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National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) [website]
NVOAD coordinates planning efforts by many voluntary organizations responding to disaster. This website contains disaster news, reports, and links to related websites.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (Organization)
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Joint Project Manager Guardian [website]
Joint Project Manager Guardian: Providing Vigilant Protection & Initial Response for DoD's Critical Infrastructure and Civilian Support. The mission of this program is to "provide integrated non-conventional and conventional weapon defense capabilities for Installation Force and support to civilian authorities." The page describes the structure, components, and products of this program.
United States. Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense
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National Capital Planning Commission [website]
The National Capital Planning Commission provides overall planning guidance for federal land and buildings in the National Capital Region, which includes the District of Columbia; Prince George's and Montgomery Counties in Maryland; and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties in Virginia, including the cities and towns located within the geographic area bounded by these counties. The site describes a number of planning initiatives, as well as a number of publications and press releases on plans for the Capital and surrounding area.
United States. National Capital Planning Commission
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United Nations Action to Counter Terrorism [website]
This website contains relevant actions by the UN Security Council, General Assembly measures to eliminate international terrorism, an excerpt from the UN Charter on "acts of aggression," UN Declarations on terrorism, UN agencies on terrorism, disarmament recommendations, and reports.
United Nations
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TOXNET: Toxicology Data Network [website]
"TOXNET® (TOXicology Data NETwork) is a group of databases covering chemicals and drugs, diseases and the environment, environmental health, occupational safety and health, poisoning, risk assessment and regulations, and toxicology. It is managed by the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) in the Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). A mobile version of TOXNET is available. Use TOXNET to find: Specific chemicals, mixtures, and products; Chemical nomenclature; Chemicals that may be associated with a disease, condition or symptom; Chemicals associated with consumer products, occupations, hobbies, and more; Special toxic effects of chemicals in humans and/or animals; and Citations from the scientific literature. TOXNET provides links to PubMed®, NLM's free web interface to the world's biomedical literature, and to additional sources of toxicological information." The TOXNET group of databases includes the following: ChemIDplus®; CCRIS (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System); CPDB (Carcinogenic Potency Database); CTD (Comparative Toxicogenomics Database); GENE-TOX (Genetic Toxicology); HSDB® (Hazardous Substances Data Bank); Haz-Map®; Household Products Database; IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System); ITER (International Toxicity Estimates for Risk); LactMed® (Drugs and Lactation); TRI (Toxics Release Inventory); TOXMAP®; TOXLINE®; and DART® (Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology Database).
National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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Intelligence and Law Enforcement: Bridging the Cultural Divide
Dahlstrom looks at the mission of the Department of Homeland Security to analyze and promulgate information on terrorist threats to the government and people of the United States. From the thesis abstract: "To be successful, the DHS must fuse information provided by national-level intelligence organizations with that from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies (LEAs)." Dahlstrom looks to the military's entrance into the war on drugs for insights into information sharing and cooperation efforts across federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. He explains that "despite numerous setbacks, the war on drugs did produce cases where cooperation between national-level intelligence and law enforcement organizations led to success," and asks whether the the Department of Homeland Security will learn the right lessons from the war on drugs or be destined to make the same mistakes?
National Defense University
Dahlstrom, Eric L.
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Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management [website]
"The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) prepares for, responds to, recovers from and mitigates against disasters and emergencies. The department maintains the State Emergency Operations Center which serves as a command center for reporting emergencies and coordinating state response activities. OEM delivers service to Oklahoma cities, towns and counties through the network of more than 400 local emergency managers.
OEM also maintains, regularly updates and exercises the State Emergency Operations Plan. The department provides funding and/or assistance to more than 400 local emergency management departments throughout the state."
Oklahoma. Department of Emergency Management
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Oklahoma Attorney General [Website]
This site offers links and information on fraud and homeland security in addition to current Oklahoma events.
Oklahoma
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U.S. Department of State. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs [website]
The Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) advises the President, Secretary of State, other bureaus in the Department of State, and other departments and agencies within the U.S. Government on the development of policies and programs to combat international narcotics and crime
United States. Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
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International Association of Fire Chiefs [website]
"The International Association of Fire Chiefs represents the leadership of over 1.2 million firefighters and emergency responders. IAFC members are the world's leading experts in firefighting, emergency medical services, terrorism response, hazardous materials spills, natural disasters, search and rescue, and public safety legislation."
International Association of Fire Chiefs
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Be Alert!
