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After Action Report/Improvement Plan: Byron Station (February 06, 2014)
From the Executive Summary: "On Feburary [sic] 6, 2014 a Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise was conducted for the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) around the Byron Station by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The purpose of the exercise was to assess the capabilities of State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. This exercise was held in accordance with DHS/FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local Radiological Emergency Response Plans (RERPs) and procedures. [...] This After Action (AAR)/Improvement Plan (IP) Report contains the evaluation of the biennial exercise and the evaluation of the following out-of-sequence interviews and activities: Illinois State Police (ISP) Dosimetry Control Officers Briefing, ISP Traffic and Access Control Point at the ISP District 1 Headquarters, Protective Actions for Schools (EV-2), Monitoring and Decontamination of Evacuees and Emergency Workers, Decontamination of Emergency Worker's Equipment, Public Registration and Congregate Care, Treatment and Transport of Contaminated Patients at Freeport Memorial Hospital and Byron Ambulance, Oregon Police Department Dosimetry Control Officer Briefing, Oregon Police Department Traffic and Access Control Points. Except where noted in this report, the State and local organizations demonstrated knowledge of and adequately implemented their emergency response plans and procedures."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2014-04-23
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[Letter from Lisa R. Hammond to Elmo E. Collins, Jr. Regarding the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Report for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP) Remedial and Medical Drills Evaluated on November 6, 2007, December 3, 2007]
From the Letter: "Enclosed is a copy of the radiological emergency preparedness report for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP) remedial and medical drills evaluated on November 6, 2007, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region VI. [...] Based on the results of the drills, the offsite radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Texas and the affected local jurisdictions are deemed adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hammond, Lisa R.
2007-12-03
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FTA Made Progress in Providing Hurricane Sandy Funds but Weaknesses in Tracking and Reporting Reduce Transparency into Their Use
From the Highlights: "After Hurricane Sandy caused widespread damage to transportation infrastructure in October 2012, the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (DRAA) designated $10.9 billion for the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) new Public Transportation Emergency Relief Program. We assessed (1) FTA's progress in allocating, obligating, and disbursing its Hurricane Sandy funding and (2) any weaknesses in these processes that we identified."
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of Inspector General
2021-07-21
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After Action Report: Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (November 06, 2019)
From the Executive Summary: "On November 6, 2019 a Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) exercise was conducted at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP) located near Glen Rose, Texas. The purpose of the exercise was to assess the level of preparedness of state and local responders to a simulated emergency at CPNPP. This exercise was conducted in accordance with U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) policy and guidance concerning implementation of state and local emergency preparedness plans and procedures. [...] This report contains the final written evaluation of the biennial exercise. The state and local organizations except where noted in this report demonstrated knowledge of the emergency plans and procedures and properly implemented them. There were no Level 1 or Level 2 Findings and four plan issues identified during this exercise."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-02-06
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Audit of the Department of Defense's Controls on Health Information of Well-Known Department of Defense Personnel
From the Objective: "The objective of this audit was to determine whether the DoD effectively controlled access to health information of well-known DoD personnel."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2021-08-25
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After Action Report/Improvement Plan: Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (September 12, 2018)
From the Executive Summary: "On September 12, 2018 an out-of-sequence drill was conducted for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP), located near Glen Rose, Texas. Personnel from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/FEMA (DHS/FEMA) Region VI, evaluated all activities. The purpose of the drill was to assess the level of preparedness of local responders to react to a simulated radiological emergency at the CPNPP. [...] This report contains the final evaluation of this out-of-sequence drill. The participants demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately implemented them. There were no findings identified during the evaluation. There were also no planning issues identified."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-10-17
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Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act [August 2021]
From the Document: "Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act), Public Law 107-56, directs the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) to undertake a series of actions related to claims of civil rights or civil liberties violations allegedly committed by DOJ employees. It also requires the OIG to provide semiannual reports to Congress on the implementation of the OIG's responsibilities under Section 1001. This report summarizes the OIG's Section 1001-related activities from January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2021-08
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[Letter from Lisa R. Hammond to Elmo E. Collins, Jr. Regarding the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Final Report for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP) Reception Center Drill Evaluated on August 18, 2010, September 17, 2010]
From the Letter: "Enclosed is a copy of the radiological emergency preparedness final report for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP) Reception Center drill evaluated on August 18, 2010, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 6. [...] There were no Deficiencies and one Area Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) identified and corrected during the drill."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hammond, Lisa R.
