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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
GAO – Hurricane Katrina Providing Oversight of the Nation’s Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Activities
October 12, 2005
:GAO prepared this testimony to highlight past work on government programs related to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, and to provide information on plans and coordination among the accountable community…” http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d051053t.pdf
Report on the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for FY 2003
October 7, 2005
A summary of where the money was distributed and the changes from FY2002. http://www.firegrantsupport.com/docs/2005AFGFY2003rpt.pdf
Report on the Status of 9/11 Commission Recommendations
September 26, 2005
A Report by the Public Discourse Project, that follows up on the 9/11 Commission Recommendations, their current status and progress. http://www.9-11pdp.org/press/2005-09-14_report.pdf
GAO- Department of Homeland Security Strategic Management of Training Important for Successful Transformation
September 23, 2005
Training can play a key role in helping the Department of Homeland Security successfully address the challenge of transformation… http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05888.pdf
OIG/DHS – Review of Controls Over the Export of Chemical and Biological Commodities
August 2, 2005
“We recommended that the Commissioner of CBP evaluate the Outbound program, including information requirements, staffing needs, and consistency of enforcement practices, and make adjustments necessary to ensure that all of CBP’s enforcement responsibiliti http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/OIGr_05-21_Jun05.pdf
GAO – Department of Homeland Security Needs to Fully Implement Its Security Program
July 15, 2005
“DHS has not fully implemented a comprehensive, departmentwide information security program to protect the information and information systems that support its operations and assets.” http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05700.pdf
GAO – Managing First Responder Grants to Enhance Emergency Preparedness in the National Capital Region
July 15, 2005
“The ongoing security risk requires a comprehensive, coordinated, and carefully planned approach to the expenditure of federal first responder grants.” http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05889t.pdf
Department of Defense “Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support”
July 7, 2005
Reshaping the Department’s approach to homeland defense, constitutes vision for transforming homeland defense and civil support http://www.dod.gov/news/Jun2005/d20050630homeland.pdf
GAO – Opportunities Exist to Improve Future Comprehensive Master Plans for Changing U.S. Defense Infrastructure Overseas
July 6, 2005
This is the second of two GAO reports that respond to the reporting requirements contained in the report on the fiscal year 2004 Senate military construction appropriations bill. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05680r.pdf
GAO: Combating Nuclear Smuggling
July 6, 2005
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, there were 650 confirmed cases of illicit trafficking in nuclear and radiological materials worldwide between 1993 and 2004. Several of these cases involved materials that could be used to produce nucle http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05840t.pdf
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REPORTS
GAO – Hurricane Katrina Providing Oversight of the Nation’s Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Activities
October 12, 2005
:GAO prepared this testimony to highlight past work on government programs related to Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, and to provide information on plans and coordination among the accountable community…” http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d051053t.pdf
Report on the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program for FY 2003
October 7, 2005
A summary of where the money was distributed and the changes from FY2002. http://www.firegrantsupport.com/docs/2005AFGFY2003rpt.pdf
Report on the Status of 9/11 Commission Recommendations
September 26, 2005
A Report by the Public Discourse Project, that follows up on the 9/11 Commission Recommendations, their current status and progress. http://www.9-11pdp.org/press/2005-09-14_report.pdf
GAO- Department of Homeland Security Strategic Management of Training Important for Successful Transformation
September 23, 2005
Training can play a key role in helping the Department of Homeland Security successfully address the challenge of transformation… http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05888.pdf
OIG/DHS – Review of Controls Over the Export of Chemical and Biological Commodities
August 2, 2005
“We recommended that the Commissioner of CBP evaluate the Outbound program, including information requirements, staffing needs, and consistency of enforcement practices, and make adjustments necessary to ensure that all of CBP’s enforcement responsibiliti http://www.dhs.gov/interweb/assetlibrary/OIGr_05-21_Jun05.pdf
GAO – Department of Homeland Security Needs to Fully Implement Its Security Program
July 15, 2005
“DHS has not fully implemented a comprehensive, departmentwide information security program to protect the information and information systems that support its operations and assets.” http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05700.pdf
GAO – Managing First Responder Grants to Enhance Emergency Preparedness in the National Capital Region
July 15, 2005
“The ongoing security risk requires a comprehensive, coordinated, and carefully planned approach to the expenditure of federal first responder grants.” http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05889t.pdf
Department of Defense “Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support”
July 7, 2005
Reshaping the Department’s approach to homeland defense, constitutes vision for transforming homeland defense and civil support http://www.dod.gov/news/Jun2005/d20050630homeland.pdf
GAO – Opportunities Exist to Improve Future Comprehensive Master Plans for Changing U.S. Defense Infrastructure Overseas
July 6, 2005
This is the second of two GAO reports that respond to the reporting requirements contained in the report on the fiscal year 2004 Senate military construction appropriations bill. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05680r.pdf
GAO: Combating Nuclear Smuggling
July 6, 2005
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, there were 650 confirmed cases of illicit trafficking in nuclear and radiological materials worldwide between 1993 and 2004. Several of these cases involved materials that could be used to produce nucle http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d05840t.pdf
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