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International Expert Engagement and Analysis of Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Evaluations, Final Report
From the Introduction:"In furtherance of its mission to conduct evidence-based research to inform policy recommendations, operational requirements, and public safety needs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has developed a countering violent extremism (CVE) framework (the Framework). This Framework will assist DHS S&T in developing a research agenda that seeks to save lives, reduce property losses, and enhance community resilience in the face of rapidly changing threats of extremist violence in the United States. The Framework recommends pursuing research in the following four areas: diverting individuals from radicalization, preventing individuals from carrying out attacks or locations from being targeted, mitigating the impact of extremist events, and developing community and individual resilience to violence inspired by extremism. Initial Framework research conducted for the Countering Violent Extremism - Developing a Research Roadmap project and the 5RD Workshop to Counter Violent Extremism suggested a need for increased evaluation of CVE programs across all four Framework research areas to properly understand how best to implement future programs and improve existing CVE programs."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate
RTI International
2017-11
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China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities- Background and Issues for Congress [November 01, 2017]
"This report provides background information and issues for Congress on China's naval modernization effort and its implications for U.S. Navy capabilities. The question of how the United States should respond to China's military modernization effort, including its naval modernization effort, is a key issue in U.S. defense planning and budgeting. Many U.S. military programs for countering improving Chinese military forces (particularly its naval forces) fall within the U.S. Navy's budget. The issue for Congress is how the U.S. Navy should respond to China's military modernization effort, particularly its naval modernization effort. Decisions that Congress reaches on this issue could affect U.S. Navy capabilities and funding requirements and the U.S. defense industrial base."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2017-11-01
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Iran: Politics, Human Rights, and U.S. Policy [November 01, 2017]
"Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, the United States and Iran have been at odds politically and diplomatically. During the 1980s and 1990s, U.S. officials identified Iran's support for militant Middle East groups as the primary threat posed by Iran to U.S. interests and allies. Iran's nuclear program took precedence in U.S. policy after 2002 as the potential for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon increased. Beginning in 2010, the United States orchestrated broad international economic pressure on Iran to persuade it to agree to strict limits on the program-- pressure that contributed to the June 2013 election of the relatively moderate Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran and the eventual negotiation of a 'Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action' (JCPOA). The JCPOA, which began formal implementation on January 16, 2016, exchanged broad sanctions relief for nuclear program limits intended to ensure that Iran would require at least a year to produce a nuclear weapon after a decision to do so."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Katzman, Kenneth
2017-11-01
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Native American Heritage Month: Fact Sheet [November 01, 2017]
"This guide assists congressional offices with work related to Native American Heritage Month celebrations. It provides links to sample congressional speeches and recognitions, presidential proclamations, statistical data, cultural resources, and selected federal agencies and programs that focus on Native American issues. This guide also includes links to selected educational and advocacy organizations."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Crane-Hirsch, Audrey Celeste
2017-11-01
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Out of Office: Vacancies, Acting Officers, and Day 30 [November 01, 2017]
"Across the executive branch, acting officers are currently serving in vacant advice and consent positions, temporarily filling these offices until a permanent officer is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Some of these offices remain vacant because the Senate is still considering whether to confirm a nominated officer, but others are vacant because President Trump has not yet submitted a nomination to the Senate. According to one tracker, there are currently 277 offices that have no formal nominee. Some of the acting officers filling these vacant advice and consent positions may soon face an important deadline--one that could limit their ability to continue performing the duties of the vacant office"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Brannon, Valerie C.
