Rear Admiral Joseph L. Nimmich, USCG, Director, Global Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Strategy
Joseph L. Nimmich and John F. Morton
November 16, 2005
Domestic Preparedness’ John Morton met with Rear Admiral Joseph Nimmich, USCG, Director, Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Strategy. Rear Admiral Nimmich spells out details of the DHS October 2005 plan to implement a Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) architecture that goes beyond pure intelligence sharing to include broad information sharing. How the MDA architecture will network national as well as interagency, state, local, and private-sector assets to create a common information environment for anomaly detection and command and control (C2).
Rear Admiral Joseph L. Nimmich, USCG, Director, Global Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Strategy
Joseph L. Nimmich
November 16, 2005
His views on the challenges facing Navy/USCG forces deployed on what many believe is “the forgotten
front” of the War on Terrorism–the nation’s coastal and offshore waters.
Publisher's Message
Martin D. Masiuk
November 16, 2005
Critical Infrastructure: The long and difficult road ahead.
Critical-Infrastructure Update: The Essential Components of Domestic Preparedness
James D. Hessman
November 16, 2005
A timely update on the steps already taken to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure, and
additional actions in the planning stage. Summary: Some gains, but too many hesitations, and still a
long way to go.
GAO - NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION - IAEA Has Strengthened Its Safeguards and Nuclear Security Programs, but Weaknesses Need to Be Addressed
Domestic Preparedness
November 8, 2005
This report (1) identifies the steps IAEA has taken to strengthen safeguards, (2) assesses the challenges in implementing strengthened safeguards, (3) identifies U.S. financial support for safeguards,… http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0693.pdf
GAO - ATF - Thefts of Explosives from State and Local Government Storage Facilities are Few, but May be Underreported.
Domestic Preparedness
November 8, 2005
“GAO is recommending that the Attorney General direct the ATF Director to clarify explosives incident reporting regulations to help ensure that all entities storing explosives…, understand their obligation to report
