| SURVIAC Overview Mission and Scope |
19 NOV 2008 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin Crosthwaite; SURVIVABILITY/VULNERABILITY INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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 | SURVIAC Overview Mission & Scope: MISSION STATEMENT: Perform the functions of a full-service DoD IAC in the vital technical area of non-nuclear survivability/vulnerability. INCLUDES: Survivability for Aeronautical/Ground Vehicles/Ships/Spacecraft * Survivability Design *Survivability Technologies * Survivability Assessments, Methodologies and Information Assurance * Weapons Effectiveness Conventional Weapons * Directed Energy Weapons * Non Lethal Weapons * Homeland Security/Homeland Defense |
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| Homeland Emergency Preparedness and the National Exercise Program: Background, Policy Implications, and Issues for Congress |
10 Nov 2008 |
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| Authors:
R E Petersen; Bruce R Lindsay; Lawrence Kapp; Edward C Liu; David R Peterman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Current homeland emergency preparedness exercises, carried out through authorities that created the National Exercise Program (NEP), evaluate and adapt an integrated, interagency federal, state, territorial, local, and private sector capability to prevent terrorist attacks, and to rapidly and effectively respond to, and recover from, any terrorist attack or major disaster that occurs. This report, which will be updated as warranted, provides an overview of emergency preparedness authorities and guidance; development ... |
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| Caribbean Engineer and Environmental Conference (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 14-08, November 2008) |
Nov-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Art Bradshaw; Marcela Ramirez; Kent Butts; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The Command Engineer Office, United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), with collaboration from the United States Army War College's Center for Strategic Leadership, conducted a successful 4-day Caribbean Engineer and Environmental Conference on 2-5 September 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The purpose of the conference was to foster cooperation among United States Government (USG) agencies, the civilian and military leadership of Caribbean states, and the academic community on environmental engineering ... |
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| Navy-NGO Coordination for Health-Related HCA Missions: A Suggested Planning Framework |
Nov 2008 |
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| Authors:
Alison Lawlor; Amanda Kraus; Hayden Kwast; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| BUMED Future Plans and Strategy Office (M5) asked CNA to investigate how to best incorporate NGOs into health-related HCA (HRHCA) missions. In this study, we assessed previous sea-based HRHCA missions from 2005-2007, identified NGO resources that Navy could leverage for future HRHCA missions, explored differences between NGOs, and identified strategic, operational, and tactical barriers to Navy-NGO coordination. Finally, we recommend a planning framework for Navy to incorporate NGOs in sea-based ... |
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| Known Unknowns: Unconventional Strategic Shocks in Defense Strategy Development |
Nov 2008 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Nathan Freier; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The current defense team confronted a game-changing strategic shock in its first 8 months in office. The next team would be well-advised to expect the same. Defense-relevant strategic shocks jolt convention to such an extent that they force sudden, unanticipated change in the Department of Defense's (DoD) perceptions about threat, vulnerability, and strategic response. Their unanticipated onset forces the entire defense enterprise to reorient and restructure and confront challenges fundamentally ... |
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| Unity of Command: An Answer to the Maritime Homeland Security Interagency Quagmire |
31-Oct-2008 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Darren J Hanson; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Maritime Homeland Security (MHS) and Defense (MHD) of the United States have evolved since the tragic events of September 11, 2001. However, effective operational command and control (C2) to ensure unity of effort of the myriad federal and state agencies involved in MHS still does not exist to prevent or recover from a terrorist attack or natural disaster. This paper examines the development of current U.S. structure for MHS involving ... |
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| Integrated Surveillance for the Next Generation Air Transportation System. Final Report of the Integrated Surveillance Study Team |
31-Oct-2008 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
JOINT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Effective operation of the national air transportation system - for civil aviation, national defense, and homeland security - rests on accurate airspace situational awareness. While progress has been made by the U.S. Government in fielding surveillance capabilities to support this situational awareness, gaps remain that cause operational risks and stand as obstacles to achieving the vision for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). Creation of a formal interagency governance ... |
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| The Weakest Pillar: U.S. Northern Command's Role in Solving the Federal Government's Domestic Consequence Management Problem |
31-Oct-2008 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Robert DeBuse; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Domestic Consequence Management has been marginalized in recent national strategy guidance. Agencies, forces, and command structures designated to respond and recover from a terrorist attack are not prepared for a large weapon of mass destruction (WMD) scenario. Radiological, explosive, and chemical WMDs represent the most likely terrorist threats to the homeland. An analysis of three case studies, each designed to model the most likely threats, yields deficiencies in command and ... |
