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Protecting Consumers and Businesses from Fraudulent Robocalls [August 1, 2018]
"The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) regulates robocalls. A robocall, also known as 'voice broadcasting,' is any telephone call that delivers a prerecorded message using an automatic (computerized) telephone dialing system, more commonly referred to as an automatic dialer or 'autodialer.' Robocalls are popular with many industry groups, such as real estate, telemarketing, and direct sales companies. The majority of companies who use robocalling are legitimate businesses, but some are not. Those illegitimate businesses may not just be annoying consumers--they may also be trying to defraud them."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Figliola, Patricia Moloney
2018-08-01
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Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress [August 1, 2018]
"This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) program, which is carried out by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Navy, and gives Navy Aegis cruisers and destroyers a capability for conducting BMD operations. The issue for Congress is whether to approve, reject, or modify Department of Defense (DOD) acquisition strategies and proposed funding levels for the Aegis BMD program. Congress's decisions on the Aegis BMD program could significantly affect U.S. BMD capabilities and funding requirements, and the BMD-related industrial base."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2018-08-01
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Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Gun-Launched Guided Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress [August 1, 2018]
"The Navy is developing three new ship-based weapons that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and surface craft: the Surface Navy Laser Weapon System (SNLWS), the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), and the gun-launched guided projectile (GLGP), previously known as the hypervelocity projectile (HVP). The Navy refers to the initial (i.e., Increment 1) version of SNLWS as HELIOS, an acronym meaning high-energy laser with integrated optical dazzler and surveillance. EMRG could additionally provide the Navy with a new naval surface fire support (NSFS) weapon for attacking land targets in support of Marines or other friendly ground forces ashore. The Department of Defense is exploring the potential for using GLGP across multiple U.S. military services. Any one of these three new weapons, if successfully developed and deployed, might be regarded as a 'game changer' for defending Navy surface ships against enemy missiles and UAVs. If two or three of them are successfully developed and deployed, the result might be considered not just a game changer, but a revolution. Rarely has the Navy had so many potential new types of surface-ship air-defense weapons simultaneously available for development and potential deployment. Although the Navy in recent years has made considerable progress in developing technologies for these new weapons, a number of significant development challenges remain. Overcoming these challenges will require additional development work, and ultimate success in overcoming them is not guaranteed."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
O'Rourke, Ronald
2018-08-01
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Homelessness in America: Focus on Chronic Homelessness Among People with Disabilities
From the Document: "People with disabilities are disproportionately represented among all people experiencing homelessness and, according to point-in-time (PIT) counts conducted in January 2017 by communities across the country, it is estimated that on any given day nearly one-quarter (24%) of individuals experiencing homelessness (86,962 of 369,081 individuals) are people with disabilities who met the federal definition of experiencing chronic homelessness. It is further estimated that about 10 to 15% of all individuals who enter homelessness will experience chronic homelessness."
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
2018-08
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Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap 2017-2042
From the Executive Summary: "The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Armed Services have made extensive efforts to incorporate unmanned systems into their existing organization structures, showing the integral importance that unmanned systems considerations represent. [...] The progress in unmanned systems technologies has highlighted the need to transition the focus from specific domains to become domain agnostic. [...] DoD, industry, and academia have advanced technologies, strategies, and standards that challenge the evolution of unmanned systems and their integration into the DoD mission. These major advancements, challenges, and trends can be consolidated into four critical themes, which address foundational areas of interest that will continue to accelerate unmanned systems into the future: Interoperability - Interoperability has historically been, and continues to be, a major thrust in the integration and operation of unmanned systems. [...] Autonomy - Advances in autonomy and robotics have the potential to revolutionize warfighting concepts as a significant force multiplier. [...] Network Security- Unmanned systems operations ordinarily rely on networked connections and efficient spectrum access. [...] Human-Machine Collaboration - If interoperability lays the foundation, then humanmachine collaboration is the ultimate objective."
United States. Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
2018-08-01?
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Sequestration Update Report: August 2018
From the Document: "By August 15 of each year, the Congressional Budget Office [CBO] is required to issue a report that provides estimates of the limits (often called caps) on discretionary budget authority that are in effect for each fiscal year through 2021. CBO also must report whether, according to its estimates, enacted legislation for the current fiscal year has exceeded those caps. If so, a sequestration (that is, a cancellation of budgetary resources) would be required. In CBO's estimation, a sequestration will not be required for 2018. However, the authority to make such a determination--and, if so, exactly how to cut budget authority--rests with the Administration's Office of Management and Budget (OMB). That agency reported in April that appropriations for 2018 had not exceeded the caps. No appropriations have been enacted since then."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 6443, Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Act
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 24, 2018. From the Document: "H.R. 6443 would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deploy, operate, and maintain a continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program to assist federal agencies to improve the cybersecurity of their respective networks and systems. Based on information from DHS, the department already makes available to all federal agencies the capabilities required in the bill; thus, the bill would codify in law current activities.' H.R. 6443 also would require DHS, within 180 days of the bill's enactment, to develop and submit to the Congress a strategy to carry out the CDM program. Not later than 90 days after developing that strategy, the bill also would require DHS to submit a report to the Congress on the cybersecurity strength of federal networks and systems based on the data collected through the CDM program. Based on the cost of similar activities, CBO estimates that preparing the strategy and report would cost less than $500,000 over the 2019-2023 period; such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriated amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-08-01
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Maritime Security: DOT Needs to Expeditiously Finalize the Required National Maritime Strategy for Sustaining U.S. -Flag Fleet, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "The U.S. government relies on U.S. - flag vessels that trade internationally to transport cargo and to provide a pool of U.S. mariners who could be called upon in times of crisis for DOD's reserve fleet. Through financial support and cargo preferences, the United States has supported the viability of the U.S. -flag fleet. However, in recent years concern has grown about the sustainability of the U.S. -flag fleet, and in 2014, Congress statutorily mandated that DOT develop national strategies related to the sustainability of the U.S. -flag fleet including recommendations for the future. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review U.S. government support for these U.S. -flag vessels that trade internationally. This report discusses: (1) the effect the U.S. government's support for the U.S. -flag fleet has had on national defense needs and other government programs; (2) the challenges identified by stakeholders in sustaining the U.S. flag fleet for defense needs; and (3) the status of the mandated national strategies related to the U.S. -flag fleet. GAO reviewed relevant laws and analyzed DOT and DOD documents and government cargo data for fiscal years 2012- 2017. GAO also interviewed officials from DOT [Department of Transportation], DOD, and other federal agencies subject to cargo preference; MSP [Maritime Security Program] vessel operators; and other stakeholders "
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-08
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Foreign Assistance: U.S. Assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "Since 1993, the U.S. government has committed more than $5 billion in bilateral assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. According to the Department of State, this assistance to the Palestinians promotes U.S. economic and political foreign policy interests by supporting Middle East peace negotiations and financing economic stabilization programs. USAID [U.S. Agency for International Development] is primarily responsible for administering ESF [Economic Support Fund] assistance to the West Bank and Gaza. Appropriations acts for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 included provisions for GAO to review the treatment, handling, and uses of funds provided through the ESF for assistance to the West Bank and Gaza. This report examines (1) the status of ESF assistance and projects provided to the West Bank and Gaza for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, including project assistance and payments to P A creditors , and (2) the extent to which USAID conducted required vetting of PA [Palestinian Authority] creditors to ensure that this assistance would not support entities or individuals associated with terrorism and assessed PA ministries' capacity to use ESF assistance as intended. GAO [Government Accountability Office] reviewed relevant laws and regulations and USAID financial data, policies, procedures , and documents. GAO also interviewed USAID and State Department officials."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-08
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Radical Islamist English-Language Online Magazines: Research Guide, Strategic Insights, and Policy Response
"This Strategic Studies Institute book provides a comprehensive research guide to radical Islamist English-language online magazines published between April-May 2007 and November 2016, as well as Islamic State eBooks published between November 2012 and November 2015, and a number of assorted radical Islamist news magazines, reports, and pocketbooks. A comparative analysis of Inspire and Dabiq magazine issues are provided along with strategic insights related to al-Qaeda and Islamic State online magazine clusters and their differing strategic approaches as articulated in these magazines. Finally, policy response options, utilizing a targeting schema leveraging the five stages of the magazine life-cycle process: environmental motivators, production, end product, distribution, and outcomes, are discussed."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Bunker, Robert J.; Bunker, Pamela L.
