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Responding to the Needs of People with Serious and Persistent Mental Illness in Times of Major Disaster
"This document provides a brief guide for State and local mental health agency administrators and five detailed chapters for program planners and providers of direct services. The intent is not to suggest that persons with serious and persistent mental illness require separate disaster recovery programs, but that within the scope of such programs people with mental illness may require specialized strategies for accessing the services they need on the journey to recovery. Our goals are: to educate State and local mental health administrators, planners, and providers about the needs of individuals with serious and persistent mental illness who experience a disaster; to present practical suggestions for disaster preparedness, for structuring disaster response and programs that mobilize the strengths of survivors; and to summarize some of the broader issues regarding disaster mental health service delivery to people with mental illness."
Center for Mental Health Services (U.S.). Emergency Services and Disaster Relief Branch
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Migration and Border Security: The Military's Role
"In the United States, law enforcement and diplomatic instruments lead the migration and border security effort. The DHS's U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the principal federal law enforcement agency charged with enforcing agriculture, trade, drug and immigration regulations. They operate in all three border environments -- land, sea, and air -- within North America and internationally with cooperating governments. This effort is complemented by the U.S. Department of State's (DoS) 'Border Security Program.' Through proactive efforts in its embassies and consulates, DoS has improved information sharing, connectivity, and training to identify and prevent foreigners bent on doing harm from acquiring travel documents allowing them legal entry to the United States.5 The military's mission to defend U.S. borders from aggressors is principally accomplished through terrorist deterrence, detection, and interdiction before they reach the United States. However, events since 9/11 have led to the deployment of military forces to temporarily supplement and complement the CBP. Such was the case immediately following 9/11, when 1600 National Guard troops were federalized for duty on our northern and southern borders. Again, in 2004 following the intelligence community's assessment of a heightened threat along the northern border between Vermont, New Hampshire and New York, active duty and reserve component forces were deployed along those borders in the execution of Operation Winter Freeze. That augmentation took place between the federal election day and the presidential inauguration."
Army War College (U.S.). Center for Strategic Leadership
Griffard, Bernard F.; Tussing, Bert B.
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Fact Sheet: United States Resettlement Admissions Program (USRAP)
"The United States welcomed 60,192 refugees from all over the world during Fiscal Year 2008 (October 2007 -- September 2008). A total of 18,511 refugees resettled in the U.S. from the East Asia region (excluding Vietnam), constituting one-third of all refugees resettled in the U.S. The majority of the refugees (18,139) were Burmese who had sought temporary refuge in Thailand and Malaysia. As of now, third country resettlement is the only durable solution available to Burmese refugees, and more than 50% of eligible refugees living in Thailand camps are interested in U.S. resettlement. Along with the U.S., several other countries offer resettlement opportunities to Burmese refugees."
United States. Department of State. Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve Annual Report for Calendar Year 2007
"The Strategic Petroleum Reserve program provides the Nation with energy and economic security through its emergency stockpile of crude oil. As of December 31, 2007, the Reserve had a crude oil inventory of 696.9 million barrels (equal to 58 days of net U.S. imports) and a drawdown capability of 4.4 million barrels per day."
United States. Department of Energy
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U.S. Air Force: Suicide Prevention Program
This is the U.S. Air Force Suicide Prevention Program (AFSPP) section of the U.S. Air Force website. It is designed to "provide information and tools to members of the Air Force community (Suicide Prevention Program Managers, commanders, gatekeepers, IDS members, etc.) in their efforts to help reduce Air Force suicides. The Air Force Suicide Prevention Program (AFSPP) seeks to: reduce the number and rate of active duty Air Force suicides, advocate a community approach to suicide prevention, provide assistance and guidance to organizations and individuals administering various components of the AFSPP and identify factors contributing to the incidence of suicide and develop a response to reduce the impact of such factors."
