Needed: A Comprehensive Medical Intelligence Picture
Asha M. George
February 28, 2007
Defeating the threat posed by biological weapons requires a mountain of relevant information, collated and translated into actionable data, and distributed to a broad spectrum of potential users.
Camera Phones Add a Thousand Words to the Handling of Transportation Incidents
Rodrigo (Roddy) Moscoso
February 21, 2007
Since August 2006, first responders in Northern Virginia have been participating in an innovative pilot program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) that uses camera phones to transmit
Kevin Yeskey, M.D., Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Preparedness and Emergency Operations, HHS
Kevin Yeskey
February 21, 2007
Domestic Preparedness met with Kevin Yeskey, M.D., Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Preparedness and Emergency Operations, HHS. A high-level HHS preparedness official gives his views on improvements to the department’s preparedness and emergency operations programs; the transfer of the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) from DHS to HHS; NIMS compliance efforts; and state drug and vaccine distribution programs.
Kevin Yeskey, M.D., Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Preparedness and Emergency Operations, HHS
Kevin Yeskey
February 21, 2007
His comments on, among other topics, NIMS compliance efforts, state drug and vaccine distribution
programs, state and local response capabilities,
and the role of IRCT team leaders.
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Passenger Rail Security: Federal Strategy and Enhanced Coordination Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts
Domestic Preparedness
February 20, 2007
As was previously recommended, the Transportation Security Administration should complete risk assessments, develop rail security standards, and consider implementing practices used by foreign rail operators. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07459thigh.pdf
Response to a Ricin Incident: Guidelines for Federal, State, and Local Public Health and Medical Officials
Domestic Preparedness
February 19, 2007
The purpose of this document is to provide a template for a public health and medical response to a ricin incident and some of the recovery aspects that such an
IEDs, RDDs, and Other Improvised Hazards
Joseph Cahill
February 14, 2007
When it seems likely that explosives have been used in a mass-casualty incident or “event,” the personnel responding must remember that additional, and bigger, explosions might soon follow and that they, the first responders, may be the target.
The TRP/ACU 1000: A Major Step Forward in Communications Interoperability
Brent Bankus
February 13, 2007
In today’s multiagency environment, first-responder mission-essential tasks have greatly expanded, making the need for a robust communications system capable of operating with other communications systems of various types and configurations
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Homeland Security Grants: Observations on Process the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Used to Allocate Funds to Selected Urban Areas
Domestic Preparedness
February 13, 2007
DHS enhanced its risk assessment by including three components – threat, vulnerability, and consequences – to estimate the relative risk of successful terrorist attacks on various urban areas. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-07-381R
Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies - A Rand Corporation Report
Domestic Preparedness
February 13, 2007
Through case studies of terrorist struggles in a number of nations, this document analyzes the nature and impact of such terrorist counter-efforts on the value of defensive technologies deployed against
