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Teaching Mass Casualty Triage: Implementing the New MUCC Instructional Guidelines [video]
From the Website: "Mass casualty incidents usually don't obey jurisdictional boundaries, with responses often involving multiple agencies, regions and even states. Several years ago, to help ensure consistency when responding to these incidents, a group of experts created the Model Uniform Core Criteria for Mass Casualty Incident Triage, or MUCC. Three speakers share their experience developing MUCC and the instructional guidelines, and lessons learned from piloting their use."
United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
2018-02-16
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Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy [February 15, 2018]
"An uprising against Bahrain's Al Khalifa ruling family that began on February 14, 2011, has diminished in intensity, but incarceration of dissident leaders, opposition boycotts of elections, and periodic small demonstrations continue. The mostly Shiite opposition to the Sunni-minority led regime has not achieved its goal of establishing a constitutional monarchy, but the unrest has compelled the ruling family to undertake modest reforms. The mainstream opposition uses peaceful forms of dissent, but small factions, possibly backed by Iran, reportedly are stockpiling increasingly sophisticated weaponry and have claimed responsibility for bombings and other attacks primarily against security officials."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Katzman, Kenneth
2018-02-15
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2219: End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017
"H.R. 2219 would require the existing Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (Interagency Task Force) to recommend methods to combat money laundering related to human trafficking and to submit those recommendations to the Congress and federal banking agencies. Under the bill, the Department of the Treasury would be required to designate an office to coordinate efforts to combat the financing of human trafficking."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-02-15
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Congressional Budget Office Estimate: H.R. 1625: Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking Act
"H.R. 1625 would authorize the Department of State to make cash awards for information on certain forms of human trafficking. The department currently has a rewards program that uses appropriated funds to offer cash awards to deter transnational organized crime. The act would broaden the program to explicitly include severe forms of human trafficking. Based on information about awards offered under that program, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] expects that the department could offer individual awards of up to $1 million to $2 million under H.R. 1625. However, CBO has no basis for estimating whether implementing the act would have discretionary costs because we cannot determine whether the department would offer awards under this authority, or how many, or when such awards might be paid."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-02-15
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Public Law 115-125: Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act
From the Document: "An Act [t]o amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018-02-14
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H. Rept. 115-553: National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 4768, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, February 13, 2018
From the Purpose and Summary: "On January 11, 2018, Representative David Kustoff introduced H.R. 4768, the 'National Strategy for Combating the Financing of Transnational Criminal Organizations Act,' which requires the President, acting through the Treasury Secretary, in consultation with other officials, and appropriate Federal banking agencies, to develop a national strategy to combat the financial network of transnational organized criminals and submit that strategy to Congress not later than one year after the Act's enactment and biennially thereafter. [...] The goal of H.R. 4768 is to establish a national strategy to combat the financial networks of transnational criminal organizations."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018-02-13
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Statement for the Record, Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Daniel R. Coats, Director of National Intelligence, February 13, 2018
From the introduction: "Chairman Burr, Vice Chairman Warner, Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to offer the United States Intelligence Community's 2018 assessment of threats to US national security. My statement reflects the collective insights of the Intelligence Community's extraordinary women and men, whom I am privileged and honored to lead. We in the Intelligence Community are committed every day to providing the nuanced, independent, and unvarnished intelligence that policymakers, warfighters, and domestic law enforcement personnel need to protect American lives and America's interests anywhere in the world. The order of the topics presented in this statement does not necessarily indicate the relative importance or magnitude of the threat in the view of the Intelligence Community. Information available as of 8 February 2018 was used in the preparation of this assessment."
