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BARDA Strategic Plan 2011-2016

Over the last decade, the United States has responded to deliberate biological attacks – e.g., the mailing of anthrax-laden letters, as well as naturally occurring disease outbreaks including SARS and the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) has issued the BARDA Strategic Plan for

Bio-Response Report Card

The idea for this report card project began late last year, when the Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center asked the question, “If the nation is unprepared for a biological attack, what more can we do?” This report card provides a strategic end-to-end assessment of America’s bio-response capabilities. http://www.wmdcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bio-response-report-card-2011.pdf

Private Sector Resource Catalog 3.0

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just released its newly updated and organized Private Sector Resource Catalog, which will help private sector partners carry out their essential roles in the Homeland Security Enterprise. Future updates, issued on a regular basis, will help ensure that the private sector has all

Resilience – A Look Back…A Step Forward

Featured in this issue: Attaining Resilience: Getting from Here to There, By Robert McCreight; Resurrection & Remembrance: The World Trade Center, By Joseph Cahill; Countering a Multimodal Martyrdom Operation, By Joseph Trindal; Building Resilience: Emergency Management Standards, Technology, and Training, By Kay C. Goss, CEM; Anthrax Prevention – Risks vs.

HSAC Task Force on Secure Communities: Findings & Recommendations

The Task Force on Secure Communities, a subcommittee of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) created at the request of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano, was asked: (a) to consider how Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) may improve the Secure Communities Program; (b) to address some of

What If…Training for the Worst-Case Scenario

Featured in this issue: Answering the “What Ifs” With Real-Life Training, By Richard Schoeberl; Training, Exercises, and the ICS: A Natural Fit, By Stephen Grainer; The New CDC “Zombies” of Emergency Preparedness, By Joseph Cahill; All-Hazards Response Training Updated & Expanded, By Shannon Arledge; Corporate Support for a Healthcare Facility

DHS Secretary Napolitano Unveils ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ Campaign PSAs

WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today unveiled new Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) “If You See Something, Say Something™” public awareness campaign, aimed at educating the public on the importance of reporting suspicious activity to state and local law enforcement authorities.“Our nation’s security is a

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