EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARCHIVES
HazMat Instruction: A Lethal Curriculum
Robert (Bob) Stephan
October 4, 2006
Local and regional hazmat teams now serve at the forward edge of the homeland-defense forces responding to incidents involving the use or potential presence of toxic agents. How are these front-line heroes trained – and who trains them?
Colonel George W. Korch Jr., USA, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of InfectiousDiseases
George W. Korch Jr. and John F. Morton
September 27, 2006
Korch discusses not only USAMRIID’s own missions but also the close and increasingly important working relationship between the Institute and the nation’s public-health and first-responder communities.
The Case for Greater Latitude in Counterterrorism Surveillance
J. Michael Barrett
September 20, 2006
The world has changed significantly since 9/11 – and become much more dangerous. To provide for the common defense the United States also has to change – its laws, its policies, and maybe the U.S. Constitution as well.
Diver Detection and Deterrence: Navy, Coast Guard Collaborate To Defeat the Underwater Threat
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
September 20, 2006
The terrorist threat is everywhere: on land, in the air, and not only at sea but underwater as well. Navy/Coast Guard swimmer defense teams will help to restore the balance – but it could be a very close race.
Forensic Epidemiology: On the Threshold of Change
Michael Allswede
September 13, 2006
The highly specialized skill sets of forensic epidemiologists are essential to deal effectively with bioterrorist attacks, but numerous structural and operational as well as bureaucratic obstacles are standing in the way.
Needed: An Unchanging Standard for Objective Reasonableness
Terry Bratton and Jim Conley
September 6, 2006
The hazards faced on the job by law-enforcement officers are difficult enough. Additional dangers often await them, though, in post-incident investigations, in uninformed media reports, and in U.S. courtrooms across the country.
DHS Needs a World-Class Acquisition Workforce
Greg Rothwell
September 6, 2006
Like many other federal agencies, the Department of Homeland Security is buying more supplies & equipment each year. But it is not hiring enough procurement professionals to ensure that the taxpayers’ money is being spent wisely & for the right things.
The Illegal-Immigration Issue: A Compromise and a Commission
James D. Hessman
September 6, 2006
The American people are confused about the illegal immigration issue, and angry that neither the president nor the Congress seems to know what to do about it. It says here, that a partial solution is still possible in the current session of Congress.
Telecommuter Security and the Rules Governing Remote Enemy Access
Thomas Kellerman
September 2, 2006
The Age of the Telecommuter collides head-on with the rapidly escalating threat of cyberterrorism. The hackers have motivation, experience, and a tested game plan. Most information-security officers do not.
Responding to a Suicide Bomber Incident
Robert (Bob) Stephan
August 16, 2006
It may be impossible to thwart all suicide bombings. But there are several important steps to follow to deal with the aftermath, save the lives of innocent victims, and minimize the destruction of critical infrastructure and other facilities.
OSINT Databases: Help From the Private Sector
Jennifer Hardwick
August 16, 2006
The U.S. intelligence community is smart enough to know that no one knows it all. For that reason it relies frequently on the nation’s open-source intelligence industry to provide additional information.
The Maritime Transportation Security Act Revisited
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
August 9, 2006
Two years after MTSA went into effect, government and private-sector security experts are taking a long second look at the implementation efforts already underway to determine what additional efforts might be needed.
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