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Southeast U.S. Hurricane Evacuation Study - Summary
This document briefly summarizes the results of study analyzed hurricane evacuation patterns in the southeastern United States.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Vulnerability Database [website]
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) is the U.S. government repository of standards based vulnerability management data. This data enables automation of vulnerability management, security measurement, and compliance. NVD includes databases of security checklists, security related software flaws, misconfigurations, product names, and impact metrics.
United States. Department of Homeland Security; National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
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Department of Homeland Security: Non-Disclosure Agreement
This document outlines what an employee, consultant or subcontractor can disclose while he or she has access to information owned, produced or in the possession of the United States.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce [website]
"The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions. Our members range from mom-and-pop shops and local chambers to leading industry associations and large corporations. They all share one thing-they count on the Chamber to be their voice in Washington, D.C."
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
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2019-2021 Strategic Plan: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
From the Document: "The updated Strategic Plan provides a framework for strengthening our administration of the nation's lawful immigration system and safeguarding its integrity and promise by efficiently and fairly adjudicating immigration benefits, while protecting Americans, securing the homeland, and honoring our values. USCIS [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] will focus on four strategic goals that emphasize the efficiency and effectiveness of core operational priorities and the continuous improvements we need to achieve quality organizational performance. We will drive progress through 14 supporting strategic objectives. These objectives focus on championing the workforce at all levels, continuing to enhance rigorous anti-fraud and risk mitigation measures to protect national security, operating as efficiently as possible as we examine and fairly decide the outcome of applications and petitions, and improving our digital environment. Our annual plans will address how we will implement the objectives, and we will monitor and assess our progress as part of our agency's strategic review process."
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
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Joint Patient Assessment and Tracking System Overview and Fact Sheet
From the Document: "When a State requests Federal support to move patients, the US Department of Health and Human Services, as the lead Federal agency, will implement the patient movement system, which is comprised of five functions: patient evacuation (to include patient reception and management), medical regulating, en-route medical care, patient tracking that is integrated with tracking of general population evacuees, and re-entry. The Joint Patient Assessment and Tracking System (JPATS) is a 'Web App' that is part of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Disaster Medical Information Suite (DMIS) that is designed to track every patient moved by the federal government from start to finish. It can run on any web browser and is simple to use in the field."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Next Generation First Responder Apex Program: Making Responders Better Protected, Connected and Fully Aware [infographic]
From the Document, "The Next Generation First Responder (NGFR) Apex program seeks to help tomorrow's first responder be better protected, connected and fully aware. When firefighters, law enforcement officers and emergency medical services have enhanced protection, communication and situational awareness, they are better able to save lives and make it home safely. Responders of tomorrow deserve to have the same cutting-edge consumer technologies that civilians routinely use today. By bringing enhanced capabilities to the public safety space and giving responders the options to build the systems they need for their mission and budget, DHS S&T [Science and Technology] is increasing hometown and homeland security."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Climate and Community Health
From the Document: "Working together, communities can prepare for and respond to the critical health effects of our changing climate. Here are just a few examples of the diverse partners that play a role."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Amerithrax or Anthrax Investigation
"Soon after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, letters laced with anthrax began appearing in the U.S. mail. Five Americans were killed and 17 were sickened in what became the worst biological attacks in U.S. history. The ensuing investigation by the FBI and its partners--code-named 'Amerithrax'--has been one of the largest and most complex in the history of law enforcement."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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FBI Records: The Vault - Amerithrax [website]
"Amerithrax, short for American anthrax attacks, was a multi-agency investigation led by the FBI. It was launched in October 2001, when letters laced with anthrax powder were mailed to NBC [National Broadcasting Company] News anchor Tom Brokaw, U.S. Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy, and media offices in New York and Florida. Five people were killed and another 17 were sickened in the attack. The FBI's ensuing investigation led to the U.S. government biological research facility at Ft. Detrick, Maryland and eventually centered on pathologist Bruce Ivins as the culprit. A wide range of investigative documents from the years 2001-2010 are available here."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Science & Technology Highlights in the Second Year of the Trump Administration
From the Document: "The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is charged with advising the President on how his Administration can effectively support the development and application of science and technology (S&T) for the benefit of the American people, the creation of new jobs and industries, the security of our homeland, the well-being of our Nation, and the prosperity of our people. The Trump Administration is ensuring the future is built in America by American workers for the good of the American people and true to American values. During the second year of the Trump Administration, OSTP has made great strides in supporting America's bright future."
