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• Computer Security: Weaknesses Continue to Place Critical Federal Operations and Assets at Risk, Statement of Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Security Issues, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives

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  "Dramatic increases in computer interconnectivity, especially in the use of the Internet, are revolutionizing the way our government, our nation, and much of the world communicate and conduct business. The benefits have been enormous. Vast amounts of information are now literally at our fingertips, facilitating research on virtually every topic imaginable; financial and other business transactions can be executed almost instantaneously, often on a 24-hour-a-day basis; and electronic mail, Internet web sites, and computer bulletin boards allow us to communicate quickly and easily with a virtually unlimited number of individuals and groups. In addition to such benefits, however, this widespread interconnectivity poses significant risks to our computer systems and, more important, to the critical operations and infrastructures they support. The speed and accessibility that create the enormous benefits of the computer age likewise, if not properly controlled, allow individuals and organizations to inexpensively eavesdrop on or interfere with these operations from remote locations for mischievous or malicious purposes, including fraud or sabotage."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2001-04-05
• Executive Order 13206: Termination of Emergency Authority for Certain Export Controls

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  Executive Order 13206 revokes Executive Order 12924 of August 19, 1994, which continued the effect of export control regulations under IEEPA.

  United States. Office of the Federal Register

  Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-

  2001-04-04
• Department of Energy: Views on the Progress of the National Nuclear Security Administration in Implementing Title 32, Statement of Robert A. Robinson, Managing Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Testimony before the Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy Reorganization, Armed Services Committee, House of Representatives

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  "Since its creation in 1977, DOE has conducted technically complex activities at its facilities across the country. These activities include developing, producing, and maintaining nuclear weapons; preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and designing, building and maintaining naval nuclear propulsion systems. However, in conducting these activities, DOE has historically been plagued by organizational and managerial problems that have resulted in significant cost overruns and schedule delays on major projects, as well as the failure to complete and operate some of those projects. These problems continue, as the recent cost overrun of over $1 billion and schedule delays with the National Ignition Facility demonstrate. There have also been a number of security concerns at DOE facilities. Ultimately, the Congress concluded that DOE, as configured at the time, could not be counted on to correct these organizational and managerial problems. Accordingly, in Title 32 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, the Congress created a new semiautonomous agency within DOE"the National Nuclear Security Administration. As required by the act, DOE issued an Implementation Plan for the creation of NNSA in January 2000. The Implementation Plan called for three program offices within NNSA, support offices, and a field office organization. In the Panels view, DOEs plan, as originally crafted, was not in keeping with the intent of Title 32. As a result, the fiscal year 2001 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. No. 106-398) amended Title 32 to require, among other things, additional information on NNSAs organization, planning, programming, and budgeting."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2001-04-04
• Army Transformation and Modernization: Overview and Issues for Congress [Updated April 4, 2001]

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  "The U.S. Army has begun an ambitious program intended to transform itself into a strategically responsive force dominant in all types of ground operations. As planned, its Objective Force will eventually meld all ongoing initiatives into a force based on a high-tech Future Combat System. Its Interim Force will provide a new combat capability, based on current-technology armored vehicles, for the mid-intensity combat operations that seem prevalent in today's world. Its Legacy Force of existing systems will be modernized and recapitalized to ensure effective light and heavy force capabilities until the Objective Force is realized. This short report briefly describes the program and discusses issues of feasibility, viability, and affordability of potential interest to Congress. It will be updated as events warrant."

  Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

  Bruner, Edward F.

  2001-04-04
• Agricultural Terrorism: Breaking New Ground

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  The threat of agricultural terrorism is real. The consequences of an attack on our agricultural infrastructure may have a devastating impact on our economy while threatening the survival of our citizenry and the very existence of our nation. Our preparations to prevent and respond to such an attack will determine whether the impact of an agricultural terrorism incident is contained or if it has catastrophic results. How critical is our agriculture infrastructure to our way of life? What is the nature of the threat to our agricultural industry? Are present security methods capable of handling the threat? If not, what steps should the Executive Branch and the Department of Defense take to address the threat? This study seeks to answer these questions while providing a framework using an ends, ways and means analysis to address the development of an agricultural protection policy and identify the role the Department of Defense should play in combating the threat.

  Army War College (U.S.)

  McNeely, Kurt A.

