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• After-Action Report: Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise, Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station [November 16, 2016]

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  From the Executive Summary: "On November 16, 2016, a Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP), Partial Participation, Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise was conducted in the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) around the Quad Cities Station (QCS) by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA), Region V. The purpose of the exercise was to assess the level of preparedness of State and local jurisdictions in responding to a radiological emergency. This exercise was held in accordance with DHS/FEMA policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local Radiological Emergency Response Plans (RERPs) and procedures. [...] This after Action Report/Improvement Plan contains the evaluation of the biennial exercise[.]"

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2017-03-31
• After-Action Report: Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise, Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station [November 17, 2010]

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  From the Executive Summary: "On November 17, 2010, a Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Partial Participation Plume Exposure Pathway Exercise evaluation was conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ) around the Quad Cities Station (QCS). The purpose of the exercise was to assess the capabilities of the State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. This exercise was held in accordance with DHS/FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local Radiological Emergency Response Plans (RERPs) and procedures. [...] This Final After Action Report (AAR) contains the evaluation of the biennial exercise[.]"

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2011-04-20
• After-Action Report: Medical Services (MS-1) Drill, Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station [June 14, 2011]

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  From the Executive Summary: "On June 14, 2011, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region V, evaluated a Medical Services (MS-1) Drill at the Morrison Community Hospital associated with the Quad Cities Station. The purpose of the MS-1 Drill was to assess the ability of offsite agencies to respond to a medical emergency involving a potentially radiologically contaminated member of the public."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2011-07-11
• Final Exercise Report: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station [July 21, 2004]

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  From the Executive Summary: "On July 21, 2004, a partial participation exercise was conducted in the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) around the Quad Cities Generating Station by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA), Region V. The purpose of the exercise was to assess the level of State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. This exercise was held in accordance with DHS/FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local radiological emergency response plans (RERPs) and procedures. [...] This final report contains the evaluation of the biennial exercise[.]"

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2004-09-30
• Medical Services Drill: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station [October 6, 2009]

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  From the Executive Summary: "On October 6, 2009, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region VII, conducted a medical services drill in the plume emergency-planning zone (EPZ) around the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The purpose of the drill was to assess the level of State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. This drill was held in accordance with FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local radiological emergency response plans and procedures. [...] In the State of Iowa, the Risk County of Clinton participated, along with the Genesis Medical Center - DeWitt and the DeWitt Ambulance Services."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2009-12-10
• After-Action Report: Medical Services (MS-1) Drill, Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station [October 23, 2014]

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  From the Executive Summary: "On October 23, 2014 the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region VII, conducted a Medical Services (MS) drill in the plume Emergency-Planning Zone (EPZ) around the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (QCNPS). The purpose of the drill was to assess the level of State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. This drill was held in accordance with FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local radiological emergency response plans and procedures. [...] The State of Iowa, Genesis Medical Center and the Genesis Medical Center Ambulance Services participated in the drill."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2014-12-23
• Medical Services Drill: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station [September 28, 2007]

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  From the Executive Summary: "On September 28,2007, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region VII, conducted a medical services drill in the plume emergency-planning zone (EPZ) around the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The purpose of the drill was to assess the level of State and local preparedness in responding to a radiological emergency. These drills were held in accordance with FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local radiological emergency response plans and procedures. [...] The State and local organizations demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately implemented them. No Areas Requiring Corrective Action (ARCAs) or Deficiencies were identified as a result of this drill."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2007-10-30
• Medical and Congregate Care Centers Drill: Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station [October 22-23, 2003]

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  From the Executive Summary: "On October 22, 2003, seven congregate care centers in Clinton County, Iowa and six congregate care centers in Scott County, Iowa were evaluated for their acceptability to support the evacuees around the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region VII. [...] On October 23, 2003, a medical drill was conducted in the plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone (EPZ) around the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station and evaluated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Region VII. The purpose of the medical drill was to assess the ability of offsite agencies in responding to a radiological emergency involving a simulated medical injury to a member of the public with radioactive contamination. This medical drill was held in accordance with FEMA's policies and guidance concerning the exercise of State and local radiological emergency response plans and procedures. [...] There were no Areas Requiring Corrective Action, identified during the previous Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station congregate care drills that required corrective action or subsequent demonstration for reevaluation during this drill. The offsite agencies demonstrated knowledge of their emergency response plans and procedures and adequately implemented them. There were no Deficiencies or Areas Requiring Corrective Action identified during these drills."

