Reports

The GAO (Government Accountability Office) has released a report discussing how the 2009 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) compares to the 2006 plan, and how the Department of Homeland Security and the sector-specific agencies addressed resiliency as part of the new planning efforts. http://www.domesticpreparedness.com/userfiles/reports/NIPP_UpdateMar2010.pdf

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance and information for MRC (Medical Reserve Corps) units tasked with supporting medical special needs shelters. http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/PromisingPracticesToolkit.asp?mode=ResourceDetails&ResID=242&RefID=Category&Category=28

The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) considers Haiti to be affected by economically dangerous foreign animal diseases (FADs). Returning emergency responders can help prevent the entry of FADs from Haiti by strictly adhering to the USDA guidelines when determining whether an animal product and/or equipment should be allowed to

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to determine: (1) What actions have been taken to develop the interagency mechanisms needed to plan and coordinate CNCI (Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative) activities; and (2) What challenges CNCI faces in achieving its objectives related to securing federal information systems. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10338.pdf

This Pandemic Influenza Pediatric Office Plan Template is a planning tool, developed by pediatric stakeholders, that is intended to assist pediatric medical offices that, although they have no pandemic influenza plan in place, may nonetheless experience an increase, caused by pandemic influenza, in their patient calls/visits and/or overall workload. http://emergency.cdc.gov/healthcare/pdf/pediatric_office_plan.pdf

The GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to review: (a) federal efforts to promote community preparedness; (b) the challenges, if any, that FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) faces in measuring the performance of CCP (Citizen Corps Programs); and (c) the actions, if any, being taken to develop a strategy

A terrorist’s use of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) or improvised nuclear device (IND) to release radioactive materials into the environment could have devastating consequences. The GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to examine: (a) the federal government’s responsibilities and/or plans to assist cities & states with the cleanup process

The Department of Homeland Security delivered the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Report to Congress on February 1, 2010. The QHSR outlines the strategic framework established to guide the activities of participants in homeland security toward a common end. http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/qhsr_report.pdf

Former Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) and former Senator Jim Talent (R-MO), chair and vice chair of the bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation and Terrorism, today released a report card indicating that the U.S. government is not taking the necessary steps to protect the

The purpose of this guide is to orient the military with NGOs – their operations, strengths, limitations, budgets, practices, and other characteristics that make them unique actors in a large and dynamic humanitarian community. http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/ngo-guide.pdf