EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARCHIVES
Amit Yoran, Cyber Security Advisor
John F. Morton
March 9, 2005
On March 3, 2005; DomPrep.com’s John F. Morton and Martin Masiuk visited with Amit Yoran, until last fall the head of the National Cyber Security Division in the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate, a position he held for a year. Prior to that, he was
Materials Distribution in a Public Health Crisis
Joseph Cahill
March 9, 2005
From the Middle Ages to the present, the most useful, as well as cost-effective, tool in the emergency-management supply kit was, and is, common sense.
Arkansas, New Jersey and Alaska
Anthony Lanzillotti
February 23, 2005
Arkansas Arkansas Department Of Emergency Management (ADEM)The vision of the ADEM states, “The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management will be the recognized leader nationwide for state-level homeland security and disaster preparedness programs, policies, and procedures by 2010.” In keeping with this vision, the ADEM has implemented a list of Suggested Protective Measures for
State Defense Forces: An Untapped Resource
Brent Bankus
February 23, 2005
With a high percentage of the U.S. active-duty forces, and Reserve and National Guard units as well, now deployed overseas, the nation’s governors may be hard-pressed to cope with in-state disasters. The SDFs provide a quick-response, low-cost, experience
First-Responder Accreditation: The Pros and Cons
Ashley Moore
February 23, 2005
States, cities, and the federal government are moving at flank speed to upgrade their various, and varying, domestic-preparedness and counterterrorism capabilities. But are they moving in lockstep, and headed toward the same goal? No one knows.
A Note From the Publisher
Martin D. Masiuk
February 9, 2005
Responding to the whirlwind of change that has engulfed the field of domestic preparedness since
the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, DomPrep.Com has revised and expanded its mission, its
audience, and the scope of its coverage. Readers’ comments
Adm. James M. Loy, USCG (Ret.), Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
John F. Morton
February 9, 2005
The senior DHS decision-maker, a former Coast Guard commandant, discusses the newly released National Response Plan, the National Cargo Security Strategy, and National Incident Management System, and a broad spectrum of other topics and issues related to
Military Plays Unique Role in Consequence Management
Peter D. Menk
January 26, 2005
Lessons learned from post-Cold War missions are being leveraged to enhance the military’s
domestic-operations capabilities.
Business Continuity Planning Standards: A Search for Normalcy
Ashley Moore
January 26, 2005
Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own. ~ Jean Toomer (1894 – 1967) U.S. author, poetWhat is a standard? More specifically, what is a Business Continuity (BC) standard? In general, standards provide preparedness models that private-sector organizations can use when they want to establish
DHS Seeks to Create Higher Standards of Readiness
Ashley Moore
January 12, 2005
The primary HSPD-8 objective is to establish and implement the short and long term policies needed to strengthen the nation’s entire first-responder community.
Tokyo, Granitville, and Innocent Children
Joseph Cahill
January 12, 2005
The killing tools available today are extremely lethal, and, not limited to the military forces of nation states but also available to an increasingly large number of terrorist groups.
A Spiral of Hope for the First Responder Community
James D. Hessman
January 12, 2005
The terrorists behind 9/11 and other international crimes, and the ill-advised nations that support
terrorism in various ways, are counting on the so-called “spiral of fear” to win their unending war
against the free nations of the world.
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