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• U.S. Border Patrol Fiscal Year 2016 Sector Profile

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  This document, from the U.S. Border Patrol, contains sector profile data from the southwest, northern, and coastal borders of the United States. The sector profile data, displayed in charts, include apprehensions, seizures, prosecutions, assaults, rescues, and deaths for the Fiscal Year of 2016.

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Border Patrol

  2016
• U.S. Border Patrol Southwest Border Family Unit and UAC Apprehensions (FY 2016 - FY 2017)

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  This document from the United States Border Patrol contains data on the apprehensions for Family Units, defined as the number of individuals apprehended with a family member by the U.S. Border Patrol, and Unaccompanied Alien Children (0-17) in Fiscal Year 2017 through January. The document then compares these numbers to same time period from the previous year. The data is pulled from all sectors on the southwest border and contains the citizenships of those apprehended.

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection; U.S. Border Patrol

  2017
• Commercial Facilities Sector Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guidance

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  "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognizes that many sectors have a distinct set of existing tools and standards that can help implement the Framework's risk-based approach. With that in mind, we worked with our private sector partners and the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications to develop this sector-specific Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guidance (hereafter Implementation Guidance) to provide organization and structure to today's multiple approaches to cybersecurity. This Implementation Guidance aims to simplify the process for all organizations in the Commercial Facilities Sector-regardless of their size, cybersecurity risk, or current level of cybersecurity sophistication-to apply the principles and best practices of risk management. Ultimately, the Framework and this Implementation Guidance are focused on helping individual organizations reduce and better manage their cybersecurity risks, contributing to a more secure and resilient sector overall."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2015
• Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

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  "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing this guidance to inform industry and FDA staff of the Agency's recommendations for managing postmarket cybersecurity vulnerabilities for marketed and distributed medical devices. In addition to the specific recommendations contained in this guidance, manufacturers are encouraged to address cybersecurity throughout the product lifecycle, including during the design, development, production, distribution, deployment and maintenance of the device. A growing number of medical devices are designed to be networked to facilitate patient care. Networked medical devices, like other networked computer systems, incorporate software that may be vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. The exploitation of vulnerabilities may represent a risk to health and typically requires continual maintenance throughout the product life cycle to assure an adequate degree of protection against such exploits. Proactively addressing cybersecurity risks in medical devices reduces the overall risk to health."

  United States. Food and Drug Administration; United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2016-12-28
• Emergency Services Sector Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guidance

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  "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognizes that many sectors have a distinct set of existing tools and standards that can help implement the Framework's risk-based approach. With that in mind, we worked with our private sector partners and the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications to develop this sector-specific Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guidance (hereafter Implementation Guidance) to provide organization and structure to today's multiple approaches to cybersecurity. This Implementation Guidance aims to simplify the process for all organizations in the Emergency Services Sector-regardless of their size, cybersecurity risk, or current level of cybersecurity sophistication-to apply the principles and best practices of risk management. Ultimately, the Framework and this Implementation Guidance are focused on helping individual organizations reduce and better manage their cybersecurity risks, contributing to a more secure and resilient sector overall."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2015
• Critical Manufacturing Sector Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guidance

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  "The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognizes that many sectors have a distinct set of existing tools and standards that can help implement the Framework's risk-based approach. With that in mind, we worked with our private sector partners and the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications to develop this sector-specific Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guidance (hereafter Implementation Guidance) to provide organization and structure to today's multiple approaches to cybersecurity. This Implementation Guidance aims to simplify the process for all organizations in the Critical Manufacturing Sector-regardless of their size, cybersecurity risk, or current level of cybersecurity sophistication-to apply the principles and best practices of risk management. Ultimately, the Framework and this Implementation Guidance are focused on helping individual organizations reduce and better manage their cybersecurity risks, contributing to a more secure and resilient sector overall."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2015
• Privacy Impact Assessment for the Select Agent Inventory, Plum Island Animal Disease Center

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  "The Select Agent Inventory (SAI) system is a database and workflow software product used by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) to house and automate requirements in support of the Federal Select Agent Program. The Federal Select Agent Program oversees the possession, use, and transfer of biological select agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal, or plant health or to animal or plant products. The SAI database contains information on individuals who have access to PIADC and biological agents and toxins deemed 'select agents'. S&T is conducting this Privacy Impact Assessment because personally identifiable information (PII) is used to support SAI."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2016-12-21
• Privacy Impact Assessment Update for the Enterprise Security System

