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Office for Bombing Prevention [factsheet]
From the Document: "The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office for Bombing Prevention (OBP) leads and coordinates efforts to protect life and critical infrastructure by building capabilities within the general public and across the public and private sectors to prevent, protect against, respond to, and mitigate improvised explosive device (IED) incidents."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2019, Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, Part 3, April 18, 2018
This is the April 18, 2018 hearing on "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2019" held before the Subcommittee of the House Committee on Appropriations. From the opening statement of Robert B. Aderholt: "Our primary goal for this hearing is to examine the Department of Agriculture's fiscal year 2019 budget while also reviewing the use of funds past and present." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Sonny Perdue, Seth Meyer, and Diem-Linh Jones.
United States. Government Publishing Office
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National Critical Functions Resources [webpage]
From the Webpage Description: "The National Risk Management Center (NRMC) supports CISA's [Deptartment of Homeland Security Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis] Cyber and Infrastructure Security Mission by creating an environment where government and industry can collaborate within and across sectors to develop plans and solutions for reducing cyber and other systemic risks to national and economic security. NRMC turns analysis into action by developing risk management solutions."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack [website]
"The EMP Commission was established pursuant to title XIV of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398; 114 Stat. 1654A-345). Duties of the EMP Commission include assessing: the nature and magnitude of potential high-altitude EMP threats to the United States from all potentially hostile states or non-state actors that have or could acquire nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles enabling them to perform a high-altitude EMP attack against the United States within the next 15 years; the vulnerability of United States military and especially civilian systems to an EMP attack, giving special attention to vulnerability of the civilian infrastructure as a matter of emergency preparedness; the capability of the United States to repair and recover from damage inflicted on United States military and civilian systems by an EMP attack; and the feasibility and cost of hardening select military and civilian systems against EMP attack. The Commission is charged with identifying any steps it believes should be taken by the United States to better protect its military and civilian systems from EMP attack."
Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack
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AFM (Acute Flaccid Myelitis) Investigation
"Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare but serious condition. It affects the nervous system, specifically the area of the spinal cord called gray matter, which causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak. CDC has been thoroughly investigating the AFM cases that have occurred since 2014, when we first noted a large number of cases being reported."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Hurricane Florence 2018 [website]
From the webpage: "Many states are in the path of Hurricane Florence. Check out the resources below to learn more about what to do before, during and after the storm." Resource topics include: "[1] Latest Information, [2] Connect with Your State or Territory, [3] Resources for Professionals, [4] Prevent Heat-Related Illness, [5] Safe Use of Drugs, [6] Food & Water Safety, [7] Cleaning-up From the Storm, [8] Staying Safe after the Storm, [9] Finding Loved Ones, [10] At-Risk Individuals, [11] Mental and Behavioral Heath, [12] Worker Safety. "
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Technical Resources Assistance Center and Information Exchange [website]
"In 2014, the United States Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (ASPR) created the Technical Resources Assistance Center and Information Exchange (TRACIE) to meet the needs of regional ASPR staff, healthcare coalitions, healthcare entities, healthcare providers, emergency managers, public health practitioners, and others working in disaster medicine, healthcare system preparedness, and public health emergency preparedness. ASPR TRACIE supports timely access to information and promising practices, identifies and remedies knowledge gaps, and provides users with responses to a range of requests for technical assistance. ASPR TRACIE is comprised of three complementary domains: [1] Technical Resources (TR), [2] Assistance Center (AR), and [3] Information Exchange (IE)."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Preptalks Discussion Guide: Modernizing Public Warning Messaging
"PrepTalks Discussion Guides are companion documents to PrepTalk video presentations and question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions. When used together with the videos, these guides help translate the research and expertise showcased in each presentation into action steps to improve disaster preparedness. Dr. Mileti's PrepTalk showcases the latest research and provides practical guidance on how to write alert messages and the importance of using multiple delivery method to promote public action more effectively. Dr. Mileti is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Colorado Boulder. He has authored more than 100 publications on the societal aspects of hazards and disasters, including co-authoring 'A Guide to Public Alerts and Warnings for Dam and Levee Emergencies.' Although focused on dams and levees, the recommendations and templates in this document apply to all hazard types."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mileti, Dennis S.
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Preptalks Discussion Guide: Who Is at Risk? Rapid Mapping of Potential Hazard Exposure
"PrepTalks Discussion Guides are companion documents to PrepTalk video presentations and question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions. When used together with the videos, these guides help translate the research and expertise showcased in each presentation into action steps to improve disaster preparedness. Dr. Chen's PrepTalk outlines the different ways data mapping can be used to help emergency managers identify those at risk before, during, and after a disaster. Dr. Chen is Director of the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), a unit of Columbia University's Earth Institute. He manages the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC); part of NASA's network of Earth Science Data Centers."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Chen, Robert S.
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PrepTalks Discussion Guide: The Next Pandemic: Lessons from History
"PrepTalks Discussion Guides are companion documents to PrepTalk video presentations and question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions. When used together with the videos, these guides help translate the research and expertise showcased in each presentation into action steps to improve disaster preparedness. Barry's PrepTalk showcases lessons learned from both the 1918 and 2009 influenza pandemics. He provides guidance on what emergency managers can do to work with public health and elected officials to implement measures that can save lives and, as importantly, avoid ineffective measures that can lose community trust."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Barry, John M.
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PrepTalks Discussion Guide: Social Capital in Disaster Mitigation and Recovery
"PrepTalks Discussion Guides are companion documents to PrepTalk video presentations and question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions. When used together with the videos, these guides help translate the research and expertise showcased in each presentation into action steps to improve disaster preparedness. Dr. Aldrich's PrepTalk highlights research demonstrating how factors internal to a community are the real drivers of resilience rather than external factors such as outside aid. He breaks down the important role of different types of social capital (bonding, bridging, and linking) and the role each serves to increase community resilience. Finally, his PrepTalk provides examples of how communities are innovating to increase social capital."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Aldrich, Daniel P.
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PrepTalks Discussion Guide: Land Use Planning for Community Resilience
"PrepTalks Discussion Guides are companion documents to PrepTalk video presentations and question-and-answer (Q&A) sessions. When used together with the videos, these guides help translate the research and expertise showcased in each presentation into action steps to improve disaster preparedness. Dr. Berke's PrepTalk explains how effective land use planning can reduce vulnerabilities and strengthen community resilience. He highlights how mitigation planning is often disconnected from other urban planning initiatives that influence development in hazard areas. And he showcases best practice examples of integrated planning and offers his recommendations and policy implications."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Berke, Philip, 1951-
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Getting Ahead of the Storm: Support for Seniors, Families, and Caregivers
"Learn from first-hand experiences how challenges caused by hurricanes of 2017 on the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico were met and vital information needed to assist elderly individuals and their families when preparing, responding and recovering from the impact of hurricanes."
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Stealth, Precision, and the Making of American Foreign Policy
From the thesis abstract: "The end of the Cold War greatly reduced the risk that a limited, peripheral conflict would escalate to a major war between the great powers. It would seem, with this constraint removed, that the United States should be freer to intervene militarily in the affairs of other peoples. Indeed, in the last decade of the twentieth century, the United States intervened militarily as many times as it had during the full forty years of the Cold War. Alternatively, the decision to intervene had always been based on the best interest of America. With the fall of the Soviet Union, America's most vital national interest, its security, was assured. Logic would dictate a less-interventionist foreign policy, as the need to intervene was drastically reduced. This study examines the paradox by investigating the presidential decision making process that leads to military intervention, determining the relative weight for intervention before and after the Cold War, and assessing the importance of technology - in this case the maturity of the combination of stealth aircraft and precision guided weapons - that made the president's decision to intervene after 1990 easier."
Air University (U.S.). School of Advanced Airpower Studies
O'Mara, Raymond P.
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Air and Marine Operations Vision 2025
From the Message from the Executive Assistant Commissioner: "This document provides our personnel with overarching guidance to counter the threats we face as a nation, outlines our primary core competencies, and establishes goals and objectives to successfully achieve our vision. These objectives are not all-inclusive; instead they represent the most critical steps we must take as we prepare for the future. AMO [Air and Marine Operations] Vision 2025 was developed to support the goals and objectives described in CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] Vision and Strategy 2020, DHS 2014-2018 Strategic Plan, and the DHS Southern Border and Approaches Campaign Plan. In particular, it highlights the importance of operating proactively to meet evolving threats, with increased emphasis on intelligence, investigations, and interagency partnerships, as well as continued coordinated operations within CBP. [...] In summary, this plan provides AMO with a single unified strategy around which we will develop our policies, deploy our resources, conduct our training, acquire and maintain our fleet of aircraft and vessels, and execute our operations."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan: October 2014
"The failure of any candidate to win more than 50 percent of the [Afghan national] vote in the April 5 presidential election, the disputed outcome of the June 14 runoff election, and former President Karzai's continued refusal to sign the BSA [bilateral security agreement] and NATO SOFA [status of forces agreement] created uncertainty about whether U.S. and coalition forces would remain in Afghanistan after 2014. This uncertainty was one factor that contributed to a slowing economy and declining government revenues, as some Afghans fled and investors moved funds outside the country. The agreement to form a government of national unity, President Ghani's inauguration, and the signing of the BSA could help mitigate this uncertainty. The new government will, however, face significant challenges in dealing with the ongoing insurgency, potential resistance to its reform agenda, and Afghanistan's continued reliance on international financial assistance. Despite these uncertainties, the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) remained cohesive and nonpartisan. The Afghan forces increasingly demonstrated their ability to plan and conduct independent and combined operations that employed multiple ANSF capabilities, disrupted the insurgency, and protected the populace."