  2001-04-03
• Good Governance: Africa's Gordian Knot

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  From the thesis abstract: "This paper examines the broad U.S. National Security Objective of 'Promoting Democracy' in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Forty-eight independent nations make up the region of Sub Saharan Africa. Within this region there are over 700 ethnic groups with almost as many different dialects. With this vast diversity in the region, 'promoting democracy' faces a myriad of challenges. The U.S. National Security Strategy [NSS] defines three classes of national interests: vital, important, and humanitarian. Using the definitions found in the NSS, it is unlikely that any U.S. interests in Sub-Saharan Africa would be considered 'vital'. While this 'Cold War' paradigm of prioritizing interests was useful during the era of the U.S. and Soviet competition, the global challenges the U.S. faces in the 21st Century are much more diverse and dynamic. U.S. national interests would be better served if viewed within a broad strategic context in which regional instability is a threat to our security and national well-being. Within this framework, democracy and good governance in Sub-Saharan Africa emerge as a vital U.S. regional interest. While most Africans desire democratic government, the challenges to establishing and maintaining democracy in the Sub-Saharan region run deep. Tribal culture, regional conflicts, humanitarian crises, and the legacy of colonialism are all sources of instability presenting challenges to African democracy. Understanding these challenges is the first step toward framing an effective U.S. regional policy."

  Army War College (U.S.)

  Lee, James G.

  2001-04-03
• Enterprise-Wide Strategies for Managing Information Resources and Technology: Learning from State and Local Governments: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, April 3, 2001

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  This hearing examines possibilities and challenges of bringing the Federal Government into the information age as a result of the benefits that information technology has rendered and Government's ability to manage its information resources. The hearing addresses legislation that would have created a Federal CIO of an Office of Information Technology as a separate entity within the Executive Office of the President. The hearing is an attempt to gather information from the witnesses about what types of management strategies are being utilized, what factors were considered by each entity in establishing a chief information officer or similar office, how do they address the enterprise-wide issues that have traditionally been dealt with agency-by-agency, and what are the challenges they face. In addition, we'll identify the primary differences between a State and local approach and a Federal approach to more-centralized IT management and what lessons learned at the State and local levels may be applied at the Federal level. Statements, witnesses and submissions include those of: Donald Evans, Charles Gerhards, Dave McClure, David Molchany, Donald Upson, Aldona Valicenti, Thomas Davis, Jim Turner, Jo Ann Davis, and Stephen Horn.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2001-04-03
• Environment, Safety, and Health Manual: Volume II: Part 14: Chemical

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  This document provides general requirements for the safe use and disposal of hazardous chemicals (generic chemicals; elements; and hazardous chemical products that contain one or more chemicals such as cleaning products, solvents, and lubricants) in laboratories and non-laboratory areas (shop and maintenance and production workplaces). Other documents in the Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) Manual contain detailed information about specific chemicals. Requirements for "controlled materials" can be found in Document 21.1, "Acquisition, Receipt, Transportation, and Tracking of Hazardous Materials," in the ES&H Manual.

  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  2001-04-01
• Through a Glass Darkly: Viewing US Strategic Options on Iraq

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  This article provides in-depth analysis of four options for US policy--from a passive, laissez-faire approach to a bold strategy that seeks to assertively shape the region to reflect US values. It articulates the cost, benefit and risk associated with these options and poses the defining question for President Bush and his national security team--how do they view their policy's endstate? Do they envision an Iraq that is less threatening to the region? Or, do they want to look at Iraq "as through a glass darkly" and see a reflection of American society and values? The options presented here focus primarily on US policy toward Iraq. Whatever policy it eventually pursues, the new Administration must integrate it within a broader, revised US strategy toward the Mid-East, to include addressing Iranian, Israeli and the Palestinian issues. Each option presented here has a natural departure point that could allow and will require other initiatives to support overall US security interests throughout the region. Ultimately, the new Administration's policy will succeed if it accomplishes three key tasks. First, the Administration must articulate the nature of US interests with respect to Iraq. Are the interests vital, important, or humanitarian in nature? Second, no matter what option is pursued, it is imperative that the Bush team matches the resources commensurate with its objectives. Third, the resources available will be limited by the political capital that President Bush can and will commit to gain domestic and international support for his policy. This article portrays the trade-offs in each option, in terms of costs, risks and benefits.

  National War College (U.S.)

  Isherwood, Michael W.