  United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

  2003-12-29
• Framework for Evaluating the Role of Insurance in Managing Risk of Future Pandemics

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  From the Document: "The current pandemic has proven to be one of the most extensive complex catastrophic risks the global economy has ever faced. This paper provides stakeholders with a practical framework, informed by the recent experience with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], for defining a meaningful role for insurance with respect to business interruption (BI) and other risks from future pandemics ('pandemic risk'). In particular, the framework puts into context the scale and complexity of the pandemic risk by comparing and contrasting it with other extreme events such as floods, earthquakes and terrorism. [...] Three guiding principles and a decision-making framework are proposed for evaluating the performance of each of these alternative options (SQ [Status Quo], SP [Service Provider], and SR [Service and Risk]) in future pandemics, including a hypothetical reoccurrence of COVID-19. The paper concludes by posing three practical issues for stakeholders to consider."

  Wharton School. Risk Management and Decision Processes Center

  Kunreuther, Howard; Schupp, Jason M.

  2021-05
• Reevaluating U.S. Policy in Central Asia, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session, December 15, 2009

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  From the opening statement of Robert P. Casey, Jr.: "This hearing will examine why Central Asia is important, what United States policy interests are in the region, and how the United States will implement these policies in the coming years. The Obama administration has just completed an internal review of our policy toward Central Asia, and we look forward to hearing the results of that review today. The countries of Central Asia are strategically important to the United States, due in large part to geography. The region shares borders with Afghanistan, Iran, China, and Russia. United States interests in recent years have centered on the role that Central Asia plays in Operation Enduring Freedom, but it is also important that we examine the issues and challenges that face the region in isolation. [...] So, while this hearing will focus on the main issues confronting the region, any examination of United States policy toward Central Asia must start with the conflicts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In that same testimony, Director of National Intelligence Blair warned that the growing challenges to Central Asia's stability ultimately, and I quote, 'could threaten the security of critical U.S. and NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] lines of communication to Afghanistan through Central Asia.' [...] From the threats to loose nuclear materiels to the rise of violent Islamic extremism, from the challenges posed by poverty, weak democratic institutions, as well as challenges posed by energy, U.S. engagement in the region requires a strategic and long-term approach." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Stephen J. Blank, Robert P. Casey, Jr., George A. Krol, John F. Kerry, Martha Brill Olcott, and David S. Sedney.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2010
• Addressing Potential Threats from Iran: Administration Perspectives on Implementing New Economic Sanctions One Year Later, Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session on Examining the Global Impact of the Iran Regime Sanctions and Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act, October 13, 2011

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  From the opening statement of Tim Johnson, "In the wake of the alarming announcement this week of an Iranian Government-linked plot to assassinate the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States and U.S. announcements of criminal prosecutions coupled with the Treasury sanctions against key plotters, we are reminded once again of Iran's continuing support for terrorism, which has now reached our own shores. Today, we will hear from key Administration officials implementing U.S. policy to minimize potential threats from Iran, including through vigorous enforcement of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act, or CISADA, developed by this Committee and enacted last year. That bill broadened and strengthened current U.S. sanctions law with respect to Iran, provided for voluntary divestment from firms active in Iran's energy sector, and strengthened limitations and penalties on illegal diversion of sensitive technologies to Iran." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Tim Johnson, Richard C. Shelby, Robert Menendez, Mark Kirk, Sherrod Brown, Jerry Moran, Jon Tester, Michael F. Bennet, Wendy Sherman, David S. Cohen, and David W. Mills.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2012
• Military Construction, Environmental, Energy, and Base Closure Programs, Hearing Before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, April 12, 2016

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  This is a testimony compilation of the April 12, 2016 hearing on "Military Construction, Environmental, Energy, and Base Closure Programs" held before the Senate Committee on Armed Services. From the statement of Pete Potochney: "As you will note, the Administration's budget includes $7.4 billion for Military Construction (including family housing), and $10.2 billion for Facility Sustainment and Recapitalization. These are both decreases from last year, as the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 caps overall defense spending. Although this request allows a reduction in facilities risk due to a slight increase in Sustainment funding by the Services, the Department is still accepting risk in facilities. As this Subcommittee well knows, facilities degrade more slowly than readiness, and in a constrained budget environment, it is responsible to take risk in facilities first." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Peter J. Potochney, Katherine G. Hammack, Dennis V. McGinn, and Miranda A.A. Ballentine.