2010-09-17
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Palestinian Arena: Dangerous Deterioration
From the Document: "The public protest against Abu Mazen and the Palestinian Authority, which continues in the months after the end of Operation Guardian of the Walls, is more intense and demanding than previous waves of protest. The misguided conduct of the Palestinian security apparatuses, together with the growing friction between IDF [Israel Defense Forces] forces and the Palestinian public throughout the West Bank involving injuries and fatalities among the Palestinians, exacerbate the tension in the arena. As of now, these elements do not generate a critical mass of opposition that could lead to Abu Mazen's overthrow, although they do give an indication of the instability that will prevail after he leaves the scene. Israel should anticipate this, and create conditions that help prevent the development of this scenario."
National Defense University. Institute for National Strategic Studies
Tzoreff, Yohanan
2021-08-25
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We Remember: 20th Anniversary of 9/11
From the Webpage: "This year marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. As the nation's record keeper, the National Archives holds many documents and photographs related to the events of September 11."
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
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[Letter from Lisa R. Hammond to Elmo E. Coilins, Jr. Regarding the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Final Report for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP) Medical Services Drill Evaluated on December 3,2009, December 31, 2009]
From the Letter: "Enclosed is a copy of the radiological emergency preparedness final report for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP) medical services drill evaluated on December 3,2009, by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 6. My staff evaluated the Granbury/Hood County Emergency Medical Services and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne. There were no Deficiencies and one Area Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) identified and corrected during the drill. No plan issues were identified as a result of the drill."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hammond, Lisa R.
2009-12-31
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Audit of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Headquarters-Based Oversight of Its Supported Foreign Law Enforcement Units
From the Objective: "The objective of this audit was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) headquarters-based strategic management and oversight of DEA-supported foreign law enforcement units. During the period of our audit, which covered fiscal years (FY) 2017 through 2019, we identified these entities to include the DEA Sensitive Investigative Units (SIU), Non-SIU Vetted Units (Non-SIU VU), and a precursor to its current Foreign Counterpart Program."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of the Inspector General
2021-08
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Innovate or Die: Innovation and Technology for Special Operations
From the Introduction: "Like the well-known slogan, 'hydrate or die,' Special Operations Forces (SOF) also must 'innovate or die.' Innovation may be crucial to SOF personnel's actual physical survival, but die is also a metaphor for organizational oblivion: conformity and assimilation. One of the fundamental qualities of SOF that derives from the nature of the personnel and their organization is 'creativity.' Creativity for SOF is rapid operational innovation. (Operational innovation may or may not involve innovation in technology, but technical innovation has often been a critical contributor to creativity for SOF. ) Innovation for military forces is an inherently lengthy process, and initiatives to speed innovation are limited by the strength of the existing paradigm. Without a new paradigm of how to innovate rapidly, innovation for SOF will be conventionalized and the creativity of SOF will be at risk. [...] The bulk of this monograph will seek to understand the factors that are necessary to innovate rapidly as well as the reasons GPF [General Purpose Forces] cannot (and should not) implement them. I then integrate these conditions for rapid innovation into a new paradigm that can be used for SOF to innovate rapidly."
Joint Special Operations University (U.S.)
Spulak, Jr, Robert G.
2010-12
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Qatar: Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy [Updated August 27, 2021]
From the Summary: "The State of Qatar, a small Arab Gulf monarchy which has about 300,000 citizens in a total population of about 2.4 million, has employed its ample financial resources to exert regional influence, often independent of the other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Oman) alliance. Qatar has fostered a close defense and security alliance with the United States and has maintained ties to a wide range of actors who are often at odds with each other, including Sunni Islamists, Iran and Iran-backed groups, and Israeli officials. [...] Qatar's leaders work with the United States to secure the Persian Gulf, as do the other GCC leaders. The United States and Qatar have had a formal Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that reportedly addresses a U.S. troop presence in Qatar, consideration of U.S. arms sales to Qatar, U.S. training, and other defense cooperation. Under the DCA, Qatar hosts more than 8,000 U.S. forces and the regional headquarters for U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) at various military facilities, including the large Al Udeid Air Base. U.S. forces deployed at these facilities participate in operations throughout the region. Qatar is a significant buyer of U.S.-made weaponry, including combat aircraft. In January 2018, Qatar and the United States inaugurated a 'Strategic Dialogue' that has included discussion of efforts to improve accommodations for U.S. personnel deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, which has been used extensively in the U.S. operation to evacuate U.S. personnel and Afghan allies from Afghanistan in August 2021."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Katzman, Kenneth
