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Fact Sheet: Hazardous Materials in the Home
This two-page document presents a list of potentially dangerous but common household chemicals.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1993-09
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Fact Sheet: Landslides and Mudflows
This four-page document is designed to inform the public about the dangers of landslides and mudflows, and how to recognize the warning signs to prepare for such incidents.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1993-09-01?
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Report of the Depertment of the Treasury on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell also Known as David Koresh
From the letter of Lloyd Bentsen to William J. Clinton: "I submit to you the report of the Department of the Treasury's Waco Administrative Review (the 'Review'). I established the Review on April 29, 1993, after you directed that Treasury conduct a 'vigorous and thorough' investigation of the events leading to the loss of law enforcement and civilian lives near Waco, Texas, on February 28, 1993. Over the past five months, at my direction. Assistant Secretary for Enforcement Ronald K. Noble has conducted a comprehensive review of the adequacy of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' ('ATF's') procedures, policies, and practices, and whether they were followed during ATF's investigation of Vernon Howell, a/k/a 'David Koresh,' and his followers. As promised, the Review left no stone unturned in finding out what happened and why. The Review's final report recounts the events that culminated in the unsuccessful raid of the Branch Davidian Compound and analyzes why the raid ended in the deaths of four courageous ATF special agents, Conway LeBleu, Todd W. McKeehan, Robert J. Williams, and Steven D. Willis. I know well that no inquiry can bring back any of the lives that were lost near Waco. It is my fervent hope, however, that this review and the changes it will precipitate will prevent the recurrence of such a tragedy in the future."
United States. Department of the Treasury
1993-09
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Leader's Guide to After-Action Reviews
"Modern combat is complex and demanding. To fight and win, we must train our soldiers during peacetime to successfully execute their wartime missions. We must use every training opportunity to improve soldier, leader, and unit task performance. To improve their individual and collective-task performances to meet or exceed the Army standard, soldiers and leaders must know and understand what happened or did not happen during every training event. After-action reviews (AARs) help provide soldiers and units feedback on mission and task performances in training and in combat. After-action reviews identify how to correct deficiencies, sustain strengths, and focus on performance of specific mission essential tasks list (METL) training objectives. This training circular (TC) is a leader's guide on how to plan, prepare, and conduct an AAR. It supplements and expands the guidance in Field Manual (FM) 25-101. Competent leaders must understand and apply the techniques and procedures which produce good AARs."
United States. Department of the Army
1993-09
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Fact Sheet: Wildland Fires
This four page document is designed to inform members of the public living or vacationing in wildland areas about the dangers of wildland fires, warning signs to look out for, and how to protect themselves and their families in the event of an emergency. Basic facts and statistics on wildland fires are also presented.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1993-09
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Fact Sheet: Tsunamis
This four-page document is designed to inform the public about the dangers of tsunamis.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1993-09
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Joint Force Quarterly: Autumn 1993, Issue 2 [September 1993]
"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. Institute for National Strategic Studies
1993-09
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Tank Wars II User Manual
"Tank Wars II: The Sustained Combat Model is a computer simulation of sequential engagements between mechanized combatants. DOD agencies and their contractors use it to evaluate the combat effectiveness of tanks and other fighting vehicles as well as subsystem improvements. This report explains how to use the model. It gives a brief overview of the model. Then it tells where to get input and how to prepare it. Next, it discusses the output. Finally, it tells how to obtain, install, and perform test runs."
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Bunn, Fred L.
1993-09
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FEMA Fact Sheet: Radiological Accidents
This fact sheet discusses radiological accidents in terms of definition, prevention, reaction, and preparation. Radiological accidents can occur wherever radioactive materials are used, stored, or transported. In addition to nuclear power plants, hospitals, universities, research laboratories, industries, major highways, railroads, or shipping yards could
be the site of a radiological accident. Distance, shielding, and time are the three ways to minimize exposure to your body.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1993-09
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Analysis of Disaster Preparedness Planning Measures in DOD Computer Facilities
"This thesis will analyze a disaster recovery plan currently in use at a selected DOD [Department of Defense] computer facility, as well as investigate facility contingency planning documents actually tested during recent natural disasters."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Harrigan, John D.
1993-09
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National Performance Review
September 1993. This report addresses the need of fundamental change in the way federal government operates to become more efficient.