  2001-04-01
• Department of State Strategic Planning Workshop

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  From the Document: "In mid-2000 the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs asked the Army Chief of Staff if the Army could help State improve its capacity to undertake strategic planning. The Army War College's Center for Strategic Leadership undertook this assignment and served as the host for a workshop conducted at Carlisle Barracks April 9-10, 2001 for 65 foreign service and civil service personnel from the Department of State. This paper summarizes the discussions and issues raised at the conference. [...] The purpose of the conference was to expose Department of State participants to Army strategic planning and how it is incorporated into the professional development of the officer corps. Participants attended briefings on Army processes and then met in four workshop groups to examine the Department of State planning process, training and education, cooperation and planning between State and the Department of Defense (DoD), and future visioning. The break out groups presented their conclusions in a plenary session before the conference adjourned."

  Army War College (U.S.). Center for Strategic Leadership

  Reynolds, Jeffrey C.

  2001-04
• Responding to Environmental Challenges in Central Asia and the Caspian Basin

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  From the Document: "In the last decade we have seen a major shift in the national security issues faced by the United States and the emergence of regional instability as the chief threat to U.S. security interests. Environmental issues such as competition for scarce resources (water, oil), droughts that cause millions to migrate, or major man-made (oil spills) or natural disasters (earthquakes, floods) result in a loss of confidence in a nation's legitimate government, destabilize regions and threaten U.S. national security. Most of these environmental problems are transnational in nature and require multilateral cooperation for their resolution, making them valuable instruments for regional confidence building measures. Recognizing this fact, the Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command (USCINCCENT) incorporated an environmental security annex into his Theater Engagement Plan (TEP) as a shaping element to promote cooperation and communication among regional states, and designated environmental security as his primary engagement instrument for the Central Asia States. The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) Central Asia States Environmental Security Conference Responding To Environmental Challenges In Central Asia and The Caspian Basin initiated this theater engagement effort. Conducted March 6-8, 2001, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, it was cosponsored by the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental Security, the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, and the Collins Center for Strategic Leader ship United States Army War College."

  Army War College (U.S.). Center for Strategic Leadership

  Griffard, Bernard F.; Butts, Kent Hughes

  2001-04
• Environment, Safety, and Health Manual: Volume II: Part 13: Biological

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  This document addresses generic hazards and controls for biological operations at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Biological operations include the use and safe handling of bio-hazardous materials, agents, or their components (e.g., microbial agents, blood-borne pathogens, recombinant DNA, and human or primate cell cultures) and research proposals and activities concerning animal or human subjects. Some biological operations require institutional review. The local environment, safety, and health (ES&H) representative can provide specific information for each operation. This document applies to LLNL workers, hosted visitors, students, participating guests, contract laborers, supplemental personnel, and subcontractor workers where LLNL has management control.

  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  2001-04-01
• Changing Federal Role in Indian Country

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  "The waning of traditional Indian culture and social controls and the introduction and dominance of Western culture have contributed to a public safety crisis in Indian Country today. While Americans elsewhere are enjoying decreasing crime rates, self-reported data from crime victims indicate that the 1.4 million American Indians living in the U.S. are victims of violent crime at more than twice the rate of all U.S. residents. At the same time, the number of law enforcement officers who patrol the more than 56 million acres of tribal lands in the lower 48 States lags far behind the per capita officer ratio in non-Indian communities. The public safety crisis in Indian Country has prompted the Federal Government to rethink its approach to crime and justice on Indian lands."

  National Institute of Justice (U.S.)

  Baca, Kim

  2001-04
• Decision to Prosecute Drug Offenses and Homicides in Marion County, Indiana

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  From the Letter of Transmittal: "The Indiana Advisory Committee submits this report, The Decision to Prosecute Drug Offenses and Homicides in Marion County, Indiana, as part of its responsibility to advise the Commission on civil rights issues within the state. The Advisory Committee adopted the report by a vote of 13 to 1. This report contains information received by the Indiana Advisory Committee at a public fact-finding meeting held in Indianapolis, Indiana, on January 27, 1999. The Advisory Committee is indebted to individuals who testified at the public meeting for their time and expertise and to the staff of the Midwestern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, for the data analysis and preparation of this report. The Advisory Committee understands the Commission is charged to study and collect information relating to denials of equal protection of the law, and trusts the Commission and the public will find the material in this report informative."

