Brigadier General Simon Perry, Israel National Police
Simon Perry and John F. Morton
June 28, 2006
In most fields, basic training is part of the learning process. Fire, law enforcement, the military, and other disciplines have training academies for building competencies and testing new recruits. An exception to these types of requirements is the field of emergency management. This new training academy will ensure that all emergency managers are trained to the same standards regardless how much boots-on-the-ground experience they bring with them.
The IED Problem: Solutions On Display, and On the Way
Robert E. Besal
June 28, 2006
Improvised explosive devices have already caused more than 16,000 casualties, and the number is
growing almost every day. Front-line commanders joined forces with industry leaders to discuss &
develop workable anti-IED systems.
Privatizing War? PMCs: The Invisible Force Multiplier
Neil C. Livingstone
June 28, 2006
Following the constitutional precedent established by the issuance of Letters of Marque and
Reprisal, PMCs contributions may become critical to success on the Global War on Terrorism. Will the
question of legality withstand the test?
Brigadier General Simon Perry, Israel National Police
Simon Perry and John F. Morton
June 28, 2006
Perry, now serving as his country’s deputy police attaché to North America, discusses the many ways
in which Israel and the United States are working and training together, primarily through a
law-enforcement exchange program.
Government Accountability Office (GAO) - DHS is Addressing Security at Chemical Facilities, but Additional Authority is Needed
Domestic Preparedness
June 25, 2006
DHS is developing a Chemical Sector-Specific Plan, which is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2006. In addition, DHS has taken a number of other actions to protect
The JTTFs -Jointness at Its Most Effective!
Christopher Doane, Joseph DiRenzo III and Jeffrey Robertson
June 21, 2006
It started as an innovative approach to the prevention of bank robberies. Today, the same multi-agency approach is being used, with increasing effectiveness, to detect, prevent, and/or deal with the consequences of terrorist attacks.
Government Accountability Office (GAO) - Aviation Security: Further Study of Safety and Effectiveness and Better Management Controls Needed If Air Carriers Resume Interest in Deploying Less-than-Lethal Weapons
Domestic Preparedness
June 19, 2006
GAO is recommending that, should air carrier interest in deploying these devices resume, TSA should ensure that there is reliable research supporting their use in an aircraft environment. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06475high.pdf
Terrorism: The Cyberspace Battleground
Thomas Kellerman
June 14, 2006
Yesterday’s hackers have become today’s cyber criminals, & tomorrow could be cyber terrorists. Technology marches on, providing new opportunities both for human progress and for those fixated on destroying Western civilization and the infidel economy.
Chemical Nerve Agents: A 24/7 Threat
Jerome Hauer
June 14, 2006
Organophosphorous insecticides, low-cost & readily available at local garden shops, could be
the WMD of choice for tomorrow’s terrorists. Antidotes are available, but are under lock & key far
from the scene of a likely incident of national significance.
Government Accountability Office (GAO): U.S. Tsunami Preparedness
Domestic Preparedness
June 13, 2006
This report lists coastal areas facing the greatest tsunami hazard, the effectiveness of the existing federal tsunami warning system, & efforts to mitigate the potential impacts, assesses NOAA’s efforts to