2017-11-01
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Ukraine: Background and U.S. Policy [November 01, 2017]
"The United States has long supported Ukraine's pro-Western orientation and reform efforts. It supports the restoration of Ukraine's territorial integrity, including with respect to Crimea, as well as implementation of the Minsk agreements that would establish a cease-fire and conflict settlement in eastern Ukraine. In 2014, the United States, in coordination with the European Union and others, imposed sanctions on Russia for its actions in Ukraine. The United States is a leading contributor of foreign assistance to Ukraine, including over $300 million a year since FY2015 in nonmilitary, nonhumanitarian assistance. The United States also provides substantial military assistance to Ukraine, including via a newly established Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative that provides 'appropriate security assistance and intelligence support' to help Ukraine defend against aggression and support its sovereignty and territorial integrity. [...] The U.S. Congress has actively participated in efforts to address the Ukraine conflict since its onset. Many Members have condemned Russia's annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in eastern Ukraine and pushed to impose and retain sanctions against Russia for its actions. Congress has also supported substantial economic and security assistance for Ukraine. Key legislation includes the Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-95), the Ukraine Freedom Support Act (P.L. 113-272), and the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-44, Title II)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Welt, Cory
2017-11-01
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Assessing and Responding to the Recent Homicide Rise in the United States
"Big-city homicides rose in 2015 and again in 2016, although not all cities experienced a large increase, and homicides fell in some cities. We consider two explanations of the homicide rise as guides for future research: (1) expansion in illicit drug markets brought about by the heroin and synthetic opioid epidemic and (2) widely referenced 'Ferguson effects' resulting in de-policing, compromised police legitimacy, or both. Larger increases in drug-related homicides than in other types of homicide provide preliminary evidence that expansions in illicit drug markets contributed to the overall homicide rise. The current drug epidemic is disproportionately concentrated in the white population, and homicides have increased among whites as well as among African-Americans and Hispanics. We surmise, therefore, that the drug epidemic may have had an especially strong influence on the rise in homicide rates among whites. Current evidence that links de-policing to the homicide rise is mixed at best. Surveys of police reveal widespread concerns about increased police-community tensions and reductions in proactive policing in the aftermath of widely publicized deadly encounters between the police and African-Americans. Increases in homicide followed decreases in arrests in Baltimore and Chicago, although it is not known whether the same was true in other cities. Nationwide, arrest-offense ratios and arrest clearance rates decreased in 2015, but they had been declining for several years when homicide rates were falling. The extent of de-policing and its possible connection to the recent homicide rise remain open research questions."
National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
Rosenfeld, Richard; Gaston, Shytierra; Spivak, Howard R., 1947- . . .
2017-11
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[November 1, 2017 Letter to the Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary Bob Goodlatte]
From the Letter: "In recent weeks, our citizens and, individually, Members of Congress have focused on and discussed various issues related to the scourge of firearms violence that plagues our country. However, this Committee has taken no action. Inaction, when there are issues that we must examine and steps Congress must take, is no longer an option. [...] In fact, when legislation weakening our laws on silencers and armor piercing ammunition was being prepared for floor consideration, this Committee waived jurisdiction, despite a request from the Ranking Member that it not do so."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Jackson-Lee, Sheila; Conyers, John, Jr., 1929-; Deutch, Theodore Elliot . . .
2017-11-01
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Utilizing the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance System to Prepare for and Respond to Emergencies
From the Document: "In order to ensure workers can respond safely and effectively to future emergencies, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) collaborated with federal agencies, state health departments, and unions to create the Emergency Responder Health Monitoring and Surveillance (ERHMS) System. ERHMS is a framework that allows an organization to monitor the health and safety of emergency responders throughout the pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment phases of a response. The goal of ERHMS is to prevent short- and long-term illness and injury in emergency responders. Traditional groups of workers that typically respond to emergencies include police, fire, emergency medical personnel, and construction and utility workers, but can also include environmental health specialists, industrial hygienists, mental health professionals, and other public health personnel and volunteers."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Shugart, Jill M.
2017-11
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Evaluation of Commercial Off-the-Shelf Solutions for Supporting Viability Retention of 'Yersinia Pestis' Cells
"There is a pressing need to preserve the viability of biological warfare (BW) threat agents collected in the field. Despite major gains in nucleic acid sequencing technologies, true positive identification and credible threat assessment of BW agents rely on the direct culture (and quantification) of the 'live' cells. Solutions aiding the viability sustainment of pathogens contained within clinical samples have been recommended in the past, but many of these have not been examined for their ability to preserve BW cells relevant to the U.S. military (e.g., 'Yersinia pestis'). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of 17 different solutions in preserving the viability of non-refrigerated, avirulent 'Y. pestis' A1122 cells that were collected from various surfaces. The solutions were evaluated for viability sustainment over a 14 day period at three different temperatures (4, 22, and 40 °C). Polymerase chain reaction analysis was performed on samples that did not show any viable cells at the end of the study to determine if nucleic acids were degraded. The study also evaluated the sampling efficiency and decay rates (at three temperatures) of 'Y. pestis' cells that were inoculated on two different surfaces."
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
Rastogi, Vipin K.; Smith, Lisa; Angelini, Daniel . . .
2017-11
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Armed Robotic Systems Emergence: Weapons Systems Life Cycles Analysis and New Strategic Realities
"The fielding of armed robotic systems--droids and drones that are teleoperated, semi-autonomous, and even autonomous--has been slowly but surely transitioning from pure science fiction into military reality on the battlefields of the early 21st century. These systems currently have no artificial intelligence (AI) whatsoever and, in most cases, are simply operated by soldiers (and on occasion terrorists and insurgents) utilizing hardline cables and laptop-like controllers, although wireless and satellite systems exist for the more sophisticated national armed drone programs. Near-term future prototypes are likely to have, at best, independent response capabilities similar to a trained animal, due to the incorporation of expert system programming. Projections out even further, however, have raised concerns that these emergent weapons systems, possessing semi-autonomous and autonomous capabilities, could ultimately have the potential to evolve beyond the machine stimulus and response level, eventually incorporating varying degrees of weak AI, and one day possibly even achieving a basic form of self-awareness. [...] In summation, the strategic implications of the robotics revolution upon us cannot be overstated. The robots are not only coming--they are here--and for future U.S. national security requirements, we will need to have a military mastery over them. Hence, our present and future decisions related to armed robotic systems emergence on the battlefield--and the command and control (C2) methodologies directing them--will result in near-term and future force structure end states that will have a fundamental impact on the U.S. conduct of war in the coming decades. These decisions will be a major determinant concerning the ability of the United States to retain dominance as the primary global military power well into the mid-21st century."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Bunker, Robert J.
2017-11
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President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, Final Report
From the conclusion: "The goals of the recommendations included in this report are to promote prevention of all drug use with effective education campaigns and restrictions in supply of illicit and misused drugs. To achieve supply reduction, we recommend shaping prescribing practices by improved medical education, by alternatives to pain management, as appropriate, by enhancing physician awareness of high risk patients though substance use, mental, and medical screenings and interrogation of PDMPs [Prescription Drug Monitoring Program], insurance company oversight, and by interdiction of deadly opioids. Treatment and overdose rescue are both distinct and inextricably linked efforts. Overdose rescue procedures need to be opportunistic and include access to trained personnel, to medications, and to treatment services. [...] Treatment services need to be improved, foremost by developing thoughtful national evidence-based standards of care, record-keeping, and long-term support. In view of the need, expansion of services is imperative and so are surmounting barriers - to medications, limited healthcare workforce, to insurance reimbursement - and ensuring high-quality care and long-term recovery support services. The Commission strongly supports research and development of alternatives to opioids for pain management, treatment and rescue, and of modern medical devices essential to improving our responses. The Commission also strongly recommends real-time data analytics to inform our mission and accomplishments. Above all, each recommendation should have accountability built-in and be subjected to measurable goals, quantitative solutions, and measurable outcomes. The Federal Government now must develop a level of accountability that has not been imposed rigorously in the past."