  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services

  2016-04-12
• Hearing to Review of National Guard & Reserve Programs and Readiness, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, April 26, 2017

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  This testimony compilation is from the April 26, 2017 hearing on "Hearing to Review of National Guard & Reserve Programs and Readiness," before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations. From the opening statements of Thad Cochran: "The National Guard and Reserve is the subject of the hearing, and we welcome our witnesses and those who serve in these important programs. Today we are receiving testimony on the programs and readiness of the National Guard and Reserve Components. […] Our Guardsmen and Reservists have been regularly called upon since 2001 to deploy in support of our nation's wars abroad and to protect our citizens at home. As a result, active duty and reserve component forces are more fully integrated today than at any time in the modern era. This level of integration requires Guard and Reserve units to be sufficiently manned, trained and equipped." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Joseph L. Lengyel, Charles D. Luckey, Luke M. McCollum, Rex C. McMillian, and Maryanne Miller.

  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations

  2017-04-26
• Examining the Progress and Challenges in Modernizing Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Hearing Before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, June 22, 2016

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  This is the June 22, 2016 hearing on "Examining the Progress and Challenges in Modernizing Information Technology at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs," held before Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. From the opening statement of U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal: "The decades of unsuccessful attempts to establish an electronic health record system compatible across the VA [Veterans Administration] and the DOD have caused hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to be wasted in efforts that have been abandoned. As I have said to Secretaries of both the VA and the DOD in a letter I sent earlier in Congress, these kinds of integrated, up-to-date electronic health care records are absolutely critical to ensure that health care providers have access to the health information they need to care for veterans and transitioning service members, and the cost to VA has been very high, both in terms of budget and its credibility and reputation. As the VA undertakes efforts to transform its IT [information technology] infrastructure, security has to be a top priority. Security breaches have to be prevented and remedied, because this information is sensitive and personal. I am hopeful that the new leadership that has taken over at the VA--and I join the Chairman in commending the Secretary for bringing into the VA that new leadership--will address these problems with the seriousness they deserve." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: David J. Shulkin and Valerie Melvin.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2018
• S. Hrg. 114-548: Understanding the Millennial Perspective in Deciding to Pursue and Remain in Federal Employment, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, September 29, 2016

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  This is the September 29, 2016 hearing on 'Understanding the Millennial Perspective in Deciding to Pursue and Remain in Federal Employment' before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. From the opening statement: "The Federal Government currently employs more than 2.5 million Executive Branch civilians. However, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), 600,000 Federal employees will be eligible to retire by September 2017. That is a staggering 31 percent of the current workforce. Unfortunately, those under 35 years of age make up only 16 percent of the government employees, meaning that in order to make up for the anticipated retirements, we must recruit and hire a new generation of Federal employees. While the need for effective government recruitment is apparent, especially with the amount of anticipated retirements, it is particularly important to show younger applicants that a government career can be fulfilling and a worth- while endeavor to be able to serve their fellow citizens. Unfortunately, there are many obstacles we must overcome in order to attract the key demographic millennials into the Federal workforce. When it comes to obstacles in hiring millennials in the Federal workforce, the two problems I hear about most often are the lengthy and cumbersome hiring process and the fact that many millennials believe government service is not a rewarding or fulfilling job." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Mark Reinhold, Angela Bailey, Lauren Leo, Robert Goldenkoff.

  United States. Government Publishing Office

  2017
• American Leadership in the Asia- Pacific, Part 2: Economic Issues, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy of the Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Senate, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, May 24, 2017

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  This testimony compilation is from the May 24, 2017 hearing on "American Leadership in the Asia- Pacific, Part 2: Economic Issues," held before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy of the Committee on Foreign Relations. The purpose of this hearing was to receive testimony regarding economic issues in relation to American leadership in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as both threats and opportunities for U.S. interests in the region. Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Tami Overby and Robert Orr.

  United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations

  2017-05-24
• Examining Treasury's Role in Combating Terrorist Financing Five Years After 9/11, Hearings before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session on Where the Government Has Proved Successful, Less than Successful, and What it Has Learned as a Result to Improve On its Efforts to Counter the Financing of Terrorists, Whether State-Sponsored or Not, as Well as Those Seeking Weapons of Mass Destruction, September 12, 2006

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  From Richard Shelby's opening statement: "Five years ago yesterday the United States was attacked and our nation was changed forever. On that day, we were united in our shock and horror as we watched people we knew meet an unimaginable fate. As the days passed, however, our collective anger and outrage gave way to a national determination to see our enemy for who they really were and bring them all to justice. With a unanimous sense of urgency, the instruments of the Federal Government were marshaled toward that end. Both the President and the Congress worked hand in hand to not only find those responsible, but also to ensure, to the best of our ability, that it would never happen again. One component of that joint effort was to combat the means by which terrorist organizations and their supporters raised and moved the money required to carry out their attacks. Since September 11, 2001, this Committee, the Committee on Banking, has conducted a series of hearings into the Federal Government's structure and diligence in waging the war against terror financing, as well as its criminal component, money laundering. During this time, a number of banks and other financial institutions have continued to violate Federal laws and regulations intended to prevent money laundering and terror financing." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Richard Shelby, Daniel L. Glaser, Adam J. Szubin, Robert W. Werner, Mel Martinez, Wayne Allard, and Eileen C. Mayer.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2009
• Legal Rights of Guantánamo Detainees: What are They, Should They Be Changed, and Is an End in Sight? Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Tenth Congress, First Session, December 11, 2007

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  This is the December 11, 2007 hearing on "The Legal Rights of Guantánamo Detainees: What are They, Should They Be Changed, and Is an End in Sight?," held before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Dianne Feinstein: "Thirteen hundred miles south of Washington, in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the United States has built a detention facility to hold and interrogate suspected terrorists and other enemy combatants. Detainees were brought to Guantánamo beginning in January of 2002. Seven hundred and fifty-nine detainees have been held there. About 454 have been released or have died, four from apparent suicides. As of last week, 305 detainees remain. Of those, we understand approximately 60 to 80 have been cleared for release, but are still being held because of difficulties of sending them elsewhere. Only four detainees have been formally charged and it is reported that the Defense Department plans to prosecute another 60 to 80 detainees. The administration has repeatedly called those individuals at Guantánamo 'the worst of the worst,' and there are bad people there." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Benjamin L. Cardin, Richard J. Durbin, Russell D. Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, John Kyl, Patrick J. Leahy, Debra Burlingame, Mark Denbeaux, Steven Engel, Thomas W. Hartmann, and John D. Hutson.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2009
• Voice of Veterans of the Afghan War, Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session, April 23, 2009

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  From the opening statement of Chairman John F. Kerry: "Today, we want to hear your views of the conflict in Afghanistan. We are, as you all know, just completing a review. We're going through a process of trying to fine-tune this policy, if it is fine-tunable. And that's something we need to examine. We want to understand the challenges from the perspective of the men and women who have been fighting there, risking their lives, and suffering the losses that come with war. [...] What we need to do, and the reason the witnesses are here today, is address the intricacies and nuances of Afghanistan from every angle. [...] We have a responsibility to the men and women fighting in Afghanistan to understand those differences and to adapt to them. First and foremost, North Vietnamese never posed a direct threat to our country. The extremists we are fighting today, however, in Afghanistan and across the border in Pakistan, do represent, and have, in fact, implemented, a direct threat to the security of the United States. They planned the attacks on New York and Washington that killed 3,000 Americans. They have killed hundreds of other innocents in terrorist attacks worldwide since then, and they are preparing new attacks on the United States and our interests even as we sit here today." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Andrew Bacevich, Genevieve Chase, John F. Kerry, Richard G. Lugar, Christopher McGurk, Westley Moore, and Rick Reyes.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2010
• Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States, Hearing Before the Select Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, March 12, 2013

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  This is the March 12, 2013 hearing on "National Security Threats" held before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. From the opening statement of Dianne Feinstein: "It is clear that the threats to the United States are many. They are diffused, and they are complex. We face a continuing threat at home from terrorist attack, most notably from al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula, which we call AQAP, bt also from home grown extremists, such as Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter; Najibullah Zazi, who attempted to blow up the New York subway; and Faisal Shahzad, the attempted Times Square bomber. [...] Sine last year's threat hearing, our staff has been keeping a tally of terrorism-related arrests in the United States. With the arrest of March 5th of Riaz Khan, for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists in connection with the suicide bombing of ISI headquarters in Pakistan, there have now been 105 terrorism-related arrests in the United States in the past four years." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Dianne Feinstein, Saxby Chambliss, James R. Clapper, Robert Mueller, John O. Brennan, Philip Goldberg, Matthew Olsen, and Michael T. Flynn.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2013
• Reauthorizing TRIA: The State of Terrorism Risk Insurance Market, Hearing Before Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, First Session, September 25, 2013

