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Overview of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium's Training Programs (HSPD-8)
Sandra Webb of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security gives this presentation regarding National Domestic Preparedness Consortium's Training Programs.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Webb, Sandra R.
2006-09-07
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Biological Countermeasure Programs
This powerpoint presentation by Michal McLoughlin provides an overview of the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency's (HSARPA's) chem/bio projects. This was presented at the 2006 Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
McLoughlin, Michael
2006-09-06
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Office for Interoperability and Compatibility Emergency Interoperable Standards Efforts
This presentation by Chip Hines of DHS at the 8th Annual Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition discusses "interoperable standards being developed for the emergency responder community and conducts a live demonstration highlighting information sharing standards across disparate systems and devices."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Hines, Chip
2006-09-06
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Lessons Learned from the FY 2006 Homeland Security Grant Program
This powerpoint presentation by Scott Kelberg of DHS provides information on lessons learned from the FY2006 Homeland Security Grant Program. This was presented at the 2006 Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Kelberg, Scott
2006-09-06
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National Incident Management System: Overview Briefing
This powerpoint presentation by Shelley S. Boone of FEMA is an overview briefing of the National Incident Management System. This was presented at the 2006 Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Boone, Shelley S.
2006-09-06
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Role of Risk Assessment in Preparedness Planning
This powerpoint presentation by David G. Boyd is a presentation on the 'Role of Risk Assessment in Preparedness Planning.' This was presented at the 2006 Technologies for Critical Incident Preparedness Conference and Exposition.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Boyd, David G.
2006-09-06
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Hurricane Katrina Lessons Learned: Stakeholder Summit, March 10, 2006, Executive Summary of Facilitator's Summary
"On March 10, 2006 the Under Secretary for Preparedness of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), George Foresman, hosted a meeting that involved over sixty representatives from state Governor's offices, state offices of homeland security and emergency management, tribal associations, intergovernmental, law enforcement and first responder national associations with significant interest in disaster preparedness and response. The meeting also included select DHS and White House staff. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the White House Report, The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned (Report) and solicit input from the participants on implementing the recommendations." Key issues that were highlighted during the day-long meeting include: Partner Actively with State, Local, and Tribal Partners at Every Step; Clarify Roles, Responsibility, and Authority At All Levels, particularly the PFO and FCO; Focus on Unified Command for all Levels of Government Leadership; Revise the NRP as Little as Possible; Improve Training and Exercising To Increase Awareness and Utility Of The Plan.; Do Not Federalize Emergency Response; Re-Establish Regional Focus; Focus on Planning that is Relevant to Each State or Region; Improve and Harmonize the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC); Utilize Funding Incentives; and Solidify and Improve the Process for Disaster Assistance Coordination and Reimbursements.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-04-07
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Report on Effects on Privacy & Civil Liberties: DHS Privacy Office Report Assessing the Impact of the Automatic Selectee and No Fly Lists on Privacy and Civil Liberties as required Under Section 4012(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (April 27, 2006)
"This report responds to Section 4012(b)(2) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004, P.L. 108-458, which requires the "Security Privacy Officer" of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to Congress a report assessing the impact of the Automatic Selectee and No-fly ("Selectee" and "No-fly") lists on privacy and civil liberties. In particular, the Privacy Office was asked to make recommendations for practices, procedures, regulations, or legislation necessary "to minimize adverse effects of [these lists] on privacy, discrimination, due process, and other civil liberties"; to discuss the implications of "applying those lists to other modes of transportation"; and to discuss the effect that the implementation of recommendations would have on "the effectiveness of the use of such lists to protect the United States against terrorist attacks". The No-fly list is a list of individuals who are prohibited from boarding an aircraft. The Automatic Selectee list is a list of individuals who must undergo additional security screening before being permitted to board an aircraft. Originally created and maintained by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), No-fly and Selectee lists are now derived from the consolidated terrorist watch list maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC). Understandably, the collection of personal information to create these tools may raise concerns about privacy and civil liberties. For example, to perform matching with reasonable quality and to correct mistakes, the entities that now use watch lists must collect personal information from everyone who travels by air or passenger ship, raising concerns that this information might be used inappropriately, particularly if adequate safeguards are not in place."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Cooney, Maureen
2006-04-27
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Framework for Privacy Analysis of Programs, Technologies, and Applications