United States. Executive Office of the President
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Affecting Health Directly: Extreme Heat, Health Harms Cards
These CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Health Harms Postcards describe the effects of extreme heat on public health.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Are You a Victim of Electronic Jamming? [infographic]
This is an infographic describing mitigating tactics during the disruption or failure of wireless communications or mapping equipment.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Federal Patient Movement Service Access Team Fact Sheet
From the Document, "When a state requests federal support to move patients, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as the lead federal agency for Emergency Support Function #8, Public Health and Medical Services, will implement the patient movement system, which is comprised of five functions: patient evacuation (to include patient reception and management), medical regulating, en-route medical care, patient tracking, and re-entry."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
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Department of Defense: Fact Sheet on Section 2808 Funding Pool
From the Document: "On February 15, 2019, President Donald J. Trump declared a national emergency that requires the use of the armed forces and authorized the use of title 10, U.S. Code, section 2808. [...] To make decisions about the use of military construction funds, the Joint Staff and USNORTHCOM [U.S. Northern Command] will examine a project list of specific border barrier construction projects provided by the Department of Homeland Security and will conduct a mission analysis on which border barrier projects would support the use of the armed forces. This analysis will help determine the border barrier projects the Department of Defense (DoD) might undertake and the level of funding required. Decisions have not yet been made concerning which border barrier projects will be funded through section 2808 authority. If the Department's FY 2020 budget is enacted on time as requested, no military construction project used to source section 2808 projects would be delayed or cancelled."
United States. Department of Defense
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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Annex for Public Assembly Stakeholders
From the Document: "Bombings using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States (U.S.). High-profile domestic incidents have occurred and international attacks are frequently in the news. Public Assembly venues are not immune from IED incidents, including bomb threats, suspicious items, and actual bombings. This guide defines tasks and related processes that security managers and staff at public assembly venues can use to understand and improve their ability to perform counter-IED (C-IED) activities and make decisions. This guide is designed to provide security managers and staff at public assembly facilities with: 1) A practical framework to examine their ability to perform C-IED activities, and 2) Supporting guidance and materials to strengthen their C-IED preparedness."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Annex for Outdoor Events Stakeholders
From the Document: "Bombings using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States (U.S.). High-profile domestic incidents have occurred and international attacks are frequently in the news. Outdoor events venues are not immune from IED incidents, including bomb threats, suspicious items, and actual bombings. This guide defines tasks and related processes that security managers and staff at outdoor events venues can use to understand and improve their ability to perform counter-IED (C-IED) activities and make decisions. This guide is designed to provide security managers and staff at outdoor events venues with: 1) A practical framework to examine their ability to perform C-IED activities, and 2) Supporting guidance and materials to strengthen their C-IED preparedness."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Mass Gatherings: Security Awareness for Soft Targets and Crowded Places
From the Document: "A mass gathering occurs when a large number of people come together in a particular location for a specific purpose. These locations, especially those associated with large crowds, could be an attractive target for terrorism and other crimes. By connecting with local authorities, developing plans to identify issues and support incident response, training staff and volunteers, and reporting concerns to emergency authorities, many incidents may be mitigated or avoided. In local communities, DHS Protective Security Advisors (PSAs) work with federal, state, and local government officials and private sector partners to protect soft targets and crowded places. In doing so, PSAs encourage businesses to 'Connect, PIan, Train, and Report'. Applying these four steps in advance of an incident or attack can help better prepare businesses and their employees to proactively think about the role they play in the safety and security of their businesses and communities."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Enhancing Deterrence with Supplemental Nuclear Capabilities
From the Document: "In addition to modernization and fielding of new strategic nuclear capabilities, Russia is modernizing and expanding its arsenal of approximately 2,000 nonstrategic nuclear weapons. This includes nuclear torpedoes, nuclear air and missile defense interceptors, nuclear depth charges, nuclear landmines, and nuclear artillery shells--more than a dozen types. None of these are limited by any current arms control treaty. The U.S. and Russia agreed to reduce or eliminate many of these non-strategic nuclear weapons at the end of the Cold War. Although the U.S. did so, and retains only a small number of one type (B61 nuclear gravity bombs), Russia has not fulfilled its commitment and has retained, modernized, and is expanding its non-strategic arsenal. The numerical imbalance in non-strategic nuclear weapons between Russia and the U.S. is very large and growing. Russia's public statements and nuclear threats, its well-documented and well-rehearsed military doctrine to use nuclear weapons to 'de-escalate' a conventional conflict, and its military resourcing decisions make clear that Russian leaders may perceive they can use these lower-yield, non-strategic nuclear weapons to coerce other countries and win a conventional conflict without a nuclear response from the United States."