United States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Coats, Daniel R., 1943-
2018-02-13
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Iran: Politics, Human Rights, and U.S. Policy [February 8, 2018]
"Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, the United States and Iran have been broadly at odds. During the 1980s and 1990s, U.S. officials identified Iran's support for militant Middle East groups as the primary threat posed by Iran to U.S. interests and allies. Iran's nuclear program took precedence in U.S. policy after 2002 as the potential for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon increased. Beginning in 2010, the United States orchestrated broad international economic pressure on Iran to persuade it to agree to strict limits on the program--pressure that contributed to the June 2013 election of the relatively moderate Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran and the eventual negotiation of a 'Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action' (JCPOA). The JCPOA, which took effect in January 2016, exchanged broad sanctions relief for temporary limits on Iran's nuclear program. The JCPOA reduced the potential threat from Iran's nuclear program, but did not address the full range of threats posed by Iran, including from its ballistic missile program; its regional influence and support for armed factions; its conventional military programs; and its human rights abuses."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Katzman, Kenneth
2018-02-08
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Department of Homeland Security Annual Performance Report, Fiscal Years 2017-2019: Appendix B: Relevant GAO and OIG Reports
From the About Section: "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Annual Performance Report for Fiscal Years (FY) 2017-2019 presents the Department's performance measures and applicable results, provides the planned performance targets for FY 2018 and FY 2019, and includes information on the Department's Strategic Review and our Agency Priority Goals. Additionally, this report presents information on the Department's reform agenda (in compliance with Executive Order 13781), regulatory reform, the Human Capital Operating Plan, and a summary of our performance challenges and high-risk areas identified by the DHS Office of the Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office. The report is consolidated to incorporate our annual performance plan and annual performance report."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2018-02-05
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Department of Homeland Security Annual Performance Report, Fiscal Years 2017-2019: Appendix A: Measure Descriptions, Data Collection Methodologies, and Verification and Validation Information
From the About Section: "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Annual Performance Report for Fiscal Years (FY) 2017-2019 presents the Department's performance measures and applicable results, provides the planned performance targets for FY 2018 and FY 2019, and includes information on the Department's Strategic Review and our Agency Priority Goals. Additionally, this report presents information on the Department's reform agenda (in compliance with Executive Order 13781), regulatory reform, the Human Capital Operating Plan, and a summary of our performance challenges and high-risk areas identified by the DHS Office of the Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office. The report is consolidated to incorporate our annual performance plan and annual performance report."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2018-02-05
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U.S. Security Assistance and Security Cooperation Programs: Overview of Funding Trends [February 1, 2018]
"U.S. security sector assistance to foreign countries is funded primarily in the foreign affairs and defense budgets. As the 115th Congress considers its spending priorities for the coming fiscal year, the magnitude, trends, and uses of such assistance may be examined and debated. The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations; the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); and the Department of Defense (DOD) appropriations all contain provisions that could affect security assistance funding in FY2018 and beyond. While the Department of State (DOS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) are the primary actors in the provision of such assistance to foreign countries--and the primary focus of this CRS [Congressional Research Service] report―other U.S. agencies may also conduct related programs, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Departments of Energy (DOE), Homeland Security (DHS), Justice (DOJ), and the Treasury, and parts of the intelligence community."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Epstein, Susan B.; Rosen, Liana W.
2018-02-01
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FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin: February 2018
This issue of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin contains the articles: "Autonomous Vehicles: How Will They Challenge Law Enforcement?" by Thomas J. Cowper and Bernard Levin; and, "Community Outreach Spotlight: Rape Aggression Defense Class" by Mary Gavin. 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
2018-02
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Toolkit for Building Survivor-Informed Organizations: Trauma-Informed Resources and Survivor-Informed Practices to Support and Collaborate with Survivors of Human Trafficking as Professionals
From the Executive Summary: "This Toolkit is a collection of new and existing resources that build organizational capacity to collaborate with and support staff, volunteers, and consultants who identify as survivor leaders. It is appropriate for use by anti-trafficking organizations, coalitions, task forces, volunteer programs, and other organizations who wish to improve collaboration with those impacted by human trafficking."
