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Information Assurance Awareness Posters [website]
These Information Assurance Awareness posters are provided as a courtesy by Keesler Air Force Base. They can be tailored to any organization's specifications. They cover a variety of information assurance best practices including: use of government equipment, Internet access, consent to monitoring, locking a computer, protecting data, copyright laws, handling classified materials, backing up your data, and virus prevention.
Keesler Air Force Base (Miss.)
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FEMA: Emergency Management Institute [website]
The mission of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) is "to support the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA's goals by improving the competencies of the U.S. officials in Emergency Management at all levels of government to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the potential effects of all types of disasters and emergencies on the American people. EMI is the emergency management community's flagship training institution, and provides training to Federal, State, local, tribal, volunteer, public, and private sector officials to strengthen emergency management core competencies for professional, career-long training. EMI directly supports the implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the National Response Framework (NRF), the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF), and the National Preparedness Goal (NPG) by conveying necessary knowledge and skills to improve the nation's capability. EMI trains more than 2 million students annually. Training delivery systems include residential onsite training; offsite delivery in partnership with emergency management training systems, colleges, universities; and technology-based mediums to conduct individual training courses for emergency management personnel across the Nation."
Emergency Management Institute (U.S.)
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Nuclear Weapons Complex Significantly Down-sized since 1980's
This document gives a historical perspective on the U.S. nuclear weapons complex. The document includes various maps indicating the locations of weapons complexes, reductions in square footage of the nuclear weapons complex, M & O contractor employment, and a funding profile FY1985-FY2011 of weapons activities in constant millions FY2007.
United States. National Nuclear Security Administration
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Psychological and Behavioral Issues Healthcare Providers Need to Know when Treating Patients Following a Radiation Event
"An attack using radiation will create uncertainty, fear, and terror. Following the detonation of a Radiation Dispersal Device (RDD) the management of acute psychological and behavioral responses will be as important as the treatment of RDD-related injuries and illnesses. Radiation is a dreaded threat, usually seen as catastrophic and fatal. Radiation is invisible, odorless and unknown. These ingredients stimulate worst-case fantasies. People must rely on health care providers and scientists to determine whether or not a person has been contaminated. Radiation exposure may not be manifest immediately. The health effects of radiation can be delayed in time, not only affecting those exposed but also future generations. Those who have been exposed or anticipate possible exposure feel a sense of vulnerability, anxiety, and a lack of control. The common lack of consensus among experts can increase public fear and anger."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Evidence-Based Management for Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)
"Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) is characterized by dissociative symptoms (e.g. detachment, derealization, or amnesia) during or after exposure to a traumatic event followed promptly by symptoms of re-experiencing, avoidance/ numbing, and hyperarousal from two days to a maximum of four weeks after the traumatic exposure. While not the only disorder seen acutely after exposure to traumatic events, ASD is quite common. The American Psychiatric Association and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Quality and Performance have published Practice Guidelines for the treatment of ASD."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Evidence-Based Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is characterized by symptoms of re-experiencing, avoidance/numbing, and hyperarousal persisting more than one month after exposure to a traumatic event or events. While not the only disorder seen after exposure to traumatic events, PTSD is among the most widely noted. The American Psychiatric Association and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Quality and Performance have published Practice Guidelines for the treatment of PTSD."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Psychological First Aid: How You Can Support Well-Being in Disaster Victims
"People often experience strong and unpleasant emotional and physical responses to disasters. Reactions may include combinations of confusion, fear, hopelessness, helplessness, sleeplessness, physical pain, anxiety, anger, grief, shock, aggressiveness, mistrustfulness, guilt, shame, shaken religious faith, and loss of confidence in self or others. There is consensus among international disaster experts and researchers that psychological first aid can help alleviate painful emotions and reduce further harm from initial reactions to disasters. Your actions and interactions with others can help provide psychosocial first aid to people in distress. Psychological first aid creates and sustains an environment of (1) safety, (2) calming, (3) connectedness to others, (4) self efficacy-or empowerment, and (5) hopefulness."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Debriefing Debate
"The magnitude of death and destruction in disasters and the extent of the response demand special attention. Physical safety and security of victims and relief workers must take first priority. After safety is assured, other interventions such as debriefing may begin. Debriefing is a popular, early intervention following disasters in which small groups of people involved in the disaster, such as rescue workers, meet in a single lengthy session to share individual feelings and experiences. The effectiveness of debriefing in preventing later mental health problems is much in debate. As a minimum the following should be considered if you include debriefing as part of an intervention plan."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Stress Management for Health Care Providers
"The magnitude of death and destruction in disasters and the extent of the response demand special attention to the needs of health care providers. Physical safety and security of providers (as well as patients) must take first priority. The psychological challenges that health care providers face after disasters are related to exposure to patients and their families who are traumatized by suffering nearly unbearable losses. These psychological challenges combine with long hours of work, decreased sleep and fatigue. Seeing the effects of disaster on others and hearing their stories increase the stress of providers. Self care, self monitoring and peer monitoring are as important as caring for patients. The following management plan for your staff may help minimize later difficulties."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Initial Primary Care Screening for Severe Psychiatric Illness