2021-08-27
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Letter from Janet M. Odeshoo to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regarding the Final Report for the November 18, 2009, Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise for the Clinton Power Station, March 18, 2010
From the Letter: "Enclosed is one copy of the Final Report for the November 18, 2009, Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise for the Clinton Power Station. Under separate cover, five copies of this report are being sent to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Disaster Assistance and Preparedness Chief for distribution to the counties of DeWitt, Macon, McLean and Piatt along with an additional copy for the State. The State of Illinois, DeWitt, Macon, McLean and Piatt Counties, and the utility owner/operator, Exelon Nuclear, participated in this exercise. The final report was prepared by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) Region V, Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program. The State received a Deficiency finding under Evaluation Area 2, Protective Action Decision-Making, whereby the decision-making processes used by the Unified Area Command (UAC) in the selection of Parkland College as the sole Reception Center resulted in a portion of the public in Sub-Area 1 being directed to use evacuation routes along the same path the plume was traveling, where they could have received unnecessary radiological exposure, thus compromising health & safety. To rectify the Deficiency, the state conducted a re-demonstration drill on January 28, 2010. [...] There were no Deficiencies identified for the Counties of DeWitt, Macon, McLean or Piatt. One Area Requiring Corrective Action (ARCA) was identified during this exercise for DeWitt County."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2010-03-18
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Letter from Major P. May to Luis A. Reyes Regarding the Final Exercise Report for the March 9, 2010, Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise of the Offsite Radiological Emergency Response Plans Site-Specific to the Catawba Nuclear Station, June 9, 2010
From the Letter: "Enclosed is a copy of the final exercise report for the March 9, 2010, plume exposure pathway exercise of the offsite radiological emergency response plans site-specific to the Catawba Nuclear Station. This report addresses the evaluation of the plans and preparedness for the States of South and North Carolina and the affected local governments. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region IV staff prepared the final exercise report. [...] During this exercise FEMA did not identify any Deficiencies or new Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCAs). The correction of an ARCA concerning the application of a correction factor for direct reading dosimeters (Brunswick 2008) was successfully demonstrated. An ARCA identified during the 2008 Catawba exercise that concerned the inaccurate content of an Emergency Alert System Message issued by the State of North Carolina was not successfully re-demonstrated during this exercise. FEMA will continue to monitor and assist the State of North Carolina in resolving this ARCA." The full report referred to in this letter can be found here: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=858061].
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2010-06-09
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Letter from Darrell Hammons to Hubert J. Miller Regarding the Deficiency That Occurred During the Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise Conducted on May 11, 2004
This letter, dated May 26, 2004, from FEMA's Regional Assistance Committee Chairman, Darrell Hammons, was sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Regional Administrator, Hubert J. Miller, and received on May 27, 2004. From the Letter: "The purpose of this letter is to officially inform you of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) identification of a Deficiency that occurred during the Beaver Valley Power Station (BVPS) Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Exercise conducted on May 11, 2004. The issue contributing to the Deficiency is presented for Evaluation Area 5, Criterion 5.6.1: (Emergency Information and Instructions for the Public and the Media) as follows: 'Description:' During the exercise, Beaver County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) staff did not advise the Beaver County 10-mile emergency planning zone (EPZ) general population in the Emergency Alert System (EAS) messages number 1 and 2 to take potassium iodide (KI) following the first Alert and Notification sequence which advised the public to evacuate the 1 0-mile EPZ and for Emergency Workers, Special Population, and the General Population to take KI."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hammons, Darrell
2004-05-26
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Letter from Ronald L. McCabe to Paul Parmenter Regarding Corrective Actions Criterion to Be Demonstrated: Exercise Requirements for the Remedial Exercise at the Callaway Nuclear Power Plant on January 26, 2010
From the Letter: "The following are provided as the exercise requirements for the Remedial exercise at the Callaway Nuclear Power Plant on January 26, 2010 and will be evaluated by FEMA staff. The requirements set forth herein are those 'IN ADDITION' to the 5.b.1 generic extent of play criteria to be demonstrated. The following requirements clarify, modify or extend those 5.b.1 generic criteria to be demonstrated."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
McCabe, Ronald L.
