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GAO: Defense Space Activities – The Department of Defense (DOD) Needs to Further Clarify the Operationally Responsive Space Concept and Plan to Integrate and Support Future Satellites

Domestic Preparedness July 16, 2008
This report discusses the extent to which DOD is developing ORS (Operationally Responsive Space) to support warfighter requirements and, with it, the department’s plan to integrate ORS into existing DOD and intelligence community processes. http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-08-831

Home Health Care During an Influenza Pandemic: Issues and Resources

Domestic Preparedness July 16, 2008
This report serves as a discussion piece for home health care agencies & others to consider in which every sector of the U.S. health care system must be prepared for the challenge of increased demand for services in the face potentially scarce resources. http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/healthcare/homehealth.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Offers Guidance on Emergency Responder Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Response to CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear) Terrorism Incidents

Domestic Preparedness July 15, 2008
This document provides local, state, and federal emergency response agencies with comparison information on the OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) protection levels A, B, and C for personal protective equipment. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2008-132/pdfs/2008-132.pdf

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Releases Annual Project BioShield Report to Congress on Public Health Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Threats

Domestic Preparedness July 15, 2008
This report shows how Project BioShield facilitates & expedites the research, development, acquisition, & availability of medical countermeasures to respond to the adverse effects of public health emergencies involving CBRN threats. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2008pres/07/20080709b.html

Government Accountability Office (GAO) – Nuclear Safety – Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Oversight of Fire Protection at U.S. Commercial Nuclear Reactor Units Could Be Strenghtened

Domestic Preparedness July 14, 2008
GAO recommends that NRC obtain & monitor data on the status of compliance with its fire-safety regulations, & also address long-standing fire-safety issues concerning interim compensatory measures, fire-wrap effectiveness, & multiple spurious actuations. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08747.pdf

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Supply Chain Security: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Has Enhanced Its Partnership with Import Trade Sectors, but Challenges Remain in Verifying Security Practices

Domestic Preparedness May 27, 2008
CBP has taken several steps forward to improve the security validation process, but still faces challenges in verifying that security practices of C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) members meet the minimum criteria established. http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08240.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.

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