United States. President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis
2017-11-01
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Decision Makers Guide: Medical Planning and Response for a Nuclear Detonation
From the Purpose: "This Manual will assist preparedness efforts and decision making by providing readily accessible information that quickly describes critical scientific and medical aspects of a nuclear incident as well as the response organization and resources anticipated to be required or available during a response. It is intended to offer a checklist of decision-provoking questions and reference guide for essential information to assist with the development of appropriate actions in response to a nuclear detonation. The subject matter includes basic principles about radiation, measurement, health effects, protective actions, critical public messaging, response strategies, medical management and countermeasures, and preparedness for a nuclear detonation."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
2017-11
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CTC Sentinel [November 2017]
This November 2017 issue of the U.S. Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) Sentinel features the following articles and reports: "The Curse of Cain: Why Fratricidal Jihadis Fail to Learn from Their Mistakes" by Mohammed Hafez; "A View from the CT Foxhole: Dr. Angela Misra, Co-Founder, The Unity Initiative" by Paul Cruickshank; "The Implications of Iran's Expanding Shi'a Foreign Fighter Network" by Colin Clarke and Phillip Smyth; "Europe's True Southern Frontier: The General, the Jihadis, and the High-Stakes Contest for Libya's Fezzan Region" by Andrew McGregor; "A Legitimate Challenger? Assessing the Rivalry between al-Shabaab and the Islamic State in Somalia" by Jason Warner and Caleb Weiss; and "Foreign Technology or Local Expertise? Al-Shabaab's IED Capability" by Daisy Muibu and Benjamin Nickels.
Combating Terrorism Center (U.S.)
2017-11
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ITL Bulletin: Guidance on TDEA Block Ciphers (November 2017)
This document is the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Bulletin for November 2017 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. From the introduction: "As computing power becomes faster and cheaper, cryptographic methods that were reliable and secure yesterday become less so today. Only a few years after Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel Corporation, noted that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years, in 1977, the Data Encryption Algorithm (DEA) was adopted. A few decades later, computers had sufficient power to allow a successful brute force attack rather quickly. Fortunately, that same increase in power enabled stronger encryption, and the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) was introduced. TDEA provides a straightforward method for using three keys but remains compatible with DEA in one mode of its use. These three keys are collectively called a key bundle. But today, brute force attacks on TDEA are practical and inexpensive. With ciphers, it is important to consider the suitability of the algorithm for the intended purpose. The strength of a physical padlock may be sufficient for a gym locker but should not be used to lock the gate to Fort Knox. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) periodically provides recommendations about conditions under which a cryptographic algorithm should be applied. This guidance, while useful for anyone, is mandatory for federal agencies, federal contractors, and other organizations that process information on behalf of the federal government. To that end, NIST has created Special Publication (SP) 800-67, Revision 2, Recommendation for the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA) Block Cipher, which describes TDEA and the DEA cryptographic engine, and provides restrictions on TDEA usage."
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.); Information Technology Laboratory (National Institute of Standards and Technology). Computer Security Division
Barker, Elaine B.; Feldman, Larry; Witte, Greg
2017-11
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United States Attorneys' Bulletin: Human Trafficking, Volume 65 Number 6, November 2017
This edition of the United States Attorneys' Bulletin covers Human Trafficking. The following articles are included: "Human Trafficking: The Fundamentals"; "The Civil Rights Division's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit (HTPU) and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS): An Overview"; "Proactive Case Identification Strategies and the Challenges of Initiating Labor Trafficking Cases"; "Domestic Child Sex Trafficking and Children Missing from Care"; "The Survivor-Centered, Trauma-Informed Approach"; "Chapter 77 and Beyond: Charging Strategies in Human Trafficking Cases"; "Whoever Knowingly Advertises: Considerations in Prosecuting Sex Trafficking"; "Federal Rule of Evidence 412: Admissibility of Prior and Subsequent Prostitution Evidence in Sex Trafficking Prosecutions"; "Follow the Money: Financial Crimes and Forfeiture in Human Trafficking Prosecutions"; "Mandatory Restitution: Complying with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act"; "Understanding and Applying the Sentencing Guidelines for Trafficking and Related Convictions"; "Evidence Considerations in Proving Sex Trafficking Cases without a Testifying Victim"; "Human Trafficking and Organized Crime: Combating Trafficking Perpetrated by Gangs, Enterprises, and Criminal Organizations"; "Criminal Conduct of Victims: Policy Considerations"; "Combatting Trafficking of Native Americans and Alaska Natives"; "Forced Labor in Supply Chains: Addressing Challenges"; and "Prosecuting Sex Trafficking Cases Using a Drug-Based Theory of Coercion."