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  "The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) uses the Enterprise Security System (ESS) to standardize the process for students, contractors, visitors, and personnel to obtain access to FLETC facilities. This PIA update is being conducted because additional data elements will be collected and maintained on students, visitors, and personnel."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security

  2016-12-19
• Addressing Threats to the Nation's Cybersecurity

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  This brochure provides an overview of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's [FBI] responsibilities in regards to cybersecurity. "The FBI has a unique dual responsibility, to prevent harm to national security as the nation's domestic intelligence agency and to enforce federal laws as the nation's principal law enforcement agency. These roles are complementary, as threats to the nation's cybersecurity can emanate from nation-states, terrorist organizations, and transnational criminal enterprises; with the lines between sometimes blurred. The FBI's unified mission brings all lawful investigative techniques and legal tools together in combating these threats. This approach facilitates information sharing and ensures responsible stewardship of resources by collocating talent, tools, and institutional knowledge in a single organization."

  United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Maritime Bulk Liquids Transfer Cybersecurity Framework Profile

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  "The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is working with industry to develop voluntary Cybersecurity Framework Profiles (CFP) to mitigate risks in their joint mission areas. The USCG selected the Maritime Bulk Liquids Transfer (MBLT) mission area to complete the first Profile. The MBLT CFP identifies and prioritizes the minimum subset of Cybersecurity Framework Subcategories required to conduct BLT operations in a more secure manner, while giving organizations the flexibility to address Subcategories in whatever way makes the most sense for their unique risk posture."

  United States. Coast Guard
• Summary Report on Audits of Security Controls for TSA Information Technology Systems at Airports (Redacted)

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  "We previously reported on deficiencies regarding security controls for the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) information technology (IT) systems at airports. This report summarizes the previous reports and analyzes the effectiveness of TSA's actions to implement improved IT security policies at these critical sites. We are making two recommendations to improve security controls for TSA's IT systems at airports."

  United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General

  2016-12-30
• Understanding Pathways to and Away from Violent Radicalization among Resettled Somali Refugees

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  "The overall objective of the proposed project was to understand pathways to diverse outcomes among Somali immigrants: why do some embrace greater openness to violent extremism, while others with shared life histories move towards gangs, crime, or resilient outcomes such as civic engagement? To what degree do these outcomes overlap? In this project we empirically examined the principle of multifinality, or pathways leading from a shared refugee experience to multiple outcomes. Understanding these different trajectories, and the factors that shape an individual's progress towards diverse outcomes, provides critical information to local and state government agencies as they respond to the potential threat of domestic radicalization."

  United States. Office of Justice Programs

  Ellis, Beverley Heidi, 1972-; Bixby, Colleen; Miller, Alisa B. . . .

  2016-11
• Smart Grid Legislative and Regulatory Policies and Case Studies

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  "The first document is a summary by state of legal and regulatory requirements related to the smart grid. The document contains three US maps that show how activities in the states are progressing. (See the right hand column.) The report contains a summary of legislative and regulatory activity in each state and also contains links to the resource material used to construct the summaries. These state smart grid‐related activities are centered on smart meters (Advanced Metering Infrastructure), data privacy issues, opt out policies and regulations promoting net metering and distributed generation programs. In addition, associated programs are discussed, such as energy efficiency goals and requirements, dynamic pricing policies and demand response programs. For many states, the document also includes a discussion of key drivers of increased activity. The second document provides 23 case studies of smart grid pilots and programs in the U.S.  It provides a sample of projects chosen to provide a variety of smart grid applications and approaches. They involve various technology types, pricing programs, and funding mechanisms.   Each case study begins with a table that outlines important elements of the project and presents quantitative results and metrics when available.  The tables are followed by more detailed descriptions of the projects, along with further supporting information."

  United States. Energy Information Administration

  2011-12
• SECNAV Instruction 5000.34F: Oversight of Intelligence Activities, Intelligence-Related Activities, Special Access Programs, and Sensitive Activities Within the Department of the Navy, January 3, 2017

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  The purpose of this instruction is to "establish policy and assign responsibility for the oversight and management of intelligence activities, intelligence-related activities, Special Access Programs (SAPs), and sensitive activities within the Department of the Navy (DON). [...] DON oversight shall encompass not only a legal review for compliance with U.S. law, treaty, policy, directive, and regulation, but also a broad review of intelligence activities, intelligence-related activities, sensitive activities, and SAPs which includes, at a minimum, goals, objectives, and resources."

