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CYBERSECURITY: Recent Data Breaches Illustrate Need for Strong Controls across Federal Agencies

Domestic Preparedness July 7, 2015
Effective cybersecurity for federal information systems is essential to preventing the loss of resources, the compromise of sensitive information, and the disruption of government operations. This report summarizes: (a) challenges facing federal agencies in securing their systems and information; and (b) government-wide initiatives aimed at improving cybersecurity. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-725T

U.S. Coast Guard Cyber Strategy

Domestic Preparedness June 26, 2015
The Coast Guard released their cyber strategy to ensure the prosperity and security of the nation’s Maritime Transportation System. The Coast Guard’s cyber strategy is a comprehensive framework that identifies three strategic priorities critical to the service’s effort defending the maritime domain: defend cyberspace, enable operations, and protect critical infrastructure.

Lessons

Domestic Preparedness June 24, 2015
Featured in this issue: Riots When Civil Rights Protests Lose Civility, By Robert Maloney; Baltimore Unrest Police Lessons Learned on the Fly, By Melissa Hyatt; How to Change Response Tactics in Times of Civil Unrest, By Michael E. Cox Jr.; Serving the Underserved No Matter What, By Jayna Powell; Civil

Disaster Behavioral Health Interventions Inventory

Domestic Preparedness June 20, 2015
This is an inventory rather than a review of current research in the field of disaster behavioral health (DBH). The inventory primarily comprises disaster-specific interventions, although several may also be used to assist people who are suffering with distress or disorders associated with other types of traumatic events. http://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/dtac/supplemental-research-bulletin-may-2015-disaster-behavioral-health-interventions.pdf

Draft Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance

Domestic Preparedness June 10, 2015
The goal of this plan is to ensure continuity of successful treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. Five strategic objectives are outlined to reach this goal: awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance; knowledge through surveillance and research; reduction of incidents; use of antimicrobial agents; and sustainable investment in countering antimicrobial

Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers in New York and New Jersey During Superstorm Sandy

Domestic Preparedness June 7, 2015
Superstorm Sandy resulted in 72 fatalities, and damage estimates totaled nearly $50 billion in the United States, with New York and New Jersey sustaining the most damage. In response, the Department of Health and Human Services deployed its network of volunteers, the Medical Reserve Corps. This report shows the challenges

Operational Lessons Learned in Disaster Response

Domestic Preparedness June 4, 2015
This report identifies gaps and needs in first responder training and resources and presents solutions that serve to better prepare local-level fire services for all-hazard events and to interact with federal resources. The disasters studied were weather-related events that required responding firefighters to assume duties for which they were unprepared

COMMUNICATION

Domestic Preparedness May 27, 2015
Featured in this issue: What the Future Holds for Communications Interoperability, By Steve Cohan; How to Deploy an Ethical Cybercommunications Program, By Anyck Turgeon; Critical Elements for Creating a Dialogue, By Charles Werner; Football, Golf & an Integrated Public Safety Information Network, By Janusz Wasiolek; InfraGard Over 400 Sector

CNA Out Front: Engaging Communities of Color in Positive Policing

Domestic Preparedness May 17, 2015
In an executive discussion session, CNA Corporation addressed the movement toward evidence-based policing. When providing resources to the concentrated geographic areas that experience the highest levels of violent crime, law enforcement agencies sometimes anger community residents while trying to fulfill their most important mission of protecting these residents from violence.

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P.O. Box 285

Del Valle, TX 78617-9998

Editorial Statement

Founded in 1998, Domestic Preparedness continues to be a pioneering thought leader in the emergency preparedness, response, and recovery space. The multidisciplinary editorial focus helps professionals acquire critical information to develop collaborative, real-world solutions. With relevant, multidisciplinary, whole-community intelligence from the front lines, practitioners can learn from diverse perspectives. The authoritative, practitioner-centered, multimedia information platform disseminates intelligence the way busy management-level public- and private-sector professionals want to learn. This is the trusted source for content written by practitioners, for practitioners, with relevant, real-world best practices.

DomesticPreparedness.com, the Domestic Preparedness Journal and the Weekly Brief include facts, views, opinions, and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest. The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas A&M University System do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, facts, opinions or recommendations.
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