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- An Emergency Communications Safety Net: Integrating 911 and Other Services
- The present capability and future effectiveness of America's network of emergency telecommunications services are among the homeland security issues under review by Congress and other entities. Emergency calls (911) on both wireline landline and wireless networks are considered by many to be part of this network. The 9/11 Commission recommended...
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Homeland Security: Protecting Airspace in the National Capital Region
- Since September 11, 2001, several actions have been taken to monitor and protect the airspace around Washington. However, many general aviation interests have protested that extensive airspace restrictions and complex procedures exceed what is necessary to protect critical assets from possible terrorist attacks using aircraft. The report depicts that better...
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Risk-Based Funding in Homeland Security Grant Legislation: Analysis of Issues for the 109th Congress
- This report addresses the following three policy questions that may confront the conferees as they consider how homeland security funds are to be allocated to the states: what is the difference between a guaranteed base allocation and a guaranteed minimum allocation? What is the conceptual difference? How would the difference...
- White papers 2005-08-29
- Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy and Implementation
- The nation's health, wealth, and security rely on the production and distribution of certain goods and services. The array of physical assets processes and organizations across which these goods and services move are called critical infrastructures. The paper depicts that issues in critical infrastructure protection include how to integrate cyber...
- White papers 2005-07-12
- Protecting Our Perimeter: "Border Searches" Under the Fourth Amendment
- This report addresses the scope of the government's authority to search and seize individuals at the border pursuant to the constitutional framework that encompasses the border search exception to the warrant and probable cause requirements of the Fourth Amendment. This report also describes the varying levels of suspicion generally associated...
- White papers 2005-05-17
- Border Security: The Role of the U.S. Border Patrol
- The United States Border Patrol USBP has a long and storied history as our nation's first line of defense against unauthorized migration. Today, the USBP's primary mission is to detect and prevent the entry of terrorists, weapons of mass destruction, and illegal aliens into the country, and to interdict drug...
- White papers 2005-05-10
- Bioterrorism Countermeasure Development: Issues in Patents and Homeland Security
- This report explores the role of patents in encouraging the development and commercialization of new inventions and discusses the relationships between patent ownership and the generation of biomedical products. However, the grant of a patent on a pharmaceutical does not permit marketing of the product without the approval of the...
- White papers 2005-05-06
- The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center: Issues for Congress
- The paper summarizes that the construction of the National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center NBACC, with an estimated construction cost of $128 million, will be the first Department of Homeland Security laboratory specifically focused on biodefense. Its programmatic contents and component organization are unclear, as conflicting information has been provided...
- White papers 2005-04-25
- The Interagency Security Committee and Security Standards for Federal Buildings
- The federal government owns or leases 3.4 billion square feet of space in 491,465 buildings which may be vulnerable to acts of terrorism and other forms of violence. The September 2001 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center renewed concerns about the vulnerability of federal buildings to...
- White papers 2005-04-22
- The National Preparedness System: Issues in the 109th Congress
- The national preparedness system NPS under development within the Department of Homeland Security DHS holds significant implications for the operations and priorities of homeland security officials, emergency managers, and first responders. This report provides background information on the six NPS documents, and identifies related issues that may be the subject...
- White papers 2005-03-10
- Homeland Security: Establishment and Implementation of the United States Northern Command
- The Department of Defense established U.S. Northern Command to fight terrorism at home. Significant organizational and procedural progress has been made in setting up this organization. However, questions remain concerning interagency relationships and information sharing. There are three primary mechanisms by which DOD would take part in a Federal response...
- White papers 2005-02-10
- Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces: Facts and Issues
- The Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces have been certified, trained, and funded by the federal government. Twenty-eight task forces are located throughout the United States. When the President issues a major disaster declaration, Department of Homeland Security officials may call out the task force or forces in closest proximity...
- White papers 2005-01-10
- The Multi-State Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX) Pilot Project
- This report provides an overview of the Multi-State Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange MATRIX pilot project, which leverages advanced computer/information management capabilities to more quickly access, share, and analyze public records to help law enforcement generate leads, expedite investigations, and possibly prevent terrorist attacks. The pilot project is intended to demonstrate the...
- White papers 2004-08-18
- Homeland Security Act of 2002: Critical Infrastructure Information Act
- The Critical Infrastructure Information Act of 2002 ("CIIA"), to be codified at 6 U.S.C. ??131 - 134, was passed on November 25, 2002 as subtitle B of Title II of the Homeland Security Act (P.L. 107-296, 116 Stat. 2135, sections 211 - 215), and regulates the use and disclosure of...
- White papers 2003-02-28
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- Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition
- A diagnosis of heart disease darkens a person's outlook on life, a new government study finds. Adults with cardiovascular trouble scored up to 9 percent lower on four scales measuring their quality of life, according to a report in the July 15 issue of Circulation , from researchers at the...
- Articles 2008-07-14
- Kingsnorth could pave way for coal-fired power
- The proposal for a new generating facility at Kingsnorth, in Kent, has been approved by the local planning authority, Medway Council, paving the way for a new generation of such plants. Because of its size, it now has to be approved by the Government - in theory...
- Articles 2008-07-11
- Cuts in climate testimony fire up debate
- WASHINGTON -- Some of the government's top scientists were forced by Vice President Cheney's office to downplay the health dangers of global warming when testifying before Congress, a former senior EPA official said Tuesday. The White House denies any coverup, and the agencies involved say they still got...
- Articles 2008-07-09
- FDA slaps a warning on Cipro, other drugs
- WASHINGTON -- Drug safety officials Tuesday imposed the government's most urgent safety warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing evidence that they may lead to tendon ruptures, a serious injury that can leave patients incapacitated and needing extensive surgery. The Food and Drug Administration ordered makers of...
- Articles 2008-07-09
- Brown's security strategy is the worst of all worlds
- As shadow home secretary for five years, it became an office joke that, faced with difficult policy questions, I would demand 'get me the evidence!' I am a scientist by training and, while 69 per cent of the public believe I took a principled stance in resigning from Parliament, that...
- Articles 2008-07-05
- Did Musharraf aid spread of N-technology?
- ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's army under President Pervez Musharraf supervised a shipment of uranium centrifuges to North Korea in 2000, the disgraced architect of Pakistan's atomic weapons program said Friday. The claim is the most controversial leveled by Abdul Qadeer Khan, who in recent months has been...
- Articles 2008-07-05
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