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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) [Website]
"The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases [NCEZID] is committed to protecting people from domestic and global health threats, including: foodborne and waterborne illnesses; infections that spread in hospitals; infections that are resistant to antibiotics; deadly diseases like Ebola and anthrax; illnesses that affect immigrants, migrants, refugees, and travelers; diseases caused by contact with animals; and diseases spread by mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas"
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (U.S.)
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Global Trends [Website]
"Every four years since 1997, the National Intelligence Council has published an unclassified strategic assessment of how key trends and uncertainties might shape the world over the next 20 years to help senior US leaders think and plan for the longer term. The report is timed to be especially relevant for the administration of a newly elected US President, but Global Trends increasingly has served to foster discussions about the future with people around the world. We believe these global consultations, both in preparing the paper and sharing the results, help the NIC [National Intelligence Council] and broader US Government learn from perspectives beyond the United States and are useful in sparkling discussions about key assumptions, priorities, and choices."
United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law [website]
"The O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University was established in 2007 through the generous philanthropy of Linda and Timothy O'Neill to respond to the need for innovative solutions to the most pressing national and international health concerns. Housed at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C., the O'Neill Institute reflects the importance of public and private law in health policy analysis. The O'Neill Institute draws upon the University's considerable intellectual resources, including the School of Nursing & Health Studies, School of Medicine, the Public Policy Institute, and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics."
O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
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National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
"'What is the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP)?' The NCIRP describes the various roles and responsibilities in cyber incidents of the Federal Government, the private sector, and SLTT [State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial] governments and how we will organize its activities to manage the effects of significant cyber incidents. The NCIRP, developed in accordance with Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 41 on U.S. Cyber Incident Coordination, leverages doctrine from the National Preparedness System to articulate how the Nation responds to and recovers from cyber incidents. This alignment with the National Preparedness System also allows for cyber incident response to integrate seamlessly with physical incident response in cases where cyber incidents have physical impacts or vice versa."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Mass Care Strategy [website]
"The National Mass Care Strategy will provide a unified approach to the delivery of mass care services by establishing common goals, fostering inclusive collaborative planning and identifying resource needs to build the national mass care capacity engaging the whole community including under-served and vulnerable populations. [...] During times of emergency and disasters, mass care provides emergency relief and services to the community as a whole. To best address these needs, a National Mass Care Strategy will be developed through a collaborative process led by the American Red Cross, Federal Emergency Management Agency and National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster and under the direction of the National Mass Care Council."
National Mass Care Strategy
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Survey & Certification Group: Emergency Preparedness Rule
"On September 8, 2016 the Federal Register posted the final rule Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers. The regulation goes into effect on November 16, 2016." The purpose of this rule is "To establish national emergency preparedness requirements to ensure adequate planning for both natural and man-made disasters, and coordination with federal, state, tribal, regional and local emergency preparedness systems. This page provides additional information, such as the background and overview of the final rule and related resources.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
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Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
"The National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework provides a blueprint to categorize, organize, and describe cybersecurity work into Specialty Areas, tasks, and knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs). The Workforce Framework provides a common language to speak about cyber roles and jobs and helps define personal requirements in cybersecurity. The Workforce Framework organizes cybersecurity into seven high-level Categories, each comprised of several Specialty Areas. Within the Framework, there are seven Categories, each comprising of several Specialty Areas. This organizing structure is based on extensive job analyses that groups together work and workers that share common major functions, regardless of job titles or other occupational terms. Click on each Category to see the Specialty Areas."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Quadrennial Energy Review (QER)
"On April 21, 2015, the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) Task Force released the first installment of the QER titled 'Energy Transmission, Storage, and Distribution Infrastructure.' The first installment (QER 1.1) examines how to modernize our Nation's energy infrastructure to promote economic competitiveness, energy security, and environmental responsibility, and is focused on energy transmission, storage, and distribution (TS&D), the networks of pipelines, wires, storage, waterways, railroads, and other facilities that form the backbone of our energy system. [...] On January 6, 2017, the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) Task Force released the second installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review report titled 'Transforming the Nation's Electricity System.' The second installment (QER 1.2) finds the electricity system is a critical and essential national asset, and it is a strategic imperative to protect and enhance the value of the electricity system through modernization and transformation. QER 1.2 analyzes trends and issues confronting the Nation's electricity sector out to 2040, examining the entire electricity system from generation to end use, and within the context of three overarching national goals: (1) enhance economic competitiveness; (2) promote environmental responsibility; and (3) provide for the Nation's security."