2018-08
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Modeling Insider Threat from the Inside and Outside: Individual and Environmental Factors Examined Using Event History Analysis
From the abstract: "Insider threat is an ongoing concern for the Department of Defense (DoD). Within the past 8 years, incidents of violence, such as the Fort Hood and Navy Yard shootings, as well as massive unauthorized disclosure of classified information to Wikileaks by Private Manning have caused serious harm to personnel and national security. In addition to policy and procedural changes and implementing programs for improved physical security and continuous evaluation, there have been several attempts at predictive modeling of insider threat events. For this study, analyses focused on individual factors (e.g., marital status and education) combined with environmental factors (e.g., the property crime rate in an individual's city) in relation to insider threat outcomes that may precede high-impact events. Results demonstrated that event history analysis is a viable approach to examining insider threat behavior using a combination of individual and environmental factors."
Defense Personnel Security Research Center (U.S.)
Zimmerman, Ray A.; Friedman, Gregory M.; Munshi, Drumil C. . . .
2018-08
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North American Energy Integration: Information About Cooperation with Canada and Mexico and Among U.S. Agencies, Report to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "According to a U.S. government study, increased U.S. energy trade with Canada and Mexico--two of the United States' top energy trade partners--is viewed as a major contributor to U.S. economic prosperity and energy security. In recent years, North American energy production has experienced changes. For example, the United States has become the world's top oil producer, Canada has substantially increased its oil outputs, and Mexico has implemented energy reforms. To address energy production and trade issues, the public sector and private sector stakeholders have advocated for further integration of the three North American countries' energy sectors. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review the role of U.S. agencies in supporting energy integration in North America. This report examines (1) ways in which the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican governments cooperate on North American energy integration; (2) U.S. agencies' activities to facilitate North American energy integration; (3) U.S. agencies' efforts to coordinate among themselves on North American energy integration; (4) ways in which U.S. agencies receive feedback from U.S. industry and civil society regarding North American energy integration; and (5) steps that U.S., Canadian, and Mexican officials suggested to further facilitate North American energy integration. GAO reviewed bilateral and trilateral cooperation activities and mechanisms; surveyed U.S. agencies involved in energy integration; and interviewed U.S., Canadian, and Mexican energy officials. GAO is not making any recommendations in this report."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-08
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Nonimmigrant Visas: Outcomes of Applications and Changes in Response to 2017 Executive Actions, Report to Congressional Requesters
"Previous attempted and successful terrorist attacks against the United States have raised questions about the security of the U.S. government's process for adjudicating NIVs [nonimmigrant visas], which are issued to foreign nationals, such as tourists, business visitors, and students, seeking temporary admission into the United States. [...] In 2017, the President issued executive actions directing agencies to improve visa screening and vetting, and establishing nationality-based visa entry restrictions, which the Supreme Court upheld in June 2018. GAO [U.S. Government Accountability Office] was asked to review NIV screening and vetting. This report examines (1) outcomes and characteristics of adjudicated NIV applications from fiscal years 2012 through 2017, and (2) key changes made to the NIV adjudication process in response to executive actions taken in 2017. GAO analyzed State NIV adjudication data for fiscal years 2012 through 2017, the most recent and complete data available. GAO visited seven consular posts selected based on visa workload and other factors. GAO reviewed relevant executive orders and proclamations, and documents related to implementing these actions."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-08
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Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Should Take Actions to Measure Reduction in Chemical Facility Vulnerability and Share Information with First Responders, Report to Congressional Committees