"Most reactions experienced by displaced individuals in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will be transient or respond to brief supportive interventions. However, primary care providers conducting initial assessments should remain vigilant for mental disorders requiring further psychiatric evaluation and treatment. The following screening questions will help primary care providers determine when additional referral is indicated."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Post Deployment Health and Distress Responses: Overview for Practitioners
"As the Global War on Terror continues, more service members will be exposed or re-exposed to combat experiences. This exposure will affect them as well as countless military spouses, children, parents, siblings, and friends of the deployed. Studies of service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan show that the vast majority will ease back into their day-to-day lives after a period of transition and reintegration. But, some portion (up to 20% of returning service members) is likely to continue to endorse symptoms that are consistent with emotional problems such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression. Clinical conditions like these generally benefit from treatment. Other returning service members may fall somewhere between these two groups or may demonstrate changed behaviors that are worrisome to family members or friends, such as increased alcohol consumption, aggression or reckless driving. In addition to the serious conditions of PTSD or depression, there are a range of distress responses that are often forgotten or overlooked, but can compromise the health of the service member and his/her family. Knowing when a veteran is simply readjusting to life back home or when he or she may require clinical intervention to ease that transition is confusing for families and medical practitioners. This fact sheet recognizes the important role of medical providers in addressing these issues."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Impact of Kidnapping, Shooting and Torture on Children
"Children around the world are all too often exposed to violence that is both intentional and harmful. Numerous examples of such violence exist in the United States. School shootings have traumatized many children as victims and as witnesses. The U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) documents 3,200-4,600 nonfamilial abductions each year. The USDOJ also reports that approximately 400,000 refugee survivors of torture currently live in the United States, a significant portion of which are children. The recent hostage-taking and shooting of Amish children in Pennsylvania remind us that torture occurs in the U.S. as well as in other countries. Like adults, children demonstrate various stress responses as a result of exposure to traumatic events. Studies examining the impact of war, natural disasters, and terrorism highlight the negative consequences of violence on children's development and on their psychological health. Certain traumatic events, such as kidnapping, shooting and torture present even greater challenges to children and communities. Three factors distinguish these traumas from other forms of violence and make them particularly toxic: 1) victims are typically held against their will, 2) the injury is intentional and personally directed and 3) pain is often inflicted for the purposes of punishment, coercion or perpetrator pleasure."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Natural Disasters: Optimizing Officer and Team Performance
"Natural disasters are experienced as chaotic and filled with uncertainty. In preparing for and responding to natural disasters, law enforcement officers work with numerous other first responders and community components to ensure safety, health and the continuity of community function. In addition to routine law enforcement, officers may be called on to assist with search and rescue, body recovery, and the distribution of essential supplies to survivors. Leaders of first responder organizations face unique challenges including high operational tempo, long hours, and diminished resources. Response and coordination is even more complex when units or teams are dispatched from outside local, state or federal agencies to assist in recovery operations. Usually, large scale disasters required the integration of local, state, federal and National Guard response teams. The following tips may help managers and supervisors manage and limit disaster-response stress for their officers."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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Workplace Preparedness for Terrorism: Report of Findings to Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
"Comprehensive workplace preparedness for terrorism must address and integrate the psychological and behavioral aspects of terrorism preparedness and response in order to address issues of human continuity. Recognizing the beliefs and attitudes that influence behavior and drive behavioral change is essential if organizations are to effectively commit time to educate employees about preparedness and to practice preparedness behaviors. Understanding human continuity issues must also inform development of the interventions that can protect, sustain, and foster the recovery of individuals and facilitate resumption of work and performance. Human continuity factors in preparedness encompass a range of issues that can contribute to a corporation's threat assessment, its employee preparedness, the health and performance of employees, and the role of leadership in fostering organizational resilience to the impact of disaster and terrorism. In the United States the workplace has been the primary target of terrorism. Significant negative impact on the nation's economy, infrastructure, and health can be accomplished through workplace disruption."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Ursano, Robert J., 1947-
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National Counterterrorism Center [website]
This is the official website of the United States National Counterterrorism Center. "In August 2004, the President established the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) to serve as the primary organization in the United States Government (USG) for integrating and analyzing all intelligence pertaining to terrorism and counterterrorism (CT) and to conduct strategic operational planning by integrating all instruments of national power. In December 2004, Congress codified the NCTC in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) and placed the NCTC in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Located at the Liberty Crossing Building in Northern Virginia, the NCTC is a multi-agency organization dedicated to eliminating the terrorist threat to US interests at home and abroad."