United States. Department of Energy
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Highlights from the Strategic Foresight Initiative: 2013-2014
"This 'Highlights' document shares key accomplishments of FEMA's Strategic Foresight Initiative (SFI) under its four strategic goals, and provides an overview of where SFI is headed in the coming years. SFI's goals are to: 1. Advance knowledge of future trends and drivers; 2. Actively use and promote foresight in FEMA decision making; 3. Identify and support applications of foresight; and 4. Provide information and tools to promote the use of foresight across the whole community."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Deployment Supports for Disaster Behavioral Health Responders [video]
From the DTAC [Disaster Technical Assistance Center] Education and Training webpage description: "The goal of the Deployment Supports for Disaster Behavioral Health Responders (27:18) (link is external) podcast is to prepare DBH [Disaster Behavioral Health] responders and their family members for deployment by reviewing pre- and post-deployment guidelines and ways to prepare oneself and one's family members for the stress of deployment and reintegration into regular work and family life. [...] The featured speaker is April Naturale, Ph.D., of SAMHSA's Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC). Dr. Naturale is a traumatic stress specialist with a 25-year history in health/mental health administration. She directed New York's disaster mental health response following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, and spent several years in the Gulf Coast after the large-scale hurricanes that devastated the area. DTAC encourages participation of behavioral health, public health, and other professionals involved in emergency management/disaster response. Feedback is welcome."
United States. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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National Security Presidential Memorandum: Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces, Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
From the "Policy" section: "To pursue peace through strength, it shall be the policy of the United States to rebuild the U.S. Armed Forces." The remainder of the Memorandum addresses "Readiness," "Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces," and "General Provisions."
United States. Office of the Federal Register
Trump, Donald, 1946-
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International City/County Management Association [website]
"ICMA, the International City/County Management Association, advances professional local government worldwide. The organization's mission is to create excellence in local governance by developing and fostering professional management to build better communities.
ICMA identifies leading practices to address the needs of local governments and professionals serving communities globally. We provide services, research, publications, data and information, peer and results-oriented assistance, and training and professional development to thousands of city, town, and county leaders and other individuals and organizations throughout the world. The management decisions made by ICMA's members affect millions of people living in thousands of communities, ranging in size from small towns to large metropolitan areas."
International City/County Management Association
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Major County Sheriffs' Association [website]
"The Major County Sheriffs' Association (MCSA) is a professional law enforcement association of elected sheriffs representing counties or parishes with 500,000 population or more. We are dedicated to preserving the highest integrity in law enforcement and the elected Office of the Sheriff. Our membership represents over 100 million Americans. MCSA works to promote a greater understanding of law enforcement strategies to address futures problems and identify law enforcement challenges facing the members of our organization. We are committed to advancing legislative issues that will enhance the safety of our communities. MCSA also aggressively pursues the development of innovative education along with prevention and enforcement strategies and programs. We believe that law enforcement and criminal justice organizations benefit greatly by having a forum in which to share ideas, concepts and resources. The MCSA facilitates that process by serving as a law enforcement information gathering resource."
Major County Sheriffs' Association
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Adjutants General Association of the United States [website]
"The Adjutants General Association of the United States, or AGAUS, is committed to a central leadership role in promoting and supporting adequate state and national security; in promoting the efficiency of the Army and Air National Guards of the respective states, territories, and District of Columbia (referred to collectively as the "States", the "National Guard", the "Guard", or "NG") and of the Army and Air National Guard of the United States (referred to collectively as the "National Guard of the United States" or "NGUS"); and in facilitating and improving the administration of the foregoing National Guard and NGUS affairs through the agencies of the Department of Defense and the several states."
Adjutants General Association of the United States
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American Public Works Association [website]
"The American Public Works Association (APWA) serves professionals in all aspects of public works-a fact that sets it apart from other organizations and makes it an effective voice of public works throughout North America. With a worldwide membership over 28,500 strong, APWA includes not only personnel from local, county, state/province, and federal agencies, but also private sector personnel who supply products and services to those professionals."