"Facilities that produce, use, or store hazardous chemicals could be targeted or used by terrorists to inflict mass casualties, damage, and fear. DHS [Department of Homeland Security] established the CFATS [Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards] program to assess the risk posed by these facilities and inspect them to ensure compliance with DHS standards. DHS places high-risk facilities in risk-based tiers and is to conduct inspections after it approves their security plans. Under the CFATS Act of 2014, authorization for the CFATS program expires in January 2019. GAO [Government Accountability Office] assessed the extent to which DHS has (1) enhanced the process for identifying high- risk facilities and assigning them to tiers, (2) conduct ed facility inspections and measured facility security, and (3) ensured that information is shared with emergency responders to prepare them for incidents at high- risk facilities. GAO reviewed DHS reports and data on compliance inspections and interviewed DHS officials. GAO also obtained non-generalizable information from 11 trade associations representing chemical facilities regarding DHS outreach and from 15 emergency planning committees about their awareness of CFATS and the chemicals it covers"
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-08
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Terror Threat Snapshot [August 2018]
"House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) today released August's 'Terror Threat Snapshot,' a monthly assessment of the Committee's continuing effort to highlight the growing threat America, the West, and the world face from ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] and other Islamist terrorists."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
2018-08
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Zika Virus Response Updates from FDA
"Zika virus is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. Most people never know that they have been infected with the virus. It is estimated that four out of five people with Zika virus infections have no symptoms at all. When symptoms do occur, the most common symptoms are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). Even in those who develop symptoms, the illness is usually mild, with symptoms lasting from several days to a week"
United States. Food and Drug Administration
2018-08?
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Vital Signs: Zika in Babies in U.S. Territories [Transcript]
This document contains a transcript file for 'Zika in Babies in US Territories' video.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2018-08
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National Industrial Security Program: Industrial Security Procedures for Government Activities
"This manual is composed of several volumes, each containing its own purpose. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01: [1] This manual implements policy, assigns responsibilities, establishes requirements, and provides procedures, consistent with Executive Order (E.O.) 12829, DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5220.22, and E.O. 10865, for the protection of classified information that is disclosed to, or developed by contractors, licensees, and grantees (referred to in this manual as contractors) of the U.S. Government (USG). [2] This volume prescribes industrial security procedures and practices applicable to USG activities using the DoD as their cognizant security agency (CSA). This ensures maximum uniformity and effectiveness in DoD implementation of the National Industrial Security Program (NISP) in accordance with E.O. 12829."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense; United States. Department of Defense
2018-08-01
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Defeating ISIS and Al-Qaeda on the Ideological Battlefield: The Case for the Corporation Against Ideological Violence
From the Message from the Editors: "Michael W. S. Ryan's second case study for CIWAG [Center on Irregular Warfare & Armed Groups] is a deeply analytical and penetrating assessment of two challenges: first, how Jihadi Salaafist groups recruit individuals to their cause; and second, how we can stop them. Ryan's argument is that to really disrupt the strategic communications of these groups, we must first understand how they leverage ideological frameworks to target vulnerable people. As a result, his nuanced analysis of the methods used by Jihadi Salaafist groups provides the framework for understanding how they hijack language and concepts to groom and retain followers. Ryan also addresses the question of how to inoculate against and repel these ideological overtures and help the families and communities they target by examining deradicalization and counter-radicalization programs in Saudi Arabia and Europe. For the United States, he recommends the establishment of a joint publicprivate Corporation Against Ideological Violence, modeled after the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Ever the pragmatist, Ryan also discusses the barriers--both conceptual and institutional--that must be overcome to ensure such a program's success."
Naval War College (U.S.)
Ryan, Michael W.S.
