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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2428, Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021
From the Document: "H.R. 2428 would authorize the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to participate in its investigations. The Inspector General would not be authorized to subpoena federal employees or witnesses in other criminal proceedings. Under the bill, the Attorney General must be notified prior to the issuance of any subpoena. The Inspector General would be required to report to the Congress the number of subpoenas it issued."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-04-27
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Homeland Security FY 2021-2023 Annual Performance Report
From the Document: "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Annual Performance Report (APR) for FY 2021-2023 presents the Department's mission programs, progress summaries, performance measure results and FY 2022 and FY 2023 targets. The report summarizes information on other key initiatives in the DHS Performance Management Framework related to the Strategic Review and our Agency Priority Goals (APG). Also included are other key management initiatives, and a summary of our performance challenges and high-risk areas identified by the DHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report is consolidated to incorporate our annual performance plan and annual performance report."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2022-04-15?
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Civil Rights Auditors: Defining Reasonable Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions on First Amendment Activities
From the Thesis Abstract: "Police increasingly encounter citizens who challenge constitutional boundaries between civil rights and police power. These so-called 'civil rights auditors' and 'copwatchers' record government officials with cell phones or body cameras, while baiting or challenging them to cross constitutional lines established by the First Amendment. An officer reacting incorrectly in these encounters can--through action or inaction--create conflict, loss of police legitimacy, or liability for the officers or their agencies. Preliminary examination of auditor activities and current legal and scholarly works leads to the thesis question: What are reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions to civil liberties with regard to recording police, government property, and the public? The author conducts a qualitative analysis of 59 auditor videos representing audits around the nation and identifies common tactics and targets among auditors, which provides scenarios for legal analysis and a policy review. This thesis reveals two things. First, auditors are not part of the legal, scholarly, and policy discussions and decision making; and second, through other areas of First Amendment case law, the Supreme Court has developed a framework for First Amendment challenges that directly applies to auditors. The author applies this framework to the 10 locations commonly targeted by auditors." A 16 minute and 25 second interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=866884].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Cummings, Gary
2019-12
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Case for State and Local Integration of the Separate Federal Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program
From the Thesis Abstract: "This thesis provides an overview and policy options analysis of offsite radiological emergency preparedness and response protocols for commercial nuclear power plants. This program is developed by the federal government and implemented by state and local government emergency management as the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REPP). The capabilities built under the separate REPP, if integrated within the wider emergency preparedness enterprise, could be properly accounted for and included in a community-wide assessment of its aggregate capabilities within its existing all-hazards program. The research question for this thesis addresses which benefits, shortfalls, and challenges emerge from the integration of the hazard-specific emergency preparedness and response program established under REPP with the all-hazards core capabilities and the National Preparedness System doctrine. The research design utilizes a logic model framework to facilitate the process of evaluating different policy options and approaches to an emergency preparedness and response program for nuclear power plants in the United States. The conclusion of the research is to augment the existing REPP protocol with a robust means to measure capability and performance, which is modeled as a policy proposal to use an oversight framework and measurable site-specific performance indicators tied to probabilistic risk assessment." A 10 minute and 10 second interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=866888].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Heckard, Matthew K.
2019-12
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Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan and Its Impact on Border Security, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Thirteenth Congress, Second Session, March 12, 2014
This is the March 12, 2014 hearing on "The Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan and Its Impact on Border Security," held before the House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security of the Committee on Homeland Security. From the opening statement of Candice S. Miller: "The subcommittee is meeting today to examine the CBP's [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] border technology plan and its impact on securing our Nation's borders[.] [...] Technology has really been an integral part of the proposed solution to secure the vast and rugged terrain of the Southwest Border for a long time, and it is one part of an overall set of solutions that must include manpower, intelligence, and where appropriate, infrastructure." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Mark Borkowski and Rebecca Gambler.
United States. Government Printing Office
2014
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Capitol Attack: Federal Agencies' Use of Open Source Data and Related Threat Products Prior to January 6, 2021, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "Open source data indicated that the potential for violence at the U.S. Capitol appeared online months prior to the attack on January 6, 2021. Law enforcement agencies may use posts on social media platforms and other open source information to identify potential criminal activity, to develop 'threat products,' and to conduct criminal investigations. Agencies must consider the protection of privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties when collecting and sharing this information. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review information related to the January 6 Capitol attack. This is the fifth in a series of reports on aspects of the attack. This report addresses what open source data selected federal agencies obtained and shared, as well as threat products they developed that leveraged such data related to the events of January 6. To conduct this work, GAO reviewed open source data that agencies obtained and shared, as well as threat products that leveraged the data. Agencies in GAO's review included those within DHS; the Departments of Justice and the Interior; Architect of the Capitol; U.S. Capitol Police; House and Senate Sergeants at Arms; and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, as they had specific roles in preparing for the planned events of January 6. GAO interviewed officials from Facebook, Parler, and Twitter about the extent to which they shared information with agencies. GAO selected social media platforms based on, for example, if they had appeared in threat products. This report is a public version of a sensitive report issued in February 2022. Information that agencies deemed sensitive has been omitted."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2022-05
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Followup Evaluation of Report No. DODIG-2019-088, 'Evaluation of DOD Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Kuwait,' June 11, 2019 (DODIG-2022-082)
From the Webpage: "Prior to starting this followup evaluation, the DoD OIG [U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Inspector General] closed 3 of the 22 recommendations from our 2019 report. However, in this followup evaluation, we determined that those 3 recommendations should not have been closed. Specifically, recommendations from the original report to USAFCENT [United States Air Forces Central] related to completing the Alternate I CTIP FAR [Combating Trafficking in Persons Federal Acquisition Regulation] clause, including CTIP-related information and monitoring guidance in QASPs [Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans] and entering contractor past performance information into the CPARS [Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System], are being reopened. A total of 8 recommendations from the original evaluation are considered open. We also made recommendations that the Commander of Army Contracting Command-Rock Island and the Commander of U.S. Air Forces Central provide verification that the contracts we reviewed during this followup evaluation, listed in Appendixes F and G of this report, contain updated CTIP clauses, with a specific emphasis on the Alternate I CTIP clause, and inclusion of specific Kuwaiti labor law requirements to allow for tailored TIP monitoring."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2022-04-12
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Evaluation of the Department of Defense's Efforts to Address the Climate Resilience of U.S. Military Installations in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic (DODIG-2022-083)
"The objective of this evaluation was to determine the extent to which the DoD has addressed the climate resilience of U.S. military installations in the Arctic and sub-Arctic. [...] In the past 5 years, extreme weather and changing climate have caused hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of damage in the United States. In 2019, a DoD report to Congress on the effects of climate change on military installations called the effects of a changing climate a national security issue, with potential impacts to DoD missions, operational plans, and installations. Public law, DoD directives, and recently released DoD Facilities Criteria require DoD installations to address climate and energy risks and threats to installation infrastructure, assets, and missions. The extent of climate change is more significant in the Arctic than in most other parts of the world. The DoD's Arctic Strategy recognizes that the Arctic has direct implications for U.S. national security interests. The DoD is investing in resilient installation infrastructure and assets in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions to support increased Arctic operations and enhanced Arctic awareness."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2022-04-15
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Evaluation of Department of Defense Military Medical Treatment Facility Challenges During the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in Fiscal Year 2021 (DODIG-2022-081)
From the Webpage: "The objective of this evaluation was to determine the challenges and concerns encountered by medical personnel working at DoD Military Medical Treatment Facilities (MTF) during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. [...] On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak an emergency. Since March 2020, the DoD's COVID-19 response operations supported the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services as part of the whole-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On November 9, 2020, the Secretary of Defense issued guidance stating that the Military Departments are responsible for readiness, giving the Military Departments the 'unilateral authority to deploy military medical personnel from the MTFs to support wartime and related operational missions with feasible notice to the DHA [Defense Health Agency].' In 2021, the DoD also supported Operation Allies Refuge and Operation Allies Welcome. [...] We analyzed interview responses and documentation provided by senior officials at 30 MTFs, the Military Medical Departments, the Defense Health Agency (DHA), and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs). Based on this information, we identified the most serious reported challenges and future concerns for the MTFs. We also identified whether challenges reported by MTF officials in a 2020 DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) report remained challenges in 2021."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General
2022-04-06
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Joint Force Quarterly: 2nd Quarter 2008, Issue 49 [April 2008]
"NDU Press produces Joint Force Quarterly in concert with ongoing education and research at National Defense University in support of the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. JFQ is the Chairman's joint military and security studies journal designed to inform and educate national security professionals on joint and integrated operations; whole of government contributions to national security policy and strategy; homeland security; and developments in training and joint military education to better equip America's military and security apparatus to meet tomorrow's challenges while protecting freedom today."
