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Paris Attacks: A Strategic Shift by ISIS? Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, First Session, December 2, 2015
This is the December 2, 2015 hearing entitled, "The Paris Attacks: A Strategic Shift by ISIS?," held before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. From the opening statement of Ted Poe: "At least 130 people were killed and hundreds more were wounded on November the 13th in Paris as a result of the terrorist rampage by ISIS. My condolences go out to all of those who lost their loved ones, their family and their friends on that day. The shocking attack came in the context of a growing international aggression on the part of ISIS. Just the day before the Paris attacks, ISIS claimed credit for a twin suicide bombing in Beirut that killed at least 42 people. Two weeks before that, ISIS claimed to have downed a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 people onboard. ISIS has claimed the lives of more than 800 people this year outside its so-called caliphate. While the world has witnessed the strengthening of ISIS, the President had a different interpretation. On the same day, before the Paris attacks, the President said that ISIS was ''contained'' in Iraq and Syria. They may not be expanding their caliphate, but ISIS does not look contained to me. American and European intelligence officials are now saying that ISIS has dedicated cell planning more terrorist attacks overseas. It is becoming clear that ISIS is not just a regional threat in the Middle East and that its overseas campaign of terror may have only just begun." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Max Boot, Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Michael Weiss, and Thomas M. Sanderson.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2015
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State Police and Community Policing
From the Introduction: "The standard images that many of us associate with community policing tend to center on Officer Friendly, foot patrol, bike patrol, crime prevention programs, community meetings, and police activities for youth. These images mainly correspond with the community engagement and partnership elements of community policing. These are not the images that most of us associate with state police or highway patrol, however. State police seem more serious, more remote, and primarily focused on law enforcement, especially traffic enforcement. Popular images and stereotypes often have some basis in reality, but they are also frequently inaccurate or exaggerated. That is the case with respect to state police and community policing. [...] This report provides a brief description of state policing in the United States followed by a more detailed discussion of the factors that seem to contribute to contradictory notions of its fit or misfit with community policing. Then we describe several specific ways in which state police can adopt and implement the core elements of community policing with practical real-life examples. It is hoped that the discussion and examples will encourage all state police agencies to make community policing an important component of their organizational strategy"
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Cordner, Gary W.; Seifert, Mark W.; Ursino, Brian A.
2014
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Rethinking the Police Response to Mass Demonstrations: '9 Recommendations'
From the Document: "Police agencies' management of protests and demonstrations is not a new issue. PERF [Police Executive Research Forum] produced major reports on this topic in 2006, 2011, and 2018 (see pp. 15-17). And yet, the demonstrations of 2020 required PERF to throw out those playbooks and realize that we had to look at demonstrations very differently. 'Police simply did not expect and were not prepared for the level and extent of violence they encountered. It was unlike anything they had seen in 20 years.' Police actually faced three major crises in 2020: 'Crisis 1:' The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, 'Crisis 2:' Thousands of demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd, and 'Crisis 3:' A spike in homicides and shootings. 'This report is mainly about Crisis 2, demonstrations. But I want to briefly discuss all three crises, because each one posed difficult, sometimes unprecedented challenges to law enforcement agencies, and the three crises compounded each other, creating a synergy that made all of the problems worse.' [...] This report is about the second crisis described above: the demonstrations that continued through the summer and into the fall of 2020, and the unprecedented violence that occurred in many cities. This report provides 35 recommendations for actions that law enforcement agencies can take to improve their planning for, and response to, demonstrations in their communities."
Police Executive Research Forum
2022-02
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Safeguarding the Financial System from Terrorist Financing, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, April 27, 2017
This is the April 27, 2017 hearing titled "Safeguarding the Financial System from Terrorist Financing" before the House Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance of the Committee on Financial Services. From the opening statement of Stevan Pearce: "Today's hearing is the first in a series this subcommittee will hold on the Bank Secrecy Act and the regulatory structure the United States has in place to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit financing activities. It is only fitting that the subcommittee begins its work by examining the role and the function of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [....]" Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Jamal El-Hindi and Ed Perlmutter.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018
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Immigration Relief for Abused Children: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Information for Juvenile Court Judges and Child Welfare Professionals
From the Overview: "Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) status is an immigration classification for certain foreign children present in the United States who have been abused, neglected or abandoned by a parent. Children may be eligible if they are the subject of a juvenile court order that makes certain findings regarding: [1] Their court-ordered custody, placement or dependency; [2] The non-viability of parental reunification; and [3] The best interests of the child. SIJ classification allows these individuals to apply for lawful permanent resident (LPR) status (also known as getting a Green Card). Children eligible for SIJ classification may include those who are: [1] In a state's child welfare system; [2] Currently (or were previously) in federal custody due to their undocumented status; or [3] Living with a foster family, an appointed guardian or the non-abusive custodial parent."
