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At Domestic Preparedness, we strive to keep people informed and aware of the latest preparedness news. Please see below for more detailed reports we obtain each month from various resources.
REPORTS
Government Accountability Office – Department of Defense (DOD) Combatant Commands’ Preparedness Efforts Could Benefit from More Clearly Defined Roles, Resources, and Risk Mitigation
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
Government Accountability Office (GAO) – DOD Combatant Commands’ Preparedeness Efforts Could Benefit from More Clearly Defined Roles, Resources, and Risk Mitigation
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 pandemic influenza outbreak. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07696.pdf
Government Accountability Office (GAO) – HHS Needs to Ensure the Availability of Health Screening and Monitoring for All Responders
July 25, 2007
Screening and monitoring services should be available to all responders (federal and nonfederal) residing in and outside of the New York City metropolitan area. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07892.pdf
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pandemic Planning Update IV, a Report From Secretary Michael O. Leavitt
July 23, 2007
This report outlines current monitoring efforts, vaccine production, and the status of state and local preparedness. http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/panflureport4.pdf
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector Plans and Sector Councils Continue to Evolve
July 17, 2007
This report discusses: how the sector-specific plans meet NIPP (National Infrastructure Protection Plan) & DHS requirements; the government/sector coordinating council members’ views on the value of the plans; & the key successes & challenges encountered. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07706r.pdf
National EMS Core Content – A Report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
July 17, 2007
The National EMS Core Content uses the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine as the template. This will further align the out-of-hospital community with the medical community. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/ems/EMSCoreContent/images/EMSCoreContent.pdf
Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Information Security – Agencies Report Progress, but Sensitive Data Remain at Risk
June 19, 2007
GAO discusses various security incidents in the report, and lists continued weaknesses in information-security controls at major federal agencies.
U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Hurricane Operations Plan
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 warning program and to make improvements. http://www.ofcm.gov/nhop/07/pdf/entire-nhop07.pdf
A Governor’s Guide to Homeland Security, a Report from the National Governors Association (NGA)
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 been in office during emergencies and disasters. http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0703GOVGUIDEHS.PDF
A Congressional Research Service Report for Congress – Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Quarantine and Isolation
June 12, 2007
This report focuses on a review of state, national, and international quarantine and isolation laws and policies. http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22672_20070605.pdf
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REPORTS
Government Accountability Office – Department of Defense (DOD) Combatant Commands’ Preparedness Efforts Could Benefit from More Clearly Defined Roles, Resources, and Risk Mitigation
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
Government Accountability Office (GAO) – DOD Combatant Commands’ Preparedeness Efforts Could Benefit from More Clearly Defined Roles, Resources, and Risk Mitigation
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 pandemic influenza outbreak. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07696.pdf
Government Accountability Office (GAO) – HHS Needs to Ensure the Availability of Health Screening and Monitoring for All Responders
July 25, 2007
Screening and monitoring services should be available to all responders (federal and nonfederal) residing in and outside of the New York City metropolitan area. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07892.pdf
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pandemic Planning Update IV, a Report From Secretary Michael O. Leavitt
July 23, 2007
This report outlines current monitoring efforts, vaccine production, and the status of state and local preparedness. http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/panflureport4.pdf
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sector Plans and Sector Councils Continue to Evolve
July 17, 2007
This report discusses: how the sector-specific plans meet NIPP (National Infrastructure Protection Plan) & DHS requirements; the government/sector coordinating council members’ views on the value of the plans; & the key successes & challenges encountered. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07706r.pdf
National EMS Core Content – A Report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
July 17, 2007
The National EMS Core Content uses the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine as the template. This will further align the out-of-hospital community with the medical community. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/ems/EMSCoreContent/images/EMSCoreContent.pdf
Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Information Security – Agencies Report Progress, but Sensitive Data Remain at Risk
June 19, 2007
GAO discusses various security incidents in the report, and lists continued weaknesses in information-security controls at major federal agencies.
U.S. Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Hurricane Operations Plan
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 warning program and to make improvements. http://www.ofcm.gov/nhop/07/pdf/entire-nhop07.pdf
A Governor’s Guide to Homeland Security, a Report from the National Governors Association (NGA)
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 been in office during emergencies and disasters. http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0703GOVGUIDEHS.PDF
A Congressional Research Service Report for Congress – Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Quarantine and Isolation
June 12, 2007
This report focuses on a review of state, national, and international quarantine and isolation laws and policies. http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22672_20070605.pdf
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