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At Domestic Preparedness, we strive to keep people informed and aware of the latest preparedness news. Please see below for more detailed reports we obtain each month from various resources.
REPORTS
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Passenger Rail Security: Federal Strategy and Enhanced Coordination Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts
February 20, 2007
As was previously recommended, the Transportation Security Administration should complete risk assessments, develop rail security standards, and consider implementing practices used by foreign rail operators. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07459thigh.pdf
Response to a Ricin Incident: Guidelines for Federal, State, and Local Public Health and Medical Officials
February 19, 2007
The purpose of this document is to provide a template for a public health and medical response to a ricin incident and some of the recovery aspects that such an incident might warrant. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/pdf/ricin_protocol.pdf
Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies – A Rand Corporation Report
February 13, 2007
Through case studies of terrorist struggles in a number of nations, this document analyzes the nature and impact of such terrorist counter-efforts on the value of defensive technologies deployed against them. http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG481.pdf
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Homeland Security Grants: Observations on Process the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Used to Allocate Funds to Selected Urban Areas
February 13, 2007
DHS enhanced its risk assessment by including three components – threat, vulnerability, and consequences – to estimate the relative risk of successful terrorist attacks on various urban areas. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-07-381R
Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources, A Community Planning Guide
February 6, 2007
The purpose of this guide is to provide community planners – as well as planners at the facility/community, state, and federal levels – with valuable insights and information that will help them in their efforts to plan for and respond to a mass casualty http://www.ahrq.gov/research/mce/mceguide.pdf
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Homeland Security: Progress Has Been Made to Address the Vulnerabilities Exposed by 9/11, but Continued Federal Action Is Needed to Further Mitigate Security Risks
February 1, 2007
The report reflects conclusions and recommendations from a body of work issued before and after 9/11 by GAO, the Inspectors General of DHS, State, and Justice, the 9/11 Commission, and other agencies and authorities. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-07-375
Passenger Rail Security: Enhanced Federal Leadership Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts
January 30, 2007
This testimony, is based primarily on GAO’s September 2005 report on passenger rail security (GAO-05-851) and selected program updates obtained in January 2007. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-07-225T
Homeland Security First Responder Grants: Cash Management Improvement Act Exemption and Cash Advance Funding Require Additional DHS Oversight (GAO) Government Accountability Office
January 9, 2007
In this report, GAO makes 7 recommendations to improve DHS’s oversight of cash advance funding for first responder grants and associated interest liabilities. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0768high.pdf
Help for First Responders to Nuclear or Radiological Emergencies – The International Atomic Energy Agency Issues Key Guidance to Local Emergency Response Teams
January 2, 2007
The IAEA – through its Department of Nuclear Safety and Security – is issuing guidance to emergency response teams that might be called to the front lines of a nuclear or radiological incident or accident. http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/News/2006/firstresponders.html
Trust for America’s Health Releases – Ready or Not? – Protecting the Public’s Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, 2006
January 2, 2007
The “Ready or Not?” report includes state-by-state health preparedness scores based on 10 key indicators that assess the nation’s health emergency-preparedness capabilities. All 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia were evaluated. http://healthyamericans.org/reports/bioterror06/BioTerrorReport2006.pdf
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REPORTS
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Passenger Rail Security: Federal Strategy and Enhanced Coordination Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts
February 20, 2007
As was previously recommended, the Transportation Security Administration should complete risk assessments, develop rail security standards, and consider implementing practices used by foreign rail operators. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07459thigh.pdf
Response to a Ricin Incident: Guidelines for Federal, State, and Local Public Health and Medical Officials
February 19, 2007
The purpose of this document is to provide a template for a public health and medical response to a ricin incident and some of the recovery aspects that such an incident might warrant. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/pdf/ricin_protocol.pdf
Breaching the Fortress Wall: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to Overcome Defensive Technologies – A Rand Corporation Report
February 13, 2007
Through case studies of terrorist struggles in a number of nations, this document analyzes the nature and impact of such terrorist counter-efforts on the value of defensive technologies deployed against them. http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG481.pdf
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Homeland Security Grants: Observations on Process the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Used to Allocate Funds to Selected Urban Areas
February 13, 2007
DHS enhanced its risk assessment by including three components – threat, vulnerability, and consequences – to estimate the relative risk of successful terrorist attacks on various urban areas. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-07-381R
Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources, A Community Planning Guide
February 6, 2007
The purpose of this guide is to provide community planners – as well as planners at the facility/community, state, and federal levels – with valuable insights and information that will help them in their efforts to plan for and respond to a mass casualty http://www.ahrq.gov/research/mce/mceguide.pdf
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Homeland Security: Progress Has Been Made to Address the Vulnerabilities Exposed by 9/11, but Continued Federal Action Is Needed to Further Mitigate Security Risks
February 1, 2007
The report reflects conclusions and recommendations from a body of work issued before and after 9/11 by GAO, the Inspectors General of DHS, State, and Justice, the 9/11 Commission, and other agencies and authorities. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-07-375
Passenger Rail Security: Enhanced Federal Leadership Needed to Prioritize and Guide Security Efforts
January 30, 2007
This testimony, is based primarily on GAO’s September 2005 report on passenger rail security (GAO-05-851) and selected program updates obtained in January 2007. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-07-225T
Homeland Security First Responder Grants: Cash Management Improvement Act Exemption and Cash Advance Funding Require Additional DHS Oversight (GAO) Government Accountability Office
January 9, 2007
In this report, GAO makes 7 recommendations to improve DHS’s oversight of cash advance funding for first responder grants and associated interest liabilities. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d0768high.pdf
Help for First Responders to Nuclear or Radiological Emergencies – The International Atomic Energy Agency Issues Key Guidance to Local Emergency Response Teams
January 2, 2007
The IAEA – through its Department of Nuclear Safety and Security – is issuing guidance to emergency response teams that might be called to the front lines of a nuclear or radiological incident or accident. http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/News/2006/firstresponders.html
Trust for America’s Health Releases – Ready or Not? – Protecting the Public’s Health from Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, 2006
January 2, 2007
The “Ready or Not?” report includes state-by-state health preparedness scores based on 10 key indicators that assess the nation’s health emergency-preparedness capabilities. All 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia were evaluated. http://healthyamericans.org/reports/bioterror06/BioTerrorReport2006.pdf
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