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
2016-04
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Questions for the Record Submitted by the Honorable Lucille Royal-Allard, the Honorable Charles J. 'Chuck' Fleischmann, the Honorable John H. Rutherford, and the Honorable Ashley Hinson, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Resource Management and Operational Priorities, Hearing Held Before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, First Session, May 13, 2021
This document contains questions summitted for the May 13, 2021 hearing on "U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Resource Management and Operational Priorities," held before the House Subcommittee on Homeland Security of the Committee on Appropriations. These questions address the following topics as they pertain to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: "Human Smuggling; Financial Transparency"; "IT [information technology] Data Modernization (OCIO [outsourced chief investment office])"; "MVM [MVM incorporated]Transportation Contract"; "Subject: Immigration Enforcement Priorities"; "RAVEn [Repository for Analytics in Virtualized Environment]"; "Facilities; Apprehensions Downturn"; and "Enforcement Change Rationale."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2021-05-13
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USCIS Response to the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman's (CISOMB) 2016 Annual Report to Congress
From the Introduction: "USCIS [U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services] appreciates the review of the agency's operations and welcomes the opportunity to respond. This response discusses the areas of concerns the CISOMB [Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman] raises as well as the agency's accomplishments in those areas and updates to USCIS programs. USCIS made great strides during 2016 and throughout 2017 to tackle many of the issues the CISOMB cited in the 2016 Annual Report. During the reporting period, the agency focused mainly on improving the experience with USCIS through better and broader online services, greater process clarity and transparency, and smaller backlogs in key areas."
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2018-03-27
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Serial No. 115-33: Restricting North Korea's Access to Finance, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session, July 19, 2017
This is the July 19, 2017 hearing titled "Restricting North Korea's Access to Finance" before the House Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade. From the opening statement of Andy Barr: "The focus of today's hearing, 'Restricting North Korea's Access to Finance,' will appear timely to many observers. With the July 4th test launch of the country's first intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-14, it would now seem to be the time to cut off North Korea's resources and deprive it of the means to further develop its nuclear and missile technologies. But in fact the time to think about genuine limitations on North Korea's capabilities is long overdue, as more than 2 decades of failed agreements punctuated by 5 nuclear tests since 2006 have made clear. As a result, hovering over this hearing is not only a sense of urgency, but disappointment in years of misguided assumptions about the North's behavior and vulnerability to pressure. If we are to change North Korea's calculations, we must confront why economic sanctions have failed and adapt our policies accordingly. More of the same is unacceptable." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: William J. Newcomb, John Park, Elizabeth Rosenberg, and Anthony Ruggiero.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018
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National Security: Long-Range Emerging Threats Facing the United States as Identified by Federal Agencies, Report to Congressional Committees
"The United States faces a complex array of threats to our national security, including our political, economic, military, and social systems. These threats will continue to evolve as new and resurgent adversaries develop politically and militarily, as weapons and technology advance, and as environmental and demographic changes occur. A House committee report accompanying a bill for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to identify emerging threats of high national security consequence. This report focuses on long-range emerging threats--those that may occur in approximately 5 or more years, or those that may occur during an unknown timeframe--as identified by various respondents at the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of State (State), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). To identify long-range emerging threats, GAO administered a questionnaire to 45 government organizations that assess emerging threats across DOD, State, DHS, and ODNI, and had a 78-percent response rate. GAO conducted a content analysis of the responses to identify specific threats and develop broad threat categories. To supplement the data from the questionnaire, GAO reviewed national security strategies and agency documents provided by DOD, State, DHS, and ODNI, and interviewed key agency officials. This report is a public version of a classified report that GAO issued on September 28, 2018. Information that DOD deemed classified and sensitive has been omitted."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018-12
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Civil Rights and Policing Practices in Minnesota
"The Minnesota Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights submits this report detailing civil rights concerns associated with police practices in Minnesota. The Committee submits this report as part of its responsibility to study and report on civil rights issues in the state of Minnesota. The contents of this report are primarily based on testimony the Committee heard during hearings on March 21, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This report documents civil rights concerns raised by panelists with respect to police practices throughout the state of Minnesota and discusses possible strategies for implementing the recommendations put forth by The Task Force on 21st Century Policing (Task Force). Based on the findings of this report, the Committee offers to the Commission recommendations for addressing this issue of national importance. The Committee recognizes that the Commission has previously issued important studies about policing and civil rights nationwide and hopes that the information presented here aids the Commission in its continued work on this topic."
United States Commission on Civil Rights
2018-03
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Unaccompanied Children: Agency Efforts to Identify and Reunify Children Separated from Parents at the Border, Statement of Kathryn A. Larin, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security and Rebecca Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives
"On April 6, 2018, the Attorney General issued a memorandum on criminal prosecutions of immigration offenses. According to HHS [Department of Health and Human
Services] officials, this resulted in a considerable increase in the number of minor children whom DHS [Department of Homeland Security] separated from their parents after attempting to cross the U.S. border illegally. On June 20, 2018, the President issued an executive order directing that alien families generally be detained together, and on June 26, 2018, a federal judge ordered the government to reunify separated families. DHS is responsible for the apprehension and transfer of UAC [Unaccompanied Alien Children] to HHS. HHS is responsible for coordinating UAC placement and care. This testimony discusses DHS and HHS (1) planning efforts related to the Attorney General's April 2018 memo, (2) systems for indicating children were separated from parents, and (3) actions to reunify families in response to the June 2018 court order. It is based on a report GAO [Government Accountability Office] issued in October 2018. This testimony also includes updated data reported by the government on the number children separated from their parents subject to the court's reunification order and the number of those children in ORR custody as of December 11, 2018."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-02-07
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FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin: February 2019
This edition of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin contains the following article(s): "Adapting to Today's Threats" by Stuart Cameron; "Leadership Spotlight: Importance of Cybersecurity"; "Bulletin Honors: James D. Hoff Peace Officer Memorial"; and "Community Outreach Spotlight: Jamming Hoopsfest."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019-02
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Military Provision of Humanitarian and Civic Assistance: A Day in the Life of a Civil Affairs Team in the Horn of Africa
"'It's the drug deal,' said Staff Sergeant Hicks. 'We can't buy them tools, only pieces directly used in the project. We can't leave anything behind once we finish. So we buy paint. A lot of paint,' he smirks. [...] Civil Affairs teams (CAT) like theirs have been sprinkled throughout the Horn of Africa since 2003, operating according to guidelines established by USCENTCOM (United States Central Command) and USAFRICOM (United States Africa Command) (beginning in 2008). [...] When he referred to paint, however, Hicks meant tools. According to Hicks, the local people do not have enough money to buy the tools necessary to execute or maintain the project, so the Civil Affairs teams buys equipment and supplies on the local economy and invoices the expenses as paint. But according to the regulations by which the Civil Affairs team delivers civic assistance, it cannot leave any durable goods other than the actual project behind, and therefore the tools are supposed to leave with the Americans. If he follows the system's rules, Hicks argues, the villagers will not be able to fix the water system when it breaks. So Hicks leaves behind the tools and submits an invoice that lists many liters of paint."
National Defense University. Center for Technology and National Security Policy. Center for Complex Operations
Piombo, Jessica
2010
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New Dogs of War: The Future of Weaponized Artificial Intelligence
"In May 2017, Arizona State University (ASU) hosted Threatcasting West, a workshop run by the Threatcasting Lab, a joint endeavor between ASU and the Army Cyber Institute. [...] A previous Threatcasting East workshop (August 2016, West Point, NY) identified threats resulting from the weaponization of data, including artificial intelligence (AI) and its effect on global supply chains. Threatcasting West 2017 continued this exploration, delving specifically into how next generation threat actors could use AI along with advanced machine learning techniques against the United States military, government, industry and private citizens."