United States. Administration for Children and Families; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center
2018-02
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Review of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Fiscal Year 2017 Drug Control Performance Summary Report
"The Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) Circular, 'Accounting of Drug Control Funding and Performance Summary', requires National Drug Control Program agencies to submit to the ONDCP Director, not later than February 1 of each year, a detailed accounting of all funds expended for National Drug Control Program activities during the previous fiscal year (FY). The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is required to conduct a review of the report and provide a conclusion about the reliability of each assertion made in the report."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2018-01-30
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S. Rept. 115-202: Homeland Security for Children Act, Report of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, to Accompany S. 1847, January 30, 2018
From Purpose and Summary: "S. 1847, the Homeland Security for Children Act, requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department) and its components to more effectively include the needs of children in its policy and procedures in areas such as disaster recovery planning by seeking feedback from outside organizations." From Background: "The Department is tasked with keeping the public safe, including children. Its mission ranges from thwarting terrorist attacks to responding to natural and manmade disasters; from interdicting the movement of illicit drugs at the border to combating human trafficking and protecting its victims. Within DHS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) primary mission is to support citizens and first responders as they prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. However, FEMA has not always considered the unique needs of children when it comes to evacuation, shelter, and medical care, and there is wide variance in the level of preparation and responsiveness of other relevant Federal agencies as well."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018-01-30
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Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations [January 29, 2018]
"This report provides an overview of political and economic conditions in Mexico, followed by assessments of selected issues of congressional interest in Mexico: security and foreign aid, extraditions, human rights, trade, migration, energy, education, environment, and water issues."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Seelke, Clare Ribando
2018-01-29
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United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy [January 25, 2018]
"The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, helping to address multiple regional threats, and benefitting from long-standing and extensive defense cooperation with the United States. About 5,000 U.S. military personnel are stationed at UAE military facilities, hosted there under a 1994 U.S.-UAE defense cooperation agreement (DCA) that remains in effect by mutual agreement. The UAE was the first Gulf state to order the most sophisticated missile defense system sold by the United States (the THAAD), demonstrating support for U.S. efforts to forge a coordinated missile defense network against Iran. The UAE also hosts other Western forces, including those of France."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Katzman, Kenneth; Motivans, Mark
2018-01-25
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Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies [January 19, 2018]
"Successive Administrations have identified Iran as a key national security challenge, citing Iran's nuclear and missile programs as well as its long-standing attempts to counter many U.S. objectives in the region. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, in his May 11, 2017, annual worldwide threat assessment testimony before Congress, described Iran as 'an enduring threat to U.S. national interests because of Iranian support to anti-U.S. terrorist groups and militants.... ' Successive National Defense Authorization Acts (NDAAs) require an annual report on Iran's military power, which has in recent years contained assessments of Iran similar to those presented by the intelligence community. The report for FY2016, released January 2017, says that Iran continues to take steps to 'emerge as a dominant regional power.'"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Katzman, Kenneth
2018-01-19
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Public Law 115-118: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017
From the Document: "An Act [t]o amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to improve foreign intelligence collection and the safeguards, accountability, and oversight of acquisitions of foreign intelligence, to extend title VII of such Act, and for other purposes."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018-01-19
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SIGAR-17-47-IP Report: Child Sexual Assault in Afghanistan: Implementation of the Leahy Laws and Reports of Assault by Afghan Security Forces [Redacted]
"Since FY 2005, appropriations have been made available to the Secretary of Defense for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF) to provide assistance to the Afghan security forces 'not withstanding any other provision of law.' [...] At the same time, provisions of federal laws 10 U.S.C. § 362 and 22 U.S.C. § 2378d, commonly referred to as the 'Leahy laws' generally prohibit the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of State (State), respectively, from providing assistance to a unit of a foreign security force if they have credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights until the behavior has been remediated. In September 2015, the 'New York Times' reported that sexual abuse of children by Afghan military and police forces was 'rampant,' naming specific Afghan commanders as having committed sexual abuse and soldiers who reported incidents of abuse. Following this report, on December 23, 2015, a bipartisan group of 92 Senators and members of the House of Representatives requested that SIGAR [Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction] conduct an inquiry into the U.S. government's experience with allegations of sexual abuse of children committed by members of the Afghan security forces, and the manner in which DOD and State Leahy laws are implemented in Afghanistan. The request asked SIGAR to review 10 specific items, including child abuse incidents, DOD and State Leahy law policies and procedures, and actions by the Afghan government."
United States. Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
2018-01-18
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DHS Implementation of Executive Order #13769 'Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States' (January 27, 2017)
"Following news reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel implementing Executive Order #13769 (EO) 'Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States' '(January 27, 2017)' potentially violated the civil rights of individual travelers, we received a congressional request to investigate DHS's implementation of the EO [Executive Order]. In response, we investigated how DHS and CBP, the DHS entity primarily responsible for implementation of the EO, responded to challenges presented by the EO, including the consequence of court orders and CBP's compliance with them. [...] This report contains no recommendations."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2018-01-18
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FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin: January 2018
This edition of the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin features the following articles: "Bulletin Notes"; "Focus on Report Writing: Policies and Practices"; "Leadership Spotlight: Importance of Listening Skills"; "Frostburg, Maryland, Police Department"; "Bordentown Township, New Jersey, Police Department"; and "Mindfulness and Officer Health, Job Performance, and Well-Being".