United States. Department of Defense
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Center for Climate and Security (CCS) [website]
From the About page: "The Center for Climate and Security (CCS), a nonprofit policy institute with a distinguished Advisory Board of senior retired military leaders and security professionals, envisions a climate-resilient world. This is a world which recognizes that climate change risks are unprecedented in human history, and does not wait for absolute certainty before acting to mitigate and adapt to those risks. To further this goal, CCS facilitates policy development processes and dialogues, provides analysis, conducts research, and acts as a resource hub in the climate and security field."
Center for Climate and Security
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Climate Security 101 [website]
"Climate change, in both scale and potential impact, is a security risk that will affect our most basic resources, from food to water to energy. Preparing for climate risks requires a much better understanding of the nature of the threat. The Climate Security 101 project aims to answer the most frequently asked questions regarding the nature of climate risks to security, as well as act as a clearinghouse for the latest climate security research and policy documents." This website contains the following webpages of interest: 1.) Frequently Asked Questions; 2.) Climate Security Resource Hub; 3.) Climate Security Chronology; and, 4.) Submit a Question.
Center for Climate and Security
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Medical Device Safety Action Plan: Protecting Patients, Promoting Public Health
"Medical devices play a crucial role in the treatment and diagnosis of illness and disease. They range from common medical supplies (bandages, hospital gowns) to complex instruments that help save and sustain life (heart valves, artificial pancreas). They include tools that aid in the detection of disease (MRIs [magnetic resonance imaging], in vitro diagnostics) and digital technology that is driving a revolution in health care (medical apps, surgical planning tools, closed loop drug delivery devices). [...] Although medical devices provide great benefits to patients, they also present risks. FDA's public health responsibilities span the life cycle of medical devices and, at every stage, FDA must make well-supported regulatory decisions, taking into account the totality of the evidence, to determine whether the benefits outweigh the risks."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
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Public Law 109-295: Authorizing Statute for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Regulations (6 CFR Part 27)
"No later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for security of chemical facilities and requiring vulnerability assessments and the development and implementation of site security plans for chemical facilities [...]"
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United States Border Patrol Southwest Border Sectors: Family Unit and Unaccompanied Alien Children (0-17) Apprehensions FY 16, Compared to the Same Time Period for FY 15 and FY 14
This chart compares Family Unit and Unaccompanied Alien Children apprehensions by the US Border Patrol in Fiscal Years 2014, 2015, and 2016.