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
2017-11
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Genetic and Diagnostic Biomarker Development in ASD Toddlers Using Resting State Functional MRI
"Resting state fMRI [Functional magnetic resonance imaging] and analyses of intrinsic functional networks are powerful tools for characterizing functional networks in pediatric and clinical populations. In control infants and toddlers who are scanned during natural sleep, fMRI has been used to characterize the typical development of intrinsic functional networks during resting states. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) begins prenatal, and early maldevelopment is present in many sites and systems that mediate intrinsic network function. These networks have been little studied in ASD infants and toddlers. Our project appears to be among the first to do so. In this project N=96 ASD and typical infants and toddlers were studied; analyses of intrinsic networks provided evidence of significant and widespread disruptions in functional networks in ASD that are crucial for social, communication, cognitive, attention and salience functions. These are among the first-ever studies of the intrinsic connectivity patterns in infants and toddlers with ASD at the age of first clinical identification. The knowledge provided by our studies in combination with those of Co-PIs Dr. Fox and Dr. Glahn could open new avenues of basic genomic and animal model research that elucidate the biological bases of aberrant intrinsic network development in ASD and may identify early diagnostic, prognostic and treatment-responsiveness biomarkers of ASD."
University of California, San Diego
Courchesne, Eric
2017-11
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Investigation of Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Point Light Source Color vi sibility Against Complex Multicolored Backgrounds
"We evaluated the threshold visibility illuminance for signals sent from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) of 5 colors (green, red, white, amber, and blue). Experiment 1 involved controlled laboratory measurements of LED visibility against selected uniformly colored backgrounds. Experiment 2 involved outdoor measurements of LED visibility against camouflage patterns in natural daylight. Five camouflage patterns were used (MARPAT Woodland, Desert, and Navy, and Arctic and Swiss Alpenflage). These camouflages represent a variety of battlefield environments. Indoors, LEDs were displayed before 5 uniformly colored backgrounds selected to best match the combined chromaticity of the camouflages. Participants used the method of adjustment to vary the brightness of the LEDs until each LED color became barely perceptible, and barely imperceptible, providing visibility thresholds for each LED against each background. Results show the LED illuminance required to achieve threshold average visibility increases as background illuminance increases, the Arctic (white) backgrounds required the highest LED illuminance to achieve threshold visibility, and the red LED color was visible at the lowest illuminance against all background materials at the highest background illuminance values."
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Faughn, Jim A.; Fedele, Paul D.; Stachowiak, Christopher . . .
2017-11
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Tactical Applications (TACAPPS) User Design Workshop, Analysis and Findings Report
"As part of the Tactical Applications (TacApps) effort to design a highly user-friendly, relevant, and capable software system for the common operating environment (COE) v3, engineers at the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, Weapons and Software Engineering Center, devised and facilitated a two-day design workshop at 1st Armored Division headquarters in Fort Riley, KS. The workshop consisted of several exercises designed to uncover the natural tendencies, viewpoints, terminology, and workflows of target users performing specific tasks. A total of 46 warfighters were included in the exercises). The TacApps team was able to gather significant insight through virtue of the design session. This insight heavily influenced the further design and development of COE v3 software for Mission Command systems."
General Dynamics Corporation; U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center
Lieb, Aaron; Arnold, Ross; Cauvel, Joshua . . .
