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Annotated Worldwide Threat Assessment 2015
This is an interactive replication of the "Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community" (the threat assessment document in its entirety is available at: https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=766186). This annotated version provides in-depth summaries into each chapter of the threat assessment. These chapters include: Cyber, Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Space and Counterspace, Transnational Organized Crime, Economics and National Resources, and Human Security. From the document's coverpage: "The Worldwide Threat Assessment has been presented to Congress annually by the Director of National Intelligence; and before that office was created, it was presented by the CIA Director in his position as the Director of Central Intelligence. This annual threat assessment testimony, published as text, is one of the most informative top-level products of the U.S. Intelligence Community that is publicly available. Since 2014, the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School has produced and provided a multi-media enhanced, annotated version of the text document."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015
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Nation's Homeland Security Educator: Center for Homeland Defense and Security [brochure]
This brochure outlines the Naval Postgraduate School's (NPS) Center for Defense and Homeland Security. It describes the center's mission, related courses, systems, and degrees; including the following: Master of Arts Degree, Executive Leadership Program, Mobile Education Team (MET) Seminar, Online Courses, University and Agency Partnership Initiative, Homeland Security Digital Library, and Homeland Security Affairs Journal. The brochure also contains the following CHDS overview: "Since 2002, the NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) has conducted a wide range of graduate education programs to assist current and future homeland security leaders develop the strategies, policies and organizational elements needed to defeat terrorism in the U.S. The programs are developed in partnership with and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Through graduate and executive level coursework, seminars, and research, government leaders gain the analytical skills and substantive expertise to prevent, deter, and respond to terrorist attacks and to bridge gaps in interagency and civil military cooperation. This is accomplished by bringing together a diverse range of senior officials to to share perspectives and lay the foundation for long-term homeland security collaboration. All CHDS programs are designed to create a multiplier effect through the distribution of content, technology, research and other resources to universities and agencies that are building national preparedness.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2006-01-01?
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CHDS News Digest - August 10 [2015]
This brief newsletter, provided by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), highlights some of the notable news stories regarding the CHDS, its current students, staff, and alumni for August 10, 2015.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015-08-10
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CHDS in the News, February 2015
This brief newsletter, provided by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), highlights some of the notable news stories regarding the CHDS, its current students, staff, and alumni for the month of February 2015.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015-02
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CHDS News Digest - May 4 [2015]
This brief newsletter, provided by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), highlights some of the notable news stories regarding the CHDS, its current students, staff, and alumni for May 4, 2015.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015-05-04
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CHDS News Digest - June 5 [2015]
This brief newsletter, provided by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), highlights some of the notable news stories regarding the CHDS, its current students, staff, and alumni for June 5, 2015.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015-06-05
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CHDS News Digest - May 11 [2015]
This brief newsletter, provided by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), highlights some of the notable news stories regarding the CHDS, its current students, staff, and alumni for May 11, 2015.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015-05-11
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CHDS in the News, March 1-8, 2015
This brief newsletter, provided by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), highlights some of the notable news stories regarding the CHDS, its current students, staff, and alumni for the period of March 1-8, 2015.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015-03
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CHDS News Digest for April 6 [2015]
This brief newsletter, provided by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), highlights some of the notable news stories regarding the CHDS, its current students, staff, and alumni for April 6, 2015.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015-04-06
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CHDS News Digest for September 8 [2015]
This brief newsletter, provided by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), highlights some of the notable news stories regarding the CHDS, its current students, staff, and alumni for September 8, 2015.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015-09-08
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Radicalization Puzzle [video]
"This 20 minute lecture, by Dr. Mohammad Hafez of the Naval Postgraduate School examines the driving factors behind the process of radicalization, turning seemingly ordinary men and women into potential terrorists." From the abstract, "Why and how do individuals residing in relatively peaceful and affluent Western 10 societies come to embrace extremist ideologies that emanate from distant places? We summarize the most recent empirical literature on the causes and dynamics of radicalization, and evaluate the state of the art in the study of Islamist homegrown extremism in the West. We propose a theoretical synthesis based on four factors that come together to produce violent radicalization: personal and collective grievances, 15 networks and interpersonal ties, political and religious ideologies, and enabling environments and support structures. We propose adopting a 'puzzle' metaphor that represents a multifactor and contextualized approach to understanding how ordinary individuals transform into violent extremists. We concluded with three recommendations to strengthen the empirical foundations of radicalization studies."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Hafez, Mohammed M., 1970-
