Some NRP Changes Made - More Are Needed
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
July 26, 2006
Although some changes were made to the National Response Plan (NRP) following Hurricane Katrina, significant weaknesses remain in the duties and authority of the Principal Federal Official, the role of
NIMS: Is Better Coordination Needed?
Brian Geraci
July 26, 2006
A national master plan had to be developed to cope with future disasters affecting the U.S. homeland. Issuance of the NIMS presidential directive seemed a positive step, but funding & political problems have raised doubts.
OSHA Announces That the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Along With the FBI, Has Launched a New "Protect Your Workplace Campaign"
Domestic Preparedness
July 22, 2006
The program is designed for all businesses, as well as government agencies, and features a series of four posters that focus on such issues as robberies and break-ins, computer intrusions
NACCHO's Local Health Department Guide to Pandemic Influenza
Domestic Preparedness
July 22, 2006
This guide is intended for use by local health departments as part of a multi-sector effort to coordinate planning and response to a pandemic influenza outbreak. http://www.naccho.org/topics/infectious/influenza/documents/NACCHOPanFluGuideforLHDsII.pdf
The Need for Intelligence-Led Policing
J. Michael Barrett
July 21, 2006
Data + Analysis = Intelligence. The key point to remember not only by analysts & operators, but by senior-level decision makers responsible for making the most effective use of all assets available in the continuing war on international terrorism.
The WMD-CST Program: A National Success Story
Jonathan Dodson
July 19, 2006
The U.S. media and decision makers at all levels of government – state, local, and federal – are in agreement on at least one thing: namely, that additional terrorist attacks
NIMS: A Paradigm Shift for Law Enforcement
Gary Simpson
July 19, 2006
By now, most of the public-safety first responders in the United States have heard about the National Incident Management System, or NIMS. Every public safety agency that receives DHS (Department
The ABCs of NIMS and the ICS
Joseph Cahill
July 12, 2006
EMS agencies have been assigned major new responsibilities under both the NIMS and the ICS. The key to “mission accomplished” will be the ability of agencies from adjoining states to submerge personal identities & work toward a common goal.
Interpol's New Bioterrorism Guide: Incident Pre-Planning and Response
Michael Allswede
July 12, 2006
The world’s largest international police organization has developed and is disseminating a new “how-to” manual to help member agencies cope with the increasingly lethal threat posed by transnational terrorist groups.
Admiral Thad W. Allen, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
John F. Morton and Thad W. Allen
July 12, 2006
Coast Guard Commandant discusses USCG’s relationships with other DHS agencies, future equipment needs and force-packaging concepts, the TWIC program, and the advantages of keeping FEMA under DHS jurisdiction.
