurable change toward reaching our vision: the global ocean and its coasts free from the impacts of marine debris"
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2020-11
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Early Readout on the Economic Effects of the COVID-19 Crisis: Immigrant Women Have the Highest Unemployment
From the Executive Summary: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic and efforts to slow its spread through social distancing, lockdowns, and other measures have led to historically high U.S. unemployment rates, which at their peak in April 2020 far surpassed those seen during the recession of 2008-09. More than half a year after the first measures to combat the public-health crisis were taken in mid-March 2020, some groups of Americans faced much higher unemployment than others, with immigrant women among those hit hardest."
Migration Policy Institute
Gelatt, Julia; Batalova, Jeanne, 1974-; Capps, Randy
2020-11
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Building a More Resilient ICT Supply Chain: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Executive Summary: "The impacts of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic on the Information Technology and Communication (ICT) sector's supply chains are still unfolding. To understand how IT [information technology] companies have been impacted, and to identify lessons learned about supply chain vulnerabilities and the potential ways to address them going forward, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force, a partnership between the IT and Communications Sector Coordinating Councils and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) formed a study group (collectively, 'the Study Group'). The goal of the Study Group was to uncover the impacts of COVID-19 on the ICT supply chains and make practical recommendations that can support policy and operational decisions to strengthen and build additional resilience into ICT supply chains in the future. These recommendations can support policy and operational decisions intended to strengthen supply chains going forward. The study also provides a high-level visual mapping of how goods and services flow through the generalized ICT supply chain, from the raw materials stage through to sale to the consumer."
United States. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
2020-11
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Insider Threat Mitigation Guide
From the Document: "America's critical infrastructure assets, systems, and networks, regardless of size or function, are susceptible to disruption or harm by an insider, or someone with institutional knowledge and current or prior authorized access. This status makes it possible for current or former employees, contractors, and other trusted insiders to cause significant damage. Insiders have compromised sensitive information, damaged organizational reputation, caused lost revenue, stolen intellectual property, reduced market share, and even harmed people. Allowing America's critical infrastructure to be compromised by an insider could have a debilitating effect on the Nation's economic security, public health, or public safety. [...] This Insider Threat Mitigation Guide is an evolution in the series of resources CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] makes available on insider threats. This 'Guide' draws from the expertise of some of the most reputable experts in the field to provide comprehensive information to help federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; non-governmental organizations; and the private sector establish or enhance an insider threat prevention and mitigation program. Moreover, this 'Guide' accomplishes this objective in a scalable manner that considers the level of maturity and size of the organization. It also contains valuable measures for building and using effective threat management teams. Through a case study approach, this 'Guide' details an actionable framework for an effective insider threat mitigation program: Defining the Threat, Detecting and Identifying the Threat, Assessing the Threat, and Managing the Threat."
United States. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
2020-11
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CDES Pulse: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month (Volume 1, Issue 11)
From the Document: "Critical infrastructure is the power we use in our homes, transportation systems, farms that grow and raise our food, and the internet and communication systems we rely on to stay in touch with each other. Since these infrastructures benefit all Americans, it is everyone's responsibility to protect them. November is Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience (CISR) Month, an effort led by the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to raise awareness about protecting those essential systems from physical and virtual threats. This year's theme is 'Critical Infrastructure in a Time of Transformation,' in recognition of the rapid changes in technology and the impact of working/ living in a pandemic."
United States. Defense Security Service. Center for Development of Security Excellence
2020-11
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Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Individual Mobility and the Importance of Socioeconomic Factors
From the Document: "In March 2020, most countries implemented stringent measures--closing schools and workplaces, limiting public gatherings, and curbing travel--to reduce the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] virus, which causes COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. Thanks to smartphone data from Google, it is possible to measure the impact of pandemic-related lockdowns on individual mobility. Understanding the impact of lockdown measures on individual mobility and how it differed across countries is important, because it is the first step in determining the effectiveness of lockdown measures on health outcomes and their impact on the economy. This Policy Brief examines the effects of the stringent measures implemented in March-May 2020 on individual mobility. The results suggest that stringent measures were more effective at reducing individual mobility in higher-income countries than in lower-income countries and that the differences reflect factors such as extreme poverty, perception of risk, the share of vulnerable employment, number of hospital beds, age distribution of the population, and population density. The Policy Brief uses the Oxford Stringency Index (Hale et al. 2020b), which is based on nine measures: school closures, workplace closures, cancellation of public events, restrictions on gatherings, closures of public transportation, stay-at-home requirements, restrictions on internal movement, controls on international travel, and public information campaigns. It takes values between 0 and 100. The higher the index, the more stringent the measures."
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Maire, Julien
2020-11
