Colonel George W. Korch Jr., USA, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
George W. Korch Jr. and John F. Morton
September 27, 2006
In most fields, basic training is part of the learning process. Fire, law enforcement, the military, and other disciplines have training academies for building competencies and testing new recruits. An exception to these types of requirements is the field of emergency management. This new training academy will ensure that all emergency managers are trained to the same standards regardless how much boots-on-the-ground experience they bring with them.
SBInet: What Happens Next?
James D. Hessman
September 27, 2006
Commentary and AnalysisBy James D. Hessman, jamesd@domprep.com The 21 September DHS (Department of Homeland Security) announcement that the Boeing Company has been awarded a contract to build a “fence” of sorts
HLSPC: A Course of Mandatory Excellence
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
September 27, 2006
A relatively new and still evolving JFSC course in homeland defense planning receives a well deserved endorsement from the Pentagon’s E-Ring, and attracts a long line of applicants for future classes.
Colonel George W. Korch Jr., USA, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of InfectiousDiseases
George W. Korch Jr. and John F. Morton
September 27, 2006
Korch discusses not only USAMRIID’s own missions but also the close and increasingly important
working relationship between the Institute and the nation’s public-health and first-responder
communities.
Report Published on Emergency Response to London Bombings
Domestic Preparedness
September 26, 2006
A report found that the emergency response to the 7/7 bombings in London was sound, and that there were acts of bravery by many. This report also highlights areas of
GAO - Combating Nuclear Terrorism
Domestic Preparedness
September 26, 2006
This report discusses the capabilities and assets DOE has to prevent and respond to potential nuclear and radiological attacks in the U.S., the physical security measures in place at DOE’s
Marion Cain III, Director of DHS Center for Domestic Preparedness and Dr. Martha Lavender, CDP's Associate Director for Training and Education
Martin D. Masiuk, Marion Cain and Martha Griffith Lavender
September 20, 2006
Commentary DomesticPreparedness Publisher Martin Masiuk met with Marion Cain III, Director of the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) and Dr. Martha Lavender, the CDP’s Associate
Marion Cain III, Director of DHS Center for Domestic Preparedness and Dr. Martha Lavender, CDP's Associate Director for Training and Education
Martin D. Masiuk
September 20, 2006
Podcast DomesticPreparedness Publisher Martin Masiuk met with Marion Cain III, Director of the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) and Dr. Martha Lavender, the CDP’s Associate
The Case for Greater Latitude in Counterterrorism Surveillance
J. Michael Barrett
September 20, 2006
The world has changed significantly since 9/11 – and become much more dangerous. To provide for the common defense the United States also has to change – its laws, its policies, and maybe the U.S. Constitution as well.
Diver Detection and Deterrence: Navy, Coast Guard Collaborate To Defeat the Underwater Threat
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
September 20, 2006
The terrorist threat is everywhere: on land, in the air, and not only at sea but underwater as well. Navy/Coast Guard swimmer defense teams will help to restore the balance – but it could be a very close race.
