The GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to evaluate the extent to which TSA (Transportation Security Administration) used a risk-based strategy to prioritize technology investments, deploy new technologies, and keep […]
This report details the progress made over the last year to protect the United States & U.S. allies from current and emerging threats posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD). […]
CG/LA Infrastructure recently listed the top 100 infrastructure projects in the United States; the list focuses on projects that will generate long-term increased competitiveness in the U.S. economy. http://www.domesticpreparedness.com/userfiles/reports/top100projects.pdf
This paper reviews the strategies, directives, and guidance documents that have been developed in recent years to meet the challenge of a long-anticipated global influenza outbreak. http://www.domesticpreparedness.com/userfiles/reports/HSPI_SPHHSReport.pdf
DNDO is now responsible for coordinating federal efforts to detect and protect against the unauthorized importation, possession, storage, transportation, development, or use of a nuclear explosive device, fissile material, or […]
The DEA has supported U.S. counterterrorism efforts by prioritizing narcoterrorism cases – drug-trafficking cases linked to terrorism – and by implementing other policies and actions, such as collecting terrorism-related intelligence […]
GAO says that DHS could increase efficiency through the implementation of internal monitoring and oversight, component-specific training, online status-checking services, the electronic dissemination of records, and electronic redaction. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09260.pdf
GAO has conducted a body of work over the past several years to help the nation better prepare for, respond to & recover from a possible influenza pandemic. GAO found […]
This report discusses the recommendations made by GAO that address the shortfalls related to key aspects of national cybersecurity strategy and its implementation. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09432t.pdf
The key findings in this report summarize FY 2007 Terrorism Preparedness & Emergency Response (TPER)-funded public-health preparedness accomplishments and priorities as CDC continues to move forward toward its preparedness goal. […]