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Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program
"The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Grants and Training (G&T), has established the Domestic Preparedness Equipment Technical Assistance Program (DPETAP), a comprehensive, National, technical assistance program for emergency responders. DPETAP was developed in partnership with the United States Army's Pine Bluff Arsenal, the center of expertise for chemical and biological defensive equipment production and support for the U.S. Department of Defense. DPETAP provides on-site technical assistance and training to assist emergency responders to better choose, operate, and maintain their chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) detection and response equipment. Training is provided by DPETAP Mobile Technical Assistance Teams at no cost to the jurisdiction. These teams provide detailed technical information and hands-on equipment operation and maintenance training. DPETAP offers--at no cost to the user--46 courses and practical exercises ranging from one hour to 16 hours in length."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Grants and Training
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Reduce Your Risk from Natural Disasters
Federal Emergency Management Agency brochure presenting information for the public about low-cost mitigation measures they can take to protect themselves, their home, or their business from losses from floods, wildfires, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Firearms-Control Legislation and Policy: Comparative Analysis [website]
From the website: "This survey describes the different legal approaches taken by eighteen countries and the European Union (EU) with regard to ownership, possession, and other activities involving firearms. The individual reports cover laws, regulations, and directives, in addition to statistical and other relevant information on gun control. The reports also address the availability or lack thereof of a constitutional right to bear arms under foreign law; the scope of firearms-related activities that are subject to licensing; conditions for the issuance of licenses, including background checks of the applicant's mental and criminal history; training, testing, and storage requirements; weapons bans; and registration procedures, including the use of a central register in some of the countries surveyed. Many reports describe legislative history and trends, which in some cases were influenced by rising crime levels or incidents of mass shootings. A bibliography of selected recent English language materials is included."
Library of Congress
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Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre [website]
From the "About" section: "ACE [Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems] is Australia's largest centre of Antarctic and Southern Ocean climate change research. Our research extends to include climate change impacts in Australia and Pacific. We have national and international extent and reach. Antarctica and the Southern Ocean influence both the regional and global climate in profound ways. These vast areas will experience significant change as the world warms, and in turn those changes will impact on the global climate. Many of the impacts of climate change will be seen in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica before anywhere else on Earth. It is ACE's role to investigate the critical scientific uncertainties that limit the way Australia and the global community can respond to the impacts of these changes."
Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre
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Violence Prevention Network [website]
The following abstract is taken from http://www.european-network-of-deradicalisation.eu/profiles/2-violence-prevention-network: "Violence Prevention Network is an NGO [non-governmental organization] that works both in prevention and first-line deradicalisation with (young) people that are susceptible to violent right-wing extremism or religious fundamentalism. Violence Prevention Network works in youth detentions as well as in prisons for youths and adults, and also conducts stabilisation coaching after the participant's release throughout the country. Violence Prevention Network applies a deradicalisation approach, which combines anti-violence-training with civic education and pedagogical training modules. The training takes place within 5 months during imprisonment and is followed up by coaching after release. […] At present, Violence Prevention Network is developing an approach to specifically involve young right-wing extremist parents of small children in order to deal with their impending disintegration. Furthermore the Violence Prevention Network team offers counseling for parents whose children are at risk -- or attracted by the idea - to join a terror training camp or have already joined terrorist groups. We are also engaged in the European Platform of Deradicalising Narratives (EDNA), an internet portal that effectively enhances knowledge, awareness and critical thinking among people in examination of, or dealing with extremism, in particular by letting peer voices speak." To translate website, please use Google Translate.
Violence Prevention Network
2014?
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PLA Navy: New Capabilities and Missions for the 21st Century
"Since our last publication in 2009, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA(N)) has made significant strides in operationalizing as well as modernizing its force. Although the PLA(N)'s primary focus remains in the East Asia region, where China faces multiple disputes over the sovereignty of various maritime features and associated maritime rights, in recent years, the PLA(N) has increased its focus on developing blue-water naval capabilities. Over the long term, Beijing aspires to sustain naval missions far from China's shores."
United States. Office of Naval Intelligence
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Against Their Will: The Situation in Xinjiang
From the Webpage: "The People's Republic of China has arbitrarily detained more than one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in China's far western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is estimated that 100,000 Uyghurs and other ethnic minority ex-detainees in China may be working in conditions of forced labor following detention in re-education camps. [...] The Department of Labor's (DOL) research utilized published victims' testimonies, and media and think tank reports, to determine the various industries implicated in this system of forced labor. Given the vast state-sponsored structure in place and the control of information, it is likely that more goods also are produced with forced labor in China. In July 2020, the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Homeland Security released an advisory for businesses with potential ties to Xinjiang. This business advisory, as well as the TVPRA List [List of Goods Produced by Child Labor of Forced Labor] and ILAB's [Bureau of International Labor Affairs] Comply Chain due diligence tool for businesses, are practical guides for raising awareness and addressing this issue. Companies with supply chains that link to China, including, but not limited to, Xinjiang, should conduct due diligence to ensure that suppliers are not engaging in forced labor. With such severe and well-documented, widespread abuses, it is important that the world remains vigilant with respect to labor and goods linked to Xinjiang, including reasonable measures to guard against complicity in these violations."
United States. Bureau of International Labor Affairs
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Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol [website]
From the Website: "[T]he purposes of the Select Committee are the following: (1) To investigate and report upon the facts, circumstances, and causes relating to the January 6, 2021, domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol Complex (hereafter referred to as the 'domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol') and relating to the interference with the peaceful transfer of power, including facts and causes relating to the preparedness and response of the United States Capitol Police and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in the National Capital Region and other instrumentalities of government, as well as the influencing factors that fomented such an attack on American representative democracy while engaged in a constitutional process. (2) To examine and evaluate evidence developed by relevant Federal, State, and local governmental agencies regarding the facts and circumstances surrounding the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol and targeted violence and domestic terrorism relevant to such terrorist attack. (3) To build upon the investigations of other entities and avoid unnecessary duplication of efforts by reviewing the investigations, findings, conclusions, and recommendations of other executive branch, congressional, or independent bipartisan or nonpartisan commission investigations into the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol, including investigations into influencing factors related to such attack." This website presents press releases related to the Select Committee's investigations, relevant congressional hearings and business meetings, and also features a tip line for people to submit information related to the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol.
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
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Troubled Waters [website]
Troubled Waters is a special collection of works in regards to clean drinking water, curated by Ensia, a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet of the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment. From the Webpage: "What will it take to provide safe drinking water to everyone? Clean drinking water is a basic human right, but 1 in 10 of us lack access to a safe, reliable supply. Ensia takes a look at who's working to ensure the safety and availability of the water we rely on for life."
Ensia; University of Minnesota. Institute on the Environment
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Capitol Breach Investigation Resource Page [website]
This website provides resources related to the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Some of the areas covered include 'Justice News"; "Capitol Breach Response"; and "Most Wanted."
United States. Department of Justice
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GAO Antifraud Resource [website]
From the About Webpage: "Prior work by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that some agencies have had challenges effectively assessing and managing their fraud risks, and that federal managers may not fully understand how fraud affects their programs. GAO built this web resource to help federal officials and the public better understand and help combat federal fraud. We developed the Conceptual Fraud Model [hyperlink] to determine the nature of known fraud, both financial and nonfinancial, that affects federal programs and operations. This fraud model stores the information that supports this Antifraud Resource. Our fraud model is organized as an ontology, which is an explicit description of categories in a subject area and their characteristics, and the relationships amongst them. To develop our fraud model, we collected, reviewed, and analyzed multiple sources of information to validate and refine the fraud model with illustrative examples of federal fraud schemes. [...] To develop our initial model, we reviewed selected academic studies, related literature, and previous GAO reports that discussed conceptual frameworks, characteristics, or relationships associated with fraud. We reviewed public sector documents, public sector websites, and information related to ontologies, including information not related to fraud."
United States. Government Accountability Office
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Department of Homeland Security: Careers [website]
This section of the Homeland Security website is where one can explore the numerous Homeland Security career opportunities that are available in the field and in facilities throughout the United States and abroad.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Review of Statewide Interoperability Planning Efforts Across the Country
As communications interoperability continues to be a priority at the local, state, tribal and federal levels, the ability to share knowledge and better practices is a critical success factor in the planning and implementation of statewide interoperability initiatives. Communications interoperability is the ability of public safety agencies to talk across disciplines and jurisdictions via radio communications systems, exchanging voice and/or data with one another on demand, in real time, when needed and as authorized. The Commonwealth of Virginia and SAFECOM, a federal program managed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have entered into a partnership premised upon applying SAFECOM principles to an effort to plan and implement statewide communications interoperability. Both parties are committed to an approach, which captures the lessons learned that arise throughout their partnership. Those lessons learned can serve as a sample model to others designing and implementing a communications interoperability plan. Often the best place to start an effort as complex as this one is to collect insights and practices of other states and localities that have cleared their own path toward interoperability. This report profiles eighteen different states? planning efforts. The research highlights states and localities experiences with collaboration and participation across stakeholder groups. The purpose of this report is to provide examples of individual planning efforts complemented by a brief analysis of how some of these efforts have been successful and fit within SAFECOM principles.
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Department of Homeland Security. SAFECOM
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Be Informed: Explosions [infographic]
This infographic illustrates what to do in the event of an explosion.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Be Informed: Radiation Threat [infographic]
This infographic defines a radiation threat or "dirty bomb" and illustrates what one should do in the event of one.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Be Informed: Nuclear Blast [infographic]
This diagram illustrates what one should do in the event of a nuclear blast.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Limits in the Seas
From the Webpage: "This series, issued by the Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs in the Department of State, aims to examine coastal States' maritime claims and/or boundaries, and assess their consistency with international law. The studies represent the views of the United States Government only on the specific matters discussed therein and do not necessarily reflect an acceptance of the limits claimed."
United States. Department of State. Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs
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IPAWS Program Planning Toolkit [website]
From the Website: "The Alerts, Warnings, and Notifications (AWN) Program Planning Toolkit is designed to aid Alerting Authorities and Alert Originators at federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) levels in the development of mature alerting programs using customized resources, best practices, and program templates. The Toolkit contains a step-by-step Alerting Program Plan application that will walk the user through creating a customized plan tailored to their agency's operational capabilities. Supporting resources are also provided to ensure they have a holistic approach to their Alerting Program. The Planning Toolkit was developed as a free resource by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS)."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Department of Homeland Security: History [website]
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) combined 22 different federal departments and agencies into a unified, integrated cabinet agency when it was established in 2002." This page includes information about the Creation of the Department of Homeland Security; the Department of Homeland Security seal; the Homeland Security Advisory System/National Terrorism Advisory System; the Secretaries of Homeland Security; and the departments and agencies that were unified to create the Department.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Department of Homeland Security: Leadership [website]
This web page contains links to DHS organizational charts, advisory panels, committees and components, as well as links to a list of senior leaders at the Department and the Office of the Secretary.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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IPR Center Holiday Guide 2021 [website]
This National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Coordination Center Guide provides educational information, online shopping safety tips, and ways to protect financial information during the holiday shopping season. From the Website: "For FY2020, the IPR Center, in conjunction with CBP [Customs and Border Protection], seized approximately 2,891 shipments of counterfeit goods totaled an estimated manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of more than $341 million. IPR Center-related enforcement efforts in 2020 led to 322 arrests, with 174 indictments and 137 convictions."
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; IPR Center (U.S.)
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America's Health Rankings [website]
From the Website: "'America's Health Rankings' releases three state ranking reports. Each report provides a comprehensive look at the health of the population across the nation and on a state-by-state basis using a wealth of reputable data sources: The 'Annual Report' is the longest running annual assessment of the nation's health on a state-by-state basis. For over thirty years, we have analyzed a comprehensive set of population health data to provide a holistic view of the health of the people in the nation. The 'Senior Report', first published in 2013, presents a comparative look at the health of older adults. The 'Health of Women and Children Report', first published in 2016, focuses on women of reproductive age, infants and children. This report emphasizes the population groups where change can make generational differences. All three reports allow users to look at disparities in health by race/ethnicity, gender, age, education and income for a number of measures. 'America's Health Rankings' also prepares a national report on active duty and veteran U.S. service members in partnership with the Military Officers Association of America. 'The Health of Those Who Have Served', first released in November 2016, explores the differences in health and health-related measures between those now serving or who have served in the military and the civilian population."
UnitedHealth Foundation
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Responsible AI Guidelines in Practice: Operationalizing DoD's Ethical Principles for AI
From the Webpage: "DIU [Defense Innovation Unit] launched a strategic initiative in March 2020 to implement the DoD's Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its commercial prototyping and acquisition programs. For over a year, DIU explored methods for implementing these principles with DoD partners in several AI prototype projects that cover applications including, but not limited to, predictive health, underwater autonomy, predictive maintenance, and supply chain analysis. The result is a set of Responsible AI [RAI] Guidelines that are informed by DIU's practical experience, but also draw upon best practices from government, non-profit, academic, and industry partners. DIU will continue collaborating with experts and stakeholders from government, industry, academia, and civil society to further develop the RAI Guidelines."
United States. Defense Innovation Unit
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County Investments of American Rescue Plan Recovery Funds [website]
From the Webpage: "The State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund [SLFRF], part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which NACo [National Association of Counties] helped develop and strongly advocated to pass, allocates $65.1 billion to directly to every county across the nation. These funds provide direct, flexible aid for every county, parish and borough in America. Counties are on the front lines in delivering this aid to residents and are a driving force connecting communities and strengthening the economy. [...] SLFRF Recovery Plans contain detailed project performance data, including information on efforts to improve equity and engage communities for counties with populations above 250,000."
National Association of Counties
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Federal Firearms Listings
This resource from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms allows the user to download complete lists of Federal Firearms Listings per state and month/year.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
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Electric Power Reliability--1969-1970, Part 2, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Communications and Power of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-First Congress, First and Second Sessions, March 25, 26, 27, 28; July 30, 1969; May 4, 5, 6, and 7, 1970
These are the March 25, 26, 27, 28; July 30, 1969; May 4, 5, 6, and 7, 1970 hearings on "Electric Power Reliability 1969-1970," held Before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Communications and Power of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. From the opening statement of Torbert H. Macdonald: "Today the Subcommittee on Communications and Power is beginning hearings on my bill, H.R. 7186 [House of Representatives 7186] and several others, all of which are intended to promote the reliability, abundance, economy, and efficiency of bulk electric power supplies. [...] These power failures pose a threat to our national welfare and security, to say nothing of a threat to health and welfare of consumers during the time of the failures. True, the electric power industry has begun to form electric power coordinating councils but more than that has to be done. [...] What I hope is presented to this committee instead will be suggestions for improvements that can be made in the legislation and constructive alternatives to its various provisions." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: A. H. Aymond, Carl E. Bagge, and James E. Baker. Additional statements can be found in the document.
United States. Government Publishing Office
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Electric Power Reliability--1969-1970, Part 1, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Communications and Power of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-First Congress, First and Second Sessions, March 25, 26, 27, 28; July 30, 1969; May 4, 5, 6, and 7, 1970
These are the March 25, 26, 27, 28; July 30, 1969; May 4, 5, 6, and 7, 1970 hearings on "Electric Power Reliability 1969-1970," held Before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Communications and Power of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. From the opening statement of Torbert H. Macdonald: "Today the Subcommittee on Communications and Power is beginning hearings on my bill, H.R. 7186 and several others, all of which are intended to promote the reliability, abundance, economy, and efficiency of bulk electric power supplies. [...] These power failures pose a threat to our national welfare and security, to say nothing of a threat to health and welfare of consumers during the time of the failures. True, the electric power industry has begun to form electric power coordinating councils but more than that has to be done. [...] What I hope is presented to this committee instead will be suggestions for improvements that can be made in the legislation and constructive alternatives to its various provisions." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: A. H. Aymond, Carl E. Bagge, and James E. Baker. Additional statements can be found in the document.
United States. Government Publishing Office
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National Risk Index for Natural Hazards [website]
From the Website: "The National Risk Index is a dataset and online tool to help illustrate the United States communities most at risk for 18 natural hazards [hyperlink]. It was designed and built by FEMA in close collaboration with various stakeholders and partners in academia; local, state and federal government; and private industry." This information was previously located at [https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/products-tools/national-risk-index].
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission: 2020 Annual Report
From the Chairman's Message: "Looking back on 2020, we are proud of the role we played and the work we did to assist state and local election officials as over 150 million Americans voted. The successful administration of the 2020 election provides reassurance that the foundation of America's democracy thrived amid record voter participation and despite a global pandemic. This was in no small part because of the herculean efforts by state and local election officials. Many of the successful measures they developed this year should improve the voting experience in future elections, like increasing the pool of poll workers and improving absentee/mail ballot operations. [...] Finally, our election infrastructure took a huge leap forward in matters of election security, with election officials as well as cyber and national security professionals declaring the November 3rd election 'the most secure in American history.' To maintain and build on this success, however, will require continued investment in the infrastructure of our democracy. Specifically, election officials regularly discuss the need for consistent federal funding that can sustain and grow the innovative practices we have seen."
United States. Election Assistance Commission
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission [website]
From the Webpage: "The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). EAC is an independent, bipartisan commission charged with developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, and serving as a national clearinghouse of information on election administration. EAC also accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems, as well as audits the use of HAVA funds. Other responsibilities include maintaining the national mail voter registration form developed in accordance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993."
United States. Election Assistance Commission