2017-11
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Validating a Finite Element Model of a Structure Subjected to Mine Blast with Experimental Modal Analysis
"The Under-body Blast Methodology (UBM) for the Test and Evaluation (T&E) program was established to provide a capability for the US Army Test and Evaluation Command to assess the vulnerability of vehicles to under-body blast. Finite element (FE) models are part of the current UBM for T&E methodology and must be validated. The UBM for the T&E program has completed efforts to validate soil models but not structural dynamics models. Modal testing of a V-hull structure was performed. The modal test setup, execution, and results obtained are presented. Changes made to the existing FE model of the structure as part of the validation process are presented. The effect of the model validation on the shock response of the structure during a mine blast simulation was quantified using a correlation and analysis (CORA) tool. In general, all models-- whether validated or nonvalidated--provided acceptable predictions of structural response."
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Howle, Douglas; Krayterman, Dmitriy; Pritchett, Justin E. . . .
2017-11
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Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) Response Guidance: Planning for the First 100 Minutes
"This Science-based Response Planning Guidance for the First 100 Minutes of the Response to a Radiological Dispersal Device Detonation (Planning Guidance) delineates Missions and Tactics that should be executed by first responders and local response agencies in the first 100 minutes of a response to an outdoor explosive radiological dispersal device (RDD) detonation, based on realistic estimates of the possible consequences. It includes recommendations for equipment requirements, including personal protective equipment (PPE), and public messaging. The first 100 minutes of a response to an RDD detonation are critical as this period sets the stage for how the overall response will be executed. First responders will be tasked with multiple activities, such as confirming a radiological release, conducting lifesaving rescue operations, issuing protective actions, and characterizing the scene. These activities must take place within the first few minutes of responders arriving on scene and the effectiveness and coordination of these early actions will define how well or how poorly the response will go in the emergency phase and beyond, as other state and federal assets and specialized teams arrive on scene to support the response. This document provides actionable guidance, sample text for an RDD response protocol, and annexed tools that can be used for local planning of an effective response to an RDD to protect first responders and the general public, and establish interagency coordination and integration of state and federal assets."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2017-11
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Spotlight on Youth Homicide Victims
"Data from the FBI's Supplementary Homicide Reports show that youth homicide victimizations remain low, but a larger proportion of youth are killed by a firearm."
United States. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
2017-11
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DOE 2016 Occupational Radiation Exposure
"The DOE [U.S. Department of Energy] Office of Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Reporting and Analysis (AU-23) within the Office of Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (AU) publishes the annual 'DOE Occupational Radiation Exposure Report' to provide an overview of the status of radiation protection practices at DOE (including the National Nuclear Security Administration [NNSA]). The 'DOE 2016 Occupational Radiation Exposure Report' provides an evaluation of DOE-wide performance regarding compliance with Title 10, 'Code of Federal Regulations,' Part 835, Occupational Radiation Protection (10 CFR 835) dose limits and as low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) process requirements for the calendar year 2016. In addition, the report provides data to DOE organizations responsible for developing policies for protection of individuals from the adverse health effects of radiation. The report also provides a summary and an analysis of occupational radiation exposure data from the monitoring of individuals involved in DOE activities."
United States. Department of Energy
Rao, Nimi; Hagemeyer, D.A.; McCormick, Y.U.
2017-11
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Laws on Erasure of Online Information
"This report describes the laws of twelve jurisdictions that have some form of remedy available enabling the removal of online data based on harm to individuals' privacy or reputational interests, including but not limited to defamation. Six of the countries surveyed are within the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area, and therefore have implemented EU law. Five non-EU jurisdictions are also surveyed."
Law Library of Congress (U.S.)
