Category: Reports

Fusion Centers: Key Terror Fighting Tool for Cops – A Manhattan Institute for Police Research Report

The report is intended to be used as a guide for police officers seeking to enhance their state’s ability to prevent – and, if necessary, respond to – any type […]

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report – Department of Homeland Security: Progress Report on Implementation of Mission and Management Functions

GAO says “DHS also has not yet fully adopted and applied a risk-management approach in implementing its mission and management functions.” http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-07-454

Protecting American Consumers Every Step of the Way: A Strategic Framework for Continual Improvements in Import Safety – A Report Issued by the Department of Health and Human Services

The Strategic Framework presents an import-safety strategy that considers the risks of unsafe products reaching U.S. consumers. http://www.importsafety.gov/report/report.pdf

Report of the Virginia Tech Review Panel Presented to Timothy M. Kaine, Governor of Virigina

This review of the Virginia Tech shootings Governor Kaine commissioned a comprehensive review by many nationally recognized individuals. In this report you will review the key findings by these individuals. […]

Implementation of the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: A One-Year Summary Of Efforts To Better Protect Our Nation Against The Threat Of Pandemic Flu

On July 7, 2007 The White House Homeland Security Council Issued A One-Year Report On The Administration’s Progress In Implementing The National Strategy For Pandemic Influenza. This report is a […]

Government Accountability Office; Observations on DHS (Department of Homeland Security) and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Efforts to Prepare for and Respond to Major and Catastrophic Disasters and Address Related Recommendations and Legislati

GAO recommends: (1) evaluating the development and implementation of the National Preparedness System; (2) assessing state and local capabilities; (3) examining regional and multi-state planning and preparation; and more. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d071142t.pdf

Radicalization in the West: The Homegrown Threat – A Report By NYPD (New York Police Department) Intelligence Division

Intention becomes a factor in the formation of a terrorist cell. Therefore, this study is an attempt, based on real-world case studies, to look at how that intention forms, hardens, […]

Centers for Disease Control Reports: Community Measures Prevent Deaths During Pandemic, New Study Finds

Voluntary isolation and quarantine, the dismissal of students from school classrooms, and social distancing in the workplace and community are among the CDC guidelines on how American communities can protect […]

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Releases its Updated Influenza Pandemic Operation Plan (OPLAN)

The CDC released their internal OPLAN document to the public so others may have a better understanding of the CDC’s purpose and process. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/OPLAN/11JulyOPLAN.pdf

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Aviation Security: Federal Coordination for Responding to In-flight Security Threats has Matured, but Procedures can be Strengthened

GAO recommends that agencies develop mechanisms and procedures to ensure “effective and efficient coordination,” even when key individuals are absent, so others will know how to respond. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07891r.pdf