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Federal Patient Movement Service Access Team Fact Sheet
From the Document, "When a state requests federal support to move patients, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as the lead federal agency for Emergency Support Function #8, Public Health and Medical Services, will implement the patient movement system, which is comprised of five functions: patient evacuation (to include patient reception and management), medical regulating, en-route medical care, patient tracking, and re-entry."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Department of Defense: Fact Sheet on Section 2808 Funding Pool
From the Document: "On February 15, 2019, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency that requires the use of the armed forces and authorized the use of title 10, U.S. Code, section 2808. [...] To make decisions about the use of military construction funds, the Joint Staff and USNORTHCOM [U.S. Northern Command] will examine a project list of specific border barrier construction projects provided by the Department of Homeland Security and will conduct a mission analysis on which border barrier projects would support the use of the armed forces. This analysis will help determine the border barrier projects the Department of Defense (DoD) might undertake and the level of funding required. Decisions have not yet been made concerning which border barrier projects will be funded through section 2808 authority. If the Department's FY 2020 budget is enacted on time as requested, no military construction project used to source section 2808 projects would be delayed or cancelled."
United States. Department of Defense
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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Annex for Public Assembly Stakeholders
From the Document: "Bombings using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States (U.S.). High-profile domestic incidents have occurred and international attacks are frequently in the news. Public Assembly venues are not immune from IED incidents, including bomb threats, suspicious items, and actual bombings. This guide defines tasks and related processes that security managers and staff at public assembly venues can use to understand and improve their ability to perform counter-IED (C-IED) activities and make decisions. This guide is designed to provide security managers and staff at public assembly facilities with: 1) A practical framework to examine their ability to perform C-IED activities, and 2) Supporting guidance and materials to strengthen their C-IED preparedness."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Annex for Outdoor Events Stakeholders
From the Document: "Bombings using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States (U.S.). High-profile domestic incidents have occurred and international attacks are frequently in the news. Outdoor events venues are not immune from IED incidents, including bomb threats, suspicious items, and actual bombings. This guide defines tasks and related processes that security managers and staff at outdoor events venues can use to understand and improve their ability to perform counter-IED (C-IED) activities and make decisions. This guide is designed to provide security managers and staff at outdoor events venues with: 1) A practical framework to examine their ability to perform C-IED activities, and 2) Supporting guidance and materials to strengthen their C-IED preparedness."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Mass Gatherings: Security Awareness for Soft Targets and Crowded Places
From the Document: "A mass gathering occurs when a large number of people come together in a particular location for a specific purpose. These locations, especially those associated with large crowds, could be an attractive target for terrorism and other crimes. By connecting with local authorities, developing plans to identify issues and support incident response, training staff and volunteers, and reporting concerns to emergency authorities, many incidents may be mitigated or avoided. In local communities, DHS Protective Security Advisors (PSAs) work with federal, state, and local government officials and private sector partners to protect soft targets and crowded places. In doing so, PSAs encourage businesses to 'Connect, PIan, Train, and Report'. Applying these four steps in advance of an incident or attack can help better prepare businesses and their employees to proactively think about the role they play in the safety and security of their businesses and communities."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Enhancing Deterrence with Supplemental Nuclear Capabilities
From the Document: "In addition to modernization and fielding of new strategic nuclear capabilities, Russia is modernizing and expanding its arsenal of approximately 2,000 nonstrategic nuclear weapons. This includes nuclear torpedoes, nuclear air and missile defense interceptors, nuclear depth charges, nuclear landmines, and nuclear artillery shells--more than a dozen types. None of these are limited by any current arms control treaty. The U.S. and Russia agreed to reduce or eliminate many of these non-strategic nuclear weapons at the end of the Cold War. Although the U.S. did so, and retains only a small number of one type (B61 nuclear gravity bombs), Russia has not fulfilled its commitment and has retained, modernized, and is expanding its non-strategic arsenal. The numerical imbalance in non-strategic nuclear weapons between Russia and the U.S. is very large and growing. Russia's public statements and nuclear threats, its well-documented and well-rehearsed military doctrine to use nuclear weapons to 'de-escalate' a conventional conflict, and its military resourcing decisions make clear that Russian leaders may perceive they can use these lower-yield, non-strategic nuclear weapons to coerce other countries and win a conventional conflict without a nuclear response from the United States."