United States. Department of the Air Force
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Oklahoma Information Fusion Center [website]
"The Oklahoma Information Fusion Center is the focal point for the collection, assessment, analysis and dissemination of terrorism and crime prevention information. Through partnerships with the public, private industry, public safety agencies and law enforcement, the fusion center works to protect Oklahoma."
State of Oklahoma
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Restore the Gulf [website]
"RestoretheGulf.gov is the official federal portal for the Deepwater BP oil spill response and recovery. This site provides the public with information on the response, current operations, news and updates, how to file a claim and obtain other assistance, and links to federal, state and local partners. In order to address the long-term environmental, economic, and societal impacts of the Deepwater BP oil spill, and weave together local plans and development priorities with state and federal assistance, the President has asked Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, a former Mississippi Governor, to lead the integrated Gulf Coast Reconstruction Effort. His responsibility is to build a framework that will quickly connect local and state reconstruction plans with the resources they need to succeed in rebuilding and preserving the unique ecosystem of the Gulf, to succeed in creating sustained economic development, and to succeed in giving opportunities back to those whose livelihoods have been shattered by the spill."
Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
2010
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Counterintelligence-Scope Polygraph Examination
"In December 1999, DOE [Department of Energy] published the official Counterintelligence-Scope Polygraph Examination Rule (Rule 709). This Rule was finalized after discussions with lab, plant and Federal DOE personnel across the U.S. As published in the December 13, 1999 Federal Register, Rule 709 provides in-depth information about the polygraph program, including detailed responses to employee comments and questions from the September, 1999 public hearings. DOE addressed these comments and questions by clarifying policy points or, in many cases, amending the Rule to respond to employee concerns. This fact sheet provides answers to some of the more frequently asked questions about the counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination."
United States. Department of Energy
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Human Health Perspective on Climate Change: A Report Outlining the Research Needs on the Human Health Effects of Climate Change
"The purpose of this paper is to identify research needs for all aspects of the research-to-decision making pathway that will help us understand and mitigate the health effects of climate change, as well as ensure that we choose the healthiest and most efficient approaches to climate change adaptation." This paper is organized into 11 broad human health categories and the ways in which they are affected by climate change: Asthma, Respiratory Allergies, and Airway Diseases, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, Foodborne Diseases and Nutrition, Heart-Related Morbidity and Mortality, Human Developmental Effects, Mental Health and Stress-Related Disorders, Neurological Diseases and Disorders, Vectorborne and Zoonotic Diseases, Waterborne Diseases, and Weather-Related Morbidity and Mortality.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development [website]
"The central purpose of the Texas Centers is to provide leadership and support to Texas border communities in their economic development efforts, including activities in the areas of business development, education, health care, public administration, and the environment. The consortium members design and carry out activities in three principal areas: 1) Development and maintenance of a U.S.-Mexico border socio-economic database. Dissemination of database information to public and private sector users in a useful format and on a timely basis; 2) Border economic and business development related research and planning; and 3) Education, training, and technical assistance to border industrial, commercial, and governmental entities."
Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development; Texas A & M International University
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Counterintelligence Reporting Requirements in the Department of Energy
"In the wake of highly publicized allegations of foreign espionage at DOE laboratories, and following the issuance of a Presidential Decision Directive in 1998, DOE has made sweeping changes in security and counterintelligence (CI). Organizational structure has been changed and new policies have been issued. All of these efforts have been intended to strengthen the security of sensitive information and resources under our care. [...] Our objective here is to provide a simple, but comprehensive, statement of reporting requirements, drawing essential content from prior guidance while attempting to eliminate confusion. This restatement of policy takes into consideration all prior CI reporting requirements, including the Close and Continuing Contact policy set forth in DOE Notice 142.1, 'Foreign Visits and Assignments' and the foreign contact reporting required by DOE [Department of Energy] Order 551.1, 'Official Foreign Travel'. In instances where this new formulation may conflict with prior statements of policy, this new guidance will be followed." In addition to a background, this document includes CI reporting requirements and glossary, frequently asked questions, and CI Reporting Matrix.
