A new Congressionally-mandated commission has found that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) risk analysis capabilities and methods are not yet adequate for supporting DHS decision making.
The National Academies’ commission’s report — “Review of the Department of Homeland Security’s Approach to Risk Analysis” — does, however, approve of the Department’s current risk approach on natural [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Department of Homeland Security'
New Report: Homeland Security Department Needs To Improve Risk Analysis Capabilities & Methods
September 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness Reports · Risk Communications
As Nation Marks 9/11 Anniversary, 20 Ideas To Improve Citizen Preparedness & Engagement
September 13th, 2010 · 3 Comments
As the U.S. marks the ninth anniversary of 9/11, I wanted to post some ideas that I think would help raise citizen preparedness and engagement. The recommendations come from discussions that I have had with people involved in all aspects of the issue, my own experiences as a parent and CERT member in New York [...]
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National Cyber Challenge Winner Is Example Of Government Reaching Out To Public On Homeland Security & How Civilians Can Be Asset
September 6th, 2010 · No Comments
In a good example of government involving average citizens in the nation’s homeland security effort, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected a 28-year-old Roanoke, Virginia woman’s public information campaign to help educate the public on cybersecurity.
Melissa Short’s “Cybersecurity Starts Here†campaign was one of the winners of the National Cyber Awareness Challenge “which called [...]
Tags: Cyber Security · Department of Homeland Security
As Secretary Napolitano Orders “No Notice, Or Limited Notice” National Preparedness Drilling Program, DHS & FEMA Should Make Sure That Public Has A Role In Exercises
August 20th, 2010 · 1 Comment
In a memo to FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate this week, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano ordered a “two-year progressive national drilling program which increases the total number of exercises and culminates in a full-scale, biennial intergovernmental National Level Exercise (NLE).”
Thanks to Bill Cumming for sending me the memo; he will be writing about it on his Vacation Lane [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Federal Emergency Management Administration
‘Seeing Something & Saying Something’ Friday Night On Amtrak: National Anti-Terror Tips Program Asking Public For Help Begins Rollout On The Rails With New Posters
August 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments
On the Amtrak train back to New York City Friday night from Washington, I saw something and said something — but this tip was good news.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just begun rolling out a national “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign, and I saw its new advertising posters in many of [...]
Tags: City Preparedness · County Preparedness · Department of Homeland Security · See Something/Terrorism Tips · State Preparedness · Transportation Preparedness
DHS Announces Initiatives To Increase Community, Citizen Involvement In Anti-Terror Efforts: “Homeland Security Begins With Hometown Security”
August 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano yesterday announced a series of initiatives to support state and local law enforcement, community groups and the public in identifying and mitigating terror threats.
“Homeland security begins with hometown security, and our efforts to confront threats in our communities are most effective when they are led by [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · See Something/Terrorism Tips
One Way Citizens Can Help Strengthen U.S. Homeland Security? Tell Their Senators & Reps. To Streamline DHS Congressional Oversight
July 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment
When it comes to the subject of what citizens should be doing to improve their disaster preparedness too often the focus is solely on emergency supplies or plans. Less attention is paid to what each of us can do as citizens to improve our community’s and nation’s preparedness by participating in the political process as [...]
Tags: Congress · Department of Homeland Security
As DHS & FEMA Develop New National Citizen Terrorism Tips Campaign, Addressing Public Skepticism Will Be Key
July 19th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Last week, I wrote about a new partnership between the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the International Association of Chiefs of Police to research how to improve the public’s response to suspicious activity. The findings will help the government as it expands the “See Something, Say Something” campaign nationally which was announced earlier this month [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Federal Emergency Management Administration · See Something/Terrorism Tips
As Napolitano Announces National “See Something, Say Something” Campaign, A Need To Offer More Guidance To Public On What To See & Say
July 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced yesterday that the Department would be launching a nationwide “See Something, Say Something” campaign.
Napolitano made the announcement in New York City’s Penn Station at the beginning of a daylong train tour down the northeastern corridor highlighting rail security.
The “See Something” campaign was initially created by New York’s Metropolitan Transit [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · See Something/Terrorism Tips
Is Government Planning To Increase Citizen Involvement In Homeland Security? If So, Better Publicize Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) & Nationwide SAR Initiative
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments
There’s an opinion piece on the website of Homeland Security Today, “Who’s Learning Faster, Al Qaeda or Us?” by Erroll G. Southers. Southers, associate director of the National Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events, argues that citizens have a significant role in homeland security, focusing in particular on Suspicious Activity Reports [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · See Something/Terrorism Tips