2010-01-20
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Letter from Ron Castleman to Bruce S. Mallett Regarding the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Final Report for the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (CPSES) Plume Pathway Exercise Conducted on November 19, 2003
From the Letter: "Enclosed is copy of the radiological emergency preparedness final report for the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (CPSES) plume pathway exercise conducted on November 19, 2003. One Deficiency, two Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCAs), and one planning issue were identified during the exercise. The Deficiency was corrected during a remedial drill on January 26, 2004, and the write-up is included in this final report. The ARCAs will be corrected at the next biennial exercise. The planning issue is included in the report as Appendix 6. Based on the results of this exercise and the remedial drill, the off-site radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Texas and the affected local jurisdictions are deemed adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency. Therefore, 44 CFR [Code of Federal Regulations] Part 350 approval of the off-site radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Texas site-specific to CPSES will remain in effect."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2004-02-19
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Letter from R.L. 'Buddy' Young to Ellis W. Merschoff Regarding the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Final Report for the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station's Ingestion Pathway Exercise, Conducted July 21-22, 1999
From the Letter: "Enclosed is a copy of the Radiological Emergency Preparedness final report for the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station's Ingestion Pathway Exercise conducted July 21-22, 1999, at Glen Rose, Texas. There were no Deficiencies and no Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARAC) identified during the exercise. Based on the results of the July 21-22, 1999, exercise, the off-site radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Texas and the affected local jurisdictions, site-specific to the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, can be implemented. They are deemed to be adequate to provide reasonable assurance that appropriate measures can be taken to protect the health and safety of the public in the event of a radiological emergency at the site. Therefore, the title 44 CFR [Code of Federal Regulations], Part 350 approval of the off-site radiological emergency response plans and preparedness for the State of Texas site-specific to the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station will remain in effect." A copy of the report can be found here: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=858197].
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1999-11-08
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Letter from William E. King to Roland Lickus Regarding the January 2007 Beaver Valley Power Station Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) for Columbiana County, Ohio, August 7, 2007
This letter, dated August 7, 2007, from William E. King of the DHS/FEMA Regional Assistance Committee was sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chief, Roland Lickus, in regards to the January 2007 Beaver Valley Power Station Radiological Emergency Response Plan (RERP) for Columbiana County, Ohio. From the Letter: "We request that you review the material for conformity to Title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 350, and the requirements in NUREG-0654 [Nuclear Regulatory Report-0654]. Please provide written comments regarding your review to DHS/FEMA, Region V, by September 10, 2007. Please retain the prior approved plan sections until all Regional Assistance Committee members have provided us with their review comments. At that time we will notify you of our findings concerning final approval, and provide updating instructions."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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By the Numbers: How Diversity Data Can Measure Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Virtual Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, March 18, 2021
This is the March 18, 2021 hearing on "By the Numbers: How Diversity Data Can Measure Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion," held before the House Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion of the Committee on Financial Services. From the Opening Statement of Joyce Beatty: "Diversity & inclusion (D&I) is not new. Several Congresses ago, our chairwoman called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study this issue, and persistently called for leaders in the financial services sector to embrace in good faith diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout their businesses. During that time, racial wealth disparities have increased; home ownership rates for minorities have fallen; and women and people of color continue to pay higher discretionary fees for leveraging financial services. [...] Today, we are calling on the regulated financial entities to fully disclose the diversity there." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Thomas P. DiNapoli, Daniel Garcia-Diaz, Carolyn Johnson, Anne Simpson, and Rick Wade.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021
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Congressional-Executive Commission on China, 2020 Annual Report--Executive Summary, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Second Session, December 2020
From the Overview: "Over the last year, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (Commission) found that the Chinese government and Communist Party have taken unprecedented steps to extend their repressive policies through censorship, intimidation, and the detention of people in China for exercising their fundamental human rights. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) where new evidence emerged that crimes against humanity--and possibly genocide--are occurring, and in Hong Kong, where the 'one country, two systems' framework has been effectively dismantled. These policies are in direct violation of China's Constitution, which guarantees 'freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration,' as well as 'freedom of religious belief.' [...] Everyone deserves a government that respects their human rights, their culture, and their hopes and dreams for a better life for themselves and their families. As the Chinese government expands its global influence, the international community must be aware that intensifying authoritarianism in China is also a threat to internationally recognized human rights norms as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is essential that the U.S. Congress and the Administration work together to promote effective policies to support human rights and the rule of law in China."
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China; United States. Government Publishing Office
2020-12
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Improving the Allocation and Execution of Army Facility Sustainment Funding
From the Webpage: "In recent years, the Army has been willing to accept risk in installation facility sustainment to maintain warfighting readiness. However, underfunding of facility sustainment can result in higher life-cycle costs because it increases the likelihood that facility components will break down or fail prematurely. To identify strategies for improving the Army's allocation and execution of installation facility sustainment funding, the authors conducted interviews with installation Directorate of Public Works (DPW) staff and subject-matter experts in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Army Corps of Engineers, along with a literature review of facility sustainment practices in the military Services, other public-sector organizations, and the private sector."
