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U.S. Army Special Forces and Homeland Security Operations
"Army Special Forces units are trained to conduct sensitive special operations including unconventional warfare, counterterrorism, direct action and strategic reconnaissance missions. Many of the unique skills and capabilities found in Special Forces units have potential applications to homeland security operations. Despite an absence of doctrine for domestic operations, Special Forces -- especially Army National Guard Special Forces -- are likely to be employed in future homeland security operations. This thesis examines potential homeland security missions for Special Forces. Additionally, given the unique first-responder role of the National Guard, this thesis analyzes potential policy changes needed to enhance National Guard Special Forces contributions to homeland security. The absence of doctrine for domestic Special Forces operations potentially adversely impacts Army National Guard Special Forces. Given the unique constitutionally mandated nature of the National Guard, state governors have the ability to activate their forces, including Army National Guard Special Forces, for homeland security operations. The absence of doctrine for domestic Special Forces operations can potentially lead to the misuse, overuse or illegal use of these strategic assets. Enhancing the National Guard's capacity to correctly use Special Forces in domestic operations will enhance the country's overall security posture."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
O'Connell, Douglas K.
2008-03
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Justice Secured: Implementing a Risk-Based Approach to Court Security
"A significant challenge to reducing pervasive security risks in judiciary operations is the lack of an objective method to evaluate and compare existing levels of risk in court facilities. This is particularly problematic when security funding enhancements are not supported by a standardized risk assessment methodology. This thesis proposes a risk-based approach to identify and reduce risk to court security operations. The primary thrust of this research effort is the development and testing of a risk assessment tool. Threat, vulnerability, and consequence elements of the risk assessment tool are identified and quantified. The tool is beta-tested using data from four California courts. The end result is a risk assessment tool which can serve as an integral part of a decision support system to help court security managers identify and reduce pervasive security risks."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Fisher, Sara K.
2008-03
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Revising the National Exercise Program
From the thesis abstract: "The National Exercise Program serves as the primary means for training national leaders and department and agency staff members. Additionally, it serves in promoting collaboration among stakeholders and partners at all levels of government with homeland security missions. Although the National Strategy for Homeland Security directs a National Exercise Program and DHS codifies this program in doctrine, it is continually a work in progress. This paper identifies and discusses four key areas which must be addressed in order to improve the National Exercise Program. These four key areas are Interagency Participation, Stability and Predictability, Funding, and Corrective Actions. These four areas are inter-related in that actions occurring in one area can have an impact in any one of the other three areas. Although DHS has established a framework for administering the NEP, many challenges remain before the NEP is fully integrated and institutionalized."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Gleason, Daniel P.
2008-03
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Reducing the Threat of Terrorism through Knowledge Sharing in a Virtual Environment between Law Enforcement and the Private Security Industry
From the thesis abstract: "Each day approximately 6,800 members of the private security workforce are deployed across Kansas City to provide protection services at venues, many of which have been identified as being critical infrastructure and/or key resources. While these guards are tasked with providing the first line of defense at these locations, there is currently no mechanism or protocol in place to facilitate a timely exchange of threat information between private security and the KCPD. To empower this resource as a terrorism prevention force multiplier the development of a web based virtual knowledge sharing initiative was explored in this study as a solution to provide 'one stop shopping' for consumers of homeland security related needs from the private security industry. The factors measured in this study indicate that private security leaders perceived significant value in the proposed initiative and that the current environment is one that would favor success. One factor that supports this finding was the strong positive bias displayed to the 'trust' factor, which was identified in this research as the lubricant of exchange relationships. While leaders did not demonstrate a high level of concern regarding the threat of a local terrorist act occurring in the next five years, the sharing of threat information did indicate that complacency could be reduced and the level of interest/value of participating be increased through the sharing of threat knowledge. Industry leaders also clearly indicated a universal belief that private security should have a role in the mission of countering terrorism to include critical infrastructure."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Gallagher, Jerry P.