United States. Department of Defense
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Dangers of a Nuclear No First Use Policy
From the Document: "In the many decades that U.S. nuclear forces have deterred adversaries and assured allies and partners, the U.S. has never adopted a policy declaring it would not use nuclear weapons first in a conflict. Today, the U.S. continues its longstanding policy of retaining some degree of ambiguity regarding the precise circumstances that might lead to a U.S. nuclear response. [...] Advocates argue that a U.S. no first use policy would reduce the risk of nuclear war. However, adoption of such a policy could increase the likelihood of devastating conflict, including one that escalates to nuclear war, by incentivizing non-nuclear strategic attack on, and coercion of, the U.S. or our allies and partners. Such a policy may change how adversaries and allies view the credibility of the U.S. nuclear deterrent and our resolve to use it when our vital interests are threatened. Operational scenarios exist in which the U.S. would consider first use."
United States. Department of Defense
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Fire as a Weapon: Security Awareness for Soft Targets and Crowded Places
From the Document: "The use of fire as a weapon is consistently reflected in terrorist propaganda. The use of fire does not require sophisticated planning or capability by an attacker which makes this an attractive method to cause harm to people and property. Violent extremists may use fire or arson-style tactics against critical infrastructure or to augment a complex coordinated attack at a mass gathering event, which could hamper the efforts of first responders due to poor visibility, high heat, deadly smoke, and explosions."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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United States Space Force [factsheet]
This Fact Sheet provides an overview of the proposal for the United States Space Force, with emphasis on strategic context, military reorganization, the proposed timeline, and the estimated costs of the United States Space Force.
United States. Department of Defense
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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Concepts, Common Goals, and Available Assistance
From the Document: "The 'Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-IED [improvised explosive device] Concepts, Common Goals, and Available Assistance (SRG C-IED)' is intended to assist stakeholders to plan and implement C-IED activities within their overall public safety and emergency management approach. The SRG C-IED builds off of foundational guidance by providing more detailed guidance specific to countering IEDs, including IED risk information and a series of common C-IED goals and associated tasks derived from U.S. C-IED policy and input from subject matter experts. In general, entire communities, individual organizations, and specific facility owner/operators can strengthen their security and resilience for IEDs by using this guide to: [1] Understand the IED risk landscape in the U.S. and your locale, including the essential characteristics of IEDs and IED incidents (Chapter 2); [2] Apply common IED-specific security and resiliency goals and tasks designed to prevent incidents from occurring, protect people and infrastructure, and help respond and recover safely (Chapters 3 and 4); and [3] Leverage available U.S. Government programs to build and sustain preparedness, for example through technical assistance and grant programs in the areas of training, information sharing, planning, exercises, personnel, and equipment."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Security and Resiliency Guide Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Annex for Lodging Stakeholders
From the Document: "Bombings using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States (U.S.). High-profile domestic incidents have occurred and international attacks are frequently in the news. Hotel and lodging venues are not immune from IED incidents, including bomb threats, suspicious items, and actual bombings. This guide defines tasks and related processes that security managers and staff at lodging venues can use to understand and improve their ability to perform counter-IED (C-IED) activities and make decisions. This guide is designed to provide security managers and staff at lodging facilities with: 1) A practical framework to examine their ability to perform C-IED activities, and 2) Supporting guidance and materials to strengthen their C-IED preparedness."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Security and Resiliency Guide: Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) Annex for Sports Leagues and Venues Stakeholders
From the Document: "Bombings using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are a common security concern related to terrorism and violence in the United States (U.S.). High-profile domestic incidents have occurred and international attacks are frequently in the news. Sports league and venues are not immune from IED incidents, including bomb threats, suspicious items, and actual bombings. This guide defines tasks and related processes that security managers and staff at sports venues can use to understand and improve their ability to perform counter-IED (C-IED) activities and make decisions. For the purposes of this Guide, sports leagues include professional leagues (major, minor, and independent) and amateur associations (intercollegiate, interscholastic, and Olympic). This guide is designed to provide security managers and staff at sports venues with: 1) A practical framework to examine their ability to perform C-IED activities, and 2) Supporting guidance and materials to strengthen their C-IED preparedness."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Preparing for a Mid-Term Assessment of Leadership and National Security Reform in the Obama Administration