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| Time for a New Dance Partner: Phase Zero Engagement of NGOs in PACOM's Security Cooperation Plan |
31-Oct-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Bernard P Wang; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Our national strategy envisions the preservation of human dignity and humanitarian assistance as a strategic objective. The U.S. military increasingly finds itself the executive agent in this humanitarian strategy. The strategy recognizes that human suffering and systemic breakdowns in a state's ability to provide for human needs is a security matter we cannot ignore. Although U.S. military forces have always played a pivotal role in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ... |
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| Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy, and Implementation |
10-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
John D Moteff; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The nation's health, wealth, and security rely on the production and distribution of certain goods and services. The array of physical assets, functions, and systems across which these goods and services move are called critical infrastructures (e.g., electricity, the power plants that generate it, and the electric grid upon which it is distributed). This report discusses in more detail the evolution of a national critical infrastructure policy and the institutional ... |
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| Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses |
08-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration characterizes Iran as a "profound threat to U.S. national security interests," a perception generated primarily by Iran's nuclear program and its military assistance to armed groups in Iraq and Afghanistan, to the Palestinian group Hamas, and to Lebanese Hezbollah. The Bush Administration's approach has been to try to prevent a nuclear breakout by Iran by applying coordinated international economic pressure on Iran while also offering it potential ... |
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| Maritime Domain Awareness Architecture Management Hub Strategy |
Oct-2008 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (NAVY) WASHINGTON DC
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| This document provides an initial high level strategy for carrying out the responsibilities of the national Maritime Domain Awareness Architecture Management Hub to deliver a standards based service oriented architecture that will align MDA capabilities. It outlines key goals of the MDA Architecture Management Hub and how the hub will build on previous, current, and emerging initiatives across the Federal Government. A discussion of necessary governance in the context of ... |
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| Experimentation in Support of DoD's Homeland Defense and Civil Support Joint Operating Concept (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 12-08, October 2008) |
Oct-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Bert B Tussing; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| On 23 and 24 September 2008, the Center for Strategic Leadership hosted a Limited Objective Experiment (LOE) in support of the validation and refinement of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Homeland Defense and Civil Support Joint Operating Concept (HD-CS JOC). The event was the fourth in a series that envisions a total of 12 such experiments, all designed to help describe how Joint Force Commanders will conduct and support operations ... |
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| Confronting Biological Threats to the Homeland |
Oct 2008 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Chertoff; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| One of the most important priorities for any government is to protect society from lethal threats. Part of that mission necessarily involves guarding against the havoc that biological forces are capable of wreaking on any population. Such forces can come in the form of pandemics or very serious epidemics-deadly communicable diseases that can ravage communities and potentially threaten the fabric of society. While such diseases have surfaced throughout history in ... |
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| Pathfinder, v6 n5, Sep/Oct 2008. Shielding Our Home and Nation |
Oct 2008 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (NGA) BETHESDA MD
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| Every federal officer has raised his or her hand and sworn a solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The intelligence professionals at NGA take seriously this obligation, in full concert with the recently revised Executive Order 12333, which regulates the Intelligence Community. Our guest columnist, John Oswald, articulates this issue's homeland security theme, enumerating many of the topics covered further in these ... |
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| Meeting Complex Challenges Through National Security Reform |
Oct 2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Kathy Gockel; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| Each major reform to U.S. national security structure has followed a historic event: the National Security Act of 1947 after World War II; the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 in the wake of Vietnam and post-Vietnam uses of force; and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security and reorganization of the Intelligence Community after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The Obama administration will have no shortage of advice pouring ... |
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| Defense Critical Infrastructure: Developing Training Standards and an Awareness of Existing Expertise Would Help DOD Assure the Availability of Critical Infrastructure |
Oct 2008 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Davi M D'Agostino; Mark A Pross; Gina M Flacco; James P Krustapentus; Kate S Lenane; Terry L Richardson; Marc J Schwartz; John S Townes; Cheryl A Weissman; Alex M Winograd; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) relies on a global network of DoD and non-DoD infrastructure so critical that its unavailability could have a debilitating effect on DoD's ability to project, support, and sustain its forces and operations worldwide. DoD established the Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP) to assure the availability of mission-critical infrastructure. GAO was asked to evaluate the extent to which DoD has done the following: (1) incorporated aspects ... |