2008-03
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CompStat Counterterrorism Strategy to Protect Train and Subway Systems
"Several successful terrorist attacks have occurred on train and subway systems around the world, and past attempts have been made to attack the New York City Subway System. It is clear that the train and subway systems within the United States remain a highly probable target of terrorist groups. Most systems are too porous and vast to protect every entrance and exit; even if this were possible, the physical screening of every passenger is just not feasible due to the volume of the passengers and fluid nature of the systems. This thesis recommends applying a CompStat Counterterrorism strategy to this threat. It applies those same techniques that were successful in reducing crime in New York, as well as many other major cities, and adjusts them to counteract the threat of a terrorist attack on train and subway systems across the nation. This strategy takes a proven, realistic, and sustainable approach to the current threat, while allowing the systems to operate normally. This thesis does not portend to ensure absolute security, but applies the same successful crime-reducing strategy to the current threat of a terrorist attacks on train and subway systems."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Winski, Peter A.
2008-03
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Developing the Bench: Building an Effective Homeland Security Undergraduate Program
"The current Homeland Security (HLS) workforce is aging, and the future need is growing. Academia has a significant role in the development of HLS future leaders. This thesis uses a meta-analysis to define what academia's role should include. The meta-analysis utilized a template of common HLS rubric, then used systematic study of existing core curriculum, topics in frequently used HLS texts, opinions of HLS leaders, opinions of Emergency Managers, and the opinions of community college students. The study of existing curriculum reflects the topical choices of current academic program directors, from which one could draw conclusions based on popular adoption. The topics in commonly used texts were categorized with the rubric template, and then scored by frequency. The three surveys consisted of a prioritization of the rubric template topics from very important to very unimportant. HLS leaders were queried to capture the leader's future view of workforce educational needs. Emergency Managers were queried to capture what the current practitioners view as important. And community college students were queried to identify what future students view as important in further education. The net result of the meta-analysis is a recommendation of nine specific topical areas, of interest to current or potential HLS undergraduate programs."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Winegar, Scott
2008-03
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Factors that Effect Interagency Collaborations: Lessons During and Following the 2002 Winter Olympics
From the thesis abstract: "Collaboration is a critical component of homeland security. During the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Utah, 11,000 public safety officers came together from federal, state and local agencies and successfully protected the games. This collaboration ensured the safety of more than 3.5 million visitors to the state, including athletes and foreign dignitaries. Six years after the Games and the 9/11 terror attacks, however, law enforcement agencies at every level have, at times, struggled to successfully implement collaborations on a continuing and consistent basis. Creating collaborations that endure is an important issue for public safety organizations. What are the key factors or enablers that foster an environment in which collaborations can be sustained? Based on twenty-two interviews with law enforcement leaders involved in the 2002 Winter Olympics, several factors were identified that impact the effectiveness and endurance of collaborations. These factors include motivation, felt need, leadership, trust and social capital, and a formalized system of roles and procedures. Leaders play an important role in a collaborative effort. By implementing a strategic plan, for example, leaders can increase the level of motivation for collaboration, even if there is no immediate need for a collaborative effort. This study found that enablers for continued collaborations after the 2002 Winter Olympics included leadership, trust and social capital, and felt need. The major explanations for the discontinuation of other Olympic collaborations were lack of motivation or need, lack of leadership, lack of strategic planning and no mandated system."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Bertram, Christopher D.
2008-03
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Integrative Risk Management/Governance Framework for Homeland Security Decision Making
From the thesis abstract: "National leaders, federal legislation, and the Department of Homeland Security all endorse the adoption of a risk management framework as an application for homeland security decision makers. Risk Management Frameworks developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) contain the elements for building a robust risk management framework for homeland security decision-making. Yet no single framework is perfect or perfectly applicable to homeland security, mainly because of the uncertainty and complexity of terrorism. This leaves the decision-maker with a series of challenges, the most pressing of which is to manage risk in the ever evolving arena of homeland security. This paper analyzes the principles of decision making and links them with the risk management processes illustrated in each of the frameworks. The final product is an integrative risk management/governance framework and an evaluation of its utility in a sample context: the nation's passenger rail system. This study narrows the focus even further by conducting a threat analysis on the passenger rail system for the New York and New Jersey region, and applying the integrative risk management/governance framework against a hypothetical terrorist threat on that system."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Ponenti, Albert M.