RAND Corporation
Pint, Ellen M.; Lachman, Beth E., 1960-; Anania, Katherine . . .
2020
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Letter from Carl W. Hoecker to Gary Gensler, Dated August 26, 2021, Regarding 'Review for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the SEC's Issuance of Corrective and Disciplinary Actions from January 1, 2017 - August 31, 2020'
From the Executive Summary: "In June 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Agency) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG) initiated a review of the SEC's corrective and disciplinary action program. The purpose of this review was to determine if there was evidence of disparity--in particular, racial and ethnic disparity--when comparing the demographic composition of SEC employees who received a corrective or disciplinary action during the review period (that is, between January 1, 2017, and August 31, 2020) to the overall population of SEC employees. Although the sample size we reviewed was small and inconclusive, we believe opportunities exist for the Agency to better track data to identify and analyze disparities in the issuance of corrective and disciplinary actions. To accomplish this, we suggest that the Agency consider developing a plan to: better track data related to employee misconduct, corrective and disciplinary actions, and demographic information; develop a process by which data related to employee misconduct and corrective and disciplinary actions can be routinely compared with demographic variables (such as race, ethnicity, and gender); and reduce the potential for bias by standardizing processes and providing additional manager training."
United States. Securities and Exchange Commission. Office of Inspector General
Hoecker, Carl W.
2021-08-26
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Equitable Algorithms: How Human-Centered AI Can Address Systemic Racism and Racial Justice in Housing and Financial Service, Virtual Hearing Before the Task Force on Artificial Intelligence of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, May 7, 2021
This is the May 7, 2021 hearing on "Equitable Algorithms: How Human-Centered AI [artificial intelligence] Can Address Systemic Racism and Racial Justice in Housing and Financial Service," held before the House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence of the Committee on Financial Services. From the Opening Statement of Bill Foster: "Today, we are here to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to increase racial equity in housing and financial services. There has been extensive discussion around this topic, mostly focusing on the real problems that can occur when we use AI that can inherently or unknowingly be biased." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Dave Girouard, Stephen F. Hayes, Melissa Koide, Lisa Rice, and Kareem Saleh.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021
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Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Diverse Populations: Insights and Strategies for Inclusive Emergency Management from Cities on the Frontlines
From the Executive Summary: "As communities across the United States work to recover from the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic and economic recession while also grappling with a surge in new cases, it's clear that the impact on Americans has been unequal. More so than previous crises, COVID-19 exposed gaps in access to basic information, services, and social safety-net support that disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) and immigrant communities. These communities have shouldered a greater share of the economic and health-related consequences of the pandemic, and without targeted efforts to promote equitable disaster response and recovery, they will be more vulnerable to future emergencies."
Partnership for a New American Economy
2021-08
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Al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb: A History of Algeria 1952 - 2009
From the Preface: "The devastating terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 will forever resonate in the minds of Americans. The images of billowing smoke emanating from the World Trade Center and the Pentagon caused many to ask 'who could do this to us?' To answer that question we must examine the past and look at the policies enacted by our government that caused a cyclic reaction within our enemy. The same is true for other governments that seek to expand their sphere of influence without examining those critical antecedents that affect the indigenous population. These disenfranchised subjects, when facing a foreign invader or apostate government, will often draw on a shared identity, be it cultural, ethnic, religious, or political, to sound the battle cry of resistance. This paper is organized into four chapters that focus on the terrorist group 'Al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb' (AQIM). The four chapters examine different facets of the collective environment that have allowed AQIM to succeed and even thrive at times."
Joint Special Operations University (U.S.); Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
Smith, Gregory
2011-04
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MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, September 3, 2021: Hospitalizations Associated with COVID-19 Among Children and Adolescents -- COVID-Net, 14 States, March 1, 2020-August 14, 2021
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Hospitalizations Associated with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Among Children and Adolescents -- COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1, 2020-August 14, 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from MMWR can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-09-03
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Rapid COVID-19 State of Vaccine Confidence Insights Report: (August 17 - 19, 2021)
From the Document: "Following the White House press briefing [hyperlink] on August 18, 2021, announcing an mRNA COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] vaccine booster dose program for adults 18 years and older, a rapid insights report was conducted using the same methods and inputs [hyperlink] from the COVID-19 State of Vaccine Confidence Insights Reports [hyperlink]. This report seeks to better understand consumers' perceptions and sentiments around booster doses. The report details threats to COVID-19 vaccine confidence, content gaps and information voids, circulating mis- and disinformation, and action steps to take. The information in this report is a snapshot from August 17, 2021 through August 19, 2021."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2021-08-25
