Category: Reports

Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared – A Report Released by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

This report has four major sections: a narrative of what happened; findings; recommendations for changes;and appendices. The report recomends that FEMA be abolished and replaced with a new agency within […]

ASTHO Spring 2006 Report

This report covers Pandemic Influenza Planning Update, Preparedness Response to Katrina, TOPOFF, and other current topics. http://www.astho.org/pubs/ASTHOReportSpring2006.pdf

GAO – The Federal Government Needs to Establish Policies and Processes for Sharing Terrorism-Related and Sensitive but Unclassified Information

To establish an overall information-sharing road map under the director of national intelligence, will require the director’s continued vigilance in monitoring progress toward meeting key milestones, identifying barriers, and recommending […]

Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center (MCAC) Update

The MCAC’s core responsibilities include providing tactical & strategic intelligence support to public safety agencies, & acting as a conduit of criminal & terrorism-related information between federal, state, & local […]

Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Inspector General – A Review of the Top Officials 3 Exercise

This report assesses efforts undertaken by the Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness to develop, plan, coordinate, and conduct the TOPOFF 3 homeland security readiness & response […]

GAO – Transportation Security Administration has Made Progress in Managing a Federal Security Workforce and Ensuring Security at U.S. Airports, but Challenges Remain

TSA has taken steps to strengthen key areas of aviation security for which it has regulatory and oversight responsibility, including domestic air cargo security, but faces challenges related to oversight […]

Government Accountability Office (GAO) – Enhancements Made in Passenger and Checked Baggage Screening, but Challenges Remain

In prior reports, GAO has made numerous recommendations designed to strengthen aviation security, to include passenger and checked baggage screening operations. TSA generally agreed with our recommendations and is taking […]

Government Accountability Office (GAO) – Cargo Container Inspections. Preliminary Observations on the Status of Efforts to Improve the Automated Targeting System

CBP has not yet put key controls in place to provide reasonable assurance that ATS(Automated Targeting System) is effective at targeting oceangoing cargo containers with the highest risk of containing […]

GAO – Passenger Rail Security, Evaluating Foreign Security Practices and Risk Can Help Guide Security Efforts

“The July 2005 bombing attacks on London’s subway system dramatically revealed the vulnerability of passenger rail systems worldwide to terrorist attacks and demonstrated the need for an increased focus on […]

Department of Health and Human Services Pandemic Planning Update, A Report from Secretary Michael O. Leavitt

“We are in a race. We are in a race against a fast moving virulent virus with the potential to cause an influenza pandemic.” Secretary Michael O. Leavitt http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/pdf/panflu20060313.pdf