2018-08
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FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin: August 2018
This edition of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Law Enforcement Bulletin contains the following articles and information: "Lexington, Virginia, Police Department"; "Orono, Maine, Police Department"; "ELEVATE: A Focus on Victim Services"; "Community Outreach Spotlight: Team G.R.E.A.T."; "Leadership Spotlight: A Return to Civility"; and "Investigating Medical Child Abuse".
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
2018-08
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Nerve Agent Information for Emergency Medical Services and Hospitals
"This document provides a quick refresher on standard protocols for recognizing, treating, and protecting yourself from nerve agent exposures. Comprehensive follow-up guidance for Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS [emergency medical services], HazMat [hazardous materials], and Hospital-Based First Receivers incorporating lessons learned and best practices from the recent United Kingdom incidents will be forthcoming."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Department of Health and Human Services
2018-08
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Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future, Second Edition
"With the world focused on the nuclear crisis in Iran, it is tempting to think that addressing this case, North Korea, and the problem of nuclear terrorism is all that matters and is what matters most. Perhaps, but if states like Russia and Pakistan become more willing to use their nuclear weapons to achieve military advantage, and if nuclear weapons-related technology and materials continue to spread, the problem of proliferation will become much more unwieldy. In this case, U.S. security will be hostage not just to North Korea, Iran, or terrorists, but also to more nuclear proliferation, diplomatic miscalculations, and wars between a much larger number of possible players (including some of our closest allies) that could go nuclear. This, in a nutshell, is the premise of Underestimated: Our Not So Peaceful Nuclear Future, Second Edition, which explores what nuclear futures we may face over the next 3 decades and how we currently think about this future. Will nuclear weapons spread in the next 20 years to more nations than just North Korea and possibly Iran? How dire will the consequences be? What might help us avoid the worst? This book supplies the answers."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Sokolski, Henry D.
2018-08
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Outer Space; Earthly Escalation? Chinese Perspectives on Space Operations and Escalation
"Conflict has come to space despite past US efforts at prevention. Therefore, space operations are an increasing focus of attention for strategists and policymakers. Given the growing Chinese capabilities and ambitions, it is critical to understand strategic perspectives and anticipate future actions across the range of confrontations in which space is but one of many operational domains. This extends from the repeated use of reversible Chinese counter-space capabilities; to the part space plays in the 'One Belt One Road' initiative to spread Chinese influence in Eurasia; through to the central role planned for space in the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) key objective of winning 'local wars under conditions of informatization.' Escalation is best controlled when anticipated, and this white paper aims to help this process by providing a glimpse into the cognitive world of Chinese planners." This report is divided into the following sections: "Part I: The Basics: Space and Escalation in Strategic Context"; "Part II: Chinese Perspectives on Space"; "Part III: Further Core Dimensions."
United States. Department of Defense
2018-08
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Topical Fire Report Series, August 2018, Volume 19, Issue 5--Fire Department Overall Run Profile as Reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (2016)
"The findings from this issue of the Topical Fire Report Series include: [1] In 2016, fire departments responded to 25,693,300 incident calls that were reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS); [2] Almost two-thirds (64 percent) of the reported calls to fire departments required Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and rescue services; [3] Only 5 percent of all reported fire department runs were fire related; [4] In 2016, fire departments responded to more severe weather calls reported on Saturdays than any other day of the week; [5] About half (52 percent) of the reported calls were to residential properties; [6] Only 3 percent of these were fire related; [7] Approximately 9 percent of reported runs involved mutual or automatic aid."