National Defense University Press
2008-04
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Viewpoints: Modeling Social Networks [video]
In this Viewpoints interview, "Steve Lieberman, Ph.D. candidate from the MOVES [Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation] Institute at the Naval Postgraduate School, discusses his use of network science to analyze the change in social networks and interactions over time to try to identify the various factors that cause extremist groups to splinter from a general population." The duration of the video is 12 minutes and 11 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Lieberman, Steve
2011-04-04
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Homeland Security at the State Level, Lessons Learned [video]
This video is part of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security's Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security series of interviews. From the Video Description: "Bob Nations describes how shifting priorities over the last 30+ years have contributed to the overall effectiveness of Homeland Security, emphasizing that even though career public safety personnel are now much more aware of national security issues - homeland security needs to maintain that 'local' focal point - while educating local responders and public officials to deal with larger, more national, concerns." The duration of this video is 21 minutes and 13 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Nations, Robert
2011-09-27
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: A Look at New Risk-Based Security Initiatives at TSA [video]
From the Video Description: "TSA [Transportation Security Administration] Administrator John Pistole discusses several new TSA risk-based security initiatives where the goal is to more effectively protect airline passengers from acts of terrorism without infringing upon their civil rights or inconveniencing them - with the added benefit of speeding up the security process for all travelers." The duration of the video is 18 minutes and 1 second.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Pistole, John S.
2011-12-22
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: The New Global Insecurity [video]
From the Video Description: "As shifting economic events, and technological advances contribute to globalization at an ever increasing speed, the world's economies are growing even more interconnected, and inter-dependent, causing this 'network' to become more vulnerable, and setting up a condition of global insecurity." The duration of the video is 22 minutes and 17 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Moghaddam, Fathali M.
2011-12-20
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Transforming Homeland Security [video]
From the Video Description: "A pioneer in homeland security, and homeland security education, David McIntyre discusses the complexities in transforming homeland security from a national program in its inception, to also include state and local agencies and other public and private parties." The duration of this video is 15 minutes and 52 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
McIntyre, David
2011-12-20
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Joint Force Quarterly: 2nd Quarter, Issue 105 [April 2022]
From the Document: "NDU Press produces 'Joint Force Quarterly' in concert with ongoing education and research at National Defense University in support of the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 'JFQ' is the Chairman's joint military and security studies journal designed to inform and educate national security professionals on joint and integrated operations; whole of government contributions to national security policy and strategy; homeland security; and developments in training and joint military education to better equip America's military and security apparatus to meet tomorrow's challenges while protecting freedom today." Highlighted in this issue is the following: The Quantum Internet: An Interview with Richard D. Clarke Toward Military Design.
National Defense University Press
2022-04
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Impact of Jurisdictional Size and Population on E.O.C.'s: Executive Analysis of Fire Service Operations in Emergency Management
From the Abstract: "The City of Sumner has a problem of which they are not aware. Specifically, it has not addressed the need to manage significant and/or disaster events that are beyond the normal day-to-day functioning of its emergency response system. Although there is no identified local facility that serves as an emergency operations center, nor an identified means to provide adequate staffing, the City of Sumner believes it has addressed the issue through a contract for emergency management services with the county emergency management department. The purpose of the research was to determine whether jurisdictional size and/or population impact the existence and location of emergency operations centers. Using descriptive and action research methods, the following questions were answered: 1. Does the geographical size and/or population served by a jurisdiction influence the existence, location, and staffing of emergency operations centers? 2. How are other jurisdictions staffing emergency operations centers? 3. To what extent are key officials supportive and serving as participants within the emergency operations center?"