United States. Department of Defense
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Dangers of a Nuclear No First Use Policy
From the Document: "In the many decades that U.S. nuclear forces have deterred adversaries and assured allies and partners, the U.S. has never adopted a policy declaring it would not use nuclear weapons first in a conflict. Today, the U.S. continues its longstanding policy of retaining some degree of ambiguity regarding the precise circumstances that might lead to a U.S. nuclear response. [...] Advocates argue that a U.S. no first use policy would reduce the risk of nuclear war. However, adoption of such a policy could increase the likelihood of devastating conflict, including one that escalates to nuclear war, by incentivizing non-nuclear strategic attack on, and coercion of, the U.S. or our allies and partners. Such a policy may change how adversaries and allies view the credibility of the U.S. nuclear deterrent and our resolve to use it when our vital interests are threatened. Operational scenarios exist in which the U.S. would consider first use."
United States. Department of Defense
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Fire as a Weapon: Security Awareness for Soft Targets and Crowded Places
From the Document: "The use of fire as a weapon is consistently reflected in terrorist propaganda. The use of fire does not require sophisticated planning or capability by an attacker which makes this an attractive method to cause harm to people and property. Violent extremists may use fire or arson-style tactics against critical infrastructure or to augment a complex coordinated attack at a mass gathering event, which could hamper the efforts of first responders due to poor visibility, high heat, deadly smoke, and explosions."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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United States Space Force [factsheet]
This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the proposal for the United States Space Force, with emphasis on strategic context, military reorganization, the proposed timeline, and the estimated costs of the United States Space Force.
United States. Department of Defense
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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Concepts, Common Goals, and Available Assistance
From the Document: "The 'Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-IED [improvised explosive device] Concepts, Common Goals, and Available Assistance (SRG C-IED)' is intended to assist stakeholders to plan and implement C-IED activities within their overall public safety and emergency management approach. The SRG C-IED builds off of foundational guidance by providing more detailed guidance specific to countering IEDs, including IED risk information and a series of common C-IED goals and associated tasks derived from U.S. C-IED policy and input from subject matter experts. In general, entire communities, individual organizations, and specific facility owner/operators can strengthen their security and resilience for IEDs by using this guide to: [1] Understand the IED risk landscape in the U.S. and your locale, including the essential characteristics of IEDs and IED incidents (Chapter 2); [2] Apply common IED-specific security and resiliency goals and tasks designed to prevent incidents from occurring, protect people and infrastructure, and help respond and recover safely (Chapters 3 and 4); and [3] Leverage available U.S. Government programs to build and sustain preparedness, for example through technical assistance and grant programs in the areas of training, information sharing, planning, exercises, personnel, and equipment."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Security and Resiliency Guide Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Annex for Lodging Stakeholders
From the Document: "Bombings using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States (U.S.). High-profile domestic incidents have occurred and international attacks are frequently in the news. Hotel and lodging venues are not immune from IED incidents, including bomb threats, suspicious items, and actual bombings. This guide defines tasks and related processes that security managers and staff at lodging venues can use to understand and improve their ability to perform counter-IED (C-IED) activities and make decisions. This guide is designed to provide security managers and staff at lodging facilities with: 1) A practical framework to examine their ability to perform C-IED activities, and 2) Supporting guidance and materials to strengthen their C-IED preparedness."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Annex for Sports Leagues and Venues Stakeholders
From the Document: "Bombings using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States (U.S.). High-profile domestic incidents have occurred and international attacks are frequently in the news. Sports league and venues are not immune from IED incidents, including bomb threats, suspicious items, and actual bombings. This guide defines tasks and related processes that security managers and staff at sports venues can use to understand and improve their ability to perform counter-IED (C-IED) activities and make decisions. For the purposes of this Guide, sports leagues include professional leagues (major, minor, and independent) and amateur associations (intercollegiate, interscholastic, and Olympic). This guide is designed to provide security managers and staff at sports venues with: 1) A practical framework to examine their ability to perform C-IED activities, and 2) Supporting guidance and materials to strengthen their C-IED preparedness."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Preparing for a Mid-Term Assessment of Leadership and National Security Reform in the Obama Administration
From the Document: "On April 22, 2010, the Reserve Officers Association (ROA), the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), the Hudson Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the American Security Project (ASP), Creative Associates International, Inc. (CAII), and the Project on National Security Reform (PNSR) participated with the Bush School of Government and Public Service, and the U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, in cosponsoring a colloquium in Washington, DC, on a mid-term assessment of leadership and national security reform in the Obama administration. Three panels discussed 'Assessing National Security Reform,' 'Legislative Imperatives,' and 'Assessing National Security Reform - The Way Forward.' The colloquium theme focused on the need of advancing there search and study of key national security issues, engaging the invited participants in sharing their expertise, and informing the interested community members of ways to develop a deeper awareness and understanding of security reform issues facing the U.S. Government by examining the topics of leadership and national security reform."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; Texas A & M University. George Bush School of Government and Public Service
Cerami, Joseph R.; Dorff, Robin; Bennett, Jared E.