United States. White House Office
1993-09
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Army Water Transport Operations
"In a theater of operations, all modes of transport-air, motor, rail, and water move cargo from the water's edge in the communications zone (COMMZ) through the crops and into the division areas. This manual describes the transportation doctrine and organizational structures required for Army water transport operations in a generic theater.[...] This manual is primarily for unit and vessel masters, key personnel, higher headquarters staffs, theater planners, and commander's operational allied units. It covers roles, missions, and concepts of employment for individual craft, entire units, and groups of units."
United States. Department of the Army
1993-09
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Hurricane Iniki Assessment: Review of Hurricane Evacuation Studies Utilization and Information Dissemination
"Before Hurricane Iniki, a comprehensive hurricane evacuation study had been completed for the south shore of Oahu and was nearing completion for the eastern and northern side of the island. Since Iniki directly affected areas where previous study data were available, there was an opportunity to find out whether previous information collected was accurate, how well products were utilized from past studies, and what improvements could still be made. This report addresses information on public shelters, evacuation decisions and transportation clearance times."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
1993-09
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Contributions of DOE Weapons Labs and NIST to Semiconductor Technology
This Report examines how NIST and DOE weapons laboratories could contribute to advances in semiconductor technology aimed specifically at civilian applications. Semiconductor technology was chosen as an example of a technology focus for a civilian technology initiative, primarily because the industry had already developed a set of comprehensive technology roadmaps and the federal labs had substantial expertise in the area.
United States. Government Printing Office
United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
1993-09
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Alert Series: Tajikistan Political Conditions in the Post-Soviet Era
This document offers a summary of the present condition in Tajikistan, a brief history of the country, Tajikistan's independence from the Soviet Union, information on human rights in Tajikistan including: "The Tajik Constitution, The Language Law, Religion: The Role Of Islam, The Effects Of The Civil War, Ethnic Groups At Risk: The Status of Tajiks, [and] Ethnic Groups At Risk: The Status Of Non-Tajik Ethnic Groups."
United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service; INS Resource Information Center
1993-09
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Alert Series: Kyrgyzstan: Political Conditions in the Post-Soviet Era
"Kyrgyzstan emerged from the breakup of the Soviet Union with the makings of a multiparty democratic political system already in place. The President of Kyrgyzstan, Askar Akayev, was elected democratically (although he ran unopposed), and since his election has championed efforts to democratize Kyrgyz society. Bishkek, the capital, has been the site of human rights congresses and meetings, and governmental organizations such as the United States Department of State and the Helsinki Commission have found that Kyrgyzstan has the best record on human rights and respect for ethnic minorities in Central Asia. A number of political parties have been organized, including a renascent Communist Party, and all are permitted to publish newspapers and hold meetings unimpeded by state interference. Freedom of religion has also been established, with Christians, Jews, Muslims, and even Hare Krishnas able to practice their religions and to disseminate their views without restriction. The only limitation placed on religious activities is that religions cannot organize their own political parties. Thus, the Islamic Renewal Party, which has a presence in most other Central Asian republics, is banned in Kyrgyzstan."