"This document sets forth a recommended framework for analyzing programs, technologies, and applications in light of their effects on privacy and related interests. It is intended as guidance for the Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (the Committee) to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It may also be useful to the DHS Privacy Office, other DHS components, and other governmental entities that are seeking to reconcile personal data-intensive programs and activities with important social and human values."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-03-07
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Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Volume IV: Sample Documents and Formats [2006 Introduction]
"Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Volume IV: Sample Documents and Formats provides sample exercise documents and formats to be used and/or modified by exercise planners when designing and developing exercises and managing exercise programs. Included materials are organized consistent with the outline and contents of the other volumes in the HSEEP manual series. […] It is the intention that exercise planners with any level of exercise experience can use these samples. HSEEP Volumes I and II provide Project Management Timelines which support the use of these templates by listing the systematic process and action items to be accomplished during each phase of exercise planning, conduct, and evaluation. These sample documents support the planning, conduct, and evaluation phases and processes discussed in HSEEP Volumes I, II, III, and V. Many of the HSEEP Volume IV sample documents also include a brief description and instructions for their use. The sample materials provided in HSEEP Volume IV represent a useful set of resources for planning, conducting, and evaluating a successful exercise, but are not exhaustive. They are meant to serve as a starting point from which exercise planners should incorporate the goals and unique considerations of the exercising entity, thus tailoring the exercise to their specific needs. Users should keep in mind that all materials can be adapted to accommodate any exercise focus, type, scenario, or scope. Reflecting the 'all-hazards' approach of the HSEEP Policy and Guidance, Volume IV materials can be modified to address any preparedness issue."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-02
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Executive Message: National Information Exchange Model (NIEM)
"The National Information Exchange Model (NIEM), a partnership of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is designed to develop, disseminate, and support enterprise-wide information exchange standards and processes that can enable jurisdictions to effectively share critical information in emergency situations. NIEM also supports the day-to-day operations of agencies throughout the nation. NIEM seeks to break down barriers to information sharing by developing standards for information sharing between communities of interest at all levels of government. NIEM is not a software program or a computer system, but instead a set of standards surrounding information exchanges among and between governmental entities that allows disparate systems to share, exchange, accept, and translate information."
United States. Department of Justice; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-06-20
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Middle East Studies at the Marine Corps University: MES Insights, Volume 13 Issue 2, April 2022
This edition of the MES Insights published by the Middle East Studies (MES) program of the Marine Corps University contains the following article: "Society-Centric Warfare: Lessons from Afghanistan and Ukraine" by Amin Tarzin. From the document: "This article briefly compares the unexpected resilience of the Ukrainian people and government facing a much larger force committing a vicious military campaign with the failure of the much larger and better-equipped Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) to stop the Taliban from taking over the Afghan capital of Kabul in a few days. What is missing from the dialogue is the often-forgotten dimension of strategic calculations--namely the societal dimension. In this article, the author argues that this is one of the primary reasons that Ukraine stands tall in its resistance and Afghanistan collapsed."
Marine Corps University (U.S.). Middle East Studies
2022-04
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Journal of Advanced Military Studies (Volume 13, Number 1)
This volume of the Journal of Advanced Military Studies (JAMS) contains the following articles: "A Tale of Two Storms: U.S. Army Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico and Texas, 1899-1900"; "Nature's Tragic Role at the Alpine Front during World War I: The Consequences"; "Counterinsurgency, Emergency, and Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia"; "Civil-Military Cooperation in Disaster and Emergency Response: Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities"; "PLAN E: A Grand Strategy for the Twenty-first Century Era of Entangled Security and Hyperthreats"; "Implications from the Guard's Extensive Use: A Cautionary Tale of 2020"; "Operation Warp Speed and the Countermeasures Acceleration Group--A Twenty-first Century Manhattan Project: Preliminary Observations on the U.S. Department of Defense's Role in the Supply, Production, and Distribution of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease] Vaccines and Therapeutics"; "The Psychological Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the U.S. Military"; "Guided by Experience: A Comparative Analysis of the U.S. Military Responses to Natural Disasters in Haiti (2010 and 2021)"; "Staying First to Fight: Reaffirming the Marine Corps' Role in Foreign Humanitarian Assistance Missions"; "The German Military Response to National Disasters and Emergencies: A Case Study of the Flooding in the Summer of 2021"; and "Forecasting Iranian Government Responses to Cyberattacks."
Marine Corps University (U.S.). Press
2022
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National Security Strategy of the United States [1997]
From the Document: "This report, submitted in accordance with Section 603 of the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Department Reorganization Act of 1986, sets forth a national security strategy to advance our national interests in this era of unique opportunities and dangers. It is premised on the belief that both our domestic strength and our leadership abroad are essential to advancing our goal of a safer, more prosperous America. Building upon America's unmatched strengths, the strategy's three core objectives are: to enhance our security with effective diplomacy and with military forces that are ready to fight and win; to bolster America's economic prosperity, and; to promote democracy abroad."