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Other People's Wars: PLA Lessons from Foreign Conflicts
From the Document: "Leading experts on the Chinese military gathered at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, on October 22 24, 2010, for a discussion on 'Other People's Wars: PLA Lessons from Foreign Conflicts. 'The conference was convened by The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College (USAWC). For over 20 years, leading scholars and experts on the Chinese military have gathered at the annual People's Liberation Army (PLA) Conference to discuss important trends in the modernization of China's military. The series of annual assessments that result from these conferences has become an authoritative benchmark on the pace, scope, and scale of the modernization of China's military."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; National Bureau of Asian Research (U.S.)
Alderman, Daniel; Narus, Joe
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Prioritizing Zoonotic Diseases for Multisectoral, One Health Collaboration in the United States: Workshop Summary
From the Document: "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) organized a One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) workshop to further joint efforts to address zoonotic disease challenges in the United States. The workshop was held December 5-7, 2017, at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) headquarters in Washington, DC. During the workshop, participants identified a list of zoonotic diseases relevant for the United States, defined the criteria for prioritization, and determined questions and weights relevant to each criterion. Participants identified eight zoonotic diseases as priorities using a semi-quantitative selection tool, the One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) tool, developed by CDC (Appendix A). Participants then used components of the One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART), co-developed by USDA and the University of Minnesota, to review and visualize the One Health system currently in place to address the priority zoonoses in the United States among relevant federal agencies. The One Health system includes the procedures and processes for transdisciplinary and multisectoral coordination. Next, participants developed specific steps to address the newly prioritized diseases following the workshop."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); United States. Department of Health and Human Services; United States. Department of the Interior . . .
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Emergency Preparedness Manual for Early Childhood Programs
"This manual is intended to assist early childhood education programs in making a plan that will help keep their program, center, or home safe during an emergency. The manual is designed to be a workbook-style document that includes information about emergency preparedness as well as corresponding worksheets that allow you to customize an emergency plan for your program, center, or home. As you go through the manual, consider the points below as a way to guide you through the process of creating your emergency preparedness plan."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
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Active Fire Mapping Program
"The Active Fire Mapping Program is an operational, satellite-based fire detection and monitoring program managed by the USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC) located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Active Fire Mapping program provides near real-time detection and characterization of wildland fire conditions in a geospatial context for the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada. Detectable fire activity across all administrative ownerships in the United States and Canada are mapped and characterized by the program."
United States. Forest Service
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Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003: Overview of State-Sponsored Terrorism
The annual Patterns of Global Terrorism report, released April 2004 by the Secretary of State and the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, is submitted in compliance with Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656f(a), which requires the Department of State to provide Congress a full and complete annual report on terrorism for those countries and groups meeting the criteria of Section (a)(1) and (2) of the Act.
United States. Department of State
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Floodwater After a Disaster or Emergency
"Floodwater and standing waters can be dangerous and can make you vulnerable to infectious diseases, chemical hazards, and injuries. Protect yourself and your loved ones from the risks brought by floodwater by following these steps."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Ali Hasan Al-Majid Al-Tikriti (Chemical Ali)
This link contains records provided through the FBI Vault on Ali Hasan Al-Majid Al-Tikriti (Chemical Ali), former Iraqi Defense Minister, Interior Minister, military commander and chief of the Iraqi Intelligence Service, and former governor of Kuwait.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Pet Safety: Emergency Preparedness
"Being prepared when a disaster or emergency hits can reduce the impact of the disaster on your Family and decrease the fear, anxiety, and stress that your Family experiences. Following these helpful tips will assist your Family in being ready to respond to a crisis when it unexpectedly strikes home. If you have horses, livestock, birds, reptiles, or other small animals, remember to include ALL of your animals in your disaster/emergency preparedness planning."