American Public Works Association
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2013-2023 Transportation Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Standards Strategy
"The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) is working across the government, collaborating with the private sector, and empowering the public to create a safe, secure, and resilient cyber environment, and to promote cybersecurity knowledge and innovation. Homeland Security Presidential Directive-7 established U.S. policy for identifying, prioritizing, and protecting the Nation's eighteen critical infrastructure/key resources (CI/KR) from terrorist attacks. The NCSD's Control Systems Security Program (CSSP) mission is to reduce risk to the Nation's critical infrastructure by strengthening control systems security through public-private partnerships. This Plan focuses on how the U.S. DHS CSSP will advance industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity standards development in the Transportation sector over the next five years."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
Kaiser, Lisa
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Healthcare and Public Health Cybersecurity Primer: Cybersecurity 101
"Understanding the evolving role of cybersecurity in healthcare and public health is a crucial first step to managing cyber risks to the HPH [Healthcare and Public Health] sector. The Healthcare and Public Health Cybersecurity Primer is a tool intended for use by sector members, owners and operators, as well as Federal, State and local partners who may not be cyber experts, but wish to improve the sector's level of understanding of cybersecurity. The scope of this document contains concepts and common practices of security as they pertain to the cyber component of healthcare and public health. This document will: [1] Provide a basic definition of cybersecurity; [2] Discuss qualities of a secure cyber environment; [3] Present a high level examination of cyber threats and consequences and vulnerabilities; and [4] Discuss preventative measures and recommended risk management activities."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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U.S. Border Patrol Southwest Border Apprehensions by Sector [website]
This website features charts and diagrams detailing statistics for persons apprehended by the United States Customs and Border Protection along the southwest border.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Cyber Incident Reporting: A Unified Message for Reporting to the Federal Government
This fact sheet explains when, what, and how to report to the Federal Government in the event of a cyber incident. "Cyber incidents can have serious consequences. The theft of private, financial, or other sensitive data and cyber attacks that damage computer systems are capable of causing lasting harm to anyone engaged in personal or commercial online transactions. Such risks are increasingly faced by businesses, consumers, and all other users of the Internet.A private sector entity that is a victim of a cyber incident can receive assistance from government agencies, which are prepared to investigate the incident, mitigate its consequences, and help prevent future incidents. For example, federal law enforcement agencies have highly trained investigators who specialize in responding to cyber incidents for the express purpose of disrupting threat actors who caused the incident and preventing harm to other potential victims. In addition to law enforcement, other federal responders provide technical assistance to protect assets, mitigate vulnerabilities, and offer on-scene response personnel to aid in incident recovery. When supporting affected entities, the various agencies of the Federal Government work in tandem to leverage their collective response expertise, apply their knowledge of cyber threats, preserve key evidence, and use their combined authorities and capabilities both to minimize asset vulnerability and bring malicious actors to justice. "
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Reassessing Deterrence in the 21st Century
"This is the inaugural War Studies Conference and is sponsored by the Modern War Institute, a research center housed within the Department of Military Instruction at the United States Military Academy, on behalf of the superintendent. The event allows distinguished representatives from the private sector, government, academia, think-tank community, and the joint military services to debate and discuss issues related to modern war and warfare. This year's conference explored the question of whether deterrence, a hallmark of Cold War-era defense policy, is still relevant in an increasingly multipolar world, one increasingly characterized by threats posed by violent non-state actors, hackers, a multitude of small wars, as well as the proliferation of nuclear armed states and our traditional near-peer adversaries like China and Russia. Speakers and participants sought to shed new light on how the United States should modify policy or its military to enhance our deterrence to meet the current threat environment at the tactical as well as strategic level."
United States Military Academy
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Barriers to Protection: The Treatment of Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal
"Unprecedented numbers of individuals worldwide are forcibly displaced by conflict or persecution or migrating in search of improved economic opportunities. For example, in 2015, more than one million refugees and migrants undertook treacherous journeys across the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. In fiscal year 2014, 52,000 unaccompanied non-citizen children and 68,000 family units from Central America crossed into the United States from Mexico. These large, mixed flows of people require that nations have credible, effective immigration laws and processes to identify and protect bona fide refugees and asylum seekers. In the United States, one such system is the Expedited Removal process. Under Expedited Removal, foreign nationals arriving in the United States without proper documentation or with fraudulent documentation can be returned to their countries of origin without delay, and without the immigration court removal hearings, unless they establish a credible fear of persecution or torture. This report examines the U.S. government's treatment of asylum seekers in Expedited Removal. […] This follow-up report, based on field research and a review of public information conducted by USCIRF [U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom] between 2012 and 2015, evaluates the current situation of asylum seekers in Expedited Removal and the implementation of USCIRF's 2005 recommendations. The research revealed that, although DHS [Department of Homeland Security] had taken some measures in response to the 2005 study, there were continuing and new concerns about the processing and detention of asylum seekers in Expedited Removal, and most of USCIRF's 2005 recommendations had not been implemented. Furthermore, since USCIRF's original research, both the U.S. government's use of Expedited Removal and the number of individuals in Expedited Removal seeking asylum have grown significantly. As a result, flaws in the system now potentially affect even more asylum seekers."