  United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of the Navy

  2017-01-03
• SECNAV Instruction 3850.2E: Department of the Navy Counterintelligence, January 3, 2017

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  "This instruction provides policy and defines specific responsibilities for Counterintelligence (CI) in the Department of the Navy (DON), per references (a) through (ag) . This instruction has been revised and should be read in its entirety. [...] The DON and its components shall integrate CI activities into all operations, programs, systems, exercises, plans, doctrine, strategies, policies, and architectures to detect, identify, assess, exploit, and deny Foreign Intelligence Entities (FIE) and their insiders targeting or exploiting DON information, personnel, operations and other activities per references (a) through (g)."

  United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of the Navy

  2017-01-03
• Update, Fiscal Year 2016: Body-Worn Camera Program

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  "The Department of Justice (DOJ) recognizes body-worn cameras as a law enforcement strategy aimed at improving public safety, reducing crime, and improving public trust between police and the citizens they serve. DOJ provides numerous resources to assist state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies in developing and enhancing their body-worn camera programs. In addition to the resources listed below, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program is a valuable resource for agencies when seeking funds to implement body-worn camera programs."

  United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Global Trends 2010

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  "In fall 1996, the National Intelligence Council (NIC) and the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) held a series of conferences at National Defense University to identify key global trends and their impact on major regions and countries of the globe. The exercise was designed to help describe and assess major features of the political world as they will appear in the year 2010. [...] The structure of international relations has been based primarily on relations between states, not developments within them. This was true whether under balance of power politics of the 19th century, superpower diplomacy of the last fifty years, or efforts at collective security as embodied in the United Nations. In all three variations, order rested fundamentally on a stable arrangement of power among states. States, in turn, were masters within their borders. This has been the hallmark of the international system that emerged at the end of World War II and the environment within which the United States has become the global superpower. That system is drawing to an end."

  National Intelligence Council (U.S.); United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence

  1997-11
• Trafficking in Persons Symposium: Final Report

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  From the executive summary: "The 2012 Trafficking In Persons Symposium (Salt Lake City, April 10-13) sponsored by the Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, examined domestic child sex and labor trafficking to glean, compile, and disseminate first-hand knowledge and experience from 127 subject matter experts (SMEs) brought together from law enforcement, the judicial system, social services, education, health care and other community and faith-based initiatives. […] Using surveys, focus groups, and interviews, Symposium attendees generated a wealth of new and experience-based information relating to not only what is currently happening in the crime of child trafficking in this hemisphere, but also tested and best practices relating to child trafficking identification, interviewing and accessing treatment for victims, investigation and prosecution of traffickers and survivor perspectives on trafficking effects and dynamics. The Trafficking in Persons Symposium's prime objective was to use this information to develop SME informed training for first responders, child welfare and juvenile justice personnel, medical professionals, educators, social service providers and the public-aimed at supporting and enhancing abilities to identify and respond to child trafficking. The surveys before the Symposium and the focus groups during the Symposium examined five primary issues: (1) identification of victims and traffickers, (2) engaging victims, (3) investigation and prosecution of traffickers, (4) response and restoration of victim/survivors, and (5) the survivor perspective; and the study results are discussed on the following pages."

  United States. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

  Brown, Elizabeth; Ryon, Stephanie Bontrager; Keith, Phillip E.

  2012-07
• Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters During Training Exercises

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  "The role of the fire department has evolved over the years to encompass more than traditional fire suppression. Fire fighters respond to hazardous material incidents, combustible-metal fires, large-scale disasters, and terrorist events. They perform trench, high incline, and confined space rescues and provide emergency medical service calls. Even fire suppression has become multifaceted with changes in technology and the fireground environment. In addition, residential home fires have decreased approximately 50% over the past 40 years. The expanded role and decrease in structure fire fighting experience of the fire fighter has made training a necessity for carrying out the mission of the fire service as safely as possible. [...] Inadequate training and training without safeguards can be life threatening to fire fighters. National consensus standards for training programs have been established for decades; however, some fire departments are not conducting training in accordance with these established standards. The reasons can include budgetary constraints, time constraints, and/or a lack of understanding the standards and the benefits of complying with them. Legal precedent has established that a lack of understanding of the standards will not absolve the department of responsibility and accountability for a fire fighter injury or death during training."

  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

  2016-12
• ITL Bulletin: Information Technology Security Awareness, Training, Education, and Certification [October 2003]

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  This document is the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Bulletin for October 2003 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). From the Introduction: "NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-50, Building an Information Technology Security Awareness and Training Program, by Mark Wilson and Joan Hash, provides guidelines that can help federal departments and agencies meet their security training responsibilities contained in the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The document gives guidance for building and maintaining a comprehensive awareness and training program, as part of an organization's IT [Information Technology] security program."

