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• INTERPOL: International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) [website]

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  "INTERPOL is the world's largest international police organization, with 190 member countries. Our role is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. Our high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century. [...] We work to ensure that police around the world have access to the tools and services necessary to do their jobs effectively. We provide targeted training, expert investigative support, relevant data and secure communications channels. This combined framework helps police on the ground understand crime trends, analyse information, conduct operations and, ultimately, arrest as many criminals as possible. [...] At INTERPOL, we aim to facilitate international police cooperation even where diplomatic relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our Constitution prohibits 'any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character'." Specific crime areas addressed by INTERPOL include: CBRNE (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives) , Corruption, Crimes against children, Crimes in sport, Cybercrime, Drugs, Environmental crime, Financial crime, Firearms, Fugitive investigations, Maritime piracy, Organized crime, Pharmaceutical crime, Terrorism, Trafficking in human beings, Trafficking in illicit goods and counterfeiting, Vehicle crime, War crimes, and Works of art.

  International Criminal Police Organization
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) [website]

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  The national ITS program, which aims to use advanced technology to improve the efficiency and safety of our Nation's surface transportation system, addresses both information- and infrastructure-based approaches to achieving its goals.

  United States. Department of Transportation
• Bureau of Engraving and Printing: Anti-Counterfeiting

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  This webpage from the United States Department of the Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing offers information on counterfeit money. "Beginning in 1996, the government has been adding advanced security features to our paper money - the first major design change since 1928. Advanced copying technologies have helped raise the incidence of counterfeiting. Ink jet printers, color copiers, and scanners are just a few tools criminals use to create bogus notes. In keeping with the strategy of maintaining the security of our currency by enhancing the designs every 7 - 10 years, a new series of U.S. currency is being issued, beginning with the $20 note which entered circulation on October 9, 2003, followed by the $50 note which was issued on September 28, 2004. The redesigned $10 note entered circulation on March 2, 2006. The redesigned $5 note entered circulation on March 13, 2008. The $100 note is also slated to be redesigned, but a timetable for its introduction is not yet set. The government has no plans to redesign the $1 and $2 notes."

  United States. Department of the Treasury; United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
• Interagency OPSEC Support Staff (IOSS) [website]

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  "The primary responsibility of the Interagency OPSEC Support Staff (IOSS) is to act as a consultant to other U.S. government departments or agencies by providing technical guidance and assistance that will result in self-sufficient OPSEC Programs for the protection of U.S operations. Members of the IOSS staff assess OPSEC programs, assist in OPSEC program development, conduct surveys, assessments and provide OPSEC training. The IOSS further supports the National OPSEC Program by providing multimedia products and presenting events that attract attendees from the security, intelligence, research and development, acquisition, and law enforcement communities. These events include the National OPSEC Conference and Exhibition, the National Threat Symposium, and regional training symposia."

  United States. Department of Defense
• International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) [website]

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  IAEM is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting the goals of saving lives and protecting property during emergencies and disasters. Past precedent and lessons learned through emergency disasters is a top priority in establishing proper response, and in this context, training becomes a key factor.

  International Association of Emergency Managers
• ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization [website]

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  ICAO provides information on aviation security and alerts, as well as conferences and news releases related to air navigation services, air traffic management, communication, surveillance, and related operational issues. The organization collects and publishes comprehensive world aviation statistical data.

  International Civil Aviation Organization
• International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA) [website]

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  IBIA is a trade association founded to advance, defend, and support the international interests of the biometric industry. IBIA is governed by and for biometric developers, manufacturers, and integrators, and is impartially dedicated to serve all biometric technologies in all applications.

  International Biometric Industry Association
• International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC) [website]

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  The purpose of the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC) is to establish and maintain the highest possible standards in the security consulting profession. The IAPSC promotes the Association and its members to potential user groups, providing additional assurance for clients when evaluating solutions to their security challenges.

  International Association of Professional Security Consultants
• Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster: Project #3: Analysis of Structural Steel

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  In this project, recovered WTC steel will be characterized to: Compare tested properties to specified yield strengths (and bylocation); Assess quality of the recovered steel; and to provide properties to be used in analysis of the buildings to: deduce the baseline performance of the buildings under wind and gravity loads; determine how much damage was done to the buildings, especially the floors and core, by plane impacts; determine how the steel responded to the high temperatures of the fires; determine the most probable structural collapse sequence,

  National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

  Gayle, Frank
• Fire Endurance Testing of WTC Tower Typical Floor Construction

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  Project outline: In the fire endurance testing of WTC typical floor construction, three tests will be performed: 17 ft (5.2 m) span assembly, thermally restrained; 35 ft (10.7 m) span assembly, thermally restrained; and 35 ft (10.7 m) span assembly, thermally unrestrained. Test results will provide fire endurance ratings to evaluate three primary factors: test scale, fireproofing thickness; and thermal restraint.

  National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

  Gross, John L.
• Progress of World Trade Center Investigation News Media Briefing

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  Outline of Dr. Arden Bement's remarks at a May 7th news media briefing on the progress of the World Trade Center Investigation.

  National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)

  Bement, A.L.
• Aviation Security System of Systems: Then and Now

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  This chart contrasts the status of security program components in their pre-9/11 state with their current state under the Transportation Security Administration. Components addressed include, airport security screeners, Federal Air Marshalls (FAMs), cockpit doors, federal flight deck officers (FFDOs), checked baggage screening, and federal security directors, and walk through metal detectors (WTMDs).

  United States. Transportation Security Administration
• Security Screeners: Then and Now

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  This chart lists issues including employment, selection process, pay, training, certification, supervision, and attrition that were addressed by the Transportation Security Administration after 9/11 to enhance aviation security at the checkpoint.

  United States. Transportation Security Administration
• Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation [website]

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  This is an official website of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. A searchable database is available, as well as news and information links.

  Pennsylvania. Department of Transportation
• Federal Transit Administration: Office of Transit Safety and Oversight

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  "The Office of Transit Safety and Oversight administers a national transit safety program and program compliance oversight process to advance the provision of safe, reliable, and equitable transit service through adherence with legislative, policy and regulatory requirements as established by FTA [Federal Transit Administration]."

  United States. Federal Transit Administration
• United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) [website]

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  The U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), a major Army command, conducts dominant intelligence, security and information operations for military commanders and national decision makers.

  United States. Army. Army Intelligence & Security Command
• Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS) [website]

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  AFAMS provides support for the implementation and use of AF/DoD M&S policy and standards, manages, coordinates, and integrates major AF M&S programs and initiatives as well as supporting corporate Air Force M&S operations and promotes and supporting technology improvements.

  United States. Department of the Air Force
• Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) [website]

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  An information system that provides access to all image and text documents that the NRC has made public since November 1, 1999, as well as bibliographic records (some with abstracts and full text) that the NRC made public before November 1999. The NRC continues to add several hundred new documents daily. ADAMS permits full-text searching and enables users to view document images, download files, and print locally.

  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• National Agricultural Library: NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) [website]

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  The "AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) serves as the catalog and index to the collections of the National Agricultural Library, as well as a primary public source for world-wide access to agricultural information. The database covers materials in all formats and periods, including printed works from as far back as the 15th century. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. Although the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) does not contain the text of the materials it cites, thousands of its records are linked to full-text documents online, with new links added daily."

  National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
• Arms Control Association (ACA) [website]

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  The following is the homepage for the Arms Control Association (ACA) which is a national nonpartisan organization that promotes public understanding of, and support for, effective arms control policies. Through its public education and media programs, ACA provides policy-makers, the press, and the interested public with authoritative information and analysis on arms control proposals, negotiations and agreements, and related national security issues. In addition to the regular press briefings, ACA holds conferences on major arms control developments for journalists and scholars both in the United States and abroad.

  Arms Control Association (Washington, D.C.)
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) [website]

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  This organization provides employee information assistance in suspected violations of equal opportunity under the law. "The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.

  United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Army Modeling and Simulation Office (AMSO) [website]

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  "The mission of the Army Modeling and Simulation Office (AMSO) is to develop the strategy and policy for the Army Modeling and Simulation Enterprise and executes effective governance and resource management through leadership and synchronization with a focus on the Army enterprise and cross-community areas across the Joint, Intergovernment, Interagency, and Multinational environments."

  United States. Army
• APCO International: Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials [website]

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  APCO International is a nonprofit, professional organization that focuses on the enhancement of public safety communications. Of particular interest is their Homeland Security Initiative webpage, which offers links to white papers, HS threat advisories, symposia, and hot links.

  Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International
• Federal Highway Administration: Border Planning

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  "The United States (U.S.) - Mexico and U.S.-Canada land borders represent links between the people of our countries in a strong and vibrant network of trade, cultural, social and institutional relationships. Canada and Mexico are the United States' largest export markets. Geographic proximity provides economic opportunities for industries and services to flourish. Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico increased by 14.3 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, valued at $904 billion in 2011, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The 14.3 percent increase in trade was the third largest year-to-year increase for the years covered by these data. The $904 billion in U.S.-NAFTA trade was the highest amount since NAFTA went into effect in 1994. An effective and efficient border transportation system is of national interest and importance. The system includes the Ports-of-Entry (POEs) themselves, the highways and roadways leading to the POEs, and effective transit and pedestrian facilities. Developing and maintaining the transportation system requires understanding of a complex set of policies, regulations and practices and involvement with a variety of agencies. Providing a safe, reliable and efficient transportation system is imperative to ensure this significant border activity continues to thrive."

