homeland security
RSS homeland securityHomeland Security: Communication Protocols and Risk Communication Principles Can Assist in Refining the Advisory System
White Paper This report discusses the Homeland Security Advisory System, which was designed to disseminate information to federal, state, and local agencies and the public on the risk of terrorist acts. In particular, it examines the decision making process... [12 Jan 2005]
Homeland Security: Response - Tabletop Exercises
White Paper In cooperation with the Orono Fire Department (HAZMAT), Penobscot Emergency Management, Maine Emergency Management Agency, University of Maine System, Department of Homeland Security Office of Domestic Preparedness (ODP), and numerous other groups... [13 Jan 2005]
Homeland Security: The New Role for Defense
White Paper This paper discusses the legal framework involved in homeland security. The U.S.homeland was regarded as a rear area, not a front line, and the job of securing it was primarily a task for civilian law enforcement agencies at the Federal, state, and... [06 Nov 2004]
Homeland Security - What and Whither?
White Paper Conventional wisdom was that Congress would pass and President Bush would sign a bill creating the Department of Homeland Security, most likely by September 2002. The stalemate on the bill, the purpose of which is the security of the United States... [06 Nov 2004]
Homeland Security in the USA: A Summary
White Paper This presentation concludes that homeland security (HS) leaders should implement policy changes to realize GIT capabilities. This presentation focuses on how after 9/11 Homeland Security has become a "new" concept in the US and examines the... [28 Dec 2004]
Homeland Security - What and Whither
White Paper This article describes what a Department of Homeland Security is and how to make it happen. The myriad day-to-day decisions of newly appointed officials will ultimately shape the security of the nation and the strategic political direction for the... [28 Dec 2004]
Homeland Security in the State of Washington: A Baseline Report on the Activities of State and Local Governments
White Paper The Homeland Security project is supported by the John D.and Catherine T. Since that time, a number of initiatives related to homeland security have been undertaken. MacArthur, the John S.and James L. [03 Jul 2008]
Homeland Security: New Challenges for an Old Responsibility
White Paper Because the spectrum of missions encompassed by homeland security is so broad, it is useful to group the missions into more manageable subsets. The military has several important roles to play to keep the homeland secure. [28 Dec 2004]
Homeland Security Requires Internet-Based Thinking?Not Just Technology
White Paper Three fundamental characteristics of the Internet and World Wide Web - their ability to empower individuals, to close the loop, and to link everything - make them the ideal "digital nervous system" for a unified homeland security system. [28 Dec 2004]
Homeland Security Research
White Paper This webcast explains the points of research carried out at University of California, San Diego, in Homeland Security. [03 Jul 2008]
Homeland Security Funding Webcast
White Paper This webcast discusses on how the department of homeland security will allocate the $2.3 billion Congress recently appropriated for first responders? It also discusses on what can this money be used for and who is eligible to get it? [22 Jan 2005]
Homeland Security Begins at Home: Local Planning and Regulatory Review to Improve Security
White Paper This paper provides an outline of Homeland Security factors that merit consideration in the land use review and approval process. The United States faces the threat of terrorist attacks. As with most risks, there are steps that can be taken to... [03 Jul 2008]
Homeland Security: From the Sea
White Paper America's armed services will play an important role across the spectrum of missions that make up the emerging area of homeland security. The Navy has many capabilities that fit well into the context of America's developing homeland security... [28 Dec 2004]
Homeland Security, Procurement Reform, Improved Technology and Congress' Role in Achieving Results
White Paper This webcast covers homeland security, procurement reform, improved technology and congress' role in achieving results. [19 Feb 2005]
Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Research and Development: Funding, Organization, and Oversight
White Paper Following the 2001 terrorist attacks, planning and coordination mechanisms for research and development (R&D) to counter terrorism were developed in the White House's Office of Homeland Security, Office of Science and Technology Policy, and in... [28 Dec 2004]