United States. White House Office
1997-05
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National Security Strategy of the United States [1991]
From the Document: "This report is shaped by what we are as a people, for our values are the link between our past and our future, between our domestic life and our foreign policy, between our power and our purpose. It is our deepest belief that all nations and peoples seek political and economic freedom; that governments must rest their rightful authority on the consent of the governed, and must live in peace with their neighbors. The collapse of the Communist idea has shown that our vision of individual rights - a vision imbedded in the faith of our Founders - speaks to humanity's enduring hopes and aspirations. It is this abiding faith in democracy that steels us to deal with a world that, for all our hope, remains a dangerous place - a world of ethnic antagonisms, national rivalries, religious tensions, spreading weaponry, personal ambitions and lingering authoritarianism. For America, there can be no retreat from the world's problems. Within the broader community of nations, we see our own role clearly. We must not only protect our citizens and our interests, but help create a new world in which our fundamental values not only survive but flourish. We must work with others, but we must also be a leader."
United States. White House Office
1991-08
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National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement [1994]
From the Document: "This report, submitted in accordance with Section 603 of the Goldwater-Nichols Defense Department Reorganization Act of 1986, elaborates a new national security strategy for this new era. Focusing on new threats and new opportunities, its central goals are: to credibly sustain our security with military forces that are ready to fight; to bolster America's economic revitalization, and; to promote democracy abroad. Over the past seventeen months, my Administration has worked to pursue these goals. This national security strategy report presents the strategy that has guided this effort. It is premised on a belief that the line between our domestic and foreign policies has increasingly disappeared - that we must revitalize our economy if we are to sustain our military forces, foreign initiatives and global influence, and that we must engage actively abroad if we are to open foreign markets and create jobs for our people."
United States. White House Office
1994-07
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State of the Union: President Obama's Plan to Win the Future [January 25, 2011]
This White House fact sheet discusses President Obama's 2011 State of the Union speech. From the Document: "In his State of the Union, President Obama spoke of the need to maintain America's leadership in a rapidly changing world so that our economy is competitive - growing and working for all Americans. To do so, he is putting forward a plan to help the United States win the future by out-innovating, out-educating, and out-building our global competition. At the same time, the President understands the need to reform the way our government does business and take responsibility for our deficit - by investing in what makes America stronger and cutting what doesn't." This fact sheet has five sections: Innovate, Educate, Build, Reform, and Responsibility.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2011-01-25
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White House: Latest News [Obama Administration White House Archives]
This is the archived Latest News blog from the Obama Administration. The White House Blog provides up-to-date news of White House initiatives, meetings and events.
United States. White House Office
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White House: Briefing Room [Obama Administration White House Archives]
This is the archived version of the Obama Administration's White House Briefing Room. "The White House provides timely and accurate information about the President's latest events and public statements. Here you'll find photos, video, and blogs, as well as proclamations, executive orders, and press releases."
United States. White House Office
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White House: President Barack Obama [Obama Administration White House Archives]
This is the archived version of the Obama Administration's White House website. This is historical material "frozen in time". The website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work. This site contains information about the White House, including: links to up-to-date information from the White House Briefing Room; the White House Agenda on current issues; information on the Administration, White House Staff and the Cabinet members; information about the White House itself, including its history, architecture and fun facts; information about the branches and offices of government; and much more.
United States. White House Office
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Statement from the Press Secretary on the Fifth Anniversary of the Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement [January 8, 2010]
From the White House press release on January 8, 2010: "[T]his week marks the five-year anniversary of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended Africa's longest running war. It speaks to the will and endurance of the Sudanese people that the ceasefire between northern and southern Sudan has now lasted longer than in any other period in Sudan's history since independence. Our challenge is to ensure that this record holds, and that the agreement is implemented transparently, fairly and in a timely fashion. President Obama has made promoting peace and stability in Sudan a priority and his Administration is committed to supporting the CPA and its implementation."
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2010-01-08
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National Security Decision Memorandum 265: The National Security Council System
In National Security Decision Memorandum (NSDM) 265, President Ford directs that "the National Security Council System shall assist me in carrying out my responsibilities for the national security affairs and the National Security Council shall continue to be the principle forum for the consideration of policy issues requiring Presidential determination. The operation of the National Security Council System will continue to be under the direction of the Assistant to the President [National Security Affairs]. Communications to me relating to national security matters shall be transmitted through the Assistant to the President (National Security Affairs)."
United States. White House Office
1974-08-09
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Working Conference on Emergency Management and Individuals with Disabilities and the Elderly: Post Conference Report September 2006
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) presented the Working Conference on Emergency Management and Individuals with Disabilities and the Elderly. Sponsors of the conference included HHS' Administration on Developmental Disabilities, the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD), Administration on Aging (AoA), Office on Disability, Family and Youth Services Bureau, Children's Bureau, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the Social Security Administration (SSA), and DHS' Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. While the destructive and deadly hurricane season of 2005 was the trigger which initially motivated the organizers to facilitate this unprecedented conference, the purpose and results span all disasters, all geographic regions and time. 'The micro level for action is working at the individual household and neighborhood levels. The mezzo level for actions means connecting with agencies and organizations that link you to the individual and household level. The exo level is the policy level, engaging government. And the macro level, that's the toughest one, is changing the way that we do business.'-Dr. Brenda Phillips, Professor, Department of Political Science, Fire & Emergency Management Program, Oklahoma State University at the 2006 Working Conference on Emergency Management and Individuals with Disabilities and the Elderly. In July of 2004, President Bush signed Executive Order #13347 directing that federal agencies must include people with disabilities in all levels of national preparedness and established the Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC) to oversee this initiative."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2006-09
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Department of Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Protection: Final Report of Federal Research Leaders Workshop
"The events of September 11th, 2001 forever changed how the Nation thinks about Homeland Security. Assumptions about the Nations relative immunity to terror events were shown to be false. The security of US citizens and protection of US assets is of utmost importance and requires a significant shift in homeland security policies. In response to protecting US assets and formulating more robust policies, the Administration created Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7), dated December 17, 2003. The directive specified that the 'Office of Science and Technology Policy, in coordination with the Department (DHS), will coordinate interagency research and development to enhance the protection of CI and key resources'. To support this mandate, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) jointly sponsored a workshop of Federal agency technical program managers in the area of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Research and Development (R&D). This workshop, organized through the Infrastructure Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council, was held on December 16, 2004 at the Sheraton Hotel in Crystal City (Arlington), Virginia. The workshop represented the first in a series of workshops to address important issues for technical managers from all Federal agencies involved in CIP R&D. The workshop was organized into three distinct portions: Context Setting, Mapping, and Priorities. Context setting offered workshop participants an opportunity to hear from leaders who's Agencies have a key role in CIP R&D and also to hear about efforts currently underway, such as the NCIP R&D Plan."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2005-01
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Critical Infrastructure Protection Decision Support System
John Hoyt, Program Manager of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Science and Technology Directorate of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security gives this presentation at the 2004 National Institute of Justice Annual Technology Conference where he discusses critical infrastructure protection.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Hoyt, John D.
2004-09-27
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Fiscal Year 2004, Immigration Monthly Statistical Report, September 2004 Year End Report
This report was prepared by the Office of Immigration Statistics. Some of its key findings are as follows: "Compared to September 2003, total inspections of citizens and aliens for entry to the United States increased less than 1 percent. Air admissions increased 6 percent and land admissions decreased by 1 percent compared to the previous September. Sea admissions decreased 11 percent and inadmissibles decreased 1 percent compared to September 2003. For fiscal year 2004, total inspections increased 1 percent. Air admissions increased by 9 percent, sea admissions increased by 4 percent, and land admissions decreased less than 1 percent. […] The U.S. Border Patrol made 80,017 apprehensions along the southwest border during September 2004, an 11 percent increase when compared to September 2003. Voluntary returns increased by 3 percent compared to the same month last year. For fiscal year 2004, apprehensions increased 26 percent, while voluntary returns increased 22 percent compared to FY 2003 […] Naturalization receipts in September 2004 increased 15 percent, while approvals/oaths were up 41 percent and denials were up 58 percent when compared to September 2003. For fiscal year 2004, 536,174 persons took the oath of citizenship, an increase of 18 percent compared to fiscal year 2003 […] Total removals for September decreased 20 percent compared to the same month a year before. In September 2004, DHS removed 12,888 aliens from the United States, 5,807 of these aliens were criminals […]"
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2004-10-29
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Bio-Watch Overview: CBRN Countermeasure Technologies
Peter Estacio of DHS gives this presentation on the BIOWatch Progam at the 2004 National Institute of Justice Annual Technology Conference.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Estacio, Peter
2004-09-27
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Overview of HSARPA Cyber Security Program
Douglas Maughan of the Department of Homeland Security gives this presentation as an overview of their cyber security program.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Maughan, Douglas
2004-09-27
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ODP Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program
Kerry Thomas of DHS gives this presentation on the Office for Domestic Preparedness's Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program at the 2004 National Institute of Justice Annual Technology Conference.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Thomas, Kerry
2004-09-27
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Homeland Security Information Network-Emergency Management (HSIN-EM) Fire Service Community Overview
Michael Ferrara of the Preparedness Directorate, Department of Homeland Security give this presentation as an overview of the "Homeland Security Information Network-Emergency Management (HSIN-EM) Fire Service Community."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Ferrara, Michael
2006-09-06