United States Fire Administration; National Fire Academy
Fowler, John F.
1999-02
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: CHDS Thesis Series: The New York City Urban Search and Rescue Team (NY-TF1): A Case Study of Interagency Effectiveness [video]
From the Video Description: "Terrorists seek to divide first-responder efforts at a complex terror event, and despite improvements in emergency management, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) and New York City Police Department (NYPD) are still separate operational entities. Evidence from the Mumbai attacks in 2008 and the relief effort in Haiti indicates that an optimal response requires an unprecedented level of first-responder cooperation and coordination. Joseph Duggan discusses his thesis about future interagency meshing and improving patterns of communication, decision-making and information sharing, specifically in regards to FDNY and NYPD, but with broader application to various first responder agencies all around the country." The duration of this video is 8 minutes, 48 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=5545]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Duggan, Joseph, Jr.
2011-08-09
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: CHDS Thesis Series: The Transportation Security Administration's Four Major Security Programs for Mass Transit - How They Can Be Improved to Address the Needs of Tier II Mass Transit Agencies [video]
From the Video Description: "The nation's transit agencies in urban areas have been classified as either Tier I or II. Tier I includes the nation's 8 largest urban areas, with all other urban areas classified as Tier II. Since 9/11 a bulk of the federal government's attention and funding has been directed towards Tier I regions. In his thesis, John Joyce argues that, in light of recent foiled plots against Tier II areas, the changing threat environment requires more protection for areas designated as Tier II." The duration of this video is 6 minutes, 19 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=5544].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Joyce, John P.
2011-08-09
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Fact Sheet: Preserving Agricultural Trade, Access to Communication, and Other Support to Those Impacted by Russia's War Against Ukraine
From the Document: "In response to Russia's unprovoked and brutal war against Ukraine, the United States, international partners, and allies have imposed unprecedented economic costs on the Government of the Russian Federation and its supporters. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing this Fact Sheet to make clear that U.S. sanctions issued in response to Russia's further invasion of Ukraine do not stand in the way of, agricultural and medical exports, nongovernmental organization (NGO) activities, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) relief, the free flow of information, humanitarian assistance, and other support to people impacted by Russia's war. Beyond its toll on human life, Russia's war against Ukraine is causing significant harm in the region and the rest of the world. Russian President Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is driving food and energy costs higher for people around the world. His actions have disrupted supply chains of agricultural commodities, destroyed agricultural and transportation infrastructure in Ukraine, and put millions at increased risk of food insecurity. Treasury is deeply concerned about the risks to global food supplies and food prices at a time when many emerging market and developing countries are still struggling to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Treasury is working to address food security risks, including bolstering social safety nets for the most vulnerable people; unlocking trade finance to smooth disrupted supply chains for food and critical supplies; strengthening countries' domestic food production; and addressing the macroeconomic impacts of the crisis on the most affected countries."
United States. Department of the Treasury
2022-04-19
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CHDS Thesis Series: Creating Domestipol: Increasing National Resilience by Reflecting on the NYPD Counterterrorism Model [video]
From the Video Description: "Gus Rodriguez discusses the challenges of information sharing between police departments in the 50 largest cities in the US, advocating a model similar to INTERPOL [International Criminal Police Organization], but on an inter-state level, called DOMESTIPOL [domestic Interpol]. Conducting his research through largely open-source information, Rodriguez advocates an increased emphasis on 'horizontal' communication - between different departments around the country - in addition to 'vertical' communication - between local, state and federal levels." The duration of the video is 7 minutes and 13 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Rodriguez, Gustavo
2011-08-10
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CHDS Thesis Series: Effective Selection: A Study of First-Line Supervisor Selection Processes in The Department of Homeland Security [video]
From the Video Description: "Leadership is crucial in any organization. While executive leadership provides guidance, direction and structure, first-line supervisors ensure that the vision, guidance and direction of executive leaders become reality in an organization. Additionally, they are responsible for the morale and motivation of nonsupervisory employees. Mark Kaminsky discusses his thesis, which seeks to resolve confusion about the selection process of first-line supervisors, examines what kind of effect a successful supervisor has on his or her employees and relates this to it affects what kind of work is produced by federal agencies." The duration of this video is 7 minutes and 53 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=5542].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Kaminsky, Mark T.
