Category: Reports

Critical Infrastructure Protection: Update to NIPP Includes Increased Emphasis on Risk Management & Resilience

The GAO (Government Accountability Office) has released a report discussing how the 2009 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) compares to the 2006 plan, and how the Department of Homeland Security […]

Promising Practices Toolkit for Emergency Preparedness & Response: Guide to Medical Special Needs Shelters

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance and information for MRC (Medical Reserve Corps) units tasked with supporting medical special needs shelters. http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/PromisingPracticesToolkit.asp?mode=ResourceDetails&ResID=242&RefID=Category&Category=28

Haiti Responder Guide from USDA – Important Agricultural Biosecurity Precautions for Returning Responders

The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) considers Haiti to be affected by economically dangerous foreign animal diseases (FADs). Returning emergency responders can help prevent the entry of FADs from […]

Cybersecurity: Progress Made, But Challenges Remain in Defining and Coordinating the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to determine: (1) What actions have been taken to develop the interagency mechanisms needed to plan and coordinate CNCI (Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative) […]

Pandemic Influenza Pediatric Office Plan Template: Product of a Pediatric Stakeholders’ Meeting

This Pandemic Influenza Pediatric Office Plan Template is a planning tool, developed by pediatric stakeholders, that is intended to assist pediatric medical offices that, although they have no pandemic influenza […]

GAO Report: Emergency Preparedness – FEMA Faces Challenges Integrating Community Preparedness Programs into Its Strategic Approach

The GAO (Government Accountability Office) was asked to review: (a) federal efforts to promote community preparedness; (b) the challenges, if any, that FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) faces in […]

GAO Report: Combating Nuclear Terrorism – Actions Needed to Better Prepare to Recover from Possible Attacks Using Radiological or Nuclear Materials

A terrorist’s use of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) or improvised nuclear device (IND) to release radioactive materials into the environment could have devastating consequences. The GAO (Government Accountability Office) […]

Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) Report to Congress

The Department of Homeland Security delivered the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Report to Congress on February 1, 2010. The QHSR outlines the strategic framework established to guide the activities of […]

Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism Report Card

Former Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) and former Senator Jim Talent (R-MO), chair and vice chair of the bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation and […]

Guide to Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) for the Military

The purpose of this guide is to orient the military with NGOs – their operations, strengths, limitations, budgets, practices, and other characteristics that make them unique actors in a large […]