United States. Department of Energy
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Counterintelligence Support to Hosting Foreign Visitors
"International collaboration is essential to capturing the benefits of rapid scientific and technical advances and curtail the costs of conducting advanced research. As such, Department of Energy facilities are experiencing a growing number of foreign national visitors from both sensitive and non-sensitive countries. Our stewardship responsibilities are challenged by the need to promote legitimate scientific cooperation with other nations, while simultaneously protecting our employees, technologies and information from exploitation. To maintain this critical balance, the support of each DOE [Department of Energy] contractor and employee is essential. It is important to ensure that the benefits gained from the visits outweigh the potential risks, and by following the procedures outlined below, we can help ensure that visits are successful and secure for everyone involved. This fact sheet addresses the counterintelligence part of the hosting foreign visitors authorization process. For complete information, refer to DOE Order N142.1."
United States. Department of Energy
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Counterintelligence Support to Foreign Travel
"Official foreign travel is utilized now more than ever to advance the Department of Energy's program objectives and mission. International interaction and cooperation can contribute to scientific breakthroughs and technological advances. However, increased interaction also means a greater risk of foreign intelligence collection activities. As a U.S. traveler, you may be the target of a foreign intelligence service seeking to overtly or covertly collect U.S. technological and/or proprietary information. In order to protect you, as well as our national interests, specific DOE [Department of Energy] requirements and guidelines for foreign travel have been created. This fact sheet addresses the counterintelligence part of the foreign travel authorization process. For complete information, refer to the DOE Order O551.1."
United States. Department of Energy
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West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center [website]
"The West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center is a partnership between public and private entities. Through the cooperation of local, state, and federal law enforcement, public safety agencies, and the private sector, the fusion center is able to better protect the citizens of the United States against all hazards. This is accomplished by aggressively facilitating the collection and compilation of all credible information and, through professional analysis of collected information and open source documents, producing reliable and credible intelligence. The mission of the West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center is to anticipate, identify, prevent, and monitor criminal activity and all other hazards and to responsibly distribute that intelligence to its stakeholders while both protecting the rights of its citizens and guarding the rights and integrity of law enforcement and private industry."
West Virginia
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National Interagency Coordination Center [website]
"National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) is the focal point for overseeing all interagency coordination activities throughout the United States. Wildfire suppression is built on a three-tiered system of support - the local area, one of the 11 geographic areas, and finally, the national level. When a fire is reported, the local agency and its firefighting partners respond. If the fire continues to grow, the agency can ask for help from its geographic area. When a geographic area has exhausted all its resources, it can turn to NICC at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) for help in locating what is needed, from air tankers to radios to firefighting crews to incident management teams."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Forest Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . . .
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Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism (CPOST) [website]
"The Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism addresses serious policy challenges related to the principal international security issues facing the United States and the world community. The Chicago Project advances its purpose through three main activities: 1) the collection, maintenance, and expansion of a searchable database of international suicide terrorist attacks from 1981 to the present; 2) the collection and translation of martyr videos from around the world; and 3) support and conduct research projects to help the public and the policy community solve fundamental international security problems."
University of Chicago
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QuakeSmart Toolkit [website]
"Actionable and scalable guidance and tools to the private sector, its owners, managers, and employees about the importance of earthquake mitigation and the simple things they can do to reduce the potential of earthquake damages, injuries, and financial losses."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Alaska Interagency Coordination Center [website]
The Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC) is the Geographic Area Coordination Center for Alaska. AICC serves as the focal point for initial attack resource coordination, logistics support, and predictive services for all state and federal agencies involved in wildland fire management and suppression in Alaska. In addition, AICC is the focal point for coordinating and providing support for all-hazard emergency response activities for federal landholding agencies in Alaska and for providing support to Alaska BLM [Bureau of Land Management] for non-emergency resource activities.
United States. Forest Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States. Bureau of Land Management . . .