Army Cyber Institute, West Point; Arizona State University
2017
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Doku Umarov, Founder of the Caucasus Emirate: From Secularism to Jihadism
"Doku Umarov (1964-2013), also known as Dokka Umarov and later Abu Usman, was the founder and leader of the Caucasus Emirate. An ethnic Chechen, he, like many North Caucasian jihadis, experienced an ideological slide from secularism and separatism to jihadism. Umarov personally described how he took up jihad, with the help of a relative, from a fully secular background in organized crime-- stepping out of his luxury car, smoking cigarettes, and not knowing even how to pray."
Combating Terrorism Center (U.S.)
Fredholm, Michael
2016-08
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Serial No. 115-114: Facebook: Transparency and Use of Consumer Data, Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, April 11, 2018
This is the April 11, 2018 hearing titled "Facebook: Transparency and Use of Consumer Data," held before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. From the opening statement of Greg Walden: "The incident involving Cambridge Analytica and the compromised personal information of approximately 87 million American users--or mostly American users--is deeply disturbing to this committee. The American people are concerned about how Facebook protects and profits from its users' data. In short, does Facebook keep its end of the agreement with its users? How should we as policymakers evaluate and respond to these events?" Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Mark Zuckerberg.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018
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Fighting Terror: Comparing Notes Across the Atlantic, Briefing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, December 4, 2018
This is the December 4, 2018 briefing on "Fighting Terror: Comparing Notes across the Atlantic." From the opening statement of Richard Hudson: "Today's event is part and parcel to our engagement and the committee's good work and it represents one of the many lines of effort to ensure that the best expertise and experiences are available to the committee and the assembly as a whole as we tackle this important work. Ladies and gentlemen, as the terrorist threats have multiplied in their scope and scale, the 57 OSCE [Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe] members play an increasingly central role in facilitating the international efforts to prevent and combat terrorism, including addressing conditions that create fertile ground for terrorist groups to recruit. Today's event will, I hope, shed some light on where OSCE participating States converge and diverge on policies to counter terrorism and violent extremism. It will also highlight the positive work of the OSCE and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in this area. I'm looking forward to the discussion on the state of transatlantic counterterrorism cooperation and to hearing what policy responses and best practices emerge from this conversation today." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Richard Hudson, Alex Tiersky, Bruce Hoffman, Leanne Erdberg, and Makis Voridis.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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H. Rept. 115-952: Department of Defense for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2019, and for Other Purposes, Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 6157, September 13, 2018
From the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference: "This conference agreement includes the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, and the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019. The Senate amendment included the Senate version of the Defense Appropriations bill (S. 3159) and added the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies bill (S. 3158). The House bill included the House version of the Defense Appropriations bill (H.R. 6157) only. H.R. 6157 was passed by the House on June 28, 2018 and used as the vehicle for the Senate amendment, which passed the Senate on August 23, 2018. The agreement also includes continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018-09-13
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United States Secret Service Strategic Plan FY 2018 - FY 2022
"The Secret Service has excelled as a premier law enforcement agency since its inception in 1865. As adversaries have modified their tactics over the years, the Secret Service has adapted. To counter emerging threats, the Secret Service must continue to engage in new areas and leverage opportunities that move the organization forward. Success entails both addressing current challenges and identifying realistic requirements to meet those of the future. While the Secret Service adjusted to increasing threats while facing an austere budget environment in recent years, the workforce was forced to do more with less. The Secret Service has continued to fulfill its integrated mission; however, internal challenges have taken a toll on the agency. The Secret Service currently faces internal challenges related to: [1] Staffing (including hiring and retention), [2] Training and leader development, [3] Business process refinement, and [4] Communications. Properly addressing these will require program offices and employees throughout the Secret Service to think strategically and to work together towards a unified vision."