2017-11
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Low-Dose Radiation: Interagency Collaboration on Planning Research Could Improve Information on Health Effects, Statement of John Neumann, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Energy, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, House of Representatives
From the statement of John Neumann: "I am pleased to be here today to discuss federal agencies' requirements and guidance for protecting workers and the public from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation and agencies' support for research on the health effects of radiation at low doses. Radiation comes from natural sources as well medical, commercial, and industrial activities. It has beneficial uses, such as treating cancer, but a large amount of exposure can cause sickness or even death within days, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In contrast, low levels of exposure are not known to cause acute health effects but may increase a person's risk of developing cancer. To protect against cancer and other harmful effects associated with exposure to radiation, EPA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and other federal agencies have established requirements and issued guidance that apply to a wide range of settings in which such exposure can occur. [...] The Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal agencies have also funded research to determine the health effects of exposure to low levels of radiation. However, uncertainties remain about these effects, as DOE's Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee recognized in 2016, when it issued a report stating that further research on the cancer risk from low-dose radiation could decrease uncertainty in cancer risk estimates."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Neumann, John
2017-11-01
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2016 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics
"Statistical data on immigration have been published annually by the U.S. government since the 1860s. Over the years, the federal agencies responsible for reporting on immigration have changed, as have the content, format, and title of the annual publication. Currently, immigration data are published in the 'Yearbook of Immigration Statistics' by the Office of Immigration Statistics in the Policy Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security."
United States. Office of Immigration Statistics
2017-11
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SOLLIMS Sampler: Operationalizing Women, Peace, and Security
From the foreword: "This lessons-learned compendium contains just a sample - thus the title 'Sampler' - of the observations, insights, and lessons related to Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) available in the SOLLIMS [Stability Operations Lessons Learned & Information Management System] data repository. These lessons are worth sharing with military commanders and their staffs, as well as with civilian practitioners having a peacekeeping or stability operations related mission or function, such as those currently deployed on stability operations, those planning to deploy, the institutional Army, the Joint community, policy-makers, and other international civilian and military leaders at the national and theater level."
Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
2017-11
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Old Tactics, New Tools: A Review of Russia's Soft Cyber Influence Operations
"The Committee on Science, Space & Technology recently held a hearing on the potential security threat posed by the use of Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab computer security products, particularly its well-known antivirus software. The Committee will hold its second hearing on this topic on November 14, 2017. There is bipartisan agreement that the use of Kaspersky Lab products poses a risk that federal agencies should not take. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Binding Operational Directive (BDO) on September 13, 2017 that gave federal entities 90-days to initiate a plan to remove Kaspersky software from their computer networks. [...] This report examines Soviet-era propaganda tactics and information warfare strategy that are being used by Russia today. It details how Russian military strategists have foreshadowed the use of information as a weapon for decades, highlighting how information could be used to undermine democratic institutions. The methods these analysts laid out appear to coincide with actual actions the Russian intelligence services engaged in during the 2016 US Presidential Election and in other soft cyber attacks they have waged against other democratic nations. This report also examines new efforts to identify and confront these evolving and expanding threats."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (2011-)
2017-11
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School Safety: By the Numbers
"High-profle incidents of violence at American K-12 schools have raised concerns about the safety of students. Drawing on data from the Department of Education, Department of Justice, and other agencies, the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI) examines some statistics about school safety and violence. Understanding alone won't dispel fears about school violence, but it is a step toward a more informed dialogue and developing an effective response."
National Institute of Justice (U.S.)
2017-11
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Studies in Intelligence: Journal of the American Intelligence Professional [September 2017]
In this issue of "Studies in Intelligence," articles include: "Sputnik and US Intelligence: The Warning Record"; "From Europe to China: An OSS [US Office of Strategic Services] Veteran's Reflections"; "Reflections on Readings on 9/11, Iraq WMD, and the Detention and Interrogation Program"; "A Review of Enhanced Interrogation: Inside the Minds and Motives of the Islamic Terrorists Who Are Trying to Destroy America"; "Oppose Any Foe: The Rise of America's Special Operations Forces"; and "Special Forces: A Unique National Asset."
Center for the Study of Intelligence (U.S.)
2017-11
