GAO investigators found that they were able to pass through TSA security screening checkpoints undetected with components for several explosive devices. In this report GAO discloses weaknesses with the TSA's screening procedures that need to be addressed.
According to the Ministerial Statement, priorities are to include: cooperation on common threats, identify emerging issues such as CBRN threats, medical countermeasures, and to strengthen global health security.
This Progress Report highlights some of the major activities that the Department has undertaken since the enactment of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), and addresses the eight major program areas under PAHPA.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water Security Division has developed a Fact Sheet to describe the Water/Wastewater Agency Response Networks (WARN) effort and to discuss the role of the EPA in support of this effort.
This handbook is a training guide with descriptions of terrorist behaviors and motivations, a review of terrorists groups, and the history of terrorism. The intention of this manual is to help train and educate personnel on terrorism, and terrorist recogn
This three week simulated pandemic training exercise was conducted with 2700 organizations online. The exercises simulated an absenteeism rate of 49 percent, with a look at issues with human relations, and dependencies on other sectors.
This report outlines how children should not be treated the same way as adults when planning/preparing for a pandemic. Topics covered include management of ill children, appropriate doses of vaccine, & strategies to limit the spread of a flu outbreak.
This testimony is the result of GAO's completed work related to the SAFE Port Act pertaining to overall port security, security at individual facilities and cargo container security.
This report provides guidelines to local and state public-health professionals for public-health responses to reports of illness clusters in which the cause of the illness is a chemical exposure.
