First Responders
Skelton: Iraq war strