COMMENTARY ARCHIVES
Guest Commentary: Resolving
Buck Somes
June 1, 2005
GenPrime V.P. suggests a new paradigm for the handling of emergency calls – many of them hoaxes – reporting the presence of anthrax-like substances that might be cornstarch, baby powder, or coffee creamer. Or anthrax. The use of on-site broad-spectrum screen can be used to determine a “threat/no threat” result
The Detection and Prevention of Suicide Bombings
Neil C. Livingstone
May 18, 2005
The suicide bomber – low-cost, easy to train, and totally expendable – has become Al Qaeda’s weapon of choice in its Global War on Capitalism. He (or sometimes she) is impossible to stop, and usually not easy to detect. There are, though, some telltale signs.
“The Week That Was” in Washington, D.C.
James D. Hessman
May 18, 2005
Orders to “Run for your life!” were followed in short order by the announcement of new port-security grants and the Pentagon’s latest list of base closings, consolidations, and realignments. All three became major national stories, and all are related – i
DomesticPreparedness.com Welcomes Neil C. Livingstone
Martin D. Masiuk
May 11, 2005
SEVERNA PARK, MD–(MARKET WIRE)–May 9, 2005 — www.DomesticPreparedness.com announces that it has added Neil C. Livingstone, one of the world’s preeminent experts on terrorism and Homeland Security, to its roster of distinguished experts contributing editorial for its widely distributed eNewsletter T.I.P.S. (Total Integrated Preparedness Solutions). “The addition of Dr. Livingstone
Matt Mayer, Acting Executive Director, Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, DHS
John F. Morton, Martin D. Masiuk and James D. Hessman
May 4, 2005
On May 3, 2005, DomPrep’s John F. Morton, Marty Masiuk and Jim Hessman visited with Matt A. Mayer, the acting executive director of the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness in the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Mayer is the DHS Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP) official
Dirty Bombs: The Impossible Becomes Probable
Neil C. Livingstone
May 4, 2005
Surplus uranium, inadequate controls, and undetected smuggling are the key ingredients of a future nuclear disaster on U.S. soil. Today, almost any nation in the world is capable of building Hiroshima-sized nuclear devices, RDDs, and/or dirty bombs.
Mass Casualties: A Terrorist Crime-Scene Primer
Neil C. Livingstone
April 20, 2005
Terrorist crime scenes are generally different from all other crime scenes, especially those involving terrorist attacks that result in mass casualties, and therefore present a unique set of problems for law-enforcement personnel in terms of complexity, crime-scene management, and the quantity and types of resources needed. First, there is the
A Message From the Publisher
Martin D. Masiuk
April 20, 2005
Two major homeland-security events – the CFSI dinner in Washington, D.C., and the FDIC conclave in Indianapolis – reinforce, in different ways, Chairman Cox’s goal of keeping a tighter rein on DHS management while also providing the funds needed to contin
Risks and Realities, Grants and Vulnerabilities
James D. Hessman
April 20, 2005
The mostly successful launch of the Department of Homeland Security has been followed, not surprisingly, by allegations of wasteful spending and a failure to establish priorities. The new team at DHS meets the challenge head-on, and is already working wit
Increases, Shortfalls, and Nightmare Scenarios
James D. Hessman
April 6, 2005
President Bush’s fiscal year 2006 budget plan calls for increased funding for port and maritime security. Some members of Congress say that that is only a start, and significant additional funds are needed – ASAP.
Larry Roth, Assistant Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers
John F. Morton and Martin D. Masiuk
April 6, 2005
The assistant executive director and COO of the American Society of Civil Engineers shares his views on, among other topics, the ASCE’s latest “Report Card” on America’s Infrastructure, and EPA grants and funding for vulnerability assessments.
Needed: Smarter Security
Neil C. Livingstone
March 23, 2005
Since 9/11, many positive steps have been taken to better protect the American people, and the U.S. homeland, from new terrorist attacks. But some of those steps have been in the wrong direction, and others were unnecessary.
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