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Cassidy, Elizabeth; Lynch, Tiffany
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Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program: Report to Congress Fiscal Year 2015
"This report is provided by the Department of Defense (DoD) in accordance with Title 10 of the United States Code, section 2249c (10 U.S.C. 2249c). The Regional Defense Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program (CTFP) was established to meet an emerging and urgent defense requirement to build partnerships in the struggle against violent extremism through targeted, non-lethal, combating terrorism (CbT) education and training. The CTFP directly supports DoD's efforts by providing CbT education and training for mid- to senior-level international military officers, ministry of defense civilians, and security officials.
The CTFP's goals are: Develop and strengthen human and intellectual capital that understands the ideologies and mechanisms of terrorism and the ways and means of countering them; Build the CbT capabilities and capacities of Partner Nations (PNs); Build and strengthen a global network of CbT experts and practitioners committed to participation in support of U.S. efforts against terrorists and terrorist organizations; Counter ideological support for terrorism and violent extremism; Harmonize views about the threat of terrorism and its evolution; and Develop CbT and counter insurgency (COIN) mutual understandings."
United States. Department of Defense
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United States Border Patrol Southwest Border Sectors: Family Unit and Unaccompanied Alien Children (0-17) Apprehensions FY 16 Through June, Compared to the Same Time Period for FY 15 and FY 14
This one page document produced by the United States Customs and Border Protection under the Department of Homeland Security contains data on family unit and unaccompanied alien children (0-17) apprehensions for fiscal year (FY) 2016 through June, compared to the same period for the fiscal year 2015 and 2014. The document specifically focuses on the southwest border sectors of Big Bend, Del Rio, El Centro, El Paso, Laredo, Rio Grande Valley, San Diego, Tucson, and Yuma.
U.S. Border Patrol
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Heat Wave Implementation Plan: CDC, EPA, and NOAA Responses Marking Progress on the Grand Challenges
"The White House National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Disaster Reduction (SDR) identified a set of challenges that, when addressed, would reduce community vulnerability to disasters and thus create a more disaster-resilient Nation. These were set forth in a 2005 report, 'Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction', which formulated a ten-year strategy for disaster reduction through science and technology. The six broad challenges were: 1) Provide hazard and disaster information where and when it is needed. 2) Understand the natural processes that produce hazards. 3) Develop hazard mitigation strategies and technologies. 4) Recognize and reduce vulnerability of interdependent critical infrastructure. 5) Assess disaster resilience using standard methods. 6) Promote risk-wise behavior. The SDR 'Grand Challenges for Disaster Reduction' report acknowledged that addressing these challenges would require sustained Federal investment as well as collaborations with state, local, and tribal governments, professional societies and trade associations, the private sector, academia, and the international community in order to successfully transfer disaster reduction science and technology into common use."
National Science and Technology Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Natural Disaster Reduction
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DHS Science and Technology Fact Sheets [website]
The fact sheets provided on this DHS S&T (Science and Technology) website "help explain current and upcoming projects within S&T's four groups. Through these projects, S&T works to strengthen America's security and resiliency by offering innovative solutions for the Homeland Security Enterprise." Fact sheets include those from the following divisions: FRG (First Responders Group) projects tackle the gamut of first responder challenges; HSARPA (Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency) projects concentrate on borders and maritime security, chemical and biological defense, cybersecurity, explosives threats, resiliency and infrastructure protection; CDS (Capability Development Support Group) projects range from detection to standards across the research and development spectrum; RDP (Research & Development Partnerships) projects focus on academic and laboratory partnerships; and S&T General fact sheets focus on projects and actions originating at the S&T headquarters level.
