EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ARCHIVES
Governor James S. Gilmore, III, A Focus on Border Protection, Medical Surge Capacity
Domestic Preparedness and
July 13, 2005
Former Virginia Governor James S. Gilmore III shares his views, as chairman of the bipartisan
Congressional Commission appointed to assess U.S. domestic-response capabilities, on such major issues
as vulnerability assessments, risk management, border prot
Homeland Defense Begins at Home!
Domestic Preparedness and
July 13, 2005
The Department of Homeland Defense and American Red Cross are leading the way, but true national
preparedness requires an all-hands effort starting with teachers and students, parents, first
responders, businessmen and factory workers, the media and the m
Facilities Management in the Age of Terrorism
Domestic Preparedness and
June 29, 2005
Large public gatherings – specifically including baseball and football games and other
entertainment events – are both an invitation to terrorists and a major challenge to security officials.
The first rule is to build security into the sports/entertainme
DomesticPreparedness.com Welcomes Neil C. Livingstone
Domestic Preparedness and
May 11, 2005
Livingstone to Explore Issues, Concerns, Theories, and Methods Affecting Private Security
Industry
Dirty Bombs: The Impossible Becomes Probable
Domestic Preparedness and
May 4, 2005
Surplus uranium, inadequate controls, and undetected smuggling are the key ingredients of a future
nuclear disaster on U.S. soil. Today, almost any nation in the world is capable of building
Hiroshima-sized nuclear devices, RDDs, and/or dirty bombs.
Risks and Realities, Grants and Vulnerabilities
Domestic Preparedness and
April 20, 2005
The mostly successful launch of the Department of Homeland Security has been followed, not
surprisingly, by allegations of wasteful spending and a failure to establish priorities. The new team at
DHS meets the challenge head-on, and is already working wit
Amit Yoran, Cyber Security Advisor
Amit Yoran
March 9, 2005
The former RIPtech president and, later, head of the National Cyber Security Division at DHS,
provides knowledgeable insights on, among other topics, the public-private cyber security partnership,
the IT vulnerability assessment process, cyber security an
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
James M. Loy
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
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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