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| Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses |
24-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Bush Administration characterizes Iran as a "profound threat to U.S. national security interests," a perception generated primarily by Iran's nuclear program and its military assistance to armed groups in Iraq and Afghanistan, to the Palestinian group Hamas, and to Lebanese Hezbollah. The threat assessment of some other governments was lessened by the December 3, 2007 key judgements of a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) that indicates that Iran is not ... |
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| Top Ten Challenges Facing the Next Secretary of Homeland Security |
11-Sep-2008 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
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| In an effort to assist with the first Presidential administration transition of the Department of Homeland Security, the Homeland Security Advisory Council has identified ten key challenges that will confront the next Secretary of Homeland Security. A core test for political leadership will be to make the hard choices on priorities and trade-offs between equally important programs and policies. Successfully taking on these challenges will help the new Secretary gain ... |
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| Campaign 2008: Innovative Ideas for Securing America. A Guide for Candidates |
03-Sep-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
BUSINESS EXECUTIVES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
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| This election, voters are demanding creative, new approaches to the urgent national security challenges facing the United States. With the record-high cost of oil and gas, how can our nation?and our military?reduce its dependence on imported foreign oil? With American servicemen and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, how can we equip our troops with the most advanced tools and technologies so they can survive and succeed on the battlefield? ... |
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| Chemical Terrorism: US Policies to Reduce the Chemical Terror Threat |
01-Sep-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Margaret E Kosal; PARTNERSHIP FOR A SECURE AMERICA WASHINGTON DC
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| This study recognizes significant US government progress in detecting and mitigating chemical terror threats, including enhancements in interagency coordination. It finds similarly noteworthy progress in elimination of military chemical stockpiles, though the pace could be faster and much remains to be done. Challenges remain, however, in the need for stronger multilateral cooperation to prevent proliferation, and for a more serious and comprehensive effort to secure chemical facilities and transportation infrastructure ... |
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| Wasted Lessons of 9/11: How the Bush Administration Has Ignored the Law and Squandered its Opportunities to Make Our Country Safer |
01-Sep-2008 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS WASHINGTON DC
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| When President George W. Bush signed H.R. 1, "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007," into law on August 3, 2007 without any limiting statement, it seemed that the unfulfilled security recommendations of the 9/11 Commission would finally be implemented. To ensure that they were, over the past year the Majority staffs of the Committees on Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs have conducted extensive oversight to answer the question: ... |
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| One Team, One Mission, Securing Our Homeland: U.S. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2008 - 2013 |
01-Sep-2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Chertoff; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
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| This Department of Homeland Security's overriding and urgent mission is to lead the unified national effort to secure the country and preserve our freedoms. While the Department was created to secure our country against those who seek to disrupt the American way of life, our charter also includes preparation for and response to all hazards and disasters. The citizens of the United States must have the utmost confidence that the ... |
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| Congressionally-Direct Homeland Defense and Civil Support Threat Information Collection |
01-Sep-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey Addicott; SAINT MARY'S UNIV OF SAN ANTONIO TX
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| The objective of this effort was to collect and analyze all applicable non-release statutory provisions associated with the "open government" laws of all 50 states since September 11, 2001, in order to create a full understanding that will not only inform the public as to the actions of the states in this regard but also to assist federal, state, and local government employees, to include policy makers, in better safeguarding ... |
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| Improving the Current DHS Capabilities Framework |
01-Sep-2008 |
137 pages |
| Authors:
Dan W McGowan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The events of 9/11 caused the United States to look closely at current response and recovery mechanisms used by federal, state, local, and tribal governments. Federal efforts resulted in several directives to guide the development of these mechanisms. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD 8) and its corresponding National Preparedness Goal (NPG) set the stage for a coordinated system of capability development outlining 37 target capabilities. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of ... |