In a world that increasingly measures national power and security in economic as well as military terms, US citizens traveling abroad continue to be the target of foreign intelligence collection activities. Many foreign governments and foreign businesses place a high priority on acquiring US Government and private industry - protected information (classified, sensitive, and proprietary). Although the Cold War has ended, the risk of becoming an intelligence target has increased. The threat you face as an official US Government traveler or as a representative of private industry is real. This pamphlet describes the nature of the foreign intelligence collection threat, provides basic steps you can take to mitigate the threat, and actions you should take to report suspicious incidents.
United States. Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive
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AgNIC Partnership on Agricultural Biotechnology [website]
This site includes biotechnology resources as they relate to domestic animals, plants, and food processing. Biotechnology resources which are not obviously related to agriculture are not included here. Resources available here include links to portals, government agencies, international organizations, scientific societies and associations, databases, reports, and publications.
University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
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National Security Agency Central Security Service: Security Configuration Guides
"NSA initiatives in enhancing software security cover both proprietary and open source software, and we have successfully used both proprietary and open source models in our research activities. NSA's work to enhance the security of software is motivated by one simple consideration: use our resources as efficiently as possible to give NSA's customers the best possible security options in the most widely employed products. The objective of the NSA research program is to develop technologic advances that can be shared with the software development community through a variety of transfer mechanisms. NSA does not favor or promote any specific software product or business model. Rather, NSA is promoting enhanced security."
United States. National Security Agency
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Weed & Seed In-Sites Journal [website]
"In 2004, CCDO remade In-Sites into an electronic-only publication to give you quick and easy access to important information from the field about topics such as community policing and neighborhood restoration and to update you on CCDO's new focus areas: public housing, reentry, and American Indian/Alaska Native affairs. The In-Sites quarterly e-pub consists of several sections: law enforcement, community policing, prevention (including intervention and treatment), neighborhood restoration, reentry, and American Indian/Alaska Native affairs. Each section contains stories from the field highlighting effective strategies, important events, strong community leaders, and grassroots efforts to improve our neighborhoods."
United States. Office of Justice Programs. Community Capacity Development Office
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Joint Task Force North [website]
"Joint Task Force North (JTF North), based at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, is a joint service command comprised of active duty and reserve component Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Department of Defense civilian employees and contracted support personnel. JTF North, formerly known as Joint Task Force Six, is the Department of Defense organization tasked to support our nations federal law enforcement agencies in the interdiction of suspected transnational threats within and along the approaches to the continental United States. Transnational threats are those activities conducted by individuals or groups that involve international terrorism, narco-trafficking, weapons of mass destruction, and the delivery systems for such weapons that threaten the national security of the United States. JTF Norths new homeland defense support role is articulated in its mission statement: Detect, monitor and support the interdiction of suspected transnational threats within and along the approaches to CONUS; fuse and disseminate intelligence, contribute to the common operating picture; coordinate support to lead federal agencies; and support security cooperation initiatives in order to secure the homeland and enhance regional security."
United States. Northern Command
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FEMA: Office of Disability Integration and Coordination
"The Office of Disability Integration and Coordination leads FEMA's commitment to achieving whole community emergency management, inclusive of individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs, by providing guidance, tools, methods and strategies to establish equal physical, program and effective communication access."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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CDC Learning Connection [website]
"CDC Learning Connection (CDC LC) is a one-stop learning resource that can help increase public health knowledge and skills and meet professional development needs. CDC LC was created to increase access to quality public health learning. Features include: Quality e-learning; A monthly spotlight on public health topics; CDC TRAIN, a dynamic public health learning management system (LMS); and Quick-Learn lessons for mobile learning on the go. These features form a learning system that provides free access to products developed by CDC, CDC partners, and other organizations recognized for developing public health education and training resources. Although the CDC LC is intended for the public health community, it can be accessed by healthcare professionals and the general public."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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CDC: Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response [website]
"CDC's [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) executes the agency's preparedness and response activities by providing strategic direction, support, and coordination for activities across CDC as well as with local, state, tribal, national, territorial, and international public health partners.
OPHPR 's mission is to safeguard health and save lives by providing a flexible and robust platform for public health emergency response. "
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) [website]
"The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities." SAMHSA's efforts to prevent and reduce the impact of mental illness and substance use in America's communities cover many areas relevant to homeland security, including: Criminal and Juvenile Justice; Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery; Trauma and Violence; Veterans and Military Families; and more.