  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Aviation Safety Reporting System: ASRS Online Database

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  "The ASRS [Aviation Safety Reporting System] Database query search retrieves records by searching on many fields, including location, aircraft and operation type, and anomaly. Researchers, pilots, controllers, dispatchers, cabin crew, ASAP [Aviation Safety Action Program] managers, government agencies, and others are encouraged to access specific data from the world's leading repository of aviation safety information." Also available from the ASRS Database are "are twenty-four (24) ASRS Database Report Sets on topics of interest to the aviation community. Within each Report Set is the date the document was updated. Each file (Report Set) is in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF), version 5.0. Each Report Set consists of fifty (50) ASRS Database records, preceded by a note of introduction and caveats on use of ASRS data. All Report Sets have been pre-screened to assure their relevance to the pre-selected topic description. New topics will be added and outdated topics removed in response to input from the ASRS user community and analysis of web site usage."

  Aviation Safety Reporting System (U.S.)
• Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) [website]

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  The ASRS collects, analyzes, and responds to voluntarily submitted aviation safety incident reports in order to lessen the likelihood of aviation accidents. The database provides a foundation for specific products and subsequent research addressing a variety of aviation safety issues.

  Aviation Safety Reporting System (U.S.)
• Federalist Papers [website]

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  "This web-friendly presentation of the original text of the Federalist Papers (also known as The Federalist) was obtained from the e-text archives of Project Gutenberg. [...]The Federalist, commonly referred to as the Federalist Papers, is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788. The essays were published anonymously, under the pen name 'Publius,' in various New York state newspapers of the time. The Federalist Papers were written and published to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution, which was drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. In lobbying for adoption of the Constitution over the existing Articles of Confederation, the essays explain particular provisions of the Constitution in detail. For this reason, and because Hamilton and Madison were each members of the Constitutional Convention, the Federalist Papers are often used today to help interpret the intentions of those drafting the Constitution. The Federalist Papers were published primarily in two New York state newspapers: The New York Packet and The Independent Journal. They were reprinted in other newspapers in New York state and in several cities in other states. A bound edition, with revisions and corrections by Hamilton, was published in 1788 by printers J. and A. McLean. An edition published by printer Jacob Gideon in 1818, with revisions and corrections by Madison, was the first to identify each essay by its author's name. Because of its publishing history, the assignment of authorship, numbering, and exact wording may vary with different editions of The Federalist. The electronic text of The Federalist used here was compiled for Project Gutenberg by scholars who drew on many available versions of the papers. One printed edition of the text is The Federalist, edited by Jacob E. Cooke (Middletown, Conn., Wesleyan University Press, 1961). Cooke's introduction provides background information on the printing history of The Federalist; the information provided above comes in part from his work."

  Library of Congress
• Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE): United States Helsinki Commission [website]

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  The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, is an independent U.S. Government agency created to monitor and encourage compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and other OSCE commitments. The Commission consists of nine members from the United States Senate, nine members from the U.S. House of Representatives, and one member each from the Departments of State, Defense, and Commerce. It contributes to the formulation of U.S. policy on the OSCE and takes part in its execution. Additionally, the Commission convenes public hearings and briefings with expert witnesses on OSCE-related issues; issues public reports concerning implementation of OSCE commitments in participating States; publishes a monthly Digest with up-to-date information on OSCE developments and Commission activities; and organizes official delegations to participating States and OSCE meetings to address and assess democratic, economic, and human rights developments firsthand.

  United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
• CIA Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room [website]

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  "The FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] Electronic Reading Room is provided as a public service by the Office of the Chief Information Officer's Information Management Services. [...] Here you can view documents released through the FOIA and other CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] release programs. If you would like to view our previously released documents and collections, visit our Frequently Requested Records, our Historical Collections, and our CREST: 25-Year Program Archive. You can search all the documents by using the search bar at the top of the page, or you can browse individual collections of documents on historically significant topics compiled by our office. Please note that not all documents reside in collections, so you may wish to perform an overall document search as well as browse the collections you are interested in. Because of CIA's need to comply with U.S. national security laws, some documents - or parts of documents - cannot be released to the public. Specifically, the CIA has the responsibility to protect intelligence sources and methods from disclosure."

  United States. Central Intelligence Agency
• Coast Guard Journal of Safety at Sea, Proceedings of the Marine Safety Council

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  An official journal of the U.S. Coast Guard, this quarterly publication is available via archives from 1998 to date. Issues often include maritime homeland security, vessel inspection, waterways management, and other prevalent homeland security issues.

  United States. Coast Guard