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  This is the September 25, 2013 hearing on "Reauthorizing TRIA [Terrorism Risk Insurance Act]" held before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. From the opening statement of Tim Johnson: "Two weeks ago, we observed the 12th anniversary of the tragic September 11th terrorist attacks on our country. In the aftermath of the tragedy and after suffering steep losses, insurance companies stopped offering terrorism coverage as part of their commercial property policies. This had a destabilizing impact on various parts of our economy. Congress responded by creating the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program to provide a narrow and targeted government backstop for this insurance coverage. The program proved helpful, creating certainty for many businesses, including developers, construction companies, commercial lenders, as well as private insurance markets. […] Today, we review the state of the terrorism risk insurance market, and I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about how the current program has functioned and the ongoing need for the same limited government backstop we already have in TRIA." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Tim Johnson, Erwann O. Michel-Kerjan, and Robert Hartwig.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2014
• Aiding Terrorists: An Examination of the Material Support Statute, Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, May 5, 2004

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  From Orrin G. Hatch's opening statement: "This is part of our continuing bipartisan series of hearings examining the effectiveness of current laws aimed at protecting America from terrorism. One of this Committee's challenges is to ask whether additional tools and oversight are needed as we evaluate the adequacy of current laws, including the PATRIOT Act's impact on our security, privacy, and civil liberties. I would like to thank my colleague, Senator Leahy, as well as other members of this Committee for their cooperation in conducting these important hearings. I also want to express my appreciation to the men and women in the Justice Department who are leading this Nation's vital efforts to prevent terrorism, and I look forward to hearing the Department's witnesses today and their views." Statements, letters, and documents submitted for the record include those of the following: Russell D. Feingold, Orrin G. Hatch, Patrick J. Leahy, Gary M. Bald, Daniel J. Bryant, David Cole, Paul Rosenzweig, Christopher A. Wray, Robert M. Chesney, and William E. Moschella.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2008
• Nomination of Jane Holl Lute to be Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, First Session, March 26, 2009

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  This hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 26, 2009 was held for the nomination of Jane Holl Lute to be Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Senator Lieberman to Jane Holl Lute: "As you know, the Department of Homeland Security has worked hard, sometimes struggled, to gain solid footing over the course of its short life. But I believe, and I am happy to note, that each year, it has become stronger, and I do not think there is any question that the country is safer as a result of the Department's efforts. But the Department is still not where we want and need it to be, and I am confident that your leadership will help us get there." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Senator Lieberman, Senator Collins, Senator Akaka, Senator Coburn, Senator Voinovich, Senator Burris, Senator Landrieu, Michael R. Bloomberg, Jane Holl Lute, Senator Graham, Robert M. Appleton, Leroy D. Baca, Christopher B. Burnham, Lee H. Hamilton, Larry J. Grorud, Robert L. Davis, Susan McLurg and David A. Goad.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2011
• Syria: U.S. Policy Options: Hearing Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session, April 19, 2012

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  From the opening statement of Chairman John F. Kerry: "The stakes for American values and interests in the unfolding events, drama, tragedy, whatever you want to call it, with respect to Syria are really important to us. At least 10,000 civilians have died. Hundreds of thousands more have either been displaced or at grave risk of harm. And the humanitarian crisis that has engulfed Syria's neighbors obviously has implications in the region, and we know that refugees and displaced populations can be the spark for large-scale violence. What happens in Syria will have a direct impact on our regional stability and on the security of our friends and allies throughout the Middle East. We all understand that a full-fledged civil war there would have devastating consequences for Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan. And increasingly I am concerned about apparent al-Qaeda involvement in Syria and the disposition of the country's biological, chemical, and advanced conventional weapons." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: John F. Kerry, Richard G. Lugar, Murhaf Jouejati, Jon B. Alterman, and Tamara Cofman Wittes.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2012
• Terrorists and Guns: the Nature of the Threat and Proposed Reforms, Hearing Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, Second Session, May 5, 2010