  United States Commission on Civil Rights

  2001-04
• Role of Local Government in Community Safety

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  "Increasing numbers of people no longer view the safety of their neighborhoods as the sole responsibility of the police. Throughout the world, citizens in areas plagued by crime and violence are uniting to work with local government. Together, they have the knowledge and resources to identify and remove the sources of crime, drug use, and juvenile delinquency in their communities. Developing and sustaining these partnerships requires strong local leadership from mayors, city managers, city planners, and other elected local officials. This monograph was prepared to help create that leadership by chronicling how local public officials have used community safety partnerships to build healthier communities."

  United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance

  Shaw, Margaret

  2001-04
• Contact with Individuals with Autism: Effective Resolutions

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  The purpose of this document is to educate law enforcement personnel about autism, including challenges presented when dealing with an autistic subject in a law enforcement situation.

  United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

  Debbaudt, Dennis, 1949-

  2001-04
• Future Integrity of the Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime: Alternative Nuclear Worlds and Implications for US Nuclear Policy

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  "In April of 2000, a project team composed of analysts from DFI International and SPARTA, Inc. embarked on a twelve-month evaluation of the future integrity of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime and its potential linkages to a comprehensive test ban. A major component of this effort included forecasting likely decision behavior among 16 selected states within varying nuclear security environments, and then assessing the possible ramifications for US nuclear policy and force structure. Specifically, what would be the implications for the United States in a world with robust non-proliferation and test-ban restrictions (i.e., a viable Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) with a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) entry-into-force)? Conversely, what would be the implications for US nuclear policy and force structure in a world devoid of either one or both of these regimes? Finally, what would be the consequences of a breakdown in the testing moratoria? This study represents a systematic approach to thinking through some well-specified futures to gauge underlying trends and the complexity of interaction among decision factors. This exercise has generated some valuable insights in contemplating policy choices today that are likely to have significant impact on the course of future security environments." Note: This document has been added to the Homeland Security Digital Library in agreement with the Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering WMD (PASCC) as part of the PASCC collection. Permission to download and/or retrieve this resource has been obtained through PASCC.

  United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Advanced Systems and Concepts Office

  DFI International; SPARTA, Inc.

  2001-04
• Asymmetric Warfare - Can the Civil Reserve Air Fleet Meet the Challenge

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  From the beginning of the use of airpower as a means to transport men and material, commercial airlines have provided the necessary augmentation to allow military operational planners to incorporate additional civil lift as part of its warfighting capability. This concept of commercial airline augmentation of military lift was formalized in 1952 and called the "Civil Reserve Air Fleet" or CRAF program. Conventional U.S. military strategy saw CRAF flying safely into allied airfields far from enemy lines and the physical risk to commercial air carriers was considered low. Yet, as was seen during Operation DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM, it was necessary for CRAF to fly directly into Saudi Arabian airbases under the threat of surface-to-surface missile and chemical attacks, a situation that CRAF aircrews were unprepared to face. Future conflicts may constitute a greater threat to CRAF than in the case of the Gulf War. Proactive initiation of programs to mitigate known asymmetric threats to commercial carriers employed in either a voluntary or activation mode will go a long way in strengthening carrier confidence in the CRAF program. In addition, it will ensure that this important strategic asset will not be degraded when it is needed most.

  Army War College (U.S.)

  Mach, Cheryl A.

  2001-04-01
• How the North Vietnamese Won the War: Operational Art Bends But Does Not Break in Response to Asymmetry

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  This monograph analyzes the effectiveness of operational campaign design against an asymmetrical threat during the 1968 Tet Offensive. The focus is on conceptual elements of campaign design that are derived from theory, which incorporate the particulars of military history to the general truth of warfare. Effective campaign execution is dependent, in part, an effective campaign design that set of theoretical and doctrinal precepts that define the concerns of the operational planner. The monograph identifies lessons learned from this period that are applicable to current U.S. Joint and Army doctrine as well as lessons for planners and executors of U.S. military action under the American system of civilian control of the military. First, the monograph demonstrates the complex nature of asymmetric warfare. Finding and creating vulnerabilities and attacking those vulnerabilities with inherent strengths are the key to asymmetric warfare. Secondly, the monograph discusses the elements of campaign design that are derived from theory, which incorporate the particulars of military history to the general truth of warfare. The third section identifies the strategy and identifies particular military objectives identified by the North Vietnamese. The monograph offers three different assessments. The first is how the U.S. was an asymmetry threat to the PAVN and Vietcong. This assessment was base of strategic asymmetry using the forms of asymmetry that are method, will, and patience. The method that both opponents selected to fight the war is what caused the U.S. to be asymmetric to the PAVN and Vietcong.