2011-08-10
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: CHDS Thesis Series: Freed: Ripples of the Convicted and Released Terrorist in America [video]
"Inevitably, convicted terrorists will be released from American prisons. Can the government do anything to prevent their future involvement in terrorist activities? How has the government dealt with this issue in the past, and what is the present standard operating procedure? Michael Brown discusses how his thesis explores this controversial, and yet largely unexplored phase on the terrorist continuum." The duration of this video is 8 minutes and 8 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=5551]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Brown, Michael A.
2011-08-10
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: CHDS Thesis Series: Before the Emergency: A Framework for Evaluating Emergency Preparedness Alternatives at Higher Education Institutions [video]
From the Video Description: "In this recently published thesis, Laura Wilson gathered information about the ways in which 10 higher education institutions (HEIs) in the U.S. are currently making decisions about which emergency preparedness activities to pursue and how those most familiar with emergency management at HEIs think that these decisions should be made. Using this information, in concert with principles from the field of decision analysis, a conceptual framework was developed to enable decision makers to evaluate proposed preparedness alternatives using a normative approach to decision making." The duration of this video is 7 minutes, 19 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=15954].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Wilson, Laura L.
2010-11-11
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Imagination First and The Guiding Lights - The Importance of Creativity and Mentorship [video]
From the Video Description: "Is imagination's role in Homeland Security (HS) undervalued? Eric Liu speaks about the use of creativity to help plan for future HS scenarios and the mentors who inspire others to break through static paradigms and develop new, more flexible and effective programs designed to tackle the Homeland Security problems of today and tomorrow." The duration of this video is 16 minutes and 23 seconds.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Liu, Eric
2011-01-11
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Balas Y Barrios: An Analysis of U.S. Domestic and Regional Anti-Gang Policies from a Human Security Perspective
From the thesis Abstract: "Threats to human security from transnational organized crime (TOC) and gangs have increased since the 1990s in the Americas. The United States implemented the Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime, the U.S. Strategy to Combat the Threat of Criminal Gangs from Central America and Mexico, and the Mérida Initiative in response. This thesis employs a multi-goal policy to evaluate how effectively U.S. policy responses achieved desired outcomes. For comparison, this thesis analyzes the Canadian gang violence strategy, examining what has worked and what has not worked. Findings demonstrate that law enforcement tactics prioritized within the U.S. strategy result in outputs, but they fail to impact gang violence outcomes. Prevention programs, on the other hand, both in Canadian and U.S. strategies, are effective in reducing gang crime and violence but are under-resourced and undervalued in U.S. endeavors. This thesis proposes that a comprehensive approach is better aligned with current expert gang research and more effective in producing desired outcomes. Recommendations include funding the Juvenile Justice Reform Act and rebalancing Mérida funding to support United States Agency for International Development prevention programs; integrating federal, state, and local partnerships through a community coalition council through the Department of Justice; evaluating the Treasury's TOC designation status; and supporting complementary prevention and rehabilitation." A 10 minute and 47 second interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=866882].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Pfaffinger, Maximillian X.
2021-12
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Crisis in the Andes: The Border Dispute Between Colombia and Ecuador, and Implications for the Region, Briefing and Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Second Session, April 10, 2008
From the opening statement of Eliot L. Engel: "I am pleased to welcome you to today's briefing and hearing on the Andean border crisis. I will make my opening statement and allow other members to make opening statements after we complete the briefing portion of today's session so we can hear the Secretary General. It is a real honor and pleasure for me to welcome to the subcommittee my good friend, the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, José Miguel Insulza. I have enjoyed very much meeting with Secretary General Insulza on numerous occasions in my capacity as chairman. He has an impressive background having served as Vice President, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Interior of Chile. Secretary General Insulza has taken an impressive leadership role in resolving the border crisis between Colombia and Ecuador. He led a mission of OAS ambassadors to both countries in March, and we look forward to hearing about his findings from the trip." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: José Miguel Insulza, Julia E. Sweig, Michael Shifter, Ray Walser, Eliot L. Engel, Dan Burton, and Gene Green.
