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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Innovative Technologies

Domestic Preparedness October 21, 2015
Pathogens, diseases, and people move across borders. Infectious diseases constantly evolve. To advance the mission of reducing illness and death from infectious disease, the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), in collaboration with partners, has developed the following new tests and tools to better protect people from

Improving Active Shooter/Hostile Event Response

Domestic Preparedness October 13, 2015
This report documents the key findings of the March 2015 Active Shooter Summit. Summit participants identified 29 discrete recommendations for an integrated active shooter/hostile events response. This report condenses and organizes the 29 specific recommendations into 10 broad recommended best practices. http://www.iaem.com/documents/IAB-Improving-Active-Shooter-Hostile-Event-Response.pdf

Public Health Service Agencies: Overview and Funding (FY2010-FY2016)

Domestic Preparedness October 11, 2015
Within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), eight agencies are designated components of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS). The PHS agencies are funded primarily with annual discretionary appropriations. They also receive significant amounts of funding from other sources. This report provides an overview of these agencies

DOT’s Federal Pipeline Safety Program: Background and Key Issues for Congress

Domestic Preparedness October 6, 2015
Altogether, the U.S. energy pipeline network is composed of over 2.9 million miles of pipeline transporting natural gas, oil, and other hazardous liquids. The nation’s pipeline networks are widespread and vulnerable to accidents. This report reviews the history of federal programs for pipeline safety, significant safety issues, and recent developments

POLITICS

Domestic Preparedness September 30, 2015
Featured in this issue: A Case for Political Leadership in Disaster Response & Recovery, By Jason McNamara; Political Realities of Legislation for Extreme Events, By Andrea Boland; In Honor of National Preparedness Month, By DomesticPreparedness; Congress to Decide Funding for Public Health Emergencies, By Lamar Hasbrouck; Role of Local Government

In Honor of National Preparedness Month

Domestic Preparedness September 30, 2015
As National Preparedness Month comes to a close, DomPrep would like to remind its readers that preparedness is a year-round process that involves practitioners at all levels. One good example of this type of outreach comes from Baltimore City’s Health Commissioner, Dr. Leana Wen, who hosts a live weekly call-in

Cybersecurity: Data, Statistics, and Glossaries

Domestic Preparedness September 19, 2015
This report describes data and statistics from government, industry, and information technology security firms regarding the current state of cybersecurity threats in the United States and internationally. These include incident estimates, costs, and annual reports on data security breaches, identity thefts, cybercrimes, malwares, and network securities. http://www.fas.org:8080/sgp/crs/misc/R43310.pdf
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Train For Real Life

Domestic Preparedness September 15, 2015
In June 2015, DomPrep was invited to take an exclusive inside look at the Center for Domestic Preparedness, a training facility that offers something beneficial to all of DomPreps readers. After spending a week in Anniston, Alabama, DomPreps Kimberly Arsenault and Catherine Feinman compiled this comprehensive supplement with text, photos,

Ebola Concept of Operations (ConOps) Planning Template

Domestic Preparedness September 6, 2015
This planning template provides a standard format for creating an Ebola ConOps plan at the state, territorial, or major metropolitan area government level. It provides information on measures that local governments, agencies, and organizations can take to support the plan. http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/documents/ebola-concept-of-operations-planning-template-8-20-2015.pdf

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Domestic Preparedness

2883 Highway 71E

P.O. Box 285

Del Valle, TX 78617-9998

Editorial Statement

Founded in 1998, Domestic Preparedness continues to be a pioneering thought leader in the emergency preparedness, response, and recovery space. The multidisciplinary editorial focus helps professionals acquire critical information to develop collaborative, real-world solutions. With relevant, multidisciplinary, whole-community intelligence from the front lines, practitioners can learn from diverse perspectives. The authoritative, practitioner-centered, multimedia information platform disseminates intelligence the way busy management-level public- and private-sector professionals want to learn. This is the trusted source for content written by practitioners, for practitioners, with relevant, real-world best practices.

DomesticPreparedness.com, the Domestic Preparedness Journal and the Weekly Brief include facts, views, opinions, and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest. The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the Texas A&M University System do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, facts, opinions or recommendations.
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