United States. Secret Service; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2018-05
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Serial No. 115-163: Budget Priorities for South Asia, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, July 25, 2018
This is the July 25, 2018 hearing on "Climate Change and National Security," held before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. From the opening statement of Ted Yoho: "I am excited to be here today to discuss South Asia nations in the Indian Ocean region, a group of states that are small in number but growing more and more consequential on the world stage. Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka are also becoming more central to U.S. foreign policy and national security. These nations, collectively, include over 1.5 billion residents, about a fifth of the world population. They are located along vital global sea lanes through the Indian Ocean which grow more strategically important by the day, connecting vital straits and rising Asian economies in the East with the rest of the world in its energy to the West. [...] The South Asian region has the demographic potential to transform the world but presents equally intractable problems. The administration should be commended for recognizing the region's importance, but we must follow through. So it is essential that the U.S. engagement is properly targeted and resourced." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Ted S. Yoho, Alice G. Wells, and Gloria Steele.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018
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Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs [Spring 2019]
This edition of the Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs features the following articles: "Introduction to Indo-Pacific Security Challenges" by Phil Davidson; "A Pathway Toward Enhancing the US Air Force - Indian Air Force Partnership and Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific Region" by Stephen F. Burgess; "Preparing for the Last War: Insurgency in the Era of Great Power Competition" by Karl Umbrasas; "The 2016 European Global Strategy, European Union Defense Integration, and Asian-European Security Cooperation in a Declining Multilateral International Order" by David J. Garcia Cantalapiedra; "Anatomy of Failure: Why America Loses Every War It Starts" by Manabrata Guha; and "Asia-Pacific Security: An Introduction" by Joanne Wallis, Andrew Carr, and Jieruo Li.
Air University (U.S.). Press
2019
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Uniting Communities Post-9-11: Tactics for Cultivating Community Partnerships with Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian Communities
From the Document: "This report seeks to fill a gap in the policing field and guide local law enforcement in integrating homeland security and community oriented policing, with the understanding that community policing efforts best flow from pre-existing relationships and mutual engagement of both police and the communities they serve. It is likely that the three main barriers do not manifest the same way in any two jurisdictions and that all nine tactics will not apply in every municipality. Nonetheless, this guide can aid any local law enforcement official in taking proactive and systematic steps to improve engagement with, and prevent alienation of, their local AMEMSA [Arab, Muslim, Middle Eastern, or South Asian] communities."
United States. Department of Justice. Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
Saint-Fort, Pradine; Shah, Susan
2015
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Serial No. 115-74: Using Innovative Technology and Practices to Enhance the Culture of Preparedness, Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications of the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, Second Session, July 25, 2018
This is the July 25, 2018 hearing on "Using Innovative Technology and Practices to Enhance the Culture of Preparedness" held before the House Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications. From the opening statement of Daniel M. Donovan: "We must work together at all levels of government and with the private sector and the public to identify new and innovative practices and technology that will enhance our prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities. We need to continually re-evaluate the policies and practices we use to respond and rebuild in the wake of a disaster. Investments in mitigation need to be made to create stronger, more resilient systems in a cost-effective manner. Local communities have to be empowered to manage their own basic needs and allow neighborhoods to come together to lend a helping hand. We need to ensure our first responders have the tools and cutting-edge technology that will enable them to get their vital jobs done, whether stopping terrorists or preparing for the next natural disaster." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Daniel Kaniewski, Daniel M. Cotter, Dereck R. Orr, and John V. Kelly.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2019
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Increasing Effectiveness of U.S. Counterintelligence: Domestic and International Micro-Restructuring Initiatives to Mitigate Cyberespionage
From the thesis abstract: "Cyberespionage is a prolific threat that undermines the power projection capacity of the United States through reduced economic prowess and a narrowing of the technical advantage employed by the American military. International attempts to limit hostile cyber activity through the development of institutions, normative patterns of behavior, or assimilation of existing laws do not provide the American national security decision maker with a timely or effective solution to address these threats. Unfortunately, the stove-piped, redundant and inefficient nature of the U.S. counterintelligence community does not provide a viable alternative to mitigating cyberespionage in an effective manner. Instituting a domestic and international micro-restructuring approach within the Department of Defense (DoD) addresses the need for increased effectiveness within an environment of fiscal responsibility. Domestic restructuring places emphasis on developing a forcing mechanism that compels the DoD counterintelligence services to develop joint approaches for combating cyberespionage by directly addressing the needs of the Combatant Commands. International restructuring places an emphasis on expanding cybersecurity cooperation to like-minded nations, and specifically explores the opportunity and challenges for increased cyber cooperation with Taiwan. This approach recognizes that Taiwan and the United States are both negatively affected from hostile cyber activity derived from within the People's Republic of China."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Ferguson, Cody J.