From the Document: "On April 22, 2010, the Reserve Officers Association (ROA), the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), the Hudson Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the American Security Project (ASP), Creative Associates International, Inc. (CAII), and the Project on National Security Reform (PNSR) participated with the Bush School of Government and Public Service, and the U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, in cosponsoring a colloquium in Washington, DC, on a mid-term assessment of leadership and national security reform in the Obama administration. Three panels discussed 'Assessing National Security Reform,' 'Legislative Imperatives,' and 'Assessing National Security Reform - The Way Forward.' The colloquium theme focused on the need of advancing there search and study of key national security issues, engaging the invited participants in sharing their expertise, and informing the interested community members of ways to develop a deeper awareness and understanding of security reform issues facing the U.S. Government by examining the topics of leadership and national security reform."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; Texas A & M University. George Bush School of Government and Public Service
Cerami, Joseph R.; Dorff, Robin; Bennett, Jared E.
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Other People's Wars: PLA Lessons from Foreign Conflicts
From the Document: "Leading experts on the Chinese military gathered at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, on October 22 24, 2010, for a discussion on 'Other People's Wars: PLA Lessons from Foreign Conflicts. 'The conference was convened by The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) and the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College (USAWC). For over 20 years, leading scholars and experts on the Chinese military have gathered at the annual People's Liberation Army (PLA) Conference to discuss important trends in the modernization of China's military. The series of annual assessments that result from these conferences has become an authoritative benchmark on the pace, scope, and scale of the modernization of China's military."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; National Bureau of Asian Research (U.S.)
Alderman, Daniel; Narus, Joe
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Prioritizing Zoonotic Diseases for Multisectoral, One Health Collaboration in the United States: Workshop Summary
From the Document: "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) organized a One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) workshop to further joint efforts to address zoonotic disease challenges in the United States. The workshop was held December 5-7, 2017, at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) headquarters in Washington, DC. During the workshop, participants identified a list of zoonotic diseases relevant for the United States, defined the criteria for prioritization, and determined questions and weights relevant to each criterion. Participants identified eight zoonotic diseases as priorities using a semi-quantitative selection tool, the One Health Zoonotic Disease Prioritization (OHZDP) tool, developed by CDC (Appendix A). Participants then used components of the One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART), co-developed by USDA and the University of Minnesota, to review and visualize the One Health system currently in place to address the priority zoonoses in the United States among relevant federal agencies. The One Health system includes the procedures and processes for transdisciplinary and multisectoral coordination. Next, participants developed specific steps to address the newly prioritized diseases following the workshop."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.); United States. Department of Health and Human Services; United States. Department of the Interior . . .
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Emergency Preparedness Manual for Early Childhood Programs
"This manual is intended to assist early childhood education programs in making a plan that will help keep their program, center, or home safe during an emergency. The manual is designed to be a workbook-style document that includes information about emergency preparedness as well as corresponding worksheets that allow you to customize an emergency plan for your program, center, or home. As you go through the manual, consider the points below as a way to guide you through the process of creating your emergency preparedness plan."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
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Active Fire Mapping Program
"The Active Fire Mapping Program is an operational, satellite-based fire detection and monitoring program managed by the USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC) located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Active Fire Mapping program provides near real-time detection and characterization of wildland fire conditions in a geospatial context for the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada. Detectable fire activity across all administrative ownerships in the United States and Canada are mapped and characterized by the program."
United States. Forest Service
