Area Maritime Security Committees - A Unified Effort for Securing U.S. Ports
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
August 8, 2007
The Coast Guard’s Captains of the Port have the primary responsibility for developing effective
port-security plans for their jurisdictions, but it has to be an all-hands effort or there will be, in
nautical terms, a bitter end.
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Aviation Security: Federal Coordination for Responding to In-flight Security Threats has Matured, but Procedures can be Strengthened
Domestic Preparedness
August 7, 2007
GAO recommends that agencies develop mechanisms and procedures to ensure “effective and efficient coordination,” even when key individuals are absent, so others will know how to respond. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07891r.pdf
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Releases its Updated Influenza Pandemic Operation Plan (OPLAN)
Domestic Preparedness
August 7, 2007
The CDC released their internal OPLAN document to the public so others may have a better understanding of the CDC’s purpose and process. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/OPLAN/11JulyOPLAN.pdf
The Next Wave of Synergy in Port/Maritime Security
Joseph DiRenzo III and Christopher Doane
August 3, 2007
Synergy, fusion, jointness, unity of effort – all are important characteristics to the success of the multi-agency operations needed to ensure the security of ports in the United States –
Changing the Rules: First-Responder Data Communications Tools Make an Impact
Rodrigo (Roddy) Moscoso
August 1, 2007
Since the deployment of the first mobile computers in police cruisers more than 20 years ago, the ability to access and exchange information between first responders in the field and
Sheltering Against the Ultimate - A Nuclear Detonation in a U.S. City
Kirk Paradise
August 1, 2007
The good news is that the fallout shelters built during the Cold War never had to be used. The bad news is that they might have to be resurrected, refurbished and reconditioned, and made available as “just in case” protection facilities.
Hospital Evacuations: Planning, Exercises, and Common Sense
Joseph Cahill
August 1, 2007
“Full-scale” exercises sound like, and are, the ideal – but only in certain almost-perfect circumstances, and not without a firm foundation of individual and team training exercises to build on.
Government Accountability Office (GAO) - DOD Combatant Commands' Preparedeness Efforts Could Benefit from More Clearly Defined Roles, Resources, and Risk Mitigation
Domestic Preparedness
July 30, 2007
This report focuses on DOD’s combatant commands (COCOM) and addresses (1) actions the COCOMs have taken to prepare and (2) management challenges COCOMs face going forward in planning for a
Government Accountability Office - Department of Defense (DOD) Combatant Commands' Preparedness Efforts Could Benefit from More Clearly Defined Roles, Resources, and Risk Mitigation
Domestic Preparedness
July 30, 2007
This report focuses on DOD’s combatant commands (COCOM) and addresses (1) actions the COCOMs have taken to prepare and (2) management challenges COCOMs face going forward. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07696high.pdf