U.S. Border Patrol
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Ready Indian Country
"Good preparations today can decrease fear, reduce losses, and speed recovery in a time of disaster or emergency. FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency], which is part of the federal government, has a nation-to-nation relationship with Alaska Native and tribal governments as reflected in our Tribal Policy. FEMA works with tribal officials to help communities be prepared before an emergency and recover after disaster strikes. The goal of Ready Indian Country is to collaborate with tribal governments to build emergency management capability and partnerships to ensure continued survival of Tribal nations and communities."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Center for Public Safety Initiatives [website]
"The Center for Public Safety Initiatives is a unique collaboration between the City of Rochester, the criminal justice agencies of Greater Rochester including the Rochester Police Department and Rochester Institute of Technology. Its purpose is to contribute to criminal justice strategy through research, policy analysis and evaluation. Its educational goals include training graduate and undergraduate students in strategic planning and policy analysis. The foundation of the Center is the practice of action research in which relevant data and analyses are brought to bear on the day to day decision-making processes of organizations. The Center serves the practice of policy development and implementation in real-time. This contrasts sharply with the traditional academic practice of producing long-term studies. The Center has become involved with assisting the development of strategic planning for local and federal agencies, evaluation of the emergent curfew program in the City of Rochester, and the examination of city workers' potential contributions to public safety. Faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students are currently working on projects through the Center for Public Safety Initiatives. Those projects include an analysis of auto-theft in Rochester, designing interventions for chronic violent offenders, and, evaluation of a mentoring program serving convicted offenders, studying deterrence based interventions to reduce crime and investigating the costs of violence to the Rochester Community. The Center for Public Safety Initiatives actively seeks projects where it can bring to bear its unique partnerships, research skills and educational commitments. "
Rochester Institute of Technology
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Preparing Makes Sense for Older Americans: Get Ready Now
This resource is also available in Spanish [https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1391801331098-0a5f90f55e2c3b9bafae1d3a692f50e6/2014_seniors_es.pdf]. "The likelihood that you and your family will recover from an emergency tomorrow often depends on the planning and preparation done today. While each person's abilities and needs are unique, every individual can take steps to prepare for all kinds of emergencies from fires and floods to potential terrorist attacks. By evaluating your own personal needs and making an emergency plan that fits those needs, you and your loved ones can be better prepared. This guide outlines commonsense measures older Americans can take to start preparing for emergencies before they happen."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Natural Resources Defense Council [website]
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) website is dedicated to policy and issues related to environmental protection. From the site's "About Us" section: "NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professionals. [...] Our dedicated staff work with businesses, elected leaders, and community groups on the biggest issues we face today. Our priorities include: Curbing Global Warming and Creating the Clean Energy Future; Reviving the World's Oceans; Defending Endangered Wildlife and Wild Places; Protecting Our Health by Preventing Pollution; Ensuring Safe and Sufficient Water; [and] Fostering Sustainable Communities."
Natural Resources Defense Council
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Commercial Facilities Sector Training and Resources
"These cross-sector and sector-specific training courses and resources are available to public and private sector partners at no cost. These web-based and classroom courses provide government officials and critical infrastructure owners and operators in the Commercial Facilities Sector with the knowledge and skills needed to implement critical infrastructure security and resilience activities."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Infrastructure Protection
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Weather-Ready Nation [website]
"NOAA's [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] Weather-Ready Nation is about building community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events. Record-breaking snowfall, cold temperatures, extended drought, high heat, severe flooding, violent tornadoes, and massive hurricanes have all combined to reach the greatest number of multi-billion dollar weather disasters in the nation's history. The devastating impacts of extreme events can be reduced through improved readiness, which is why the Weather-Ready Nation initiative is so important. Through operational initiatives, NOAA's National Weather Service is transforming its operations to help America respond. In the end, emergency managers, first responders, government officials, businesses and the public will be empowered to make fast, smart decisions to save lives and livelihoods. The initiative includes improvements in a wide range of areas to support management of the nation's water supply, understanding of climate-related risks, economic productivity, healthy communities and ecosystems. Building on past successes in decision support services, the National Weather Service is launching community-based pilot projects across the country, ranging in focus from emergency response to integrated environmental services, to enhance the nation's preparedness. NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service are moving new science and technology into weather service operations that will improve forecasts, increase lead time and ultimately increase weather-readiness."
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Storm Surge and Coastal Inundation [website]
"Storm surge is one of the main causes of coastal inundation. Storm surge is the abnormal rise in water level, over and above the regular astronomical tide, caused by a severe storm such as a tropical cyclone or nor'easter. Large waves also raise coastal water levels and ride on top of the storm surge to cause extreme damage. Coastal inundation is the flooding of normally dry, low-lying coastal land, primarily caused by severe weather events along the coasts, estuaries, and adjoining rivers. These storms, which include hurricanes and nor'easters, bring strong winds and heavy rains. The winds drive large waves and storm surge on shore, and heavy rains raise rivers. (A tsunami -- a giant wave caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea or landslides into the sea -- is another kind of coastal inundation, but should not be confused with storm surge.) Storm surges are extremely dangerous because they are capable of flooding large coastal areas, causing severe devastation. [...] All low-lying coastal regions, which can cover tens of miles inland, are vulnerable to flooding from storms, and the impact can be substantial."
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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National Money Laundering Strategies [HSDL Holdings]
This Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) holdings list contains the National Money Laundering Strategies from the United States Department of the Treasury. The reports focus on the deterrence of money laundering and terrorist financing, which pose serious threats to United States national and economic security.
United States. Department of the Treasury
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Local Police Departments [HSDL Holdings]
This link provides a list of several reports titled 'Local Police Departments'. Created by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, these documents provide data and statistics about police departments nationwide. Included are reports for many of the years between 1993 and 2007.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Homeland Security Digital Library