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Science and Technology Directorate
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CIA Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
"CIA's success in achieving its national security mission depends on its ability to create a diverse and inclusive environment where all perspectives are heard, respected, and valued. By ensuring that every CIA officer is able to bring a full range of views and talents to our mission--through greater workforce mobility and flexibility, inclusive practices, and diversity--this Agency will be increasingly capable of closing persistent intelligence gaps and provide unique insight and support to its customers. To meet increasingly global and complex challenges, CIA must attract, develop, and retain a diverse workforce that we will leverage to enhance mission success. This three-year strategy defines a comprehensive approach to diversity and inclusion at a critical time for CIA, as we work to implement the Agency's modernization efforts and stand up the new Talent Center of Excellence. Advised by the Executive Diversity and Inclusion Council, CIA's Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer (CDIO) will serve as the executive agent for this strategy. The CDIO, working closely with Agency's senior leadership, will ensure that we hold ourselves accountable for making progress against these important initiatives. This strategy is aligned with CIA's Strategic Direction for Talent and builds upon several Agency initiatives, including the Diversity in Leadership Study (DLS), the Director's Advisory Group (DAG), Agency Modernization Task Force (AMTF) and the re-launching of Employee Resource Groups as Agency Resource Groups (ARGs). It focuses on three key goals, which are in alignment with federal government and Intelligence Community guidance: Weaving Diversity and Inclusion throughout the Talent Cycle, Becoming an Employer of Choice, and Increasing Diversity of Leadership."
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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FEMA Extreme Heat Factsheet
This document from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is a fact sheet containing information on extreme heat. From the document: "Heat kills by pushing the human body beyond its limits. In extreme heat and high humidity (which is when the
air has moisture and feels sticky), the body must work extra hard to maintain a normal temperature and keep the body comfortable. A heat wave is an extended period of extreme heat, and there is often high humidity. These conditions can be dangerous for people who don't take care of themselves properly."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA): A Guide on SORNA Implementation in Indian Country
"SORNA refers to the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, which is Title I of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-248). SORNA provides a comprehensive set of minimum standards for sex offender registration and notification in the United States. SORNA aims to close potential gaps and loopholes that existed under prior law and strengthens the nationwide network of sex offender registration and notification programs. Specifically, SORNA: Extends the jurisdictions in which registration is required beyond the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the principal U.S. territories, to also include certain federally recognized Indian tribes; Incorporates a comprehensive group of sex offenders and sex offenses for which registration is required; Requires sex offenders to register and keep their registration current in each jurisdiction in which they reside, work, or go to school; Requires sex offenders to provide more extensive registration information; Establishes a three tier framework for classifying sex offenders; Requires sex offenders to make periodic in-person appearances to verify and update their registration information; Expands the amount of information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders; Changes the required minimum duration of registration for sex offenders; and Creates a new federal offense for failure to register."
United States. Department of Justice; United States. Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART)
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Counterterrorism Guide for Public Safety Personnel
From the Introduction: "Public safety personnel are often positioned to identify suspicious activity potentially related to terrorism, and in some cases, first responders who have reported this information have helped to disrupt terrorist plans or attacks in the US. Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team's Counterterrorism Guide for Public Safety Personnel is designed to assist first responders in: Recognizing and reporting suspicious activity that may be linked to terrorism, consistent with the Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative; Spotting indicators of mobilization to violence; and, Responding to and mitigating terrorist attacks."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; United States. Office of Homeland Security; National Counterterrorism Center (U.S.)
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Deadly Calls and Fatal Encounters: Analysis of U.S. Law Enforcement Line of Duty Deaths When Officers Responded to Dispatched Calls for Service and Conducted Enforcement (2010-2014)
"In 2015, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice COPS office to study officer line-of duty deaths. This report is a five-year study analyzing line-of-duty deaths in which a total of 684 cases were reviewed. Specifically, the analysis focused on cases that involved a dispatched call for service which required a police response and what information was made available to responding officers in the deadliest calls for service. Armed with this information, researchers were then tasked with determining if any commonalities existed that could be utilized as learning tools to prevent future deadly calls or fatal encounters. Some key findings from this report reveal that calls related to domestic disputes and domestic related incidents represented the highest number of fatal types of calls for service and were also the underlying cause of law enforcement fatalities for several other calls for service. In addition, researchers discovered that officers were slain with handguns in 71% of all cases studied and that in 45% of all the cases in which officers were responding to a dispatched call for service that ended in a fatality, the officers had been advised the suspect(s) might be armed, or had made prior threats. Based on the results of the analysis of these fatal incidents, it is clear that agencies must strive to improve the information sharing between dispatchers and all responding officers. Better information regarding the location and its call history, as well as any other details of the call, must be made readily available."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services; National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
Breul, Nick; Keith, Mike