2008-03
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Uniform Approach to National Suicide Bomber Incident Response and Recovery
"First responders in the United States are not adequately prepared to respond to a suicide bomber attack. Police, fire, and EMS are using protocols that do not anticipate the unique needs of a suicide bomber response. There is an urgent need to develop and implement a consistent approach for responding to suicide bombers. This thesis developed a Suicide Bomber Response Framework using International Association of Chiefs of Police training documents as the primary source, along with Technical Support Working Group training materials and recommendations from relevant national training institutions. A Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) full-scale exercise was then conducted for this thesis based on the newly written Framework to identify gaps between current standard operating procedures and operating procedures recommended by the Suicide Bomber Response Framework. Exercise evaluators identified a significant gap between standard operating procedures of first responders and the recommended response procedures in the Suicide Bomber Response Framework. The thesis argues that a unified suicide bomber response approach should be instituted nation-wide. The Suicide Bomber Response Framework would serve as the tool for responding agencies to develop consistent response plans necessary for this critical public safety concern."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Day, Dwayne
2008-03
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Fire Fighters' Ability and Willingness to Participate in a Pandemic
"Current estimates predict that 30-40 percent of the population will be infected with the flu virus during a pandemic. Fire departments should anticipate a higher attack rate for their personnel because of increased exposure risk. Additionally, many variables will negatively influence fire fighter participation rates over and above these attack rates. This thesis analyzes fire fighters' ability and willingness to participate in a pandemic through a comprehensive survey of fire fighters within the twelve National Capital Region fire departments. Issues that may influence fire fighters' ability and willingness to work include childcare, concern of family, adequate personal protective equipment, worker's compensation coverage, and availability of vaccines and antivirals. Collectively, these variables determine a workforce participation percentage (WPP) -- the share of fire fighters who will be able and willing to participate in a response during a pandemic. Results indicate that between 30-70 percent of the fire fighters will not be able or willing to work during a pandemic. Although a fire fighter's participation is situationally dependent, fire departments should take urgent steps to address five core areas. These are included in a set of recommendations. Ultimately, the priority recommendation is for fire officials and regional public policymakers to rise to the challenge of the complexity of these issues. Leadership in the face of this recognized pandemic threat, however, remains an elusive solution."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Delaney, John
2008-03
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Analysis of the Requirements and Potential Opportunities for the Future Education of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts
"The absence of law enforcement intelligence analysis programs in academia has created a serious gap in the Nation's ability to effectively protect itself from the terrorist threat. Academic institutions that teach analysis are primarily focused on foreign or national intelligence. Academia must begin addressing the need to educate law enforcement intelligence analysts. Through an examination of current intelligence analyst programs, surveys of law enforcement intelligence analysts, and research of U.S. and foreign law enforcement intelligence analyst programs, this thesis will explore how law enforcement analyst organizations and academia should provide law enforcement analyst instruction. Each chapter addresses a different component of the challenge in the education and training law enforcement analysts. This thesis also provides recommendations for future law enforcement analyst instruction."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Green, Prioleau
2008-03
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Wireless Robotic Communications in Urban Environments: Issues for the Fire Service
"Firefighters are tasked with conducting search and rescue operations at incidents ranging from minor smoke conditions to multi-agency disasters. In each instance, a rapid risk assessment must be conducted based on preliminary dispatch information. Small lightweight 'man portable' robots are a natural fit for gaining improved situational awareness, yet few have been employed for this application. The problems encountered in using wireless robots in urban environments are among the primary reasons. This thesis focuses on the wireless link between the robot and the firefighter employing it. The work presented is useful for policy makers in allocating public safety spectrum, firefighters in pre-planning responses, and engineers for designing relevant control systems. While the arguments rest on a technical footing of test data and models, the paper is written primarily for a non-technical audience. A technology acceptance model is developed for employing robots wirelessly. Test data is presented showing the debilitating effects of interference from employing multiple robots concurrently. Models are applied to predict signal loss in tunnels and urban environments, and results indicate an optimal frequency range exists between 500 MHz and 1 GHz. A case is presented to allocate spectrum in this range using a priority access protocol."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Hough, George
2008-03
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Mitigating Information Overload: The Impact of 'Context-Based Approach' to the Design of Tools for Intelligence Analysts
