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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3666, Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act
From the Document: "In 2021, El Salvador officially adopted a cryptocurrency as legal tender. S. 3666 would require the Department of State to report to the Congress on the details and ramifications of that action. The bill also would require the department to devise, implement, and report to the Congress on a plan to mitigate any potential risk to the U.S. financial system from El Salvador's action and similar actions by other countries. On the basis of information about the costs to prepare similar reports, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that satisfying that requirement would cost less than $500,000 over the 2022-2026 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Sunita D'Monte. The estimate was reviewed by Leo Lex, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4881, Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act
From the Document: "H.R. 4881 would direct the Department of the Interior (DOI) to take into trust about 30 acres of tribally owned lands in Pima County, Arizona, for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. The legislation also would make gaming activities conducted on that land subject to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Using information provided by DOI, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that the administrative costs to implement H.R. 4881 would not be significant."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-26
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017
From the Document: "H.R. 506 would establish a new federal crime against defrauding individuals of veterans' benefits. As a result, the government might be able to pursue cases that it otherwise would not be able to prosecute. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects that the bill would apply to a relatively small number of offenders, however, so any increase in costs for law enforcement, court proceedings, or prison operations would not be significant. Any such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated funds."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-01-18
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Air Travel and Communicable Diseases: Comprehensive Federal Plan Needed for U.S. Aviation System's Preparedness, Report to Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "Past communicable diseases, such as the recent Ebola epidemic, have resulted in many deaths and highlight the potential economic cost of disruptions to air travel and the U.S. and global economies. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review the preparedness of the U.S. aviation system to respond to communicable diseases. This report examines (1) the extent to which selected U.S. airports and airlines have plans for responding to communicable disease threats from abroad and to which a national aviation-preparedness plan guides preparedness, and (2) the challenges that U.S. airports and airlines have faced when responding to threats and any actions taken to address them. GAO reviewed available documents and interviewed representatives from 14 U.S. international airports - selected to reflect a range of activities and facilities - and the 3 major U.S. airlines. GAO also reviewed applicable federal requirements and international obligations and guidance for U.S. airports and airlines, and interviewed officials and reviewed documents from federal agencies and aviation stakeholder groups."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2015-12-16
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2020 National Emergency Medical Services Assessment
From the Executive Summary: "This 'National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Assessment 2020' is the culmination of work begun in October 2018 and completed in March 2020. It updates our knowledge of the state of EMS systems in the United States first established in the '2011 National EMS Assessment'. Publication of this resource is one deliverable of a Cooperative Agreement between the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) and the Office of EMS, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation (NHTSA). The '2011 National EMS Assessment' was commissioned by the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS) to describe EMS, EMS emergency preparedness, and 911 systems at the state and national levels using existing data sources. Through the current Cooperative Agreement, NASEMSO agreed to work with NHTSA to publish a '2020 National EMS Assessment' using existing data sources. This was an effort to provide the most important or requested updates of the information provided by the 2011 project. Fifty-four of 56 states and territories responded to the 61 question (and multiple sub-question) 'snapshot' survey which produced the data included in this report."
National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials (U.S.)
2020-05-27
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Defense Transportation: DOD Needs to Improve the Evaluation of Safety and Performance Information for Carriers Transporting Security-Sensitive Materials, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "In fiscal year 2014, DOD facilitated the transport by commercial motor carriers (private-sector trucking companies) of nearly 50,000 separate shipments of security-sensitive material (e.g., ammunition and explosives) in the continental United States. DOD uses DOT [Department of Transportation] safety performance information to determine whether these carriers can transport security-sensitive material under the TPS [Transportation Protective Service] program. The House Report 113-446 included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to assess matters related to the safety performance, standards, and other aspects of TPS carriers. This report examines the extent to which (1) DOD's use of DOT's safety performance information results in sufficient and reliable information for DOD to evaluate the safety performance of individual TPS carriers, and (2) DOD evaluates TPS carrier incident data and investigates incidents to identify safety-related risks. GAO analyzed DOT and DOD safety performance data on the 55 carriers participating in the TPS program in fiscal years 2011-14."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2015-12-10
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 3403, 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007
From the Summary: "H.R. 3403 would amend current law to require companies offering Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) services to provide emergency 911 telephone service. The bill would direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to develop regulations granting VoIP providers access to the network and systems needed to complete 911 or enhanced-911 calls. Enhanced-911 (E-911) service automatically associates a physical address with the calling party's telephone number. The bill also would direct the E-911 Implementation Coordination Office to create a plan for a transition to an emergency network that is Internet-based. Based on information from the FCC, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing the bill would cost about $1 million over the 2008-2012 period, assuming availability of the appropriated amounts. CBO expects that enacting the bill would not have a significant effect on direct spending or revenues."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2007-11-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5077, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2014
In this report, the Congressional Budget Office provides a Cost Estimate of H.R. 5077. The assessment includes ammending of "the EPA' s regulatory authority under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting program, part of the Clean Water Act (CWA)," and would "cost an estimated $97 million over the 2015-2019 period" according to a fiscal analysis table of Estimated Outlays.