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| Building a New Storyline for Florida's Domestic Security to Provide Future Resiliency for the State |
01-Sep-2008 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Dominick D Pape; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Immediately after the 9/11 event, the state of Florida drafted one of the Nation's first comprehensive counterterrorism strategies to aid in the protection of the state's visitors and citizens. The strategy has had several modifications over the years, but it has not had a comprehensive review since its inception. Many things have changed in the arena of homeland security since the 9/11 event. An analysis of interviews of Florida's homeland ... |
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| How to Fund Homeland Security without Federal Dollars: State and Local Funding of Homeland Security Initiatives in Light of Decreased Support by the Federal Government |
01-Sep-2008 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Jay S Emler; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| States cannot depend upon the federal government to fund homeland security initiatives at the state and local level. This thesis, therefore, examined alternatives states and local units of government might use to fund homeland security initiatives, ranging from conventional alternatives such as, asset forfeiture, sales taxes, congestion fees and multi-year budgeting with the addition of a "rainy day" fund, to less conventional options like public/private partnerships and innovative investment strategies, ... |
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| Dynamic Personal Identity and the Dynamic Identity Grid: How Theory and Concept Can Transform Information into Knowledge and Secure the American Homeland |
01-Sep-2008 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan Burchnell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Personal identification systems and processes; including those used for transliteration, travel visas and driver licenses; have failed to adequately adapt to the nation's new asymmetric threat. After September 11th, personal identification information about the attackers began to emerge and it became clear that it could have been used to identify the attackers prior to their terrorist acts. This study used qualitative research methods to construct meaning from previously uncorrelated issues ... |
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| Altering the Mission Statement: The Training of Firefighters as Intelligence Gatherers |
01-Sep-2008 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Richard J Blatus; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The fire service is one of the premier emergency response agencies in the United States. As our nation strives to expand and enhance its homeland security efforts, firefighters have been recognized as an underutilized asset. The opportunity for firefighters to act as "first preventers" in the war on terrorism is unmatched by any other emergency response agency. This, coupled with the warrantless search provisions afforded firefighters by the Constitution, makes ... |
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| Future Role of Fire Service in Homeland Security |
01-Sep-2008 |
141 pages |
| Authors:
Rosemary Cloud; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| As action-oriented organizations, fire departments have traditionally played a reactive role in public safety, responding to emergencies in progress to protect the lives, and property of their citizens. The problem is that the world has changed. Increasing terrorist threats against our homeland and the potential for pandemic or other natural disasters are shifting the mission and placing new unconventional demands on the fire department. Meeting these challenges will require strategies ... |
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| Leveraging Service Oriented Architecture to Enhance Information Sharing for Surface Transportation Security |
01-Sep-2008 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Ash Chatterjee; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis determines the technology and architecture best suited for sharing security information among mass transit systems (MTS), their security partners, and TSA. The architecture would enable TSA to enhance the security of MTS and surface transportation. It incorporates existing security practices between MTS, their regional security partners, and TSA. Existing practices were determined through interviews and case reviews of regional information sharing networks. These were analyzed to identify gaps ... |
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| Defining Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction (SSTR) Operations Requirements for Future Department of the Navy Training and Analytical Models and Simulations |
Sep 2008 |
161 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan V Beris; Eric S Whittington; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Department of Defense elevated stability operations to equal importance as combat operations. With 75 percent of the world's population located in the littorals, the Navy-Marine Corps team is poised to be the country's instrument of choice for military support to Stability Operations. This brings the need to train and plan for these non-traditional missions. Furthermore, simulations are force multipliers in both the training and planning arenas, but no current ... |
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| The Evolving Private Military Sector: A Survey |
11-Aug-2008 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Nicholas Dew; Bryan Hudgens; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The purpose of this research is to help the US Department of Defense and other government security communities better understand the evolving private military sector. The body of the report consists of three main parts. These describe the organizational demographics of the sector, the capabilities and activities of firms in the sector, and the public firms in the sector, respectively. In the final section, we discuss some possible interpretations of ... |
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| Five-Year Research and Development Plan, Fiscal Years 2008-2013 |
Aug-2008 |
194 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