United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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Select Committee on Energy Independence & Global Warming: 111th Congress Staff Report
"We are at a watershed moment in the history of energy production--and the choices we make at this juncture will determine the fate of our planet and the national security and economic future of the United States. Between now and 2030, roughly $26 trillion will be invested in energy infrastructure worldwide. Clean energy will likely make up an increasing share of this investment with every passing year. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that $5.7 trillion will be invested in renewable electricity generation alone between 2010 and 2035. This new infrastructure is long-lived and costly, and the decisions made in the next decade will set the course of the global and U.S. energy system--and of the global climate--for the next century and beyond. This transition also presents an unprecedented opportunity for economic growth and job creation in the clean energy technology sector. Other countries are taking the lead in clean energy and the United States must act now if it is to remain competitive in this rapidly developing global market. […] This report summarizes the results and findings of the Select Committee's hearings and investigations, highlights legislative accomplishments that flow from the information it has developed and makes recommendations for steps moving forward. We begin with a discussion of the key issue of energy independence."
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
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Data Quality Guidelines for Statistics Published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in its Administration of: The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program
"This document provides guidance to the staff of the FBI administering the UCR [Uniform Crime Reporting] Program and informs the public of the FBI's policies and procedures for receiving, reviewing, and responding to requests for correction of disseminated UCR data. These guidelines are not a regulation. They are not legally enforceable and do not create any legal rights or impose any legally binding requirements or obligations on the FBI, the UCR Program, or the public. The FBI will correct information that does not meet its guidelines or those of the OMB based on the significance and impact of the correction. These guidelines apply only to UCR information disseminated by the FBI as defined in these guidelines. Nonstatistical information distributed by the FBI on behalf of the UCR Program that is not addressed by these guidelines would still be subject to any applicable policies and correction procedures." On a related note, this document has been issued in response to a mandate issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and that mandate is to "provide policy and procedural guidance to federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by federal agencies." One final note is that the data for the UCR program involves collaboration from law enforcement agencies on all levels of government. More specifically, "submitting UCR data to the FBI is a collective effort on the part of city, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies to present a nationwide view of crime."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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U.S. Global Change Research Program [website]
This is the official website of the United States Global Change Research Program. "The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates and integrates federal research on changes in the global environment and their implications for society. […] Thirteen departments and agencies participate in the USGCRP, which was known as the U.S. Climate Change Science Program from 2002 through 2008. The program is steered by the Subcommittee on Global Change Research under the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, overseen by the Executive Office of the President, and facilitated by an Integration and Coordination Office. During the past two decades, the United States, through the USGCRP, has made the world's largest scientific investment in the areas of climate change and global change research. Since its inception, the USGCRP has supported research and observational activities in collaboration with several other national and international science programs."
U.S. Global Change Research Program
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BLUTube [website]
"BLUtube, a new online video sharing platform from San Francisco, California, based PoliceOne.com, is helping to ensure more messages are shared among the police officers who stand to learn from them. Today, the site is fostering a library of law enforcement-related videos, some for serious training and others, which are lighthearted, uploaded by a handful of especially active members. The result is a video site with a narrower focus than the most popular video sites. BLUtube saves officers from typing 'police' into a video search box and wading through irrelevant videos that would have no use to them for their training purposes. Instead, BLUtube hosts traditional classroom training videos alongside dashboard-camera footage, crime-related local TV news segments, and reviews and promos for new products. PoliceOne also seeds the site with original content, while building a library of survivor stories and police narratives to serve its new video audience. There is plenty of public content on the site, but it is just a fraction of the 1,200 videos uploaded since BLUtube launched last year. The rest is accessible for free but only to members who have verified they are, in fact, law enforcement community members. The verification process requires everyone signing on with BLUtube and PoliceOne (the sites share a common membership) to enter a badge number and contact number for the agency that employs them. A member of PoliceOne's staff calls and confirms the applicant is a sworn officer before granting access to the site."
Praetorian Group, Inc.
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Attachment I: FY 2004, Flood Mitigation Assistance Guidance
This document published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] provides an overview of the 2004 Flood Mitigation Assistance [FMA] grant program which helps local communities reduce and prepare for the risk posed by flood damage. More specifically, the FMA grant program "provides funding to States and communities so that measures are taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to buildings, manufactured homes, and other structures insurable under the National Flood Insurance Program [NFIP]." Also in the document, "the emphasis is on addressing repetitive loss properties identified in the Agency's Repetitive Loss Strategy."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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NVHUG Loss-Estimation Modeling of Earthquake Scenarios for Each County in Nevada Using HAZUS-MH
"With the support of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) conducted a project to model the potential earthquake loss in each county in the state of Nevada using HAZUS-MH. Potential earthquake faults that are located near each County seat where selected as the basis for each County HAZUS-MH model. The results generated by HAZUS-MH for this project, including statistics and maps, have been made available to the Nevada HAZUS User Group and to the general public via the Web at www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/of061/of061.htm. One of the first pieces of information needed in disaster planning, preparedness, and response is a general estimate of potential damage and costs of an event, such as an earthquake. Nevada has a relatively high level of earthquake hazard, but that hazard is not evenly distributed throughout the state. Another relevant factor is that the characteristics of the population, infrastructure, and societal resources vary dramatically across the state. The probability of at least one magnitude 6 or greater event in the next fifty years is between 34 and 98%. The probability of at least one magnitude 7 or greater event in the next fifty years is between 4 and 50%. Hazards include intense ground shaking, ruptures of the ground, liquefaction, landslides, and ancillary problems, such as fires and hazardous waste spills. Understanding these facts, plus the fact that it is possible to prepare, respond, and mitigate structural and nonstructural risks motivated this project."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hess, Ronald H.
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Tribal Governments: Using HAZUS-MH for American Indian Reservation's Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning
"Since 2000, Indian tribes (along with State and local governments) have been writing pre-disaster mitigation (PDM) plans in order to achieve compliance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA2000). A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved PDM plan makes a government entity eligible for FEMA non-emergency public assistance funding that can cover infrastructure improvements, including: roads and bridges; water-control facilities; buildings and equipment; utilities; and parks and recreation. Without an approved plan, FEMA will only fund emergency debris removal programs and emergency protective measures. Indian reservations are considered 'unincorporated areas' and publicly accessible data regarding the infrastructure or buildings on such lands rarely exists. Many of these 'sovereign nations' feature tourist attractions, such as casinos. Most reservations contain homes and at least several businesses. A thorough risk assessment must account for these structures and the reservation's infrastructure."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Caplan, Jamie
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Ph.D. Research Developed Using Hazus-MH in a Decision Support System to Improve Resilience of Critical Infrastructure
"The two most recent major disasters in the United States, the 9/11 attacks and Hurricane Katrina, underscored the need for improvements in both safety and security. At the same time, a difficult economic period started reflecting smaller budgets to manage critical infrastructure systems, current and growing maintenance, and construction development needs. Looking in particular to post disaster policies for recovery and mitigation of damaged and disrupted critical infrastructure, a research opportunity to develop an approach to improve the resilience of these systems taking advantage of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) HAZUS MH [Hazard US] tool was identified. A case study included HAZUS MH original data inventory and analysis results in a Decision Support System model that demonstrated the possibility and benefits for using an integrated approach of recovery and mitigation focusing on improving resilience of critical infrastructure systems. Considering the disaster management cycle of preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation, starting the research approach in the post disaster phase allows for looking at mitigation in a proactive way taking advantage of recovery activities. In a 'what if' scenario, initially a specific location would have assessed its vulnerability and risks, including looking at possible types of failure, then defined strategies and taken actions to improve the resilience of its infrastructure system. With the occurrence of a disaster it is time for response and recovery to be evaluated. Recovery actions, including damage assessment, enables verification for the threshold of eligibility to apply for Federal aid is met, and infrastructure can receive repairs. A results comparison between mitigation and recovery enables the development of new or revised plans for mitigation with the objective of improving resilience of critical infrastructure systems."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Croope, Silvana V.