United States. Government Printing Office
2008
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Potential Terrorist Threats: Border Security Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, Second Session, March 22, 2016
This is the March 22, 2016 hearing on "Potential Terrorist Threats: Border Security Challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean" held before the House Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. From the testimony of Juan Gonzalez: "Now effective border management in Latin America and the Caribbean is vital to our economic prosperity and national security. Throughout the hemisphere, we are working with governments to eliminate trade barriers, integrate electricity grids and energy markets, connect national infrastructures, and cement commercial relationships. As evidence, I offer that our trillion dollar trade relationship and over 3 million American jobs, supported by our economic relationship with Canada and Mexico, demonstrate what is possible when governments collaborate actively. At the same time that we are using our border cooperation to promote prosperity, we are equally determined to use them to safeguard the homeland and to ensure safe, legal, and orderly migration to the United States. Border security was a focus of the recent Canada state visit. We always share travel information with Canada, including our respective no-fly lists. And the President and Prime Minister Trudeau used their meeting to discuss what more we can do to secure our borders while actively promoting commerce. We are also working with Mexico on border enforcement at both its northern and southern border to regulate migration, combat smuggling, and target narco-traffickers and our counterterrorism cooperation with Mexico is excellent." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Juan Gonzalez, Alan D. Bersin, and Lev Kubiak.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2016
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You Don't Have to Live Like a Refugee: An Analysis of Selected Refugee Resettlement Programs to Improve Comprehensive Integration Outcomes in 'Free Case' Refugee Resettlement
From the Thesis Abstract: "By law, refugees entering the United States must become self-sufficient as quickly as possible. But successful integration means more than achieving this benchmark. True integration involves social inclusion and ties to community and nation--particularly difficult for 'free case' refugees who have no family in the U.S. and are wholly reliant upon resettlement organizations. This thesis asks the question: How can free case refugee resettlement practices be improved to enhance the likelihood of sociocultural integration and create stronger ties to the United States? A comparative assessment of three resettlement programs was undertaken to identify best practices. Integration success was assessed through statistical measures such as percentage of refugees who self-migrated after initial resettlement, and subjective measures of wellbeing and satisfaction as reported by refugees themselves. The analysis found refugees served by programs that lasted two years, as opposed to one year or less, reported a high degree of wellbeing and satisfaction, and less secondary migration. Moreover, refugees who were required to stay in a location for an extended period were less likely to engage in secondary migration afterward. This thesis recommends national refugee resettlement policy be updated to require local resettlement programs last a minimum of two years and that free case refugees must remain in their original resettlement location in exchange for three years of resettlement assistance." A 17 minute and 30 second interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=866875].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Bierman, Wilhelm F.
2019-12
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Revitalizing Maritime Security: Is Smart the Next Element?
From the Thesis Abstract: "Project Seahawk is a multiagency program that brings state-of-the-art technology and a regional approach to the problem of port security critical infrastructure in Charleston, South Carolina. Project Seahawk, now known as the Seahawk Interagency Operation Center (IOC), is alive within the confines of the United States Coast Guard, albeit as a smaller project. The Special Maritime Action Response Team (SMART) would be a multidisciplinary, multiagency unit that protects the maritime domain of South Carolina using intelligence gathered by the Seahawk IOC. This thesis examines potential challenges to the process of forming SMART with the Seahawk IOC, particularly the security capability gaps in the maritime domain with federal, state, and local stakeholders due to insufficient manpower and funding. The SMART concept will use elements of National Security Presidential Directive 41 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 13 as a baseline for evaluating the maritime security capability. The SMART concept will make Seahawk more efficient in handling maritime criminal threats to radiation detection in Charleston by providing the first responder with an avenue of options. The Seahawk IOC addresses the security capability gaps, but SMART will be more effective in the Lowcountry maritime domain. Together, the Seahawk IOC and SMART will be a one-stop shop for interagency maritime security in Charleston." A 14 minute and 13 second interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=866876].
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.); Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Makins, Marion C., Jr.
2019-12