  Information Technology Laboratory (National Institute of Standards and Technology). Computer Security Division

  Wilson, Mark; Hash, Joan S.

  2003-10
• Summary of Federal Citations for the National Insider Threat Task Force

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  This document provides a compilation of all documents relating to Federal Citations at the disposal of the National Insider Threat Task Force. This compilation includes United States Code, Executive Orders, Presidential National Security Directives and Homeland Security Presidential Directives, Intelligence Community Directives, Intelligence Community Standards, Miscellaneous References, and Forms.

  United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Army History [Winter 2017]

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  This issue of 'Army History' contains the following articles: "The Fallen of Operation Iceberg: U.S. Graves Registration Efforts and the Battle of Okinawa" by Ian Michael Spurgeon, and "Above the Danger: Army Aviation and the Development of Risk Management Doctrine" by Mike Mobbs. This issue also features several book reviews, as well as the U.S. Army Artifact Spotlight, the U.S. Army Museum Feature, and the Chief Historian's Footnote.

  Center of Military History

  2017
• Law Enforcement Use of Cell-Site Simulation Technologies: Privacy Concerns and Recommendations

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  "Advances in emerging surveillance technologies like cell-site simulators - devices which transform a cell phone into a real-time tracking device - require careful evaluation to ensure their use is consistent with the protections afforded under the First and Fourth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The United States' military and intelligence agencies have developed robust and sophisticated surveillance technologies for deployment in defense against threats from foreign actors. These technologies are essential to keeping America safe. Increasingly though, domestic law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels are using surveillance technologies in their every-day crime-fighting activities. In the case of cell-sitesimulators, this technology is being used to investigate a wide range of criminal activity, from human trafficking to narcotics trafficking, as well as kidnapping, and to assist in the apprehension of dangerous and violent fugitives. Law enforcement officers at all levels perform an incredibly difficult and important job and deserve our thanks and appreciation. While law enforcement agencies should be able to utilize technology as a tool to help officers be safe and accomplish their missions, absent proper oversight and safeguards, the domestic use of cell-site simulators may well infringe upon the constitutional rights of citizens to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, as well as the right to free association. Transparency and accountability are therefore critical to ensuring that when domestic law enforcement decide to use these devices on American citizens, the devices are used in a manner that meets the requirements and protections of the Constitution."

  United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (2007-)

  2016-12-19
• Indian Health Service: Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Quality of Care, Report to Congressional Requesters

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  "IHS [Indian Health Service] is charged with providing health care to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people who are members or descendants of 567 tribes. AI/AN people born today have a life expectancy that is 4.4 years lower than all races in the United States, and they continue to die at higher rates than other Americans from preventable causes. Concerns about the quality of care provided to AI/ANs in IHS facilities have been identified recently by federal officials and tribal members. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review how IHS oversees the quality of care provided in its facilities. This report examines IHS's oversight of the quality of care provided in its federally operated facilities. GAO reviewed policies and guidance related to quality of care in federally operated facilities and interviewed IHS officials at the headquarters level and all nine area offices with federally operated facilities. GAO also examined documents from governance meetings between area office and facility staff. GAO recommends that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services direct the Director of IHS to (1) as it implements its quality framework, ensure that agency-wide standards for the quality of care provided in its federally operated facilities are developed, that facility performance in meeting these standards is monitored over time, and that enhancements are made to its adverse event reporting system, and (2) develop contingency and succession plans for the replacement of key personnel. HHS [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] concurred with GAO's recommendations."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2017-01-09
• Global Trends: Paradox of Progress [January 2017]

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  "This edition of Global Trends revolves around a core argument about how the changing nature of power is increasing stress both within countries and between countries, and bearing on vexing transnational issues. The main section lays out the key trends, explores their implications, and offers up three scenarios to help readers imagine how different choices and developments could play out in very different ways over the next several decades. Two annexes lay out more detail. The first lays out five-year forecasts for each region of the world. The second provides more context on the key global trends in train."

  United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence; National Intelligence Council (U.S.)

