Marsha J. Evans, President of the American Red Cross
John F. Morton, Martin D. Masiuk and Marsha Johnson Evans
June 29, 2005
Domestic Preparedness’ John F. Morton and Martin Masiuk met with Retired Navy Rear Adm. Marsha J. Evans in June 2005 at the American Red Cross Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Admiral Evans detailed the Red Cross organizational linkages with DHS and State/Local EOCs for response planning. She also outlined a new initiative for community-based preparedness training and the mechanisms through which the American Red Cross (ARC) is developing the mass-care support function in local response planning.
Ludwig Benner: The Father of Modern HAZMAT Thinking?
Rob Schnepp
June 29, 2005
In the late 1960’s, far too many firefighters were dying in the line of duty when the fires were fighting involved hazardous materials. One man, Ludwig Benner, realized that changes were needed, both in the way firefighters were being trained and in the
Facilities Management in the Age of Terrorism
Neil C. Livingstone
June 29, 2005
Large public gatherings – specifically including baseball and football games and other entertainment events – are both an invitation to terrorists and a major challenge to security officials. The first rule is to build security into the sports/entertainment
Office of the Inspector General Releases a Review of the FBI's Handling of Intelligence Information Related to the September 11 Attacks
Domestic Preparedness
June 21, 2005
This report is a redacted and unclassified version of the full report that the Office of the Inspector General completed in July 2004 and provided at that time to the
GAO - Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems
Domestic Preparedness
June 21, 2005
“Federal agencies are facing a set of emerging cybersecurity threats that are the result of increasingly sophisticated methods of attack and the blending of once distinct types of attack into