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National Water Safety Program [website]
"Did you know that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the leading provider of outdoor recreation on all Federally-managed public lands in the United States? With a recreation base that is primarily built around water, the Corps has a dedicated focus on water safety. The pages of this web site will provide you with the opportunity to view current water safety materials available through the Corps program, as well as offer tips on programming, help you find a local point of contact and offer some useful downloadable information."
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Geographic Area Coordination Centers [website]
This website for the "Geographic Area Coordination Centers (GACC) is a result of an interagency agreement established by the respective Geographic Area Coordinating Group. The primary mission of the GACC is to serve Federal and State wildland fire agencies through logistical coordination and mobilization of resources (people, aircraft, ground equipment) throughout the geographical area, and with other geographic areas, as necessary. This is generally done through coordinating the movement of resources between the many Dispatch Centers within the geographic area and, as necessary, with the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) when resources are unavailable within the Area or when mobilization support is needed in other geographic areas. Although the primary mission of the GACC is logistical coordination, the Center also has support programs in Predictive Services, Intelligence, and in several Center's Fire Information. Predictive Services consists primarily of professional meteorologists who monitor weather and fuel conditions, conduct briefings, produce fire weather related products, liaison with the National Weather Service, and oversee all aspects of the Remote Automated Weather System (RAWS). The Intelligence Section is primarily responsible for collecting and disseminating wildland fire and prescribed fire activity information, monitoring the status of national firefighting resources, maintaining year-to-date and historical fire occurrence data, and managing the Sit Report and ICS-209 programs. In some GACCs, the Predictive Services and Intelligence sections work as one unit called the Predictive Services Group. The Predictive Services and Intelligence Sections, whether separated or combined, work collaboratively producing Weekly, Monthly, and Seasonal Fire Weather/Fire Danger Outlooks."
United States. Forest Service; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States. Bureau of Land Management . . .
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FBI Biometric Center of Excellence [website]
"The [Federal Bureau of Investigation] FBI's Science and Technology Branch created the BCOE [Biometric Center of Excellence]-a one-stop shop for biometric collaboration and expertise-to strengthen our ability to combat crime and terrorism with state-of-the-art biometrics technology. The BCOE, which was established to help meet the challenges and opportunities that the widespread use of biometrics represent, is the FBI's program for advancing the use of new and enhanced biometric capabilities. The BCOE provides the following services: Biometrics & Emerging Technologies (Technology Services); Collaboration & Information Sharing (Relationship Management Services); [and] Enhancing Stakeholder Capabilities (End User Services)." This website also has information on face, palm, iris, voice, fingerprint, DNA and other emerging biometrics. It also includes an online library of material.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan Template Instructions
This report provides information on how to compose a continuity of operations. From the text: "This guide provides instructions for developing a Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan according to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Headquarters Continuity of Operations (COOP) Guidance Document, dated April 2004. Although general guidance and sample information is provided in this guide for reference, organizations are encouraged to tailor COOP Plan development to meet their own needs and requirements."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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United States Attorneys' Manual [website]
This site provides a searchable index of the United States Attorneys' Manual. "This is the current and official copy of the 'United States Attorneys' Manual (USA). The USAM was comprehensively revised in 1997. Changes or additions since 1997 are noted at the end of affected sections." The search feature allows the user to search by topic, keyword, or specific title.
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys
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NOAA Office of Response and Restoration [website]
"NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) is a center of expertise in preparing for, evaluating, and responding to threats to coastal environments, including oil and chemical spills, releases from hazardous waste sites, and marine debris. To fulfill its mission of protecting and restoring NOAA trust resources, the Office of Response and Restoration: Provides scientific and technical support to prepare for and respond to oil and chemical releases; Determines damage to natural resources from these releases; Protects and restores marine and coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs; [and] Works with communities to address critical local and regional coastal challenges. OR&R is comprised of three divisions: Emergency Response, Assessment and Restoration, and Marine Debris. Collectively, the Office of Response and Restoration provides comprehensive solutions to environmental hazards caused by oil, chemicals, and marine debris."