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
2018-01-17
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Iran: Politics, Human Rights, and U.S. Policy [January 8, 2018]
"Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979, the United States and Iran have been at odds politically and diplomatically. During the 1980s and 1990s, U.S. officials identified Iran's support for militant Middle East groups as the primary threat posed by Iran to U.S. interests and allies. Iran's nuclear program took precedence in U.S. policy after 2002 as the potential for Iran to develop a nuclear weapon increased. Beginning in 2010, the United States orchestrated broad international economic pressure on Iran to persuade it to agree to strict limits on the program-- pressure that contributed to the June 2013 election of the relatively moderate Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran and the eventual negotiation of a 'Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action' (JCPOA). The JCPOA, which began formal implementation on January 16, 2016, exchanged broad sanctions relief for nuclear program limits intended to ensure that Iran would require at least a year to produce a nuclear weapon after a decision to do so."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Katzman, Kenneth
2018-01-08
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Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy [January 8, 2018]
"Libya's political transition has been disrupted by armed non-state groups and threatened by the indecision and infighting of interim leaders. After an armed uprising ended the 40-plus-year rule of Muammar al Qadhafi in late 2011, interim authorities proved unable to form a stable government, address pressing security issues, reshape the country's public finances, or create a viable framework for post-conflict justice and reconciliation. [...] The State Department describes Libya as a permissive environment for terrorists and suspended operations at the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli in July 2014. U.S. diplomats engage with Libyans and monitor U.S. programs in Libya via the Libya External Office at the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia. The U.S. military supported some Libyan forces in a 2016 campaign to expel Islamic State (IS) supporters from the central coastal city of Sirte, and periodic U.S. strikes against IS fighters continue. Concerns persist regarding remaining extremists, the weakness of state institutions, and flows of migrants, refugees, and contraband across Libya's unpoliced borders. Congress has conditionally appropriated funding for limited U.S. transition support and security assistance programs for Libya since 2011 and is considering legislation that would appropriate further assistance funds for FY2018. The Trump Administration has imposed conditional restrictions on the entry of Libyan nationals to the United States, with some exceptions. Political consensus among Libyans remains elusive, and security conditions may create lasting challenges for the return to Libya of U.S. diplomats and the full development of bilateral relations."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Blanchard, Christopher M.
2018-01-08
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Public Law 115-106: No Human Trafficking on Our Roads Act
From the Document: "An Act [t]o disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing a felony involving human trafficking."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018-01-08
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Public Law 115-99: Combating Human Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act
From the Document: "An Act [t]o designate a human trafficking prevention coordinator and to expand the scope of activities authorized under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's outreach and education program to include human trafficking prevention activities, and for other purposes."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018-01-03
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Protection of Civilians Military Reference Guide; Second Edition
"The 'Protection of Civilians (PoC) Military Reference Guide' is a revision of the 2013 version published by the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute. This version incorporates a modified framework and task set to be compatible with the 'Understand-ShapeProtect' approach in recent U.S. military doctrine on PoC. The revision adds annexes on UN and NATO approaches to PoC and provides suggestions for adapting the guide to these contexts. Other new annexes provide suggestions for conducting training on PoC to include an extensive annex with training scenarios. This version also has general updating of the entire content; for example, the discussion of civilian risks in Chapter 2 has been completely revised."
Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute
2018-01
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2018 Crime in the United States [website]
This webpage offers facts and statistics on crime in the United States in 2018, as well as additional data collections on federal crime, human trafficking and cargo theft.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Criminal Justice Information Services Division
2018
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Department of Homeland Security: FY 2018 Budget in Brief
From the Document: "The President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Budget of $44.1 billion for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reflects our continued commitment to the security of our homeland and the American Public. Homeland security is the most important mission that any government can provide to its people. This FY 2018 Budget provides funding to sustain and strengthen our most critical programs and capabilities in each of our mission areas - securing and managing our borders, enforcing and administering our immigration laws, preventing terrorism and enhancing security, safeguarding and securing cyberspace, and strengthening national preparedness and resilience."
United States. Office of Homeland Security
2018
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GAO 2018-2023 Strategic Plan: Key Efforts
"As part of the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) 2018-2023 Strategic Plan, the following Key Efforts denote substantial areas of focus and bodies of work that will contribute to the successful accomplishment of GAO's Performance Goals."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2018
