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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
Protecting Against Terrorism
September 11, 2006
This is a general protective security advice from the U.K.’s MI5’s National Security Advice Centre. It is aimed at businesses and organizations seeking to reduce the risk of a terrorist attack, or to limit the damage terrorism might cause. http://www.ukresilience.info/publications/protecting.pdf
Audit of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System
September 5, 2006
Office of the Inspector General report on the lack of funding and staffing to the Urban Search and Rescue teams. Included are recommendations for FEMA to improve the administration and funding for these task forces. http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/OIG_06-54_Aug06.pdf
Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit: Planning, Designing, Conducting, and Evaluating Local Public Health Emergency Exercises
August 23, 2006
This toolkit is intended to guide local public health agency staff in developing, implementing, & evaluating emergency drills and exercises; and handling larger, multiagency emergency exercise events. http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/research/ResCenters/chphsr/pdf/PublicHealthBooklet_060803.pdf
Government Accountability Office – Border Security: Continued Weaknesses in Screening Entrants into the United States
August 10, 2006
On several occasions, GAO agents were able to enter the United States from Canada or Mexico either without showing any identification or showing counterfeit identification. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-06-976T
GAO – TSA Oversight of Checked Baggage Screening Procedures Could Be Strengthened
July 31, 2006
This report addresses (1) how TSA prioritized the use of checked baggage screening procedures,(2) how TSA reported use of the procedures and (3) what steps TSA took to reduce airports’ need for alternative screening. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06869high.pdf
Pandemic Flu School Action Kit from Contra Costa Health Services
July 31, 2006
This planning kit includes school responses, planning checklists, guidelines to stop the spread of germs, key phone numbers and websites. http://cchealth.org/topics/pandemic_flu/school_action_kit/
NACCHO’s Local Health Department Guide to Pandemic Influenza
July 22, 2006
This guide is intended for use by local health departments as part of a multi-sector effort to coordinate planning and response to a pandemic influenza outbreak. http://www.naccho.org/topics/infectious/influenza/documents/NACCHOPanFluGuideforLHDsII.pdf
OSHA Announces That the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Along With the FBI, Has Launched a New “Protect Your Workplace Campaign”
July 22, 2006
The program is designed for all businesses, as well as government agencies, and features a series of four posters that focus on such issues as robberies and break-ins, computer intrusions and corporate espionage, and identity theft. http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/distributable.html#work
Government Accountability Office (GAO) – Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation’s Borders at Two Locations
July 11, 2006
GAO testimony discloses the results of undercover tests made by its investigators to determine whether monitors at U.S. ports of entry detect radioactive sources in vehicles attempting to enter the United States. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06939thigh.pdf
United States and Canada Announce Results of Operation Frozen Timber, a Multi-Agency Probe Targeting Cross-Border Aerial Drug Smuggling
July 9, 2006
During the course of Operation Frozen Timber, U.S. and Canadian enforcement teams intercepted more than 17 drug loads, including one shipment in February 2005 involving five suitcases packed with 149 kilograms of cocaine.
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REPORTS
Protecting Against Terrorism
September 11, 2006
This is a general protective security advice from the U.K.’s MI5’s National Security Advice Centre. It is aimed at businesses and organizations seeking to reduce the risk of a terrorist attack, or to limit the damage terrorism might cause. http://www.ukresilience.info/publications/protecting.pdf
Audit of the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System
September 5, 2006
Office of the Inspector General report on the lack of funding and staffing to the Urban Search and Rescue teams. Included are recommendations for FEMA to improve the administration and funding for these task forces. http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/OIG_06-54_Aug06.pdf
Public Health Emergency Exercise Toolkit: Planning, Designing, Conducting, and Evaluating Local Public Health Emergency Exercises
August 23, 2006
This toolkit is intended to guide local public health agency staff in developing, implementing, & evaluating emergency drills and exercises; and handling larger, multiagency emergency exercise events. http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/nursing/research/ResCenters/chphsr/pdf/PublicHealthBooklet_060803.pdf
Government Accountability Office – Border Security: Continued Weaknesses in Screening Entrants into the United States
August 10, 2006
On several occasions, GAO agents were able to enter the United States from Canada or Mexico either without showing any identification or showing counterfeit identification. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-06-976T
GAO – TSA Oversight of Checked Baggage Screening Procedures Could Be Strengthened
July 31, 2006
This report addresses (1) how TSA prioritized the use of checked baggage screening procedures,(2) how TSA reported use of the procedures and (3) what steps TSA took to reduce airports’ need for alternative screening. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06869high.pdf
Pandemic Flu School Action Kit from Contra Costa Health Services
July 31, 2006
This planning kit includes school responses, planning checklists, guidelines to stop the spread of germs, key phone numbers and websites. http://cchealth.org/topics/pandemic_flu/school_action_kit/
NACCHO’s Local Health Department Guide to Pandemic Influenza
July 22, 2006
This guide is intended for use by local health departments as part of a multi-sector effort to coordinate planning and response to a pandemic influenza outbreak. http://www.naccho.org/topics/infectious/influenza/documents/NACCHOPanFluGuideforLHDsII.pdf
OSHA Announces That the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Along With the FBI, Has Launched a New “Protect Your Workplace Campaign”
July 22, 2006
The program is designed for all businesses, as well as government agencies, and features a series of four posters that focus on such issues as robberies and break-ins, computer intrusions and corporate espionage, and identity theft. http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/distributable.html#work
Government Accountability Office (GAO) – Investigators Transported Radioactive Sources Across Our Nation’s Borders at Two Locations
July 11, 2006
GAO testimony discloses the results of undercover tests made by its investigators to determine whether monitors at U.S. ports of entry detect radioactive sources in vehicles attempting to enter the United States. http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d06939thigh.pdf
United States and Canada Announce Results of Operation Frozen Timber, a Multi-Agency Probe Targeting Cross-Border Aerial Drug Smuggling
July 9, 2006
During the course of Operation Frozen Timber, U.S. and Canadian enforcement teams intercepted more than 17 drug loads, including one shipment in February 2005 involving five suitcases packed with 149 kilograms of cocaine.
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