"With the explosion of available data from a variety of sources, it has become increasingly difficult to keep pace with the amount of arriving data, extract actionable information, and integrate it with prior knowledge. Add to that the pressures of today's fusion center climate and it becomes clear that analysts, police officers, and executives' ability to make rapid, sound decisions is severely compromised. The combination of circular reporting and the complexity of data sources are contributing to information overload. Law enforcement agencies realize this cannot be resolved by continuing to hire more intelligence analysts. Instead, they must begin leveraging technology. The Illinois State Police is utilizing a technology artifact in its Statewide Terrorism and Intelligence Center (STIC) which incorporates technology built from the context of these users. This thesis uses a survey instrument to evaluate the effectiveness of this technology on reducing circular reporting and the handling of complex data sources. The findings conclude that intelligence analysts within STIC perceive that information overload exists, and both the complexity of data sources as well as circular reporting minimizes their effectiveness and efficiency. Furthermore, this technology effectively improves these negative effects, and increases the STIC's ability to better serve communities."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Brueggemann, Charles E.
2008-03
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Law Enforcements' Shifting Strategic Perspective [video]
From the Video Description: "Deirdre Walker, a veteran law enforcement agent for 23 years and currently Assistant Chief of Police/Investigative Services for Montgomery County Police Department discusses how the events of 9-11 have challenged [law enforcement] agencies to think and plan strategically from both a regional and national perspective." The duration of the video is 9 minutes and 45 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Walker, Deirdre I.
2008-02-11
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Five Year Anniversary of The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security
From the statement of David Paulison: "I am truly honored to kick off the festivities tonight as we celebrate the five year anniversary of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. FEMA is proud of our efforts to develop and conduct programs for the nation's homeland security leaders. Together with the Naval Postgraduate School, we demonstrate very day that federal agencies, working together in a true partnership, can provide opportunities and add value to our nation's homeland security system. The Center's achievements over the past few years are truly amazing. In 2002 homeland security as a professional and academic discipline was just getting started. This was a first of its kind effort to develop from scratch the curriculum and materials that would provide our leaders with the training and skills they would need to help protect the American people. Since January 2003, 179 local, state and federal officials have gone through the master's degree program and the Center is now offering the Executive Leadership Program. This effort is already bearing fruit as the alumni's research, interagency and intergovernmental networking and on-going leadership the Center is helping to shape the evolution of homeland security."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Paulison, Robert David, 1947-
2008-01-29
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Another Question Concerning Technology: The Ethical Implications of Homeland Defence and Security Technologies
"This essay begins to provide a unified moral reckoning with the way in which ideas concerning technological progress have altered the rules of military engagement and the implementation of homeland security. It will address both military technologies and technologies that secure the homeland, since the development and use of these technologies are vulnerable to the same ethical pitfalls. First, this essay employs Just War theory as a theoretical frame in which to situate the discussion and argues that the technology associated with precision guided munitions (PGM) only open the possibility of ethical discrimination and proportionality, but in no way insure that these possibilities will be actualized. Second, it begins to expose the relationship between the increasing popularity of PGM technology and the rhetoric that is used to describe contemporary military conflict. If precision weaponry is assumed to be inherently ethical, it may grant policymakers and strategists the chance to conflate the description of tactics with the prescription of normative judgements. Several case studies are employed to demonstrate this point. The second half of the paper asks if the technological progress that has come to define homeland security may lead to similar ethical difficulties in the fields of intelligence and law enforcement. It explores the way in which military technology and rhetoric might be redeployed in the domestic sphere. The questions concerning PGM and homeland security technologies and their moral implications are also 'questions concerning technology'-an interrogation of the moral and epistemic assumptions that seem to accompany and validate technical capabilities. It is a question that strikes at the heart of homeland security."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Kaag, John Jacob
2008-01
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Recent Patterns of Terrorism Prevention in the United Kingdom