United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service; INS Resource Information Center
1993-09
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Non-Traditional Forms of Intelligence
"Report considers the new requirements for non-traditional forms of intelligence. Emphasis on new scenarios which require specialists in new forms of intelligence and areas of expertise. Due to the pace of rapid change and wide spectrum of threats, traditional attempts to determine intentions may not work. Authors recommend prioritized review of potential enemy capabilities with emphasis on potential military capability (population, geography, economics, technology for military potential capability), and more emphasis on long-range intelligence using deductive vice inductive approach. Report addresses current intelligence emphasis on technology and proliferation, and recommends identifying countries bent on acquiring new capabilities, what countries have the surplus capital to make such investments, and what levels they can internalize and absorb. Paralleling any effort to identify potential customers must be an economic intelligence program to delineate what is readily available on the open marketplace. Authors also conclude that there are no simple or quick fixes and that reorganization of the intelligence community is not the answer, but may be part of it."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Department of National Security Affairs
Tritten, James John
1993-08-30
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Applicability of 18 U.S.C. § 207(c) to the Briefing and Arguing of Cases in which the Department of Justice Represents a Party: Memorandum for Stephen D. Potts, Director, Office of Government Ethics [August 27, 1993]
"This memorandum responds to your request for our opinion whether 18 U.S.C. § 207(c) prohibits former high-level Department of Justice officials, within one year after their service in the Department ends, from filing briefs or making oral arguments on behalf of parties other than the United States in cases where the Department represents one of the parties. We conclude that the statute forbids these activities. I. Section 207(c) of title 18 prohibits a senior employee, for one year after termination of service, from knowingly making a communication to or appearance before his former department in connection with a matter on which he seeks official action. […] Notwithstanding these prior positions, a memorandum to our files dated January 14, 1993 ('January 1993 Memorandum') memorialized advice that section 207(c) does not preclude former senior officials from briefing and arguing cases in which the Department is or represents a party. Your recent letter about the January 1993 Memorandum argued that section 207(c) prohibits such advocacy, and that the amendments to section 207, which were passed in 1989, broadened, rather than narrowed, its scope. Letter to Daniel L. Koffsky, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, from Stephen D. Potts, Director, Office of Government Ethics (June 4, 1993). The question we now face is whether we should revert to our original interpretation of section 207(c) or should adopt the reasoning of the January 1993 Memorandum."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel
1993-08-27
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Construction of § 406 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990: Memorandum for Joseph R. Davis, Assistant Director, Legal Counsel, Federal Bureau of Investigation [August 23, 1993]
"This memorandum responds to your request for our opinion whether § 406 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA), 104 Stat. 1427, 1467, preserves extraordinary benefits payable under § 601 of the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989, Pub. L. No. 100-453, 102 Stat. 1904, 1911 (1988), as amended by the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-193, § 601, 103 Stat. 1701, 1710 (1989) (collectively, § 601), even after expiration of § 601's payment authority. We conclude that § 406 does not preserve the § 601 benefits beyond the expiration of the latter provision."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Legal Counsel
1993-08-23
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AF Policy Directive 16-1: International Affairs
The Air Force relies on mature international relationships to support the US commitment to global peace. Effective action in the international affairs arena provides the basis for these partnerships. This directive establishes policies for the pursuit of US national security goals and objectives, improving coalition warfighting capabilities, and promoting Allied air force modernization. This directive establishes the following responsibilities and authorities: 4.1. The Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force (International Affairs) (SAF/IA) is responsible for oversight and advocacy of Air Force international programs and policies. SAF/IA will develop, disseminate, and implement policy guidance for the direction, integration, and supervision of US Air Force international programs and activities. This policy directive is derived Wrom: HJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFDULHPQQWOYIYZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBRNVWWCUFPEGAUTFJMVRESKPNKMBIPBARHDMNNSKVFVWRKJVZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTCXLYRWTQTIPWIGYOKSTTZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFDU
United States. Department of the Air Force
1993-08-16
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Executive Order 12859: Establishment of the Domestic Policy Council
This executive order establishes the Domestic Policy Council. It outlines membership, functions, and administration. The principal functions of the Council are to coordinate the domestic policy-making process; to coordinate domestic policy advice to the President; to ensure that domestic policy decisions and programs are consistent with the President's stated goals; and to monitor implementation of the President's domestic policy agenda.
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
1993-08-16
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Intelligence Community Awards
This directive establishes honor and merit awards that may be conferred by the Director of Central Intelligence; sets the criteria for recommendation for and approval of such awards; and establishes the Intelligence Community Awards Review Panel (ICARP), to review nominations, recommend appropriate action, maintain records, and arrange presentation of awards.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
1993-08-15
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Trip Report - Midwest Flood Health Task Force Meeting, 3-4 Aug 93
"At the request of DOMS, Forces Command participated in a coordination and planning meeting hosted by Public Health Service (PHs) in St. Louis, Missouri on 3 and 4 August 1993. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss issues of primary care, disease control, food safety, environmental health and to develop a coordinated program to provide flood reliefThe attendees were divided into four groups or technical workshops and tasked to develop coordinated programs to support flood victims. Each workshop had representation from each state with technical experts on the issue task to review. Workshops were task to determine common things that could be done in each state, such as vector control, to reduce duplication among the states."
