COMMUNICATION & INTEROPERABILITY ARCHIVES
Detection Plus Inspection Equals Protection
Martin D. Masiuk and Domestic Preparedness
October 18, 2006
The race is not always to the swiftest, but in the field of WMD weapons it usually is on the side of nations willing to invest their time and talents to detect, deter, and eventually defeat WMD attacks launched by other nations.
Colonel George W. Korch Jr., USA, Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of InfectiousDiseases
George W. Korch Jr. and John F. Morton
September 27, 2006
Korch discusses not only USAMRIID’s own missions but also the close and increasingly important working relationship between the Institute and the nation’s public-health and first-responder communities.
Project SeaHawk: Building Unity of Effort in Maritime Security
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
August 23, 2006
The first step: to get all federal, state, & local maritime agencies to work more closely with one another in security planning. The current task, equally important: coordinate all day-to-day security operations within and involving the nation’s seaports.
Former Fire Chief Lynn A. Miller, Emergency Management Coordinator, Winchester, VA
John F. Morton
August 9, 2006
Shares his views on the regionalization of emergency preparedness plans, operations, and training, the need for strong support from governors and other elected officials, and various related subjects.
The Rationale for a Domestic Constabulary
John P. Sullivan
August 4, 2006
Emergency Management Assistance Compacts between neighboring states represent a major step forward along the path to regional security. The next step could and perhaps should be the establishment of a national domestic constabulary.
NIMS and the NCR: Trials and Triumphs at the Operational Level
Joseph Watson
August 2, 2006
The 1982 Air Florida crash begat COG, which begat the multi-jurisdiction National Capital Region, which this year set a major real-time example for effectiveness in uniting a host of different first-responder agencies working together for a common goal.
Some NRP Changes Made – More Are Needed
Christopher Doane and Joseph DiRenzo III
July 26, 2006
Although some changes were made to the National Response Plan (NRP) following Hurricane Katrina, significant weaknesses remain in the duties and authority of the Principal Federal Official, the role of the Joint Field Office, and the application of the Incident Command System in the aftermath of a disaster response.
NIMS: Is Better Coordination Needed?
Brian Geraci
July 26, 2006
A national master plan had to be developed to cope with future disasters affecting the U.S. homeland. Issuance of the NIMS presidential directive seemed a positive step, but funding & political problems have raised doubts.
The Need for Intelligence-Led Policing
J. Michael Barrett
July 21, 2006
Data + Analysis = Intelligence. The key point to remember not only by analysts & operators, but by senior-level decision makers responsible for making the most effective use of all assets available in the continuing war on international terrorism.
The WMD-CST Program: A National Success Story
Jonathan Dodson
July 19, 2006
The U.S. media and decision makers at all levels of government – state, local, and federal – are in agreement on at least one thing: namely, that additional terrorist attacks against the American homeland are not only possible but probable. “When, not if,” is the phrase that is frequently used
NIMS: A Paradigm Shift for Law Enforcement
Gary Simpson
July 19, 2006
By now, most of the public-safety first responders in the United States have heard about the National Incident Management System, or NIMS. Every public safety agency that receives DHS (Department of Homeland Security) grant funding must meet the goals of NIMS by October of this year. Following is a snapshot
Interpol’s New Bioterrorism Guide: Incident Pre-Planning and Response
Michael Allswede
July 12, 2006
The world’s largest international police organization has developed and is disseminating a new “how-to” manual to help member agencies cope with the increasingly lethal threat posed by transnational terrorist groups.
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