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-09-18
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2168, Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007
From the Document: "CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing S. 2168 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. Enacting the bill could increase revenues and direct spending, but CBO estimates that any such impact would be insignificant. S. 2168 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments. S. 2168 would expand the ability of the federal government to prosecute certain crimes related to identity theft and computer fraud. The bill would create new violations under the aggravated identity theft statute, including mail fraud, tax fraud, and passing counterfeit securities. Further, it would expand the definition of aggravated identity theft to include the conspiracy to commit such crimes. S. 2168 also would make it easier to prosecute criminal cases involving unauthorized access to a protected computer by eliminating the requirement that a victim's loss from stealing sensitive personal information exceed $5,000. (Generally, a protected computer is exclusively used by or for the U.S. government or a financial institution.) Last, the bill would allow the prosecution of an offense that results in the damage of 10 or more protected computers, regardless of the monetary value of such damage."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2007-11-07
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2428, Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021
From the Document: "H.R. 2428 would authorize the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to participate in its investigations. The Inspector General would not be authorized to subpoena federal employees or witnesses in other criminal proceedings. Under the bill, the Attorney General must be notified prior to the issuance of any subpoena. The Inspector General would be required to report to the Congress the number of subpoenas it issued."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Homeland Security FY 2021-2023 Annual Performance Report
From the Document: "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Annual Performance Report (APR) for FY 2021-2023 presents the Department's mission programs, progress summaries, performance measure results and FY 2022 and FY 2023 targets. The report summarizes information on other key initiatives in the DHS Performance Management Framework related to the Strategic Review and our Agency Priority Goals (APG). Also included are other key management initiatives, and a summary of our performance challenges and high-risk areas identified by the DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report is consolidated to incorporate our annual performance plan and annual performance report."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2022-04-15?
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Civil Rights Auditors: Defining Reasonable Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions on First Amendment Activities
From the Thesis Abstract: "Police increasingly encounter citizens who challenge constitutional boundaries between civil rights and police power. These so-called 'civil rights auditors' and 'copwatchers' record government officials with cell phones or body cameras, while baiting or challenging them to cross constitutional lines established by the First Amendment. An officer reacting incorrectly in these encounters can--through action or inaction--create conflict, loss of police legitimacy, or liability for the officers or their agencies. Preliminary examination of auditor activities and current legal and scholarly works leads to the thesis question: What are reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions to civil liberties with regard to recording police, government property, and the public? The author conducts a qualitative analysis of 59 auditor videos representing audits around the nation and identifies common tactics and targets among auditors, which provides scenarios for legal analysis and a policy review. This thesis reveals two things. First, auditors are not part of the legal, scholarly, and policy discussions and decision making; and second, through other areas of First Amendment case law, the Supreme Court has developed a framework for First Amendment challenges that directly applies to auditors. The author applies this framework to the 10 locations commonly targeted by auditors." A 16 minute and 25 second interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=866884].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Cummings, Gary
2019-12
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Case for State and Local Integration of the Separate Federal Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program
From the Thesis Abstract: "This thesis provides an overview and policy options analysis of offsite radiological emergency preparedness and response protocols for commercial nuclear power plants. This program is developed by the federal government and implemented by state and local government emergency management as the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REPP). The capabilities built under the separate REPP, if integrated within the wider emergency preparedness enterprise, could be properly accounted for and included in a community-wide assessment of its aggregate capabilities within its existing all-hazards program. The research question for this thesis addresses which benefits, shortfalls, and challenges emerge from the integration of the hazard-specific emergency preparedness and response program established under REPP with the all-hazards core capabilities and the National Preparedness System doctrine. The research design utilizes a logic model framework to facilitate the process of evaluating different policy options and approaches to an emergency preparedness and response program for nuclear power plants in the United States. The conclusion of the research is to augment the existing REPP protocol with a robust means to measure capability and performance, which is modeled as a policy proposal to use an oversight framework and measurable site-specific performance indicators tied to probabilistic risk assessment." A 10 minute and 10 second interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=866888].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Heckard, Matthew K.
2019-12
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Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan and Its Impact on Border Security, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, Second Session, March 12, 2014
This is the March 12, 2014 hearing on "The Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan and Its Impact on Border Security," held before the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security of the Committee on Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Candice S. Miller: "The subcommittee is meeting today to examine the CBP's [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] border technology plan and its impact on securing our Nation's borders[.] [...] Technology has really been an integral part of the proposed solution to secure the vast and rugged terrain of the Southwest Border for a long time, and it is one part of an overall set of solutions that must include manpower, intelligence, and where appropriate, infrastructure." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Mark Borkowski and Rebecca Gambler.
United States. Government Printing Office
2014
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Capitol Attack: Federal Agencies' Use of Open Source Data and Related Threat Products Prior to January 6, 2021, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "Open source data indicated that the potential for violence at the U.S. Capitol appeared online months prior to the attack on January 6, 2021. Law enforcement agencies may use posts on social media platforms and other open source information to identify potential criminal activity, to develop 'threat products,' and to conduct criminal investigations. Agencies must consider the protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties when collecting and sharing this information. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review information related to the January 6 Capitol attack. This is the fifth in a series of reports on aspects of the attack. This report addresses what open source data selected federal agencies obtained and shared, as well as threat products they developed that leveraged such data related to the events of January 6. To conduct this work, GAO reviewed open source data that agencies obtained and shared, as well as threat products that leveraged the data. Agencies in GAO's review included those within DHS; the Departments of Justice and the Interior; Architect of the Capitol; U.S. Capitol Police; House and Senate Sergeants at Arms; and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, as they had specific roles in preparing for the planned events of January 6. GAO interviewed officials from Facebook, Parler, and Twitter about the extent to which they shared information with agencies. GAO selected social media platforms based on, for example, if they had appeared in threat products. This report is a public version of a sensitive report issued in February 2022. Information that agencies deemed sensitive has been omitted."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2022-05
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Followup Evaluation of Report No. DODIG-2019-088, 'Evaluation of DOD Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Kuwait,' June 11, 2019 (DODIG-2022-082)
From the Webpage: "Prior to starting this followup evaluation, the DoD OIG [U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General] closed 3 of the 22 recommendations from our 2019 report. However, in this followup evaluation, we determined that those 3 recommendations should not have been closed. Specifically, recommendations from the original report to USAFCENT [United States Air Forces Central] related to completing the Alternate I CTIP FAR [Combating Trafficking in Persons Federal Acquisition Regulation] clause, including CTIP-related information and monitoring guidance in QASPs [Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans] and entering contractor past performance information into the CPARS [Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System], are being reopened. A total of 8 recommendations from the original evaluation are considered open. We also made recommendations that the Commander of Army Contracting Command-Rock Island and the Commander of U.S. Air Forces Central provide verification that the contracts we reviewed during this followup evaluation, listed in Appendixes F and G of this report, contain updated CTIP clauses, with a specific emphasis on the Alternate I CTIP clause, and inclusion of specific Kuwaiti labor law requirements to allow for tailored TIP monitoring."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2022-04-12
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Evaluation of the Department of Defense's Efforts to Address the Climate Resilience of U.S. Military Installations in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic (DODIG-2022-083)
"The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the DoD has addressed the climate resilience of U.S. military installations in the Arctic and sub-Arctic. [...] In the past 5 years, extreme weather and changing climate have caused hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of damage in the United States. In 2019, a DoD report to Congress on the effects of climate change on military installations called the effects of a changing climate a national security issue, with potential impacts to DoD missions, operational plans, and installations. Public law, DoD directives, and recently released DoD Facilities Criteria require DoD installations to address climate and energy risks and threats to installation infrastructure, assets, and missions. The extent of climate change is more significant in the Arctic than in most other parts of the world. The DoD's Arctic Strategy recognizes that the Arctic has direct implications for U.S. national security interests. The DoD is investing in resilient installation infrastructure and assets in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions to support increased Arctic operations and enhanced Arctic awareness."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2022-04-15