United States Fire Administration; United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-08
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Zika in Babies in US Territories [video]
This is a 55-second video describing "Zika virus ('Zika') infection during pregnancy can cause severe health problems in babies, such as birth defects, problems with vision and hearing, seizures, and developmental delays."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2018-08
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2020 CENSUS: Continued Management Attention Needed to Address Challenges and Risks with Developing, Testing, and Securing IT Systems, Report to Congressional Requesters
"One of the Bureau's most important functions is to conduct a complete and accurate decennial census of the U.S. population. The decennial census is mandated by the Constitution and provides vital data for the nation. The Bureau plans to significantly change the methods and technology it uses to count the population with the 2020 Census, such as by offering an option for households to respond to the survey via the Internet. In preparation for the 2020 Census, the Bureau is conducting a test of all key systems and operations (referred to as the 2018 End-to-End Test), which began in August 2017 and runs through April 2019. GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to review the Bureau's IT readiness for the 2020 Census. This report (1) determines the Bureau's progress in developing and testing systems for the 2018 End-to -End Test and (2) describes the challenges and risks that the Bureau has faced in implementing and securing these systems. To do this, GAO reviewed key documentation, including plans for system development and testing, and outcomes of key IT milestone reviews and security assessments."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-08
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CTC Sentinel [August 2018]
This CTC Sentinel published by the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC) at West Point features the following articles: "The June 2018 Cologne Ricin Plot: A New Threshold in Jihadi Bio Terror," by Florian Flade; "A View from the CT Foxhole: An Interview with Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, Former Commander of U.K. CBRN Regiment," by Paul Cruickshank; "Iran's Deadly Diplomats," by Matthew Levitt; "The Renewed Jihadi Terror Threat to Mauritania," by Geoff D. Porter; and "The Islamic State in Africa: Estimating Fighter Numbers in Cells Across the Continent," by Jason Warner and Charlotte Hulme.
Combating Terrorism Center (U.S.)
2018-08
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Answers to Questions About Substantially Improved/ Substantially Damaged Buildings
From the Introduction: "The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). FEMA identifies and maps areas that are subject to flooding under certain conditions, establishes minimum criteria for development in identified floodprone areas, and underwrites flood insurance coverage. The purpose of the NFIP is to reduce future flood damage and to break the cycle of repetitive flood damage by encouraging communities to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations and by providing affordable insurance to property owners, renters, and businesses. The NFIP regulations are found in Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 59.1, Definitions, and 44 CFR § 60.3, Flood plain management criteria for floodprone areas. The purpose of this booklet is to answer questions about the minimum NFIP regulations. It also summarizes FEMA's guidance and policies on substantial improvement and substantial damage (SI/SD) and what it means to bring structures into compliance with the minimum requirements for new construction."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-08
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Mexico's Immigration Control Efforts [August 1, 2018]
"In 2014, the United States and Mexico experienced a surge in unauthorized migration from Central America, a region that has overtaken Mexico as the primary source for immigrants apprehended at the U.S.-Mexican border. With U.S. support, Mexico has since increased its immigration control efforts. From 2015 to 2017, Mexico apprehended more than 450,000 migrants and asylum seekers from the 'northern triangle' countries. As at the U.S. southwest border, Mexico's apprehensions of migrants from the northern triangle fell in 2017 but increased by 57% in the first half of 2018 as compared to that period last year."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Seelke, Clare Ribando
2018-08-01
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Military Readiness: Air Force Plans to Replace Aging Personnel Recovery Helicopter Fleet, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "Since the 1980s, the Air Force has used its HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters to conduct life-saving missions, including for personnel recovery and medical evacuations. The aging HH-60G inventory has shrunk over the years as a result of mishaps. As the inventory was declining, the Air Force began efforts to replace its fleet with the new Combat Rescue Helicopter. The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018 includes a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to review HH-60G replacement programs. This report examines: (1) the maintenance condition and service life of the Air Force's HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters; (2) the Air Force's schedule for fielding the new Combat Rescue Helicopter in the active and reserve components; and (3) any training challenges the Air Force has identified related to this schedule. GAO analyzed flight hour and availability data and contracts and fielding schedule for new and refurbished personnel recovery helicopters for the Air Force. GAO also analyzed documentation, and interviewed officials from the Air Force Headquarters, the Air Force major commands, including the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, and training and test and evaluation units to discuss challenges the Air Force expects to face as it fields its new helicopters."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-08