2012-06
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FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin: September 2018
This issue of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin contains the following articles: "Perspective: What Leadership Is Not - Understanding Effective Influence"; "Bulletin Notes"; "Galax, Virginia, Police Department"; "North Providence, Rhode Island, Police Department"; "Leadership Spotlight: Indispensable Guidance"; "Bulletin Reports: School Crime and Safety"; and "Enhanced Warrant Processing". The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin is an official publication of the FBI, and is published monthly in an online format.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
2018-09
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Piracy: The Best Business Model Available
"The word pirate typically conjures visions of swashbuckling adventure on the high seas. For hundreds of years, pirates have fascinated the public consciousness in legend, literature, amusement park rides, and even blockbuster movies. While often romanticized in popular culture, the reality of maritime piracy paints a much starker picture. It is a criminal enterprise that negatively impacts the security of the global commons, economics of seaborne commerce, and lives of the people it touches firsthand. Whether directly or indirectly, piracy affects everyone and demands an international effort to stem its influence. In this monograph, Dr. John Alexander sets the stage with a brief historical account of how maritime piracy has evolved over the centuries to its current state: a vast enterprise whose increasing profitability has attracted a confluence of nefarious actors including warlords and international criminal organizations. Further, Dr. Alexander speculates on the potential for intersection between pirates and ideological terrorist movements such as al-Qaeda and Associated Movements. Such a future would significantly elevate the stakes in a U.S. whole-of-government counter-piracy response. What role should the U.S. military, and Special Operations Forces (SOF) in particular, play in addressing the global issue of maritime piracy? Dr. Alexander points out many of the thorny legal considerations that contextually color any efforts to address counter-piracy. SOF have certainly been utilized to positive effect when the pirate enterprise has acted and taken American hostages. However, a course of action with more fundamental results should include supporting actions within those nations from which pirates find safe haven, a strategy with which SOF are exceedingly familiar. In the end, the best solution to criminal acts occurring hundreds of miles at sea may in fact lie with efforts, including the use of SOF, to improve the security apparatus on shore."
Joint Special Operations University (U.S.)
Alexander, John B.
2013-11
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Watermark: The Alumni Magazine of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security [Fall 2011]
This edition of Watermark features the following articles: "1) Integrating Cybersecurity Strategy Into CHDS [Center for Homeland Defense and Security] Courses 2) CHDS Grads Take Public Health to Middle East 3) Alumni Feature: Winski at the National September 11 Memorial 4) Magram Moves Cooperative Effort Forward 5) First Responder Safety: Dooris Has Your Back 6) ELP [Executive Leaders Program] Expands to Pacific 7) 'Breaking Bad' on Motorcycle Gangs 8) Strindberg Discusses 'Arab Spring'".
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
2011
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Strategy to Combat Opioid Abuse, Misuse, and Overdose: A Framework Based on the Five Point Strategy
From Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services: "The five-point HHS [Health and Human Services] strategy to end the opioid crisis, unveiled under President Trump in 2017, uses the best science and evidence to directly address this public health emergency. Now, HHS is expanding the scope and improving the effectiveness of the strategy. The dedicated men and women of HHS will continue to support communities and families across America until, together, we have brought an end to this crisis."
Houston (Tex.). Department of Health and Human Services
2018?
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Operational Resources in the Caribbean, FY 2015 Report to Congress
"The Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands territories and commercial aviation and maritime sectors are targeted by transnational criminal organizations in furtherance of illicit activities. Transnational criminal organizations regularly smuggle narcotics into Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland from the Dominican Republic. The island of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, and The Bahamas are utilized by transnational criminal organizations as staging locations for the movement of illicit goods, narcotics, firearms, moneys, and people into and out of the United States. Puerto Rico is an ideal transit location for drugs, illegal immigrants, and illicit cash and monetary instruments due to its close proximity to the southeast United States, its geographical location in the center of the Caribbean, and its proximity to the northern parts of South America, specifically, Venezuela and Colombia."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2016-06-15
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Annual Flow Report, U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents: 2015
"A lawful permanent resident (LPR) or 'green card' recipient is defined by immigration law as a person who has been granted lawful permanent residence in the United States. LPRs may live and work permanently anywhere in the United States; own property; and attend public schools, colleges, and universities. They may also join the Armed Forces and apply to become U.S. citizens if they meet certain eligibility and admissibility requirements. This Office of Immigration Statistics (OIS) 'Annual Flow Report' presents information obtained from applications for LPR status on the number and characteristics of persons who became LPRs in the United States during 2015."
United States. Department of Homeland Security; United States. Office of Immigration Statistics
Baugh, Ryan; Witsman, Katherine
2017-03