U.S. Army Public Health Center
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Intellectual Property Rights: Fiscal Year 2015 Seizure Statistics
From the Document: "Products that infringe U.S. trademarks and copyrights or are subject to exclusion orders issued by the United States International Trade Commission threaten the health and safety of American consumers and pose risks to our economy and our national security. Continued enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) mitigates the financial and welfare risks posed by imports of such illicit products. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2015, IPR seizures increased nearly 25 percent to 28,865 from 23,140 in FY 2014. The total estimated manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of the seized goods, had they been genuine, increased 10 percent to $1,352,495,341. Tactical interagency collaboration with the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) resulted in 538 arrests, with 339 indictments, and 357 convictions."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Office of Trade
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Intellectual Property Rights: Fiscal Year 2014 Seizure Statistics
From the Document: "Products that infringe on U.S. trademarks, copyrights, and patents threaten the health and safety of American consumers, our economy, and our national security. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) continued Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement against these illicit imports mitigates the financial and welfare risk. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 the number of IPR seizures decreased nearly 5% to 23,140 from 24,361 in FY 2013. The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of the goods had they been genuine decreased 30% to $1,226,347,540. Tactical interagency collaboration with the HSI-led National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) resulted in 683 arrests, with 454 indictments and 461 convictions."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Office of Trade
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Intellectual Property Rights: Fiscal Year 2013 Seizure Statistics
From the Document: "Products that infringe on U.S. trademarks, copyrights, and patents threaten the health and safety of American consumers, our economy, and our national security. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) continued Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) enforcement against these illicit imports mitigates the financial and welfare risk. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 the number of IPR seizures increased nearly 7% to 24,361 from 22,848 in FY 2012. The manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of the goods had they been genuine, increased 38% to $1,743,515,581. Tactical interagency collaboration led by the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center led to 693 arrests, 411 indictments, and 465 convictions for IPR crimes in FY 2013. Additionally, 1,413 domain names distributing counterfeit merchandise were seized, 35 exclusion order enforcement actions were completed and 20 shipments of circumvention devices were seized."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Office of Trade
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International Boundary & Water Commission [website]
From the About: "The mission of the IBWC [International Boundary & Water Commission] is to apply the rights and obligations which the Governments of the United States and Mexico assume under the numerous boundary and water treaties and related agreements, and to do so in a way that benefits the social and economic welfare of the peoples on the two sides of the boundary and improves relations between the two countries."
International Boundary & Water Commission, United States & Mexico
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H. Rept. 115-452: Strengthening Oversight of Iran's Access to Finance Act, Report Together with Minority Views to Accompany H.R. 4324, December 7, 2017
"The Committee on Financial Services, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 4324) to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make certifications with respect to United States and foreign financial institutions' aircraft-related transactions involving Iran, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass."
United States. Government Publishing Office
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Hospital Personal Protective Equipment Planning Tool
"The Hospital Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Planning Tool is designed to help hospitals determine approximate minimum PPE needs based on special pathogen category and a number of facility specific variables. Calculators are included for Ebola Virus Disease/Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (EVD/VHF) as well as special respiratory pathogen such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome/Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (MERS/SARS), and for pandemic influenza. The tool does not provide information for less virulent pathogens. It is not intended as a clinical tool and should be used as a pre-incident planning tool and NOT during an outbreak."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Questions and Answers: The National Veterinary Stockpile and the 24 Hour Push Pack
"The National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS) program, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), provides support to States, Tribes, and Territories responding to damaging animal disease outbreaks. Within 24 hours, the NVS can provide veterinary countermeasures--including certain types of animal vaccines, antivirals, supplies, equipment, and response services--to animal health officials in affected areas. [...] One of the services NVS provides is shipping the '24 Hour Push Pack' when needed to combat a damaging animal disease outbreak. [...] A 24 Hour Push Pack is the initial shipment of supplies. The shipment will arrive within 24 hours of APHIS' approval to deploy resources. The requestor only needs to provide basic information about the situation, and we will coordinate the transport of supplies needed to respond to a damaging animal disease."
United States. Department of Agriculture; United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Biosecurity for Pigs with Outdoor Access
"Pigs raised with outdoor access are more likely to be exposed to disease than pigs raised indoors, but there are simple biosecurity steps you can take to reduce the chance of disease entering your farm or spreading on your farm. Biosecurity is best when it becomes a part of your daily routine."
United States. Department of Agriculture; United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
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Cutters, Boats, and Aircraft of the U.S. Coast Guard
"Professionally and proficiently operated by the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard, the service's cutters, aircraft, and boats are standing by 24/7 to respond to safety and security threats in all weather conditions, day or night. As the lead federal agency in the maritime domain for law enforcement, incident response, homeland security, and disaster management, these specialized capabilities enable the Coast Guard to save lives, protect the environment, enforce federal laws on the high seas, and defend the homeland. In recent years, the Coast Guard realized several achievements with recapitalizing its assets. [...] Despite these milestones, fleet and aircraft recapitalization timelines lag service need, endangering the ability to be 'Always Ready' to prepare for, respond to, and quickly recover from major incidents. Moving forward, the Coast Guard will thoughtfully pursue and achieve a balanced and executable acquisition program for the deteriorating offshore, coastal, and inland assets."
United States. Coast Guard