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  From the opening statement of Joseph I. Lieberman: "This hearing on what Congress and the Federal Government can do to keep firearms out of the hands of terrorists was scheduled long ago, but its urgency has certainly been made clear by the events of the past 4 days. In fact, our growing understanding of the dimensions of the plot to attack Times Square certainly should remind us of a reality that I fear we sometimes forget, which is that global Islamist extremism terrorists have declared war on America, and they are attacking our homeland with increasing frequency. In fact, they have attempted to carry out more than a dozen attacks on America in just the last year. Most of them have been stopped before any damage could be done, again, by extraordinary law enforcement work. But four of the attempted attacks broke through our homeland defenses, including the failed attempts on Christmas Day over Detroit and last Saturday night in New York City. And here is the fact that I hope will focus our concern and attention and hopefully motivate our action this morning: The only two terrorist attacks on America since September 11, 2001, that have been carried out successfully and taken American lives were carried out with firearms." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Frank R. Lautenberg, Peter T. King, Michael R. Bloomberg, Raymond W. Kelly, Daniel D. Roberts, Eileen R. Larence, Sandy Jo MacArthur, Aaron Titus, Joseph I. Lieberman, Susan M. Collins, and Lindsey Graham.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2011
• From Earthquakes to Terrorist Attacks: Is the National Capital Region Prepared for the Next Disaster? Joint Hearing Before the Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee and Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, December 7, 2011

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  From the opening statement of Subcommittee Chairman Akaka: "Today, we will examine the National Capital Region's (NCRs) preparedness and response to natural and manmade disasters. The NCR is a region defined by statute including the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, 11 local jurisdictions, three branches of the Federal Government, and over 5 million residents. More than 20 million tourists visit the NCR every year, and 340,000 Federal employees work in the area. So this is the size of that area. This is an appropriate time to explore the NCR's emergency preparedness and response capabilities as we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the surprise attacks on Pearl Harbor and we recently marked the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001 attacks." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Daniel K. Akaka, Mark L. Pryor, Steward D. Beckham, Dean S. Hunter, William O. Jenkins, Jr., Richard Muth, Terrie L. Suit, and Paul A. Quander, Jr.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2012
• Diplomatic Security and its Implications for U.S. Diplomacy: Hearing Before the Oversight of Government Management, The Federal Workforce, and the District of Colombia Subcommittee of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, June 29, 2011

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  From the statement of Chairman Daniel K. Akaka: "This Subcommittee held a hearing in 2009 to examine staffing and management challenges at the State Department's Diplomatic Security Bureau (DS), which protects State Department employees and property worldwide. Today's hearing will build on the previous hearing, as well as examine the results of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) review of Diplomatic Security training challenges." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Daniel K. Akaka, Eric J. Boswell, Jess T. Ford, and Susan R. Johnson.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  2011
• Threat of Terrorism and Government Responses to Terrorism, Hearing Before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, September 11, 1989

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  From the opening statement of Joseph I. Lieberman: "These hearings were planned and worked on last spring, when what one of the witnesses refers to as the episodic nature of terrorism was at a lull. Recent events, including the revelation of the killing of Lieutenant Colonel Higgins, threats to other American hostages held in the Middle East, and now the possible threat of terrorist retaliation from international drug cartels, which we are taking on, shows us again that the threat of terrorism is real and makes this exercise of this Committee's governmental oversight functions relevant and important. We appear to be entering a new era in our foreign relations, an era in which the defense of our national security may have to be redefined. The most serious threats to our security may no longer come from Soviet attack, particularly Soviet nuclear attack, but instead from assaults by renegade nations, the international drug cartel and terrorists groups. Those certainly have been the sources of the most serious losses that we have suffered in recent years. Terrorists have blown up a United States jet over Scotland, kidnapped and killed Americans in the Middle East, and murdered U.S. missionaries in Latin America. […] The purpose of the hearing today is to explore the terrorist threat to United States interests today and in the near future, and to ask how well our Government is prepared to meet that threat." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Joseph I. Lieberman, John Glenn, William S. Cohen, Brian Michael Jenkins, Robert H. Kupperman, Morris D. Busby, Oliver B. Revell, Stansfield Turner, and Joe Barton.

  United States. Government Printing Office

  1990
• MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, April 21, 2021: Postvaccination SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among Skilled Nursing Facility Residents and Staff Members -- Chicago, Illinois, December 2020-March 2021

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  The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "Postvaccination SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Infections Among Skilled Nursing Facility Residents and Staff Members -- Chicago, Illinois, December 2020-March 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from MMWR can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

  2021-04-21
• MMWR Early Release: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, March 15, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccine Second-Dose Completion and Interval Between First and Second Doses Among Vaccinated Persons -- United States, December 14, 2020-February 14, 2021

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  The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This early release issue of MMWR contains the following article: "COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] Vaccine Second-Dose Completion and Interval Between First and Second Doses Among Vaccinated Persons -- United States, December 14, 2020-February 14, 2021." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2021.html].

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

  2021-03-15