The November edition of the Homeland Security Report is now available for download. This complimentary issue provides readers with information related to a variety of topics such as officer-safety items, how to help support U.S. troops, a calendar of events, and a list of free resources.
The GAO (Government Accountability Office) conducted this report to review the application and award process for these grants. The report also includes how FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) met the necessary requirements for distributing grant funds, assistance to the fire service community with grant process, and to make sure the process is accessible, clear, and consistent with its grant guidance.
The GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to evaluate the extent to which TSA (Transportation Security Administration) used a risk-based strategy to prioritize technology investments, deploy new technologies, and keep key stakeholders informed. The GAO analyzed DHS and TSA plans and documents, conducted site visits to research laboratories and nine airports, and interviewed agency officials, airport operators, and technology vendors.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in cooperation with various state and federal agencies is prepared to take appropriate and authorized action in response to requests for federal assistance through the Stafford Act as a result of a pandemic influenza.
This report details the progress made over the last year to protect the United States & U.S. allies from current and emerging threats posed by weapons of mass destruction (WMD).
The American National Standards Institutes Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP) has published a Workshop Report on the need, during emergencies or natural disasters, for standards-based solutions to assist individuals with disabilities and special needs.
CG/LA Infrastructure recently listed the top 100 infrastructure projects in the United States; the list focuses on projects that will generate long-term increased competitiveness in the U.S. economy.
This paper reviews the strategies, directives, and guidance documents that have been developed in recent years to meet the challenge of a long-anticipated global influenza outbreak.
DNDO is now responsible for coordinating federal efforts to detect and protect against the unauthorized importation, possession, storage, transportation, development, or use of a nuclear explosive device, fissile material, or radiological material in the United States.
The DEA has supported U.S. counterterrorism efforts by prioritizing narcoterrorism cases - drug-trafficking cases linked to terrorism - and by implementing other policies and actions, such as collecting terrorism-related intelligence from confidential informants and foreign partners.
