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CNA Executive Session on Policing: Officer Safety and Wellness

Domestic Preparedness April 14, 2017
This report is an overview of a CNA hosted event on “Keeping Police Officers Safe and Well: Meeting New Challenges.” At the event, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers discussed how approaches to officer safety and wellness have evolved over time and the law enforcement community’s current understanding of these issues. https://www.cna.org/cna_files/pdf/COP-2017-U-015164-Final.pdf

Public Health Preparedness and Response: National Snapshot 2017

Domestic Preparedness April 8, 2017
An emergency can happen at any moment, and the United States must be ready to respond to pandemics, natural disasters, and other public health threats. The Public Health Preparedness and Response: National Snapshot 2017 demonstrates how federal investments enhance the United States ability to respond to public health threats and emergencies.

Review of Domestic Sharing of Counterterrorism Information

Domestic Preparedness April 5, 2017
The Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Justice announce the release of a joint report on the domestic sharing of counterterrorism information. The report makes 23 recommendations to help improve the sharing of counterterrorism information and ultimately enhance the government’s ability to prevent

March 2017

Domestic Preparedness March 29, 2017
Featured in this issue: The Evolving Chemical/Biological Terrorism Threat, By Ashley Frohwein; Creating a University Disaster Medical Response Team, By Ruben D. Almaguer; The How and the Why of Crowd Management, By Stephen Maloney; Defining Leadership Options in a Disaster Response, By Wendy W. Nesheim; Reducing Recidivism Among Islamic Extremists,

Position Paper: Bioterrorism Preparedness & Response

Domestic Preparedness March 21, 2017
This paper presents the InterAgency Board’s position on developing a national bioterrorism response capability: proposed equipment, training, and capability requirements for a validated biothreat response team; structured and validated activities that should occur during the incident characterization and initial response phases of a bioterrorism response; and equipment and training standards.  https://www.interagencyboard.org/sites/default/files/publications/IAB Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response_A Proposed Model for

MCMi Program Update Fiscal Year 2016

Domestic Preparedness March 20, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medical Countermeasures Initiative (MCMi) program has been updated for Fiscal Year 2016. The FDA continues its ongoing work to advance the development and availability of medical countermeasures to protect against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) threats. This report covers these activities, including medical countermeasure-related

Tribal Emergency Preparedness Law

Domestic Preparedness March 8, 2017
This introduction to tribal emergency preparedness law outlines and provides examples of tribal emergency preparedness authorities. It also addresses federal Indian law and the principles governing relationships among tribes, states, and the federal government in the context of emergency preparedness. The brief concludes with a discussion of cross-jurisdictional coordination between

Electricity: Federal Efforts to Enhance Grid Resilience

Domestic Preparedness March 6, 2017
This report identifies grid resilience efforts implemented by federal agencies since 2013, highlights the results of these efforts, examines the extent to which these efforts were fragmented, overlapping, or duplicative, and considers the extent to which agencies had coordinated the efforts.  http://www.gao.gov/assets/690/682270.pdf
Feb 2017 journal

Community Engagement and Enforcement

Domestic Preparedness February 28, 2017
Featured in this issue: Today’s Law Enforcement Challenges, By Kay C. Goss; Managing Civil Unrest & Protests in a New Environment, By Melissa Hyatt; Three “I”s to Repairing the Police/Community Relationship, By Marc R. Partee; Podcast: Joseph Trindal on Law Enforcement Retention, by Joseph Tindal; Community Oriented Policing Under Fire,

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Domestic Preparedness

2883 Highway 71E

P.O. Box 285

Del Valle, TX 78617-9998

Editorial Statement

Founded in 1998, Domestic Preparedness continues to be a pioneering thought leader in the emergency preparedness, response, and recovery space. The multidisciplinary editorial focus helps professionals acquire critical information to develop collaborative, real-world solutions. With relevant, multidisciplinary, whole-community intelligence from the front lines, practitioners can learn from diverse perspectives. The authoritative, practitioner-centered, multimedia information platform disseminates intelligence the way busy management-level public- and private-sector professionals want to learn. This is the trusted source for content written by practitioners, for practitioners, with relevant, real-world best practices.

DomesticPreparedness.com, the Domestic Preparedness Journal and the Weekly Brief include facts, views, opinions, and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest. The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas A&M University System do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, facts, opinions or recommendations.
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