Reports

This report provides links to cybersecurity legislation and cybersecurity-related committee hearings in the 112th and 113th Congresses. It also provides a list of executive orders and presidential directives pertaining to information and computer security. http://www.fas.org:8080/sgp/crs/misc/R43317.pdf

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has made available to the public an unclassified version of its annual report to Congress detailing the previous year’s security inspection program. The report covers the NRC’s security inspection program, including force-on-force exercises, for commercial nuclear power reactors and Category I fuel cycle facilities for

Effective cybersecurity for federal information systems is essential to preventing the loss of resources, the compromise of sensitive information, and the disruption of government operations. This report summarizes: (a) challenges facing federal agencies in securing their systems and information; and (b) government-wide initiatives aimed at improving cybersecurity. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-725T

The United States faces current and emerging chemical and biological threats, and defenses against these threats enable the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to protect the force, preclude strategic gains by adversaries, and reduce risk to U.S. interests. This report reviews and provides recommendations on DOD efforts to manage its

The Coast Guard released their cyber strategy to ensure the prosperity and security of the nation’s Maritime Transportation System. The Coast Guard’s cyber strategy is a comprehensive framework that identifies three strategic priorities critical to the service’s effort defending the maritime domain: defend cyberspace, enable operations, and protect critical infrastructure.

This is an inventory rather than a review of current research in the field of disaster behavioral health (DBH). The inventory primarily comprises disaster-specific interventions, although several may also be used to assist people who are suffering with distress or disorders associated with other types of traumatic events. http://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/dtac/supplemental-research-bulletin-may-2015-disaster-behavioral-health-interventions.pdf

The goal of this plan is to ensure continuity of successful treatment and prevention of infectious diseases. Five strategic objectives are outlined to reach this goal: awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance; knowledge through surveillance and research; reduction of incidents; use of antimicrobial agents; and sustainable investment in countering antimicrobial

Superstorm Sandy resulted in 72 fatalities, and damage estimates totaled nearly $50 billion in the United States, with New York and New Jersey sustaining the most damage. In response, the Department of Health and Human Services deployed its network of volunteers, the Medical Reserve Corps. This report shows the challenges

This report identifies gaps and needs in first responder training and resources and presents solutions that serve to better prepare local-level fire services for all-hazard events and to interact with federal resources. The disasters studied were weather-related events that required responding firefighters to assume duties for which they were unprepared

In an executive discussion session, CNA Corporation addressed the movement toward evidence-based policing. When providing resources to the concentrated geographic areas that experience the highest levels of violent crime, law enforcement agencies sometimes anger community residents while trying to fulfill their most important mission of protecting these residents from violence.