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Disaster Counseling
"Disaster Counseling provides suggestions for disaster counselors on establishing rapport and active listening." Section headings in this article include: disaster counseling skills, establishing rapport, active listening, and do's and don't's.
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa [website]
This website profiles the mission of the United States Central Command Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), stationed in Djibouti. The CJTF deals in issues involving national capacity-building projects in transitioning African societies, counter-terrorism training, and infrastructure development in some of the world's poorest communities.
United States. Central Command
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National Native American Law Enforcement Association [website]
"The NNALEA is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 in Washington, D.C. and incorporated under the state of Delaware. The mission of the NNALEA is to promote and foster mutual cooperation between American Indian Law Enforcement Officers/Agents/Personnel, their agencies, tribes, private industry and public."
National Native American Law Enforcement Association
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Privacy Impact Assessment Template
"The E-Government Act of 2002 recognized that these advances also have important ramifications for the protection of personal information contained in government records and systems. The Act mandates an assessment of the privacy impact of any substantially revised or new Information Technology System. The document that results from these mandated assessments is called a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)...[This is] the template for the Privacy Impact Assessment."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Privacy Office
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FEMA Independent Study Program: IS-547a Introduction to Continuity of Operations (COOP)
"This course is to be completed after taking the IS-546.a - Continuity of Operations Awareness Course. The IS 547.a course describes the Continuity Management Cycle and how it should be used to develop sound continuity of operations plans. Although this course directly addresses continuity requirements for Federal Executive branch organizations, the course is also useful to State, local, territorial, and tribal governments. At the end of this course, the participants will be able to: [1] Define Continuity of Operations; [2] Identify the legal basis for Continuity of Operations; [3] Describe the structure of the continuity planning team; [4] Explain the continuity program management cycle; [5] Identify the phases of continuity; [and 6] Recognize the steps in the continuity planning model. The primary audiences for this course are personnel at any level of government, representatives from Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), or representatives from private industry who may have a need for a basic understanding of continuity of operations."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Analysis of Performance of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC)
"Four breaches occurred on the IHNC (Inner Harbor Navigation Canal) during Hurricane Katrina, on the morning of August 29th. Two of the breaches occurred on the east bank between the Florida Avenue Bridge and the North Claiborne Avenue Bridge adjacent to the 9th Ward, and two on the west bank just north of the intersection of France Road and Florida Avenue (Figure 1). Three of the breaches involved failures of floodwalls on levees, and one involved failure of a levee. All of the IHNC floodwalls and levees were overtopped on August 29th. The peak storm surge elevation in the IHNC was 14.2 ft1 at 9:00 AM, about 1.7 ft above the tops of the floodwalls and levees. The reaches where the floodwalls and levees did not collapse have therefore survived water loading considerably higher than the design loading. Water flowing over the I-walls when they were overtopped eroded trenches on the protected side of the walls as it cascaded onto the levee fill. Soil that was providing support for the walls eroded away, making the walls less stable."
United States. Department of the Army
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Louisiana National Guard [website]
From the "About" section of the website: "JFHQ-LA [Joint Force Head Quarters - Louisiana] supports command and control of all assigned Army and Air National Guard forces. In accordance with policies and procedures established by the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Air Force, JFHQ-LA will establish the capability to provide one or more joint task force command elements able to exercise command and control of Homeland Defense, defense support to civil authorities, and other domestic emergency missions in a state active duty Title 32 or Title 10 status. In addition, JFHQ-LA provides expertise and situational awareness to DoD authorities to facilitate integration of federal and state activities."
Louisiana. National Guard
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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Public Hearings [archive]
"The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission), an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks." This website includes links to the twelve public hearings from the Commission.
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Staff Monographs and Staff Statements [archive]
"The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission), an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks." This website includes links to "staff monographs, providing detailed treatments of subjects covered by the Commission's mandate, and staff statements, presented during the Commission's public hearings."
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
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National Council on Disability [website]
"The National Council on Disability's (NCD) overall purpose is to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity of the disability; and to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society. NCD is currently working on a series of reports known as Investing in Independence, which interrelate with centerpiece initiatives presented in President Bush's New Freedom Initiative. These reports focus on transitioning people from Social Security income to work, long term supports and services, the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and financial incentives related to employment and living independently."
National Council on Disability (U.S.)
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Texas Department of State Health Services [website]
This website of the Texas Department of State Health services includes a number of resources dealing with various health issues. The Texas Department of State Health Services promotes optimal health for individuals and communities while providing effective health, mental health and substance abuse services to Texans.
Texas. Department of Health