  2017-01
• Military Personnel: DOD Has Processes for Operating and Managing Its Sexual Assault Incident Database, Report to Congressional Committees

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  "GAO [Government Accountability Office] has reported that DOD has not collected uniform data on sexual assaults involving members of the armed forces. In 2008, Congress required DOD to implement a centralized, case-level database for the collection and maintenance of these data. In 2012, DSAID [Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database] reached initial operational capability to capture sexual assault data. House Report 112-479 included a provision for GAO to review DSAID no sooner than 1 year after it was certified compliant with DOD standards by the Secretary of Defense. This report (1) describes the current status of DOD's implementation of DSAID and steps DOD has taken to help standardize DSAID's use, (2) assesses any technical challenges DSAID's users have identified and any DOD plans to address those challenges, and (3) assesses the extent to which DOD's change management process for modifying DSAID aligns with information technology and project management industry standards. GAO reviewed DOD documents, and interviewed DOD program officials as well as DSAID users. Specifically, GAO conducted site visits to 9 military installations and met with 42 DSAID users. Views obtained are nongeneralizable. Installations were selected based on their use of DSAID, number of users, geographic diversity, and other factors. GAO is not making recommendations in this report. DOD provided technical comments, which GAO incorporated as appropriate."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2017-01-10
• Public Health Emergencies: HHS Needs to Better Communicate Requirements and Revise Plans for Assessing Impact of Personnel Reassignment, Report to Congressional Committees

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  "HHS [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] provides funding to state, local, and territorial entities to help them prepare for and respond to public health emergencies, such as influenza pandemics and other threats. However, states have reported not having sufficient personnel to assist in public health emergencies. The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 (PAHPRA) authorized HHS to allow states and tribes to temporarily reassign personnel funded, in whole or in part, by HHS programs to aid in public health emergency response. PAHPRA included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to examine the impact of the reassignment authority. However, the authority has not yet been used. Therefore, this report examines the processes HHS has in place to review states' and tribes' requests for temporary reassignment and evaluate the after-action reports states and tribes are to submit after they have used the authority. GAO reviewed HHS guidance and interviewed officials from HHS and five states selected based on their increased risks for public health emergencies and levels of prior federal grant funding received. GAO recommends that HHS direct ASPR [Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response] to (1) conduct outreach to HHS agencies and offices to inform them of ASPR's processes, expectations, and requirements for the reassignment authority; and (2) develop a plan to evaluate after-action reports to assess the authority's impact on emergency response and medical surge. HHS agreed with both recommendations and provided information on how ASPR plans to implement them."

  United States. Government Accountability Office

  2017-01-09
• Cybersecurity Risk Management and Best Practices: Working Group 4, Final Report

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  From the Executive Summary: "CSRIC [Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council] IV Working Group 4 (WG4) was given the task of developing 'voluntary mechanisms' that give the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the public assurance that communication providers are taking the necessary measures to manage cybersecurity risks across the enterprise.  WG4 also was charged with providing implementation guidance to help communication providers use and adapt the voluntary NIST Cybersecurity Framework (hereinafter 'NIST CSF'). [...] By building on the cross‐sector NIST CSF and by framing its applicability to five major communications industry segments, the Working Group was able to formulate and commit to several voluntary mechanisms that provide the macro‐level assurances sought by the FCC.  Moreover, these mechanisms, combined with the insights, tools, guidance, and fact‐based analyses developed by over 100 cybersecurity professionals who participated in a year‐long effort to produce this report, validate the advantages of a non‐regulatory approach over a prescriptive and static compliance regime."

  United States. Federal Communications Commission

  2015-03
• Cybersecurity for Executives

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  "In the era of continuous compromises, business executives are faced with the growing threat of malicious actors targeting and successfully penetrating their defenses at an alarming rate. Cyber-attacks are making the news daily, especially when they target major retailers, banks, and government agencies. Increasingly, businesses are relying on the connectivity (always online) and productivity (customization/remote access) of their information systems. Businesses are challenged with trying to deliver services to an expanding consumer base while trying to balance security with the convenience of usability. Connectivity, productivity and convenience are critical in the 21st century, but if not implemented properly, they can have devastating effects to security. Striking a balance between security and usability is not easy and is a constantly evolving process."

  United States. Secret Service
• Safety Study: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) in Liquid Pipelines

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  "In the pipeline industry, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are used to collect data from pipeline sensors in real time and display these data to humans who monitor the data from remote sites and remotely operate pipeline control equipment. This National Transportation Safety Board study was designed to examine how pipeline companies use SCADA systems to monitor and record operating data and to evaluate the role of SCADA systems in leak detection. The number of hazardous liquid accidents investigated by the Safety Board in which leaks went undetected after indications of a leak on the SCADA interface was the impetus for this study. [...] As a result of this study, the Safety Board issued five recommendations to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration."

  United States. National Transportation Safety Board

  2005-11-29