homeland security
RSS homeland securityHomeland Security: Establishment and Implementation of Northern Command
White Paper Procedures for how NORTHCOM will interact with the Department of Homeland Security and other civilian agencies are being developed. The Defense Department's (DoD) establishment of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) appears to be a significant... [24 Jan 2005]
Homeland Security and Geographic Information Systems
White Paper As the concept of Homeland Security becomes infused into the work-a-day pattern of government and the everyday life of our citizens, decision makers will greatly profit from the crisis management "edge" that GIS provides. [16 Jan 2005]
Homeland Security: Risks Facing Key Border and Transportation Security Program Need to Be Addressed
White Paper The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to establish a program to strengthen management of the pre-entry, entry, status, and exit of foreign nationals who travel to the United States. GAO was asked to determine, among other things, whether... [21 Dec 2004]
Homeland Security Research and Development at the EPA: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead
White Paper This webcast analyzes research and development on Homeland Security, carried out at the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA). [18 Feb 2005]
Homeland Security Dollars and Sense #1: Current Spending Formulas Waste Aid to States
White Paper Federal grants for homeland security programs are a case in point. The global war on terrorism will be a protracted conflict. And it will be a real war, a competition of action and counteraction against a living, breathing, thinking enemy. [07 Feb 2005]
Homeland Security San Juan Basin Demonstration Project
White Paper The Homeland Security San Juan Basin Demonstration Project (SJBDP or "Project"), in simple terms, is a survey-based geographic information system (GIS) utilizing the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) as its base layer. [16 Jan 2005]
Homeland Security: The Facts Behind the Fiction
White Paper In 2002, President Bush established a cabinet post on Homeland Security devoted to the sole task of defending the nation's borders. The mantra of the American government since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 has been to protect the... [18 Feb 2005]
Homeland Security Needs Responsible Congressional Oversight
White Paper To guard the nation during a protracted war against terrorism, the Department of Homeland Security was created by integrating the activities of more than 22 federal agencies and programs into a single cohesive effort. [07 Feb 2005]
Homeland Security
White Paper As part of NASCIO's broad intergovernmental outreach effort, NASCIO has already begun working with the CIO for the Department of Homeland Security, Steve Cooper, to begin laying the groundwork for a truly intergovernmental and enterprise-wide... [16 Jan 2005]
Homeland Security and International Migration: Toward a North American Security Perimeter?
White Paper This paper examines the development of homeland security policies, institutions, and procedures in the United States after 9/11 and the possibilities for cooperation and policy harmonization among NAFTA countries. [27 Dec 2004]
Special Report: Homeland Security
White Paper A flurry of initiatives introduced since September 11 has resulted in a complex organizational structure of government entities tasked with ensuring homeland security with regard to communications capabilities. [24 Jan 2005]
Homeland Security: A Compendium of Public and Private Organizations' Policy Recommendations
White Paper As the Department of Homeland Security assumed its responsibilities, the past findings of various organizations could offer important guidance to the new department. This paper uses as its framework the six critical mission areas and four... [21 Dec 2004]
Homeland Security Tests Congress
White Paper This article provides brief on Homeland security and its implementation in the government's budget. Homeland security is the top priority in the president's new budget, but some lawmakers say the White House plan is less a cohesive strategy than a... [07 Feb 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... [12 Jan 2005]
Update: Food Industry and U.S. Homeland Security
White Paper President Bush recently signed into law the landmark Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Act), creating a Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department). The Act directs a monumental reorganization within the federal bureaucracy... [27 Dec 2004]
