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Office of Immigration Statistics [website]
"The Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS), within the Management Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for developing, analyzing, and disseminating statistical information needed to assess the effects of immigration in the United States."
United States. Office of Immigration Statistics
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USCG Directives System [website]
This website provides links to a variety of topics, and its target audience is Coast Guard personnel. Subjects include: commandant instructions, commandant instruction manuals, commandant notices, new directives, cancelled directives, and directives publications and a report index. It is possible to either link to one of these subjects, or enter key terms into the USCG Directives System search engine to find information.
United States. Coast Guard
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FBI Library [website]
The FBI Library website provides links to government reference sources, such as the CIA World Factbook, the Justice Information Center, and the World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems. There are also web links for crime and geographical analysis, drug and medical information, federal agencies, law enforcement, and terrorism. The website also provides statistical information on the Bureau of Justice, crime in the United States, international crime, and criminal justice. Online newspapers include the Atlanta Constitution, Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Richmond Times Dispatch, USA Today, and Washington Post.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Polymer Materials for Structural Retrofit
"One of the greatest threats from a terrorist bomb attack comes from fragmentation " pieces of walls, windows, fixtures, and equipment flying at high speeds can result in extensive injury and death. A key tactic to defeating this threat is to ensure the exterior wall of a building can survive the bomb blast without breaking apart and contributing to the fragment problem. To address this need, the Air Force Research Laboratory at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida began a series of tests to investigate the use of an elastomeric polymer coating to prevent fragmentation from lightweight structural elements such as concrete block walls and temporary lightweight buildings. The elastomer material is a highly ductile polymer that can be sprayed onto building surfaces. Recent tests indicate the coating applied to the interior surfaces of a lightweight portable building can offer protection for occupants against an explosive charge at a relatively close distance. The polymer bonds to the wall forming a tough elastic skin. Although structural failure of the supporting walls does occur, the elastomer material remains intact and contains the debris. During full-scale explosive tests, the retrofitted building experienced significant deflections but no wall fragments were observed entering the room. Post-test observations indicate the ductile response of the polymer membrane can effectively contain the splintered wall components and can prevent serious injury to persons inside a room. The polymer retrofit technique can reduce the standoffs required to limit damage and casualties by approximately 50%, and is an effective tool in providing military commanders in the filed with and expedient method to protect deployed forces from terrorist and enemy bomb attacks."
Air Force Research Laboratory (Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio)
Hammons, Michael I.; Knox, Kenneth J.; Lewis, Timothy T.
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Digital Video Imagery Distribution System [website]
"DVIDS is a state-of-the-art, 24/7 operation that provides a timely, accurate and reliable connection between the media around the world and the military serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain. Through a network of portable Ku-band satellite transmitters located in-theater and a distribution hub in Atlanta, Georgia, DVIDS makes available real-time broadcast-quality video, still images and print products as well as immediate interview opportunities with service members, commanders and subject matter experts."
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Crosswalk/Comparison of NIIMS/NIMS
"The National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS), adopted by several federal, state, and local agencies in 1982, served as the basis for today's National Incident Management System (NIMS). Many similarities exist between the NIIMS and the NIMS; however, there are new, additional components of NIMS. NIIMS was designed to meet the challenges of wildland fire. The NIMS was designed to address the challenges of all hazards or terrorist events. In addition, there is increased emphasis on prevention and preparedness measures in NIMS. With the exception of the way the intelligence function is handled, the principles and concepts of NIMS ICS are the same as the NIIMS ICS. Under the NIMS ICS, the incident commander has flexibility in where to assign the intelligence and information function, e.g., command staff or operations. Following is an outline of the five components of the NIIMS and the six components of NIMS."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Wyoming Office of Homeland Security [website]
The Wyoming Office of Homeland Security website includes information on special programs, training, emergency and disasters, SERC, and mail safety. Grant information, library links, and resources on emergency preparedness are also included.
Wyoming. Office of Homeland Security
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By the Capes Around the World: A Summary of World Cabotage Practices
"The Maritime Administration (MARAD), in order to gather as much information as possible about national flag preference, selected 56 countries as a basis for a detailed study of the nature and kind of national preferences and their legal provisions. [...] The governments of the selected countries contacted and asked to provide information regarding the existence of flag preference laws. Fifty-three countries responded to MARAD's request." This document contains a compilation of the responses of these countries in table format.
United States. Maritime Administration
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Travel.State.Gov [website]
Official U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs website containing information for Americans traveling abroad and foreign citizens traveling to the United States. This site includes information about travel warnings, obtaining visas and passports, law and policy, and more general travel topics.