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| The mission of the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is to deliver improved homeland security capabilities to operating components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and State, local and tribal entities charged with supporting the homeland security mission. As the Department's science and technology arm, S&T advises the Secretary on research and development (R&D) priorities and efforts to support the homeland security mission, S&T works closely with other government ... |
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| Defense Imperatives for the New Administration |
Aug 2008 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Craig Fields; Theodore Gold; Robert Hermann; William Howard; Miriam John; Ronald Kerber; Verne L Lynn; Joseph Markowitz; James McCarthy; Robert Nesbit; Vincent Vitto; DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC
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| It has been more than two generations since the presidency transitioned with American troops engaged in significant combat operations a deployment begun in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Beyond the current military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nation faces other equally important national security challenges. These include nuclear proliferation, the potential for other regional conflicts into which we could be drawn, and the spread of militarily ... |
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| Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector |
28-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Claudia Copeland; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Damage to or destruction of the nation's water supply and water quality infrastructure by terrorist attack or natural disaster could disrupt the delivery of vital human services, threatening public health and the environment, possibly cause loss of life. The country's water infrastructure systems extend over vast areas; ownership and operation responsibility are both public and private, but are overwhelmingly non-federal. Since the attacks, federal dam operators and local water and ... |
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| FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues |
21-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in support of what the Bush Administration terms the Global War on Terror, along with the emerging operational role of the Reserve Components, further heighten interest and support for a wide range of military personnel policies and issues. CRS selected a number of issues considered by Congress as ... |
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| The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress |
16-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Dana A Shea; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The U.S. government has implemented a series of programs to protect the nation against terrorist nuclear attack. These programs have historically been viewed as lacking coordination and centralized oversight. In 2006, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) was established within the Department of Homeland Security to centralize coordination of the federal response to an unconventional nuclear threat. The office was given specific statutory responsibilities to protect the United States against ... |
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| The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress |
07-Jul-2008 |
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| Authors:
Dana A Shea; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In 2006, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) was established within the Department of Homeland Security to centralize coordination of the federal response to an unconventional nuclear threat. The office was codified through the passage of the SAFE Port Act (P.L. 109-347) and given specific statutory responsibilities to protect the United States against radiological and nuclear attack, including the responsibility to develop a global nuclear detection architecture. Determining the range ... |
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| DoD Global Information Grid Mission Assurance |
01-Jul-2008 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony Bargar; OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (INFORMATION AND IDENTITY ASSURANCE) WASHINGTON DC
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| The Department of Defense's (DoD) policy, planning, and warfighting capabilities are heavily dependent on the information technology foundation provided by the Global Information Grid (GIG). However, the GIG was built for business efficiency instead of mission assurance against sophisticated adversaries who have demonstrated intent and proven their ability to use cyberspace as a tool for espionage and the criminal theft of data. GIG mission assurance works to ensure the DoD ... |
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| Maritime Domain Awareness Risk Reduction Limited Objective Experiment |
01 Jul 2008 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Gordon Schacher; Doug MacKinnon; Susan Hutchins; Shelley Gallup; David Rousseau; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| A risk reduction experiment was performed to identify and alleviate any risks to successful completion of the FAIRGAME test of MDA Spiral-1 systems. Identified risks and mitigation actions are reported. |
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| Functional Requirements Study |
Jul-2008 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
G W Johnson; I M Gonin; L Alexander; B J Tetreault; ALION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY NEW LONDON CT
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| Automatic Identification System (AIS) is an autonomous broadcast that exchanges maritime safety/security information between participating vessels and shore stations. In addition to providing a means for maritime administrations to track the movement of vessels in coastal waters, AIS can be used to transmit information to ships while inport or underway to ensure safety-of-navigation and protection of the marine environment. In the USA, it is intended that this capability will enhance ... |
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| National Emergency Communications Plan |