United States. Department of the Air Force
1993-08-06
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Final Report of the Independent Counsel for Iran/Contra Matters
From the Executive Summary: "In October and November 1986, two secret US. Government operations were publicly exposed, potentially implicating Reagan Administration officials in illegal activities. These operations were the provision of assistance to the military activities of the Nicaraguan contra rebels during an October 1984 to October 1986 prohibition on such aid, and the sale of U.S. arms to Iran in contravention of stated U.S. policy and in possible violation of arms-export controls. In late November 1986, Reagan Administration officials announced that some of the proceeds from the sale of U.S. arms to Iran had been diverted to the contras. [...] The investigations and prosecutions have shown that high-ranking Administration officials violated laws and executive orders in the Iran/contra matter."
United States. White House Office; National Security Council (U.S.)
Walsh, Lawrence E.
1993-08-04
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Public Law 103-62: Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
"An Act to provide for the establishment of strategic planning and performance measurement Aug. 3, 1993 in the Federal Government, and for other purposes." The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (the Results Act) focuses on federal management and accountability with the emphasis on the outcomes and results that programs are achieving. The Results Act established a legislative framework for having agencies 1) set strategic goals; 2) establish annual goals and measure performance; and 3) report on the degree to which goals were met.
United States. Government Printing Office
1993-08-03
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Security Awareness, Training and Education (SATE) Program
This document contains information and guidance for the implementation of the Coast Guard Security Awareness, Training and Education (SATE) Program. The document includes an introduction, program implementation procedures, and information regarding security briefings.
United States. Coast Guard
1993-08-03
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Executive Order 12856: Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements
Executive Order 12856 was enacted in order to: "Ensure that all Federal agencies conduct their facility management and acquisition activities so that, to the maximum extent practicable, the quantity of toxic chemicals entering any wastestream, including any releases to the environment, is reduced as expeditiously as possible through source reduction; that waste that is generated is recycled to the maximum extent practicable; and that any wastes remaining are stored, treated or disposed of in a manner protective of public health and the environment; Require Federal agencies to report in a public manner toxic chemicals entering any wastestream from their facilities, including any releases to the environment, and to improve local emergency planning, response, and accident notification, and; Help encourage markets for clean technologies and safe alternatives to extremely hazardous substances or toxic chemicals through revisions to specifications and standards, the acquisition and procurement process, and the testing of innovative pollution prevention technologies at Federal facilities or in acquisitions."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Clinton, Bill, 1946-
1993-08-03
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In the Aftermath of War: US Support for Reconnaissance and Nation-Building in Panama Following Just Cause
"In a more benign post-cold war international system, where no threat approaches that of the former Soviet Union, the rationale for the use of US military power cannot be based solely on the national interest. It will have to reflect concern with and support for such issues as self-determination, democratization, human rights, and economic development. The United States must have a post-conflict reconstruction assistance policy that contributes to a positive consolidation of the situation and that promotes developments seen as contributing to stability and positive change. The use of force without a policy for the post-conflict situation will be politically precarious. Additionally, in this new international security environment the employment of armed forces in missions outside of or short of war has become increasingly important and frequent. In the future, the US is likely to find itself involved in the aftermath of crisis and conflict situations where it may or may not have been one of the initial belligerents but is part of a bilateral or multilateral effort to resolve the problem and assist in the reconstruction. Professor Shultz addresses the need for a post-conflict policy that takes into account all of these considerations. This study is an important contribution to policy analysis and planning. It should be read by civilian and military planners alike."
Air University (U.S.). Press
Shultz, Richard H., 1947-
1993-08
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Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Assessing the Risks
This risk assessment on weapons of mass destruction describes the potential of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, analyzes the consequences of their dispersion to the US and the world, and summarizes technical aspects of monitoring and controlling their production. The assessment also explains the array of policy tools that can be used to combat proliferation, and describes how to identify trade-offs and choices that confront policymakers.
United States. Government Printing Office; United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment
1993-08
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Emergency Preparedness Checklist
Learn how to protect yourself and cope with disaster by planning ahead. This checklist will help you get started. Discuss these ideas with your family, then prepare an emergency plan. Post the plan where everyone will see it--on the refrigerator or bulletin board. For additional information about how to prepare for hazards in your community, contact your local emergency management or civil defense office and American Red Cross chapter. Included here are preparations for a disaster supply kit, escape plan, and a home hazard hunt. This checklist is good for natural disasters as well as hazardous materials spills.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
1993-08