United States. Bureau of Consular Affairs
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How-To Guide for Funding State and Local Public Safety Wireless Networks
"This guide provides public safety professionals and government managers with an introduction to the key steps in developing and implementing a comprehensive strategy for funding wireless networks. Core components and activities are identified for estimating network lifecycle funding requirements, developing a comprehensive funding strategy, implementing a funding strategy, and maintaining full funding for the network lifecycle."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. SAFECOM
United States. Public Safety Wireless Network Program
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Sample Request for Proposals (RFP)
"This document provides an example of an RFP for a trunked VHF system that complies with Project 25 using commercial off-the-shelf equipment. This sample offers a starting point or template for those interested in developing RFPs to solicit commercial bids for improving their wireless communications system."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. SAFECOM
United States. Public Safety Wireless Network Program
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Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management
"The Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management jurisdiction includes conducting investigations and general oversight of homeland security programs; oversight over management, financial, information technology, and procurement functions within the Department of Homeland Security and its component agencies; the Department's Privacy Office and Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; workforce issues; and the implementation of the Freedom of Information Act at the Department."
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
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Connecting Communities: Emergency Preparedness and Security Resources [website]
This website is provided by the Federal Transit Administration. It includes documents pertaining to terrorism, transit, rail, emergency management, weapons of mass destruction, MBTA drills, FTA resources, and the Ohio Department of Transportation.
United States. Federal Transit Administration
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National Counterintelligence Executive: Statement by Honorable Michelle Van Cleave, National Counterintelligence Executive, on the President's Approval of the National Counterintelligence Strategy
This document is a short statement regarding President Bush's approval of the National Counterintelligence Strategy. It discusses, in brief, what the strategy is and what the expectations are of the counterintelligence community in carrying out the President's strategy.
United States. Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive
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Digital Terminal Procedures Publication (d -TPP) / Airport Diagrams [website]
Searchable digital collection containing digital (.pdf) files from the Terminal Procedures Publications (d-TPP). "Included in the Terminal Procedures Publications are: Instrument Approach Procedure (IAP) Charts; Departure Procedure (DP) Charts; Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) Charts; Charted Visual Flight Procedures (CVFP); [and] Airport Diagrams (AD). IAP Charts are designed to provide an IFR descent from the enroute environment to a point where a safe landing can be made. DP Charts are Air Traffic Control (ATC)-coded departure procedures which have been established at certain airports to simplify clearance delivery procedures. STAR Charts are ATCcoded IFR arrival routes established for certain airports to simplify clearance delivery procedures. CVFPs are an operational technique designed to move air traffic safely and expeditiously. In addition to conventional visual approach procedures, it has been necessary to specify routes/altitudes to enhance noise abatement at some locations. CVFPs have been developed to provide a pictorial display of these visual arrival routes. Airport Diagrams are specifically designed to assist in the movement of ground traffic at locations with complex runway/taxiway configurations and provide information for updating geodetic position navigational systems aboard aircraft. Airport Diagrams can also be found in back of the Airport/Facilities Directories. "
United States. Federal Aviation Administration
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ChicagoFIRST [website]
"ChicagoFIRST serves to enhance the resiliency of the area's financial institutions in the face of terrorist threats and natural disasters. ChicagoFIRST seeks to achieve this goal by actively fostering and implementing a public/private partnership between the area's financial community and the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, and federal agencies."
ChicagoFIRST
2005
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Federal Aviation Administration: Accident & Incident Data [website]
"The NTSB aviation accident database contains information from 1962 and later about civil aviation accidents and selected incidents within the United States, its territories and possessions, and in international waters. Generally, a preliminary report is available online within a few days of an accident. Factual information is added when available, and when the investigation is completed, the preliminary report is replaced with a final description of the accident and its probable cause. Full narrative descriptions may not be available for dates before 1993, cases under revision, or where NTSB did not have primary investigative responsibility."
United States. Federal Aviation Administration
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Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness [website]
"The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness [GOHSEP] coordinates State Disaster Declarations authorized by the Governor. The GOHSEP staff is poised and ready to serve the people of Louisiana at a moment's notice"
Louisiana. Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
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U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service [website]
"The Community Relations Service is the Department's 'peacemaker' for community conflicts and tensions arising from differences of race, color, and national origin. Created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, CRS is the only Federal agency dedicated to assist State and local units of government, private and public organizations, and community groups with preventing and resolving racial and ethnic tensions, incidents, and civil disorders, and in restoring racial stability and harmony. CRS facilitates the development of viable, mutual understandings and agreements as alternatives to coercion, violence, or litigation. It also assists communities in developing local mechanisms, conducting training, and other proactive measures to prevent or reduce racial/ethnic tension. CRS does not take sides among disputing parties and, in promoting the principles and ideals of non-discrimination, applies skills that allow parties to come to their own agreement. In performing this mission, CRS deploys highly skilled professional conciliators, who are able to assist people of diverse racial and cultural backgrounds."