  U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

  Ringler, Dale S.

  2001-04-01
• Air Power Versus a Fielded Army: A Construct for Air Operations in the 21st Century

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  From the thesis abstract: "Operation Desert Storm, the 1991 Gulf War, and Operation Allied Force, the 1999 Air War over Serbia, saw US and coalition Air Forces attacking enemy fielded forces at unprecedented levels. Given the real change in the nature, strategy, and conduct of air operations in the last decade, this study examines how to most efficiently employ airpower to achieve its objectives in the asymmetric attack against a fielded army. During Desert Storm, US Air Forces developed medium altitude tactics increasing survivability by over-flying the range of Iraqi AAA and MANPADS. Difficulties in attacking from medium altitude were countered with massed formations of specialized armor-killing A-10s, the development of F-16 --Killer Scouts,' and the F-111 and F-15E tactic of --Tank Plinking' with laser guided bombs. During Allied Force, the challenge lay not in attacking the enemy, but in locating and identifying an army interspersed with a large number of civilian refugees. A systems approach is required to most efficiently attack a fielded army by air. The key is the integration of ISR assets through an intelligence --flex targeting' cell and the use of terminal air controllers such as Forward Air Controllers Airborne (FACAs), along with trained strikers capable of precision attack. This approach requires a change in Joint and Air Force doctrine acknowledging the supported role that US Air Forces have performed against enemy fielded forces over the last decade. It calls for the adaptation of the tactics, techniques, and procedures necessary to ensure the USAF prepares for these kinds of operations in the future."

  Air University (U.S.). Air Command and Staff College

  Haun, Phil M.

  2001-04
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Roadmap 2000-2025

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  "This document presents the Department of Defense's (DoD) roadmap for developing and employing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the next 25 years (2000 to 2025). It describes the missions identified by theater warfighters to which UAVs could be applied, and couples them to emerging capabilities to conduct these missions. A series of Moore's Law-style trends are developed to forecast technological growth over this period in the key areas of propulsion, sensor, data link, and information processing capabilities. The result is a roadmap of capabilityenhancing opportunities plotted against the life spans of current and projected UAVs. It is a map of opportunities, not point designs - a descriptive, not a prescriptive, future for UAVs."

  United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense

  2001-04
• Necessary Alliance: Developing a Regional Multi-National Counter-Drug Center to Stem the Flow of Cocaine in the Americas

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  "This research paper examines the history behind the advent of cocaine as a controlled substance, the historical information as it applies to the production and movement of cocaine throughout the Americas, the need for a revamped regional counter-drug strategy, and culminates with the proposal that the best corrective action is in the form of a regional counter-drug center. The establishment of this center combines the current goals and objectives of the US State Department, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the existing national level strategies targeting the production and distribution capabilities within the source and transit zones of this hemisphere. In summary, it provides a clear requirement for the creation of a regional multi-national counter-drug center in an effort to expand the regional interdiction of illicit drugs."

  Army War College (U.S.)

  Fox, Michael E.

  2001-04-01
• Joint Force Quarterly: Winter 2001, Issue 27 [April 2001]

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  "NDU Press produces Joint Force Quarterly in concert with ongoing education and research at National Defense University in support of the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. JFQ is the Chairman's joint military and security studies journal designed to inform and educate national security professionals on joint and integrated operations; whole of government contributions to national security policy and strategy; homeland security; and developments in training and joint military education to better equip America's military and security apparatus to meet tomorrow's challenges while protecting freedom today."

