SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ARCHIVES
Two Important New Components of National Security
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
January 25, 2006
The terrorist attacks on the U.S. Navy’s guided-missile destroyer USS Cole in October 2002 and, later, the French tanker Linberg awakened the world to the asymmetric maritime threat posed by terrorist organizations not only to the United States itself but also to other free nations. Responding to the challenges posed
Terrorism, LE, and the Relevance of Failed States
John F. Morton
January 25, 2006
DPJ’s managing editor discusses a complex new factor in the terrorism/counterterrorism equation: the dangers posed to the Free World by nations out of control, with nothing to lose, and unable to cope with their own political and economic problems.
Major General Donna Barbisch, USA (Ret)
John F. Morton
January 11, 2006
DomPrep’s John Morton met with Major General Donna F. Barbisch, USA (Ret.)” … Barbisch prioritizes planning … when it comes to [providing] medical support in catastrophic-incident responses.”DomPrep has divided the 43 minute interview into four segments. Listen to Audio Segment One“Leveraging existing health system assets for integrated training/planning … [to increase]
The Homeport Site: New Internet Port for Coast Guard, Maritime Stakeholders
Laurie Thomas
December 14, 2005
The many and complex components of the U.S. maritime transportation system (MTS) form a huge interrelated network. In 2003, Captain William Schubert, administrator of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), provided the Pennsylvania House of Representatives a number of impressive statistics about the size of the MTS – which, he said,
The Return of Silence Dogood!
Rob Schnepp
December 14, 2005
One of Benjamin Franklin’s first “inventions,” resurrected more than two centuries after his (and her?) death, demonstrates that common sense, combined with a wee bit of drollery, may be as useful in the Age of Terrorism as in the Colonial Era.
Training: The Cornerstone of True Interoperability
Rob Schnepp
November 30, 2005
According to Paul Wilkinson, a British scholar and author on terrorism, “Fighting terrorism is like being a goalkeeper. You can make a hundred brilliant saves, but the one shot people remember is the one that gets past you.” Despite the best efforts of those tasked with preventing and/or responding to
G. Thomas Steele, Chief Information Officer, Department of Safety and Homeland Security, State of Delaware
John F. Morton
November 30, 2005
His views on, among other topics, how the Delaware Information Analysis Center serves as a valuable link to the state’s entire homeland-security community, and also interfaces with the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia.
The Protection of Critical Infrastructure: Six Questions, a Changing Threat, And an Unknown Number of Algorithms
Bilal M. Ayyub
November 16, 2005
The University of Maryland’s Center for Technology and Systems Management undertakes a major CI/KR project that will be of vital interest to other states throughout the nation, and to first responders everywhere.
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.
Publisher’s Message
Martin D. Masiuk
November 16, 2005
Critical Infrastructure: The long and difficult road ahead.
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.
Army National Guard Assets and Homeland Security
Brent Bankus
November 2, 2005
The militia tradition continues in the Brave New World of the 21st century, with the Army and Air National Guard playing the lead roles–but all of the nation’s armed services are assuming new missions and responsibilities in the field of homeland defense
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