United States. Community Relations Service
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Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [website]
"The Center is working to increase knowledge of the consequences of trauma and disaster and to apply this knowledge to helping people cope with traumatic events. The Center provides education, consultation and training to our nation and its communities on the effects of trauma and disaster and individual and organizational recovery following these events while maintaining a wide-ranging, vigorous research program to extend our knowledge of the consequences of event-related stress."
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
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U.S. Department of State: Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program
This U.S. Department of State webpage contains information regarding: "The Anti-Terrorism Assistance [ATA] Program fosters cooperation between U.S. law enforcement officers and those of our partner nations engaged in anti-terrorism efforts. ATA provides advanced counterterrorism training and equipment grants to maintain and increase our partners' capabilities to find and arrest terrorists. The ATA program also advances U.S. foreign policy goals by strengthening bilateral relationships."
United States. Department of State. Office of Antiterrorism Assistance
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Port Technology International [website]
This site provides reviews of advanced technologies for ports and terminals. It contains an extensive listing of industry news; a listing of journals; a free newsletter; exchange links; editorial abstracts on container handling; information on VTS/Aids to navigation; port planning; mooring and berthing, dry bulk and liquid handling, dredging and the environment, and security.
Henley Media Group
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State of Hawaii Department of Defense [website]
This website contains links to the Hawaii Army National Guard, Hawaii Air National Guard, State Civil Defense, Office of Veterans Services, and Departmental Offices. It also contains State of Hawaii Department of Defense annual reports, and related news.
Hawaii. Department of Defense
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American Association of Port Authorities [website]
"The American Association of Port Authorities is the unified voice of the seaport industry in the Americas, representing more than 130 public port authorities in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. For more than a century, AAPA membership has empowered port authorities and their maritime industry partners to serve global customers and create economic and social value for their communities. Our events, resources and partnerships connect, inform and unify seaport leaders and maritime professionals who deliver prosperity around the western hemisphere. For its U.S. members, AAPA provides compelling advocacy and effective public outreach to influence seaports' most urgent public policy issues. Today, AAPA continues to promote the common interests of the port community, and provides critical industry leadership on security, trade, transportation, infrastructure, environmental and other issues related to port development and operations. "
American Association of Port Authorities
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Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security [website]
This is the official site for the Oklahoma Department of Homeland Security. The mission of this office is three-fold: prevent terrorist attacks; reduce the state's vulnerability to attacks; and respond and recovery if a terrorist attack should occur.
Oklahoma. Office of Homeland Security
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Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation [website]
This is the official site for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, which is divided into three divisions. The primary duty of the OSBI Investigative Division is to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving crimes. The Law Enforcement Division works with law enforcement agencies across the state to share, collect and offer computer/Internet based programs that will permit the efficient use of crime fighting programs. The OSBI Criminalistic Services Division has been responsible for providing forensic laboratory services to Oklahoma law enforcement.
Oklahoma
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Oregon Office of Emergency Management [website]
This is the website for the Oregon Office of Emergency Management. "The purpose of the Office of Emergency Management is to execute the Governor's responsibilities to maintain an emergency services system as prescribed in ORS [Oregon Revised Statutes] 401 by planning, preparing and providing for the prevention, mitigation and management of emergencies or disasters that present a threat to the lives and property of citizens of and visitors to the State of Oregon."
Oregon Emergency Management
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Bureau of Justice Statistics [website]
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is the United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics. Their mission is to "collect, analyze, publish, and disseminate information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded."
United States. Bureau of Justice Statistics
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United States Department of Defense: Transformation
This resource is an archive of the Department of Defense Transformation website. "This site provides information to the American people and military service members about the policies and programs regarding the Defense Department's transformation initiative, and it also provides substantive information to government policy makers, journalists and members of international allied military services. [...] The Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States accelerated the need to transform to better meet the challenges of the 21st century, thus, sustain American competitive advantage in warfare. Transformation is foremost a continuing process that does not have an end point. It is meant to create or anticipate the future. Transformation is meant to deal with the co-evolution of concepts, processes, organizations and technology. Change in any one of these areas necessitates change in all. Transformation is meant to create new competitive areas and new competencies. It is meant to identify, leverage and even create new underlying principles for the way things are done. Transformation is meant to identify and leverage new sources of power. The overall objective of these changes is simply - sustained American competitive advantage in warfare."
United States. Department of Defense
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U.S. Air Force: Air Force Fact Sheets
"This database holds fact sheets on Air Force weapons, organizations, inventory, careers and equipment. Air Force fact sheets contain up to date information and statistics. "
United States. Department of the Air Force
