The campaign platforms of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates differ in many
particulars, but they should agree on most homeland-security issues. (Article reprinted courtesy of the
Heritage Foundation.)
George Washington University plans to convene two “policy summits” focused on the preparedness
needs of large cities. One highlight of the meetings will be a bloodily realistic videogame showing how
first responders can help turn victims into patients.
The 29-30 July All-Hazards Consortium workshop focused on the exciting technological capabilities provided by the introduction of new GIS (geographic information systems) devices, and spelled out a
number of formidable challenges as well.
Historians see yesterday’s battlefields as primary sources for their next scholarly tomes. The modern military sees today’s battlefield as an unsifted mountain of intelligence information and, possibly, as evidence in future courtroom proceedings.
CBP falls short in its efforts to start implementing the “100-percent screening” mandate issued by
Congress. The issues involved are numerous, costly, and extremely complicated. Nonetheless, failure is
not an option.
From George Washington’s days to the present, U.S. leaders have adhered to the credo that “Eternal Vigilance” is “the price of freedom.” Today, those wise words of warning are applicable, […]
The could-have/should-have (but did not) scenarios of the past serve as abundant reminders that the
cost of national preparedness is only a fraction of the much higher cost that must always be paid for
not being prepared.
After the storm comes the rainbow. Supposedly. After a disaster comes the debris – and the problem
of what to do with it. Surprisingly, perhaps, there are some profitable solutions that should be
considered.
At a time when defense of the U.S. homeland is a major concern, the National Guard is playing a
much-increased role in U.S. operations overseas. The best way to fill the capabilities gap is to
establish a non-deployable Home Guard under the Department.
Thanks to mutual-aid compacts between neighboring political jurisdictions, first-responder
cooperation at mass-casualty incidents is often a multi-agency effort. But before the agencies can work
together they must first be able to speak the same language.
The campaign platforms of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates differ in many
particulars, but they should agree on most homeland-security issues. (Article reprinted courtesy of the
Heritage Foundation.) 