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Florida HAZUS User Groups (FLHUG): A Catalyst for Mitigating Risks and Improving Collaboration Between Florida's Emergency Management Professionals
"When Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, hit Southwestern Florida on August 13, 2004, its impact was devastating. The largest storm to make landfall on Florida shores since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Charley thrust the state into mitigation mode and spurred its emergency management leaders to focus on strategies that would estimate and minimize potential losses from the hurricane and flood hazards. The state used HAZUS [Hazard US] methodology as its primary tool for this work and offered HAZUS-MH® trainings regionally (beginning with the Southwest Pilot Project) as the 'carrot' to entice diverse groups to become involved in Florida's disaster mitigation plans. Professionals from Florida also participated in HAZUS-MH courses at FEMA's Emergency Management Institute (EMI). The Florida HAZUS User Group (FLHUG) was formally organized in January 2006, when the group met to elect officers, create committees, and adopt a charter. This important step expanded a process that began two years earlier, making HAZUS trainings more widely available and encouraging statewide collaboration between emergency mitigation professionals in both the public and private sectors."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Burgess, Rick; Butgereit, Richard
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Eagle, Alaska Uses HAZUS to Map Safe Rebuilding Zones Following Ice Jam Devastation
"In early May 2009, an ice jam on the Yukon River above Eagle, Alaska broke, flooding the town with icebergs as large as homes. The town was devastated. Houses were pushed off their foundations and the icy flood waters carried away vehicles, homes, and personal belongings. Fishwheels, boats, nets, and other means of livelihood were crushed beneath the weight of moving ice. The ice jam occurred when masses of ice broke apart and got stuck in a narrow part of the river. […] The Geospatial Intelligence Unit (GIU) and the Risk Analysis Branch at The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region X watched news reports of the Eagle, Alaska disaster on CNN and YouTube and came to the town's rescue with HAZUS [Hazard US]. The town of Eagle had not been previously mapped for flood hazards, including ice jams, and the normal flood mapping process can take several years. Using the US Geological Survey (USGS) stream gauge data and elevation data from across the border in Canada, the team was able to run the HAZUS flood model. The flood model required a large area of digital elevation data which led to the combination of U.S. and Canadian data. The initial HAZUS runs identified areas that were most severely impacted, which helped emergency responders focus their response efforts."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Delmedico, Nicholas
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Using Hazus at Devils Lake, North Dakota
"While a graduate student at the University of North Dakota, Christina Cummings worked with FEMA Risk Analyst/GIS Coordinator Jesse Rozelle, Dr. Paul Todhunter, and Dr. Brad Rundquist of the Department of Geography, to conduct a site-specific analysis of potential flooding in Minnewaukan, North Dakota. She was able to provide accurate maps and flood damage profiles to officials at the local, state, and federal levels to assist them in making more informed decisions regarding relocation as a flood mitigation alternative. For Minnewaukan, the Hazus-MH [Hazard US] model was applied in an innovative manner to examine the effects of lakeshore flood hazards. With the support of the Minnewaukan government and FEMA, Tina Cummings created a site-specific database using building information provided by the Benson County Tax Assessor's Office. Information from the database included building square footage, number of stories, foundation type, etc. The database was then imported into ArcGIS and Hazus-MH's User Defined Facilities. The analysis which started outside of Hazus, produced a series of flood maps and flood damage profiles for water surface elevations (WSE) between 1452 to 1460 feet that local officials and citizens used in making flood mitigation decisions. The purple circles in the maps below show the location of inundated buildings; the circles are graduated according to the assessed value of the properties."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Cummings, Christina
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Establishing a New Normalcy: Activities Baltimore, Before and After 11 September 2001: The Recollections of Captain Roger B. Peoples, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)
"In the year 2000, Captain Roger Peoples began the last assignment of his military career by taking command of U.S. Coast Guard Activities Baltimore, a prototype unit that that integrated all the functions performed by Coast Guard units in one area under a single authority. Captain Peoples was a logical choice to lead Activities Baltimore. During his career, he participated in numerous studies and reorganization efforts that helped define the shape of the Coast Guard. Known for his organizational expertise, Captain Peoples was a champion of the kind of integrated Coast Guard field command typified by Activities Baltimore. When Captain Peoples took charge of Activities Baltimore, he hoped for an uneventful, three-year tour. As it turned out, it was anything but uneventful. Even under the best of circumstances, the Coast Guard faces myriad challenges on the upper Chesapeake Bay and in the port of Baltimore . During his tour Captain Peoples also found himself dealing with crises ranging from a ship collision in the northern Chesapeake to a raging train fire under the streets of Baltimore . Most significantly, the men and women of Activities Baltimore had to contend with the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks. Their response was part of the Coast Guard's largest maritime homeland security response since World War II. In addition, the Activities organizational model became the template for the new Coast Guard sector commands established in 2004. In this written interview conducted in early 2004, Captain Peoples recounted Activities' operations before and after '9/11,' noting how his command - like the rest of the Coast Guard - struggled to a establish a 'new normalcy' that defined how the service would assume its new wartime responsibilities, even as it continued to conduct its entire range of existing maritime missions."