"The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) was the basic internal security threat to the United Kingdom over the past 100 years. In particular, more than 3,600 people died during the 'Troubles' (1969-1996). However, authorities no longer consider Irish paramilitary organizations the country's major terrorist threat. The major terrorist challenge to the UK today comes from international terrorist groups affiliated with al Qaeda. Until recently, the nexus of the affiliation with al Qaeda was Pakistan and Afghanistan. Recent attacks suggest a nexus with Iraq as well. However, the emergence of a new threat such as al Qaeda does not mean that intelligence analysts' thinking, conditioned to meet one threat, e.g. PIRA, adjusts readily to the new threat. The analysis here highlights this issue in the recent patterns of terrorism prevention in the UK. Three agencies make up the national intelligence and security services in the UK, The Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)-the nation's external intelligence agency overseen by the foreign secretary; the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)-which develops signals intelligence, also overseen by the foreign secretary; and the Security Service (MI5), which operates under the authority of the home secretary to conduct surveillance operations. Observers often refer to the three services as the Agencies. MI5 has no arrest powers of its own, meaning its effectiveness in preempting terrorist operations depends largely on collaboration with the Special Branch (SB) of local police forces', especially the Metropolitan Police Department's Special Branch (MPSB)."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Irons, Larry R.
2008-01
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Changing Homeland Security: The Year in Review 2007
"As New York City and the nation prepared to remember the sixth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks, the talk started about September 11th fatigue: 'a weariness of reliving a day that everyone wishes had never happened.' 'I may sound callous, but doesn't grieving have a shelf life?' one person asked. 'We're very sorry and mournful that people died, but there are living people. Let's wind it down.' That gets my vote for 2007's most startling homeland security story. One gets startled when something happens one was not expecting. Perhaps I should not have been so surprised. I spoke with a lot of thoughtful homeland security professionals last year. […] Their responses present a snapshot of Homeland Security 2007 as captured by people who work with and think about these issues all year. Their ideas remind us of the continuing debate about the meaning, scope, and effect of homeland security. Not every important topic or trend is mentioned. What is cited, however, outlines the still emerging terrain of homeland security. Intelligence-arguably the core of preventing another major attack-was a significant issue in 2007. Several national intelligence estimates and related products revealed more information about 'the threat' and about how the intelligence community does its work. Unsurprisingly, the more one knows about this element of the nation's security, the more questions are raised. Can we rely on the accuracy and objectivity of intelligence generated by government? How does intelligence actually help the nation be better prepared?"
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Bellavita, Christopher
2008-01
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Evaluating the Impact of Contextual Background Fusion on Unclassified Homeland Security Intelligence
"The 2007 National Strategy for Information Sharing recognizes that state, local, and tribal governments 'carry out their counterterrorism responsibilities within the broader context of their core mission(s)…' In order for this national strategy to be successful, intelligence provided to these state, local, and tribal recipients must also be presented within the context of these core missions. Multiple initiatives have ensured that these non-traditional recipients (NTR) in law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services (EMS), emergency management, public health, and the private sector are now receiving unclassified intelligence products from multiple sources including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Fusion Centers, Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF), and Terrorism Early Warning Groups (TEWG). However, simply pushing intelligence products to non traditional recipients (NTR) is not enough. As discussed in a Markle Foundation Working Group Report, Networking of Federal Government Agencies with State and Local Government and Private Sector Entities, '…adequate context for homeland security providers to effectively utilize information is specific, tailored for each local entity, rapidly disseminated, and does not overburden recipients with vague or irrelevant information.' The Final 9/11 Commission Report noted the importance of context in decision making, reporting that the president was provided intelligence 'news without… much context' prior to September 11, 2001, contributing to a failure of decision makers to recognize that Bin Laden posed a 'novel danger.' This paper does not attempt to determine whether providing classified or unclassified intelligence to NTR is an effective strategy."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Eaneff, Charles
2008-01
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Finalist Essays from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's First Annual Essay Competition, 2008
The Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) launched its first annual essay contest in 2008 to provide people from around the country the opportunity to express their opinions on homeland security issues and to suggest new ideas. The winner and four finalists were selected from eighty contest submissions by a committee comprised of CHDS staff, faculty, and alumni. The variety of the essay topics submitted, as well as the backgrounds of the authors, highlights the vast scope of the impact that homeland security policies, programs, and challenges have on our communities and professions. This year's contestants were asked to answer the question "What single aspect of Homeland Security has been most successful, and what single aspect will be most critical to Homeland Security success?" This compilation includes the winning essay "Reducing the Risk" by Matthew Allen; and the four finalist essays: "Brick by Brick: The Strategic Re-Building of the Public Health Infrastructure" by Meredith Allen, "Ascendency through Perception: The Importance of Dedicated Investment in Academic Homeland Security Research and Inquiry" by William L. Gardella, "Making Consequence Management Work: Applying the Lesson of the Joint Terrorism Task Force" by Will Goodman, and "Proliferation of Biodefense Laboratories and the Need for National Biosecurity" by Jesse Tucker.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Tucker, Jesse; Goodman, Will; Gardella, William . . .
2008
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Brochure: Center for Homeland Defense and Security: Celebrating Five Years
The Naval Postgraduate School, Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) gives an overview of programs, accomplishments, and partnerships in this brochure issued for their five year celebration.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2008-01
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Creating a Team Culture through the Provision of a Broad Spectrum of Educational Programs at DHS [video]
From the Video Description: "In this Viewpoints interview Dr. George Tanner talks about the educational mission of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of the Chief Learning Officer and the implementation of a comprehensive, department-wide employee learning program for all DHS employees." The Center for Homeland Defense and Security produces the "Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security" series to allow homeland security leaders to share opinions on current issues and challenges. The duration of this video is 11 minutes and 29 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Tanner, George
2007-11-13
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Mexico's Insecurity in North America
"Dr. Abelardo Rodriguez, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, examines Mexico's challenges in facing the new security environment in the hemisphere since 9/11. His article argues that Mexico's incapacity to develop a coherent national and regional security framework has paralleled Mexico's inability to undergo a reformation of the Mexican State, and with it, of national security reform. Dr. Rodriguez explains the current state of Mexico's approach toward national and homeland security issues, given the internal political situation since the election of Vicente Fox and the National Action Party (PAN) in 2000 and the latest presidential election in 2006. Dr. Rodriguez shows how Mexico's internal political situation exacerbates the prospect for regional security cooperation with Canada and the United States in creating a "new" security perimeter in North America."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Rodriguez Sumano, Abelardo, 1971-
2007-10-18
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Thesis Series: Can You Lead Me Now? Leading in the Complex World of Homeland Security [video]
From the Webpage: "In this interview, Nola Joyce discusses her masters thesis on suggested activities and processes to yield more successful leadership within an organization which is required when facing complex issues and problems like those found in homeland security." The Center for Homeland Defense and Security produces the "Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security" series to allow homeland security leaders to share opinions on current issues and challenges. The duration of this video is 9 minutes, 1 second. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=479345]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Joyce, Nola
2007-10-09
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Thesis Series Fall 2007: Integrating Public and Private Partnerships to Produce More Effective Intelligence-led Policing [video]
In this Viewpoints interview, "Matt Simeone, Security/Police Information Network Administrator, Nassau County Police Department discusses the distinct advantages in improving data collection using partnerships developed between local law enforcement agencies and the public and private industry." The Center for Homeland Defense and Security produces the "Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security" series to allow homeland security leaders to share opinions on current issues and challenges. The duration of this video is 7 minutes, 33 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=479359]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Simeone, Matthew J., Jr.
2007-10-09
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Thesis Series Fall 2007: Multi-Attribute Decision Analysis in Public Health [video]
From the Webpage: "In this video interview, Sinan Khan, Epidemiology Analyst, Los Angeles County Emergency Preparedness and Response Program speaks on the topic of analyzing the effectiveness of alternative modes of dispensing prophylaxis on a large scale." The Center for Homeland Defense and Security produces the "Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security" series to allow homeland security leaders to share opinions on current issues and challenges. The duration of this video is 6 minutes, 10 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=479349]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Khan, Sinan
2007-10-02
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Counter Terrorism Policy in France [video]
From the Video Description: "Francois Thuillier, a Sr. Counter-Terrorism Official with the French Ministry of the Interior draws distinctions between French and American counter-terrorism policies." The duration of the video is 13 minutes and 15 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Thuillier, Francois
2007-09-04
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Integration of Virtual Public-Private Partnerships into Local Enforcement to Achieve Enhanced Intelligence-Led Policing
From the thesis Abstract: "In light of the recent emergence of fusion centers and centralized intelligence units, and the move to develop intelligence capacity within local law enforcement agencies in the United States, intelligence-led policing (ILP) is well-positioned to be on the nation's law enforcement agenda for the next decade. ILP relies on robust data collection from a wide range of sources to create intelligence products that can influence decision makers, and ultimately, impact the criminal environment. Virtual public-private partnerships (VP3s) offer local law enforcement agencies an effective and efficient way to leverage a vast and resourceful private sector for the purpose of enhancing ILP. A VP3 can exponentially enhance data collection capacity, facilitate the utilization of the private sector as a force multiplier, and provide the means by which local policing agencies can begin to instill a culture of preparedness in the citizens they serve. This thesis includes case studies of three VP3s -- Citizen Observer, NYPD Shield, and the Nassau County Security/Police Information Network (SPIN). In addition, virtual communities and social capital are examined with an eye towards the potential impact on crime, homeland security, and ILP. The findings of this thesis form the framework for a VP3-enhanced model of intelligence-led policing." A 7-minute, 33-second video interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=36618]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Simeone, Matthew J., Jr.
2007-09
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Multi Attribute Decision Analysis in Public Health - Analyzing Effectiveness of Alternate Modes of Dispensing
From the thesis Abstract: "Local emergency planners are creating mass prophylaxis plans to prophylax entire populations within forty eight hours in order to reduce mortality after a bioterrorist attack. The Points of Dispensing (PODs) used in prophylaxis are central to an area's mass prophylaxis plans, but they are insufficient because of their staffing and security constraints. Several alternate modes of dispensing that have similar attributes and are considered best practices are presently being implemented in local health departments (LHDs). The purpose of this thesis is to develop models to evaluate alternate modes of dispensing using multi-attribute value function (MAVF), an approach that supports multi-attribute decision-making by taking into account the trade-offs a decision-maker is willing to make between attributes. Two models are created for Los Angeles County (LAC). The models showed that in LAC, the door-to-door option, pharmacy option, civil service option and Kaiser Permanente option work best. The study finds that alternate modes of dispensing can be useful in filling the gaps in the POD-based approach by increasing critical resources or lowering the pressure on existing resources." A 6-minute, 10-second video interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=36619]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Khan, Sinan
2007-09
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Can You Lead Me Now? Leading in the Complex World of Homeland Security
From the thesis Abstract: "This thesis focuses on a theory of leading and the activities and processes used to move a bureaucratic, public agency to a higher level of fitness in the contexts of dynamic equilibrium and the edge of chaos. The main claim is that leading and all of its components -- thinking and sensemaking, storytelling and demonstrating the right ideas, and organizing action and shaping collective movement -- are required for an organization to address the complex, coordinating problems of homeland security. This research is exploratory using the methodology of grounded theory. An in-depth analysis of a single case was used to test a theory of leading in complexity. Descriptive examples are provided of the activities identified in the process of leading. The findings supported the theory of leading and offered some suggestions for leading the work of homeland security. The analysis demonstrated that leading is a process that weaves in a non-linear way from thinking to sensemaking to demonstrating the "right ideas" and identities to organizing collective movement and back around to thinking. It is a process without ends and a process that shows how to accomplish organizational change in the realm of complexity and chaos." A 9-minute, 1-second video interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=36617]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Joyce, Nola
2007-09