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Evaluation of Department of Defense Military Medical Treatment Facility Challenges During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Fiscal Year 2021 (DODIG-2022-081)
From the Webpage: "The objective of this evaluation was to determine the challenges and concerns encountered by medical personnel working at DoD Military Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF) during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. [...] On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak an emergency. Since March 2020, the DoD's COVID-19 response operations supported the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services as part of the whole-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 9, 2020, the Secretary of Defense issued guidance stating that the Military Departments are responsible for readiness, giving the Military Departments the 'unilateral authority to deploy military medical personnel from the MTFs to support wartime and related operational missions with feasible notice to the DHA [Defense Health Agency].' In 2021, the DoD also supported Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome. [...] We analyzed interview responses and documentation provided by senior officials at 30 MTFs, the Military Medical Departments, the Defense Health Agency (DHA), and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs). Based on this information, we identified the most serious reported challenges and future concerns for the MTFs. We also identified whether challenges reported by MTF officials in a 2020 DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) report remained challenges in 2021."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2022-04-06
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Joint Force Quarterly: 2nd Quarter 2008, Issue 49 [April 2008]
"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
2008-04
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Viewpoints: Modeling Social Networks [video]
In this Viewpoints interview, "Steve Lieberman, Ph.D. candidate from the MOVES [Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation] Institute at the Naval Postgraduate School, discusses his use of network science to analyze the change in social networks and interactions over time to try to identify the various factors that cause extremist groups to splinter from a general population." The duration of the video is 12 minutes and 11 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Lieberman, Steve
2011-04-04
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Homeland Security at the State Level, Lessons Learned [video]
This video is part of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security series of interviews. From the Video Description: "Bob Nations describes how shifting priorities over the last 30+ years have contributed to the overall effectiveness of Homeland Security, emphasizing that even though career public safety personnel are now much more aware of national security issues - homeland security needs to maintain that 'local' focal point - while educating local responders and public officials to deal with larger, more national, concerns." The duration of this video is 21 minutes and 13 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Nations, Robert
2011-09-27
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: A Look at New Risk-Based Security Initiatives at TSA [video]
From the Video Description: "TSA [Transportation Security Administration] Administrator John Pistole discusses several new TSA risk-based security initiatives where the goal is to more effectively protect airline passengers from acts of terrorism without infringing upon their civil rights or inconveniencing them - with the added benefit of speeding up the security process for all travelers." The duration of the video is 18 minutes and 1 second.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Pistole, John S.
2011-12-22
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: The New Global Insecurity [video]
From the Video Description: "As shifting economic events, and technological advances contribute to globalization at an ever increasing speed, the world's economies are growing even more interconnected, and inter-dependent, causing this 'network' to become more vulnerable, and setting up a condition of global insecurity." The duration of the video is 22 minutes and 17 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Moghaddam, Fathali M.
2011-12-20
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Transforming Homeland Security [video]
From the Video Description: "A pioneer in homeland security, and homeland security education, David McIntyre discusses the complexities in transforming homeland security from a national program in its inception, to also include state and local agencies and other public and private parties." The duration of this video is 15 minutes and 52 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
McIntyre, David
2011-12-20
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Joint Force Quarterly: 2nd Quarter, Issue 105 [April 2022]
From the Document: "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." Highlighted in this issue is the following: The Quantum Internet: An Interview with Richard D. Clarke Toward Military Design.