2015-08-21
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CHDS News Digest - August 31 [2015]
This brief newsletter, provided by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), highlights some of the notable news stories regarding the CHDS, its current students, staff, and alumni for the week of August 31, 2015.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015-08-31
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NPS/CHDS News Digest - October 26 [2015]
This brief newsletter, provided by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS), highlights some of the notable news stories regarding the CHDS, its current students, staff, and alumni for the week of October 26, 2015.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2015-10-26
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Annotated Worldwide Threat Assessment 2016
This is an interactive replication of the "Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community." This multimedia production created by the Center for Homeland Security and Defense (CHDS) at the Naval Postgraduate School highlights major threats (Global and Regional). Global Threats focuses on the different mediums: Cyber and Technology, Terrorism, WMDs [Weapons of Mass Destruction] and Proliferation, Space and Counterspace, Counterintelligence, Transnational Organized Crime, Economic and Natural Resources, and Human Security. Regional Threats highlight the recent hostile activity in that given region and provide documents (found on the Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) advanced search) to provide in-depth findings. The threat assessment document in its entirety is available at [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=802039].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2016
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Deterrence Impact Modeling Environment (DIME) Proof-Of-Concept Test Evaluations and Findings
"The exploding use of social media and digital monitoring presents the Coast Guard with a crucial new domain for mission operations. At the very least, the digital domain is a source of situational awareness for maritime operations. Over time andwith creative engagement, the digital domain offers the Coast Guard potentially powerful tools to intelligently inform policy, strategy and planning decision making across most - even all - mission sets. The study explores the Data Driven Decision Making Cycle metaphorical concepts of a Digital Ocean and a pilot project as means to contextually define the exploding data streams associated with the emergence of the socio-technological domain and a means for engaging this domain. The study shows how a pilot project institutionalizes a Coast Guard capability to build tools (mobile applications) that: identify data escapes where digital pheromones are being produced; capture them; identify trends and patterns; and produce a mechanism that allows decision makers to visualize and decide where, when and how to intervene, as well as visualize the results of that intervention. The Data Driven Decision-Making cycle is developed to provide the pilot project with an information management framework that supports decision-making at all levels by: [1] Identifying emerging patterns of strategic importance; [2] Routing relevant information among tactical decision support tools; [3] Supporting continuous improvement of operational capabilities."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; United States. Coast Guard; United States. Department of Homeland Security
Palin, Philip J.; Nieto-Gomez, Rodrigo; Day, Jamison . . .
2016-06
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Use-of-Force Doctrine in Policing [webcast]
"Reports of police use of excessive force appear weekly in the media and have generated outrage in many communities. Officers actions are currently judged by the Graham v Connor 'standard of reasonableness', but the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) does not believe that goes far enough and recommend policy changes. Tracy Avelar (CHDS Master's cohort 1505/1506) is a Captain with the Foster City CA Police Department. Her research focused on evaluating whether adopting PERF's recommended standards would make a difference in practice and in public perception. This question is again coming to light with legislation being introduced in California to change the standard from 'reasonable' to 'necessary'. The interview also includes reflections on my own actions when put in use of force scenarios."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Karimi, Bijan P.
2018-05-18
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Metrics for Success: Using Metrics in Exercises to Assess the Preparedness of the Fire Service in Homeland Security
"The Fire Service is at an important crossroads in its history. The increasing threat of terrorism, along with the need for the Fire Service to make a major contribution to the Homeland Security effort, compels firefighters to expand upon their traditional mission requirements. They must deepen and widen the skills they possess for responding to all hazard incidents, and must also cover the terroristic events and weapons of mass destruction incidents that are inevitable during this war on terrorism. This will only be possible if the Fire Service embraces major conceptual changes in the way that it trains and exercises its members. In many respects, that exercise and training system is excellent and serves as a model for other disciplines. In other ways, however, it tends to be flawed and burdensome, preventing the Fire Service from taking major strides forward in its training efforts - especially with respect to the use of metrics to objectively evaluate performance capabilities for Homeland Security-related operations, and the embedding of assessment techniques in a broader system to provide for improved performance. This thesis examines the current approach taken by the Fire Service to training and exercising, especially in the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), and identifies gaps and problems in those existing systems. Then, the thesis examines relevant "best practices" from the United States Military and the private sector that might be applied to the shortfalls in Fire Service training and exercising. The remainder of the thesis proposes changes to the training and exercise system, designed to make a measurable, sustained impact on the capabilities of the fire service to accomplish Homeland Security and traditional mission requirements."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Doherty, Vincent J.