United States. Coast Guard
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Helpful Tips for Completing a Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Site Security Plan
"Pursuant to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), thousands of Site Security Plans (SSPs) have been drafted by high-risk chemical facilities and submitted to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for review and authorization. Additionally, DHS has conducted pre-authorization inspections at some facilities as a means of reviewing submitted SSPs and then providing the facility with additional time to refine the SSP submittal to achieve authorization. As part of the process of reviewing the SSPs and in response to questions from the regulated community, DHS has identified several areas where additional clarity could benefit the development and review of an SSP, including: 1. Appropriate Level of Detail 2. Identifying Specific 'Assets' and 'Systems' 3. Security Measures Appropriate to Specified Risk Levels 4. Facility-Wide v. Asset-Specific Security Measures 5. Year-Round View".
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Air War College: Gateway to the Internet [website]
This website, created by the Air War College, contains publications and research on the following areas: Military Issues, Doctrine, & Warfighting; Logistics; Science & Technology; Military Theory and History; Leadership, Ethics, & Command Central; Maxwell Papers; UCMJ, JAG, & Military Law; United States Government, International Security Studies. Also included is a comprehensive list of academic think tanks and military publications, both online and off, and links to the research centers associated with the college. The research centers include: USAF Counterproliferation Center, USAF Negotiation Center of Excellence, Center for Strategy & Technology, Cyberspace & Info-Ops Center, Culture & Language Center, Behavioral Influences Analysis Center, Center for Space Studies, Homeland Defense & Homeland Security Studies, Strategic Leadership Studies, Terrorism Studies, and WMD First Response.
Air University (U.S.). Air War College
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Mass Casualty Decontamination: Massachusetts' Rapid Response System
"The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is enhancing its Hazardous Materials (HazMat) Response Teams with local fire department decontamination capabilities, fire district decontamination companies, and hospital decontamination companies to provide the entire State (rural and urban areas) with access to fully equipped HazMat teams and mass decontamination capabilities. In the event of a chemical, biological, or radiological attack, a phased response system will be activated to provide for the decontamination of large numbers of people in a manner that maintains control of the incident, reduces harm to exposed persons, and prevents the spread of the agent by contaminated persons. This Rapid Response System (RRS) relies on the immediate initiation of decontamination by local first responders, who are supported by a phased decontamination response that provides the local jurisdiction with the ability to access, decontaminate, and treat exposed persons, including those who cannot extricate themselves or be safely extricated. The RRS also provides for a decontamination capability at hospital facilities that may receive patients from the local emergency medical service or by self-transportation. The concept introduced by Massachusetts is one approach that is being implemented at the State and local levels to prepare emergency responders to safely and effectively respond to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) terrorism incidents. As the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) learns of new or innovative approaches, it will publish a State and Local Approaches bulletin to share that information with other jurisdictions that might be looking for solutions to similar problems. ODP has not evaluated these approaches, and the sharing of the information should not be interpreted as an endorsement. Those interested in the specific details of this approach should contact the project director identified at the end of the bulletin."
United States. Office of Justice Programs. Office for Domestic Preparedness