National Defense University Press
2022-04
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Impact of Jurisdictional Size and Population on E.O.C.'s: Executive Analysis of Fire Service Operations in Emergency Management
From the Abstract: "The City of Sumner has a problem of which they are not aware. Specifically, it has not addressed the need to manage significant and/or disaster events that are beyond the normal day-to-day functioning of its emergency response system. Although there is no identified local facility that serves as an emergency operations center, nor an identified means to provide adequate staffing, the City of Sumner believes it has addressed the issue through a contract for emergency management services with the county emergency management department. The purpose of the research was to determine whether jurisdictional size and/or population impact the existence and location of emergency operations centers. Using descriptive and action research methods, the following questions were answered: 1. Does the geographical size and/or population served by a jurisdiction influence the existence, location, and staffing of emergency operations centers? 2. How are other jurisdictions staffing emergency operations centers? 3. To what extent are key officials supportive and serving as participants within the emergency operations center?"
United States Fire Administration; National Fire Academy
Fowler, John F.
1999-02
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: CHDS Thesis Series: The New York City Urban Search and Rescue Team (NY-TF1): A Case Study of Interagency Effectiveness [video]
From the Video Description: "Terrorists seek to divide first-responder efforts at a complex terror event, and despite improvements in emergency management, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and New York City Police Department (NYPD) are still separate operational entities. Evidence from the Mumbai attacks in 2008 and the relief effort in Haiti indicates that an optimal response requires an unprecedented level of first-responder cooperation and coordination. Joseph Duggan discusses his thesis about future interagency meshing and improving patterns of communication, decision-making and information sharing, specifically in regards to FDNY and NYPD, but with broader application to various first responder agencies all around the country." The duration of this video is 8 minutes, 48 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=5545]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Duggan, Joseph, Jr.
2011-08-09
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: CHDS Thesis Series: The Transportation Security Administration's Four Major Security Programs for Mass Transit - How They Can Be Improved to Address the Needs of Tier II Mass Transit Agencies [video]
From the Video Description: "The nation's transit agencies in urban areas have been classified as either Tier I or II. Tier I includes the nation's 8 largest urban areas, with all other urban areas classified as Tier II. Since 9/11 a bulk of the federal government's attention and funding has been directed towards Tier I regions. In his thesis, John Joyce argues that, in light of recent foiled plots against Tier II areas, the changing threat environment requires more protection for areas designated as Tier II." The duration of this video is 6 minutes, 19 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=5544].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Joyce, John P.
2011-08-09
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Fact Sheet: Preserving Agricultural Trade, Access to Communication, and Other Support to Those Impacted by Russia's War Against Ukraine
From the Document: "In response to Russia's unprovoked and brutal war against Ukraine, the United States, international partners, and allies have imposed unprecedented economic costs on the Government of the Russian Federation and its supporters. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing this Fact Sheet to make clear that U.S. sanctions issued in response to Russia's further invasion of Ukraine do not stand in the way of, agricultural and medical exports, nongovernmental organization (NGO) activities, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief, the free flow of information, humanitarian assistance, and other support to people impacted by Russia's war. Beyond its toll on human life, Russia's war against Ukraine is causing significant harm in the region and the rest of the world. Russian President Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is driving food and energy costs higher for people around the world. His actions have disrupted supply chains of agricultural commodities, destroyed agricultural and transportation infrastructure in Ukraine, and put millions at increased risk of food insecurity. Treasury is deeply concerned about the risks to global food supplies and food prices at a time when many emerging market and developing countries are still struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Treasury is working to address food security risks, including bolstering social safety nets for the most vulnerable people; unlocking trade finance to smooth disrupted supply chains for food and critical supplies; strengthening countries' domestic food production; and addressing the macroeconomic impacts of the crisis on the most affected countries."
United States. Department of the Treasury
2022-04-19
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CHDS Thesis Series: Creating Domestipol: Increasing National Resilience by Reflecting on the NYPD Counterterrorism Model [video]
From the Video Description: "Gus Rodriguez discusses the challenges of information sharing between police departments in the 50 largest cities in the US, advocating a model similar to INTERPOL [International Criminal Police Organization], but on an inter-state level, called DOMESTIPOL [domestic Interpol]. Conducting his research through largely open-source information, Rodriguez advocates an increased emphasis on 'horizontal' communication - between different departments around the country - in addition to 'vertical' communication - between local, state and federal levels." The duration of the video is 7 minutes and 13 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Rodriguez, Gustavo
2011-08-10