  National Defense University Press

  2001-04
• Assessing the California Energy Crisis: How Did We Get to This Point and Where Do We Go from Here?: Joint Hearings before the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs and the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, April 10, 11 and 12, 2001

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  HR Hrg. 107-28, April 10, 11, and 12. The purpose of this three day hearing is to discuss the problem of the California energy crisis and to produce resolutions for dealing with the crisis. The discussion touches upon the following issues: availability, reliability and price of power; effects of higher energy prices on low income families, seniors on fixed incomes, government programs, taxes, business, agriculture, and other aspects of the economy; and the threat of blackouts, especially for seniors, industry and agriculture; alternative energy sources; price caps; PG&E bankruptcy; Cal Edison; natural gas resources; and the problem of profiteering, price gouging, and market manipulation by power generators. "The purpose of this hearing is to seek input as to what role the Federal, State, and local governments have in creating a solution for this energy crisis. Some of the questions I hope to answer are: What measures have been taken by the State of California to solve this crisis? In the wake of PG&E's bankruptcy filing, does the Governor have a new plan? Has the Bush administration been responsive to requests from the State of California? What Federal regulatory measures can be taken to help ease the current crisis? And, finally, what is the prospect for a solution in the near term and in the long term?" Statements, witnesses and submissions: Dan Burton, Susan Davis, Bob Filner, Dede Hapner, Sam Hardage, Curt Hebert, Michael Honda, Stephen Horn, Duncan Hunter, Barbara Lee, Zoe Lofgren, Kevin Madden, Stephen Pickett, Dean Vanech, Paul Desrochers, Bill Horn, Douglas Barnhart, Richard Thomas, Mark Seetin, P. Gregory Conlon, Fred John, Steve Malcolm, John Stout, Loretta Lynch, Terry Winter, Larry Makovich, William McDonald, Brian Jobson, Becky Dell Sheehan, Thomas Stokely, Ed Yates, Peter Verboom, Lewis Uhler, Ose, Filner, Davis

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2001-04
• S. Hrg. 107-118: State of the Presidential Appointment Process: Hearings before the Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate One Hundred Seventh Congress First Session, April 4 and 5, 2001

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  S. Hrg. 107-118: Today's hearing is the first of two the Committee will conduct on the state of the Presidential appointment process. We will hear this afternoon from our panel of respected witnesses on the process Presidential appointees currently undergo, problems that have developed, and whether they are a barrier to public service.... In fact, the entire appointment process has become so complex that some of the best qualified people are reportedly turning down the opportunity for public service. Citing privacy concerns, severe post-employment restrictions, and the sometimes low public image of government officials, potential appointees are reluctant to enter the fray. The key to a successful administration is the ability to get its people in place in a timely manner. Democracy is thwarted when the President's ability to carry out this task is hampered by a reluctance to serve and unnecessary delays. From most accounts, the ability of the President to appoint good people to key positions in government on a timely basis is in doubt. Statements, witnesses and submissions: Fred Thompson, Daniel Akaka, George Voinovich, Thomas Carper, Thad Cochran, Sean O'Keefe, Robert Nash, Paul Light, G. Calvin Mackenzie, Scott Harshbarger, Patricia McGinnis, Norman Ornstein, Amy Comstock, Nancy Kassebaum, Franklin Raines, Gary Hart, Warren Rudman, Richard Cohen, Terry Sullivan, and Carl Levin.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2001-04
• U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command: Comparison of Decontamination Technologies for Biological Agent on Selected Commercial Surface Materials

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  The BW-IRP is a multi-year program designed to identify, evaluate, and demonstrate the best practical approaches to improve BW domestic preparedness. Through the use of multiagency workshops on bioterrorism response the BW-IRP developed a response template that could function as a model for cities to use when developing their own bio terrorism response plan. Along with the medical response template, 28 gaps in biological warfare response were identified. One response gap identified was how do you decontaminate a public building after a bio terrorism attack. This test and associated report address the gap of how to decontaminate a building that has been contaminated with a biological agent. This study evaluates available technologies (mostly research-scale) on the basis of to what level these technologies reduce the spore contamination on panels of different materials, which represent office environments. The testing platform consisted of six vertical surfaces, each made of a different material which could be commonly found in a typical civilian office environment. These test surfaces were uniformly contaminated with the bacterial agent simulant, bacillus globigii, BG and then sampled to determine the concentration level of the contamination at time zero (t=0). The test participants decontaminated the panels using their technology and procedure. The following day, the test panels were sampled again by swabbing to check for surviving BG spores. Performing best in the overall rankings were University of Michigan (U.Mich.), Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLNL). The data suggest that the material surfaces most receptive to decontamination of agent simulant BG are Painted Metal, Painted Wallboard and Panel Fabric. The decontamination technologies were less effective on the porous surfaces. No technology was able to fully-decontaminate all surfaces in this test.

  U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command

  O'Connor, Laurel E.