Jul-2008 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
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| Congress and the Administration have recognized that a successful response to a future major incident - either a terrorist attack or natural disaster - requires a coordinated, interoperable response by the Nation's public safety, public health, and emergency management community, both public and private, at the Federal, State, tribal, Territorial, regional, and local levels. Recognizing the need for an overarching strategy to help coordinate and guide such efforts, Congress directed ... |
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| Reexamining the Role of the Guard and Reserves in Support to Civilian Authorities: The New Criticality of the National Guard Bureau (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 9-08, July 2008) |
Jul-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Bert B Tussing; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| On 28 & 29 May 2008, the United States Army War College conducted the 7th annual Reserve Component Symposium at the Center for Strategic Leadership at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The series began in 2000, and is dedicated to examining issues of critical importance to the Services' Reserve Component and the U.S. National Guard. Following 9/11, the preponderance of these symposiums have been devoted to issues surrounding the vital role of ... |
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| The Seventh Annual U.S. Army War College Reserve Component Symposium: Assessing the Evolving Relationship of the National Guard to Other Components of Domestic Crisis Response (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 8-08, July 2008) |
Jul-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis Murphy; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The United States Army War College's Center for Strategic Leadership hosted a symposium, Reexamining the Role of the Guard and Reserves in Support to Civilian Authorities at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, from 28 to 29 May 2008. The new National Strategy for Homeland Security, the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, Annex 1, and a host of other ... |
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| Reexamining the Role of the Guard and Reserves in Support to Civilian Authorities: Assessing the Evolving Relationship of the National Guard Bureau with Other Department of Defense Organizations in Responding to Crises (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 7-08, July |
Jul-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Bert Tussing; Scott Forster; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| On 28 & 29 May 2008, the United States Army War College conducted the 7th annual Reserve Component Symposium at the Center for Strategic Leadership at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. Among other issues, symposium workshop participants were charged with assessing the evolving relationship of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) with other Department of Defense (DoD) organizations that have domestic crisis response requirements. For the sake of this discussion, DoD organizations that ... |
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| DoD Implementation of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 |
23-Jun-2008 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Donald A Bloomer; Bryant T Clark; LeBarron Durant; Giormary Peluyera; Bradley M Heller; Gloria Young; Robert R Johnson; Kathryn Truex; Celia J Harrigan; Allison E Tarmann; Xavier R Zayas; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| We performed the audit in response to a request from the Office of Management and Budget that the President's Council on Integrity and Efficiency review agency processes and help ensure they are consistent with HSPD-12 and FIPS 201-1. We evaluated DoD business processes to determine whether they comply with directives and standards to develop secure and reliable Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials. DoD is not complying with HSPD-12 requirements, has ... |
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| Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations |
18-Jun-2008 |
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| Authors:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The President's FY2009 federal budget request, released February 4, 2008, included $611.1 billion in new budget authority for national defense. This total included $515.4 billion in discretionary new budget authority for the base budget of the Department of Defense (DOD) i.e., activities not associated with combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The budget included an additional $2.9 billion in mandatory spending for the DOD base budget and $22.8 billion for ... |
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| Legal Implications of the Use of Biometrics as a Tool to Fight the Global War on Terrorism |
13 Jun 2008 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Catherine M Black; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Since the fall of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the United States as the world's single superpower, the Army has shifted its threat paradigm from a focus on the Communist threat to that of multiple threats from both nation states and nonstate actors. The terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, highlighted the need for the country's leadership to develop effective means of identifying personnel ... |
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| Security Challenges in the Gulf of Guinea Sub-Region: Strategy for Nigeria |
01-Jun-2008 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Chuks O Iheme; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Gulf of Guinea (GoG) sub-region has large deposits of hydrocarbons and other natural resources. There is now a stiff international competition among industrialized nations including the United States, some European countries, China, Japan, and India that are looking for new, safer, and more reliable sources of energy as a result of the Middle East crisis. Extra-regional competitions for oil, while boosting the economy of the sub-region have also exposed ... |
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