The Need for a National Port Readiness Standard
Gavin O'Hare
October 25, 2006
A terrorist attack on a U.S. seaport could be much more costly, in lives as well as dollars, than the 9/11 attacks on the Pentagon and the WTC Towers. The DOD Readiness Reporting System could be a good model for a DHS maritime-security variant.
Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), Department of Homeland Security
Vayl S. Oxford
October 25, 2006
Domestic Preparedness met with Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), Department of Homeland Security to discuss his views on the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, the DNDO partnerships with state and local agencies, and a broad spectrum of forward-looking R&D programs and initiatives.
Vayl Oxford, Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO), Department of Homeland Security
Vayl S. Oxford
October 25, 2006
Oxford’s views on the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, the DNDO partnerships with state
and local agencies, and a broad spectrum of forward-looking R&D programs and initiatives.
Combating Nuclear Smuggling - a GAO (Government Accountability Office) Report
Domestic Preparedness
October 24, 2006
DHS’s cost-benefit analysis to support the purchase of new radiation-detection portal monitors was not based on available performance data and did not fully evaluate all of the monitors’ costs and
Forensics and Disaster Recovery - A Delicate Balance
J. Michael Barrett
October 18, 2006
Establishment, at the national level, of a new ICS (Incident Command System) protocol gives first responders the opportunity not to change their crime-scene priorities, but to keep them in better balance.
ARNG/USCG Interoperability - A Joint Ops Success Story
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
October 18, 2006
When the nation’s armed services and law-enforcement agencies pool their resources and personnel
the result is almost always more missions accomplished, more effectively, and at lower cost to U.S.
taxpayers.
Detection Plus Inspection Equals Protection
Martin D. Masiuk and Domestic Preparedness
October 18, 2006
The race is not always to the swiftest, but in the field of WMD weapons it usually is on the side
of nations willing to invest their time and talents to detect, deter, and eventually defeat WMD attacks
launched by other nations.
All-Hazards Domestic Preparedness Professionals
Martin D. Masiuk
October 18, 2006
Last week’s Mid-Atlantic All Hazards Forum in Baltimore was a major and productive event. It also
was the likely harbinger of numerous similar conferences, involving all preparedness communities, in
many other areas of the country.
Needed: A National EMS Protocol
Joseph Cahill
October 11, 2006
When medical protocols vary from state to state, the result – in a multi-state disaster – could be a towering Babel of confusion. The obvious solution – the writing and promulgation of national EMS guidelines.
DHS Funding. How Much Is Enough?
James D. Hessman
October 11, 2006
The Appropriations Bill signed into law last week was a major step forward. But it could be another
case of too little and too late.