2004-06
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Homeland Security Advisory System
From the thesis abstract: "In March of 2002, through the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 3, the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) was developed. The original intent of the HSAS was to provide a warning mechanism for the federal government; other state and local agency responses were voluntary. However, the intent expanded to include a warning system for local, state, federal agencies, the private sector and the general public. Five orange alerts later, the confusion continues with a mix of complacency and misunderstanding. State and local officials complain about the general nature of the intelligence and the lack of specificity directed at regions or targets. The cost of orange protective measures is adding up into the billions of dollars. Warnings specific to New York City have a different value in Utah. Solutions require a new federal intelligence culture with a new name and location under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security distributing specific intelligence. We need highly trained intelligence analysts working with multi-agency state or metropolitan fusion centers. The media should help in educating the public on the HSAS and promoting volunteer organizations, encouraging participation to assist in Homeland Security and to reduce the fear of a catastrophic event. Customized HSAS should be developed for each community, state and private sector business to better utilize protective resources. Protective measures should be implemented with specific intelligence to support the elevation of the HSAS."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Behunin, Scott M.
2004-06
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Private Security as an Essential Component of Homeland Security
"This thesis argues that first preventers are not limited to law enforcement and/or intelligence personnel. Private security officers are our true first preventers because they control access to the myriad of facilities we enter and exit every day. They are the individuals with their boots on the ground in our efforts to recognize abnormal or unusual activity. Based on the observation by President George W. Bush in the 'National Strategy for Homeland Security' that 85% of the nation's critical infrastructure is owned by private agencies and organizations, one conclusion is incontrovertible: No one is in a better position to be a first preventer than the private security officer in America. In New York State, a professionally trained and licensed security officer's primary directive is defined as detecting, deterring and reporting on conditions which might harm life or property. It is incumbent upon government public security officials, and private security executives themselves, to cultivate and exploit this undervalued segment of our efforts to combat terrorism on a national basis. In order to do so, and to assure the public of the competency of the private security workforce, it is imperative that private security officers be mandated to meet minimum standards. Therefore, this thesis makes the argument that advocating nationwide, state controlled licensing and training of private security officers is essential to the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to employ 'First Responder' and 'First Preventer' strategies in the war on terrorism."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Hetherington, Christopher John
2004-06
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Leveraging National Guard Counterdrug Assets for Homeland Security
"This thesis describes how existing capabilities in the National Guard
Counterdrug (NG CD) Support Program can be leveraged for use in Homeland Security (HLS) missions and explains what the implications are for organizing a NG HLS Support Program. National Guard CD assets should be made dual-use for HLS activities and additional missions should be added to the CD mission, leveraging existing resources for HLS prevention. The Governors will have the flexibility of having highly trained and equipped soldiers that can be utilized for HLS activities according to the needs of the state and the current threat level. An already established integrated program in West Virginia provided a suitable model for conducting a case study to determine additional missions to supplement the NG CD Support Program in other states. Examples of additional CD-HLS missions include CD intelligence analysts tracking suspicious activities and CD ground reconnaissance teams cross-trained to assist with the FSIVA mission for the protection of critical infrastructure. Potential challenges of integration identified include funding and personnel shortages along with legal restrictions. Solutions include developing stabilized and fenced funding with cross-leveling up to a designated threshold, adding more dual-use personnel and HLS core staffing, and amending the CD statute."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Wilkinson, Nachelle M.
2004-06
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Strategies to Build a Trusted and Collaborative Information Sharing System for State-Level Homeland Security
"At all levels of government, strategies to prevent terrorism will rely on the development and distribution of actionable information. It is essential that the United States strengthen its capacity to gather, share, analyze and disseminate such information. In the State of Utah, however, these efforts have been jeopardized by a failure to adequately understand the cultural impediments to building more effective information systems. Spending more money on "stuff" (hardware, communications systems, etc.) will not provide for better information sharing, unless cultural barriers to change are recognized and taken into account in State planning. Public safety officers in Utah are, in my experience, extremely dedicated and competent public servants. Nevertheless, the top priority in Utah should be building a new culture where trust and collaboration exist among the organizations involved in homeland security. This thesis argues that such collaboration does not exist today, and will not grow naturally on its own. Further, states such as Utah need to develop and implement a strategic plan to build a culture of collaboration. This thesis proposed such a plan, tailored to overcome the specific problems that my research has uncovered."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Flowers, Robert L.
2004-06
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Funding for First Responders from a Threat and Prevention Approach
It has been thirty-three months since the United States was attacked by terrorists on September 11th 2001. Yet, in distributing grants to States and localities to build their capacity for homeland security, the Nation continues to rely on funding formulae that are deeply flawed. Many grants are distributed in ways that ignore need-driven criteria, such as where terrorists are most likely to strike and which targets are most critical. This thesis develops an alternative formula that takes need into account (and therefore is much more likely to send funds where they are required). After reviewing need-driven formulae from a range of fields that might be applied to homeland security, the author uses the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to break the objectives of homeland security capacity-building into discreet, measurable components. He then analyzes the criteria that should be used to build a grant allocation process to accomplish those objectives, including population density, criticality of infrastructure, the threat to a municipality, vulnerability to that threat, and terrorism prevention. The resulting formula is far better structured than the current system to put homeland security grant funds where the Nation most needs them.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Weinlein, Michael
2004-06
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Multi-State Initiatives: Agriculture Security Preparedness
To defend American agriculture against foreign or domestic terrorism, it is essential that states build multi-state partnerships to provide for the collaborative plans, programs and operations needed to protect the nation's food security. The National Homeland Security Strategy puts states on the front lines in the war against terrorism---including the struggle to secure the agriculture industry from potentially devastating attack. The issues surrounding agro-terrorism are vast and complex and the resources of the Federal government to address these issues are limited and overextended. If states attempt to address this threat independently, important opportunities to reduce vulnerability and enhance capability will be lost. To achieve the capabilities needed for agro-terrorism detection, mitigation, preparedness and response, states must collaborate to build the partnerships and programs their citizens require. This thesis argues multi-state partnerships are critical to defeating this threat as well as providing a robust response to an attack. Whether intentionally introduced or naturally occurring, infectious diseases can easily cross state borders before an outbreak is even detected. States must be prepared to act quickly to mitigate the effects of any crisis. There is a significant opportunity for states to strengthen their abilities to provide for a stronger agriculture counter terrorism preparedness system. The states can further their ability to combat attacks on agriculture actively by demonstrating leadership in implementing administrative agreements and ultimately adopting compact(s) between states as well as with the private sector.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Gordon, Ellen M.
2004-06
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Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center: A Model for State and Local Governments Role in the Intelligence Community
Since 9/11 there have been many demands for robust intelligence efforts and information sharing in the context of Homeland Security. This thesis focuses on the critical need for the inclusion of local and state intelligence collection efforts into the broader intelligence community and describes a model for states to follow when creating a statewide Information Sharing and Analysis Center. Key organizational and relationship principles are examined. Establishing state ISACs and including them as partners in the fight against terrorism benefits all levels of government at the strategic and tactical intelligence levels. Requirements for successful state level ISACs are identified through numerous cases studies focusing on the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
English, Charles D.
2004-06
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State and Local Policy Considerations for Implementing the National Response Plan
"Threatened with the loss of federal funding for Homeland Security and emergency management preparedness programs, state and local entities must implement the National Response Plan and the National Incident Management System, which includes the Incident Command System, Unified Command, and the Multiagency Coordination System. Although mandated by Congress and implemented by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, underdeveloped areas of Indian country and small towns, especially farming and ranching communities and agriculturally-based counties are likely to find that they do not have the capacity to fully implement these mandated federal response programs. A theoretical terrorist-induced multistate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak is used to examine the impact of implementing newly established federally mandated response management programs on rural and tribal communities in agrarian states. Recovering from such an agroterrorism bioattack would require a coordinated multi-disciplinary response that is heavily dependent on local, tribal, state, and private sector personnel. However, because the United States has not experienced an outbreak of FMD since 1929, many of the skills required to quickly diagnose and respond may no longer exist. This thesis identifies potential methods for obtaining and deploying the FMD virus in a coordinated bioattack on the U.S. economy."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Cline, John J.
2005-03
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Community-Policing as the Primary Prevention Strategy for Homeland Security at the Local Law Enforcement Level
"In the wake of September 11, 2001, local law enforcement agencies throughout the country find themselves struggling to identify their responsibilities and define their future role in the effort against terrorism in our homeland. At a time when law enforcement organizations are competing for limited funds and resources, agencies will have to look at how to adapt existing policing philosophies and strategies, such as community-oriented policing, to address the issue of homeland security. The goal of terrorism is centered in creating an atmosphere of fear in society to achieve a philosophical goal. Terrorism is about the impact of its violence on society. This requires the application of the basic concepts of law enforcement: protection and prevention to terrorism. As a result of the events of September 11, 2001, law enforcement agencies have had to assimilate homeland security strategies into their existing responsibilities for combating crime and maintaining social order. This thesis will identify how homeland security prevention and deterrence responsibilities efforts can be effectively integrated into local law enforcement's existing community policing framework. This thesis will also study attempt to identify the extent to which local law enforcement agencies in the state of Florida have adopted community-policing efforts into their homeland security strategy."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Docobo, Jose M.
2005-03
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Seamless Maritime Concept
From the thesis abstract: "The Seamless Maritime Concept is the need to treat awareness, security, defense in a comprehensive, cohesive manner. Continuing discussion of maritime homeland security and defense capability requirements and resources allocation fails to recognize the unique requirements of the maritime domain. Enormous thought and resources have been put towards enhancing maritime homeland security and maritime homeland defense readiness. Unfortunately, the efforts to date treat "defense" and "security" disparately, ignoring the necessity to include all maritime domain partners. The Seamless Maritime Concept suggests that incremental changes to processes, boundaries, and markets have little chance to dramatically improve performance. The Seamless Maritime Concept suggests a new way of addressing the problem. The Coast Guard's motto is "Semper Paratus" or "Always Ready." It reflects the quality of the people; the people will not let any obstacle prevent them from accomplishing the mission. Admiral Loy's "dull knife" declares the desperate need to re-capitalize the Coast Guard cutter and air craft fleets. And the Coast Guard's long standing record of success all combine to demonstrate that given some resource support that the Coast Guard can get it (maritime security) done. Conversely, failure to recapitalize will drive the Coast Guard toward obsolescence and preclude an opportunity to enhance the security and defense readiness of the maritime domain."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Dolan, Mark E.
2005-03
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Preparing Military Officers for Effective Service in an Inter-Agency Environment
"This thesis evaluates, through the lens of the 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act, training and assignment policy alternatives for expediting the development and deployment of military officers to fill billets requiring interagency expertise. Using United States Northern Command as a case study, it examines these policy alternatives and proposes Joint Mission Essential Tasks that might form the basis for required training and education. It proposes the establishment of a Homeland Defense College and suggests that military officers be awarded credit for joint tours through service with non-DOD agencies. The thesis argues that uniformed service resistance to expanded DOD/inter-agency engagement should be anticipated. Mitigating measures are suggested based extensively upon a conceptual framework for successful military innovation developed by Terry C. Pierce."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Nancarrow, Clifford A.
2005-09
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Common Chemicals as Precursors of Improvised Explosive Devices: The Challenges of Defeating Domestic Terrorism
"During the past decade the world has witnessed an increase in the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Explosives in the hands of terrorists continue to pose a significant threat. Lessons learned indicate that when traditional explosives become difficult to obtain, bomb makers turn to common chemicals as precursors to manufacture explosives. Only the imagination and the availability of certain chemicals limits the number explosives which can be manufactured with relative ease utilizing common chemicals readily available in our communities. Availability of precursor chemicals and ease by which explosives can be manufactured, increase the potential that IEDs will be deployed in the Homeland and requires a careful study of the options necessary to defeat IED deployment. This thesis analyzes various options, policies and procedures to ascertain which would be most appropriate to defeat explosives manufactured from common chemicals. Options include removing, restricting, and tracking certain chemicals available to the public as well as increasing awareness to emergency responders and the public. State and federal legislation pertaining to methamphetamine laboratories is analyzed to identify potential crossover legislation to counter explosives manufacture. Intelligence gathering and information sharing technologies and procedures are assessed for effectiveness as law enforcement tools."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Rostberg, James I.
2005-09
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Command Resiliency: An Adaptive Response Strategy for Complex Incidents
From the thesis abstract: "Many organizations believe they are prepared for the next terrorist event by wrongly assuming there is a predictable threat that can be managed with the purchase of new equipment. Unless organizations develop a resilient response strategy that can adapt organizational and operational elements to respond to new terrorist incidents, they will find themselves with the same difficulties emergency responders did on 9/11. As terrorist attacks unfold, organizations are pushed beyond their normal capabilities. How quickly organizations adapt to the uncertainty of a new crisis is critical. Organizations that cannot adapt to new threats of large, complex terrorist vents will be less likely to respond effectively to future attacks. This paper recommends a resilient response strategy that is flexible enough to adapt to complex incidents. It proposes policy recommendations that address organizational strategy and operational crisis management to deal with the initial critical hours of a terrorist attack. Organizational strategy defines core competencies and what happens when competencies are pushed beyond their capacity. Operational crisis management will examine situational awareness requirements, flexible decision-making and innovation. Command resiliency is achieved by overcoming organizational bias and integrating organizational preparedness and operational adaptability into a synergistic response network."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Pfeifer, Joseph W.
2005-09