  2001-04
• President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee: the NSTACs Reponse to the National Plan

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  The National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC)[1]Information Sharing for Critical Infrastructure Protection Task Force developed this document, The NSTAC's Response to the National Plan, to highlight the NSTAC's work in several issue areas that are important to the main objectives of Version 1.0 of the National Plan for Information Systems Protection (National Plan). The issue areas are discussed in the context of summaries of previous NSTAC reports presented in the Appendix: Summaries of Previous NSTAC Reports. This document is organized around the three broad objectives listed in the National Plan, which are essential for critical infrastructure protection (CIP)--Prepare and Prevent, Detect and Respond, and Build Strong Foundations. In addition, it is proposed that a new broad objective--International Considerations--be included in Version 2.0 of the National Plan.

  United States. President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

  2001-04
• Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning: State and Local Guide (101): Chapter 6, Attachment G: Terrorism

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  This new guidance, Attachment G, is a supplement to Chapter 6 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA)State and Local Guide 101 Guide. This supplement aids state and local emergency planners develop and maintain a plan for responding to and recovering from terrorist-initiated incidents involving weapons of mass destruction. The guide discusses hazards, situations and assumptions, operations, organization and assignment of responsibilities, and administration and logistics. The purpose of Attachment G is to aid State and local emergency planners in developing and maintaining a Terrorist Incident Appendix (TIA) to an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) for incidents involving terrorist-initiated weapons of mass destruction (WMD).1 The planning guidance in this Attachment was prepared with the assistance of the Departments of Defense, Energy, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Justice, and Veterans Affairs; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; the National Emergency Management Association; and the International Association of Emergency Managers. State and local governments have primary responsibility in planning for and managing the consequences of a terrorist incident using available resources in the critical hours before Federal assistance can arrive. The information presented in this Attachment should help planners develop a TIA that integrates the Federal, State, and local responses. The TIA resulting from this guidance should supplement existing State and local EOPs. A suggested format for a TIA is shown in Tab A. The TIA should identify and discuss the nature of the WMD hazard(s), the hazard agents, potential targets, and release areas, as described in this document. The entire document "State and Local Guide (SLG) 101: Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning" may be found at: http://www.fema.gov/rrr/gaheop.shtm

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2001-04
• Address by John C. Gannon, Assistant Director of Central Intelligence for Analysis and Production to The National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Committee, April 3, 2001

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  Whatever direction the cyber threat takes, the United States Government will be confronting an increasingly interconnected world in the years ahead. This is the core message of Global Trends 2015. Our country will have to develop, in response, greater communications and collaboration across the agencies of our own Government, with other governments, and with the corporate world. Interagency cooperation will be essential to understanding the cyber threat, as well as other transnational threats that will occur, and to responding effectively with interdisciplinary strategies. Consequence management of a major attack on a critical US infrastructure would involve virtually all agencies of the Federal Government, State, and local governments, foreign governments, law enforcement, the military, the medical community, and the media. This dramatic story has no definite ending today. Clearly, the Intelligence Community has a major challenge ahead to serve the American people.

  United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  2001-04
• Trace Detection of Narcotics Using A Preconcentrator/Ion Mobility Spectrometer System

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  This report discusses work performed in the area of trace drug detection, primarily at New Mexico State University (NMSU), during fiscal year 1999. These experiments combined a chemical preconcentrator and associated control hardware developed at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) with an ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) constructed at NMSU. The preconcentrator is of the same patented design used in the SNL trace detection portal that screens personnel for explosives, and the IMS is of a cross-flow design where analyte molecules are ionized downstream from the ion source region. The overall goal of these studies was to investigate the efficacy of the preconcentrator in the general field of drug detection. In addition, it was hoped to make an initial determination concerning the feasibility of a trace drug detection portal for personnel screening that would operate on the same principles as the explosives detection portal. Based on our current results, it appears that such a drug detection portal could be developed, but more research and development is needed to work toward this goal. The next logical step in the development of such a portal would be to extend the present studies to include detection of both trace and bulk drug samples in a mock-up portal. The principal results discussed in this report include the use of the IMS to detect drugs with and without nicotinamide dopant and studies of the preconcentrator efficiency. Limits of detection were not investigated in detail, but the IMS could easily detect one microgram of all the drugs studied. The primary drugs studied are methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

  United States. Department of Justice

  2001-04