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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READY - Real-time Environmental Applications and Display sYstem [website]
"READY [Real-time Environmental Applications and Display sYstem] is a world-wide-web based system that has been developed for accessing and displaying meteorological data and running trajectory and dispersion model products on ARL's [Air Resource Laboratory] web server. This system brings together dispersion models, graphical display programs and textual forecast programs generated over many years at ARL into a form that is easy to use by anyone." This webpage provides links to HYSPLIT (forecasting software), Trajectory Analysis, wildfire smoke forecasts, volcanic ash, and meteorological tools.
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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HYSPLIT Volcanic Ash Model [website]
This website provides links to HYSPLIT modeling software (part of the Real-time Environmental Applications and Display sYstem-READY) that forecasts volcanic ash concentrations. Forecasts may be manipulated to various specifics. The website also provides links to compute archived volcanic ash concentrations, previous model results and links to other volcano-related websites.
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board [website]
"Welcome to the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board website. You will notice that we are engaged in many areas of Indian health, including legislation, health promotion and disease prevention, as well as data surveillance and research. Our strengths include an active board, talented staff, and a forward thinking organization. We know that there is much work to be done to improve the health status in Indian Country, but we do not shy away from the challenge. Established in 1972, the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB or the Board) is a non-profit tribal advisory organization serving the forty-three federally recognized tribes of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Each member tribe appoints a Delegate via tribal resolution, and meets quarterly to direct and oversee all activities of NPAIHB. [...] NPAIHB Delegates create and update a strategic plan, which contains four main functional areas: Health promotion and disease prevention; Legislative and policy analysis; Training and technical assistance; [and] Surveillance and research. NPAIHB houses a tribal epidemiology center (EpiCenter), several health promotion disease prevention projects, and is active in Indian health policy."
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
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USGS: Earthquake Hazards Program Earthquake Glossary [website]
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed an "earthquake glossary" to assist in earthquake education. This A-Z reference site covers terminology related to earthquakes and other seismic activity.
Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Corrosion Protection for Metal Connectors in Coastal Areas for Structures Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas in Accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program
"An important objective of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is to protect buildings from the effects of hurricanes. The NFIP regulations include requirements concerning the resistance of buildings to flood and wind forces (as described in the following section). For a building in a Coastal High Hazard Area to comply with these requirements, many of its components must be adequately anchored. In wood-frame buildings, the necessary anchoring is usually achieved through the use of metal connectors such as joist hangers, truss plates, and hurricane straps. The need for such connectors is especially great in coastal areas, where storminduced flooding and high winds pose significant threats. However, metal connectors are subject to corrosion when exposed to moisture and salt, both of which are prevalent in coastal areas. This bulletin describes the causes of accelerated corrosion of metal connectors in buildings located near the ocean and some larger saltwater bays. The variation in the corrosive environments within a typical building is also described. This bulletin outlines available corrosion-resistant materials and methods of maintaining proper anchorage for the life of the building. It recommends connector materials for buildings at various distances from the ocean and for different exposure conditions within an individual building. Few local building codes and no national building codes address accelerated corrosion near the coast. This bulletin describes areas where corrosion is known to be a problem and recommends a variety of solutions."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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U.S. Department of State Human Rights Reports
This webpage contains a list of human rights reports issued by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor beginning in the year 1999. The list is updated annually. "The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress in compliance with sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA), as amended, and section 504 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. The law provides that the Secretary of State shall transmit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, 'a full and complete report regarding the status of internationally recognized human rights, within the meaning of subsection (A) in countries that receive assistance under this part, and (B) in all other foreign countries which are members of the United Nations and which are not otherwise the subject of a human rights report under this Act.' Reports on several countries are included that do not fall into the categories established by these statutes and that thus are not covered by the congressional requirement."
United States. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
