The First Scenario - A Nuclear Attack
Jonathan Dodson
June 27, 2007
DomPrep’s National Guard correspondent, Col. Jonathan B. (“Jon”) Dodson, USA (Ret.), joined LtGen. H. Steven Blum, USAR, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, on his flight from Andrews Air Force
Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, Chief National Guard Bureau
H. Steven Blum
June 27, 2007
Domestic Preparedness met with Lieutenant General H. Steven Blum, Chief, National Guard Bureau. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau provides an update on how Guard units are supporting states in their domestic missions, while also serving as forward-deployed assets for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) in responding to a national incident or event. Also: An in-depth discussion on Vigilant Guard, last month’s series of exercises at the Indiana Guard’s interagency Muscatatuck Urban Training Center (MUTC), which simulated the multi-agency response to a 10-kiloton nuclear detonation.
The What If Possibility: A Chilling Report
John F. Morton
June 27, 2007
A new and, unfortunately, highly credible report on the devastating ramifications of nuclear
terrorist attacks against the U.S. homeland suggests that it is high time for the nation’s elected
leaders to start thinking about the previously unthinkable.
WMD Defense in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Christopher Hawley
June 20, 2007
WMD (weapons of mass destruction) course instructor Christopher Hawley stopped by the DomesticPreparedness.com office earlier this month between trips overseas. We asked him to give us a quick 30,000-feet view
Mid-Atlantic States Brainstorm Planning for Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) GrantSubmissions
John F. Morton
June 20, 2007
Federal officials provide insight to mid-Atlantic states as they finalize statewide plans for PSIC
grant submissions. Seven states & the District of Columbia share how they are implementing
interoperable communications.
U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Hurricane Operations Plan
Domestic Preparedness
June 19, 2007
This report is a result of a forum for the responsible Federal agencies, together with representatives from the user communities like emergency management, to review the Nation’s hurricane forecast and
Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Information Security - Agencies Report Progress, but Sensitive Data Remain at Risk
Domestic Preparedness
June 19, 2007
GAO discusses various security incidents in the report, and lists continued weaknesses in information-security controls at major federal agencies.
A Governor's Guide to Homeland Security, a Report from the National Governors Association (NGA)
Domestic Preparedness
June 18, 2007
This guide was written to provide governors with an overview of their homeland-security roles and responsibilities. The information in the report is drawn from past experiences of governors who have
USMA's CTC Addresses Global Terrorism Threat
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
June 13, 2007
When the words “West Point” are mentioned, the names and exploits of famous generals such as Grant, Eisenhower, and Patton come to mind along with visions of crisp fall days,
ASTM-E 2458: A Mandatory Sample of Common Sense
Jason Pastuch
June 13, 2007
HazMat and EMS technicians across the nation will be working from the same text, thanks to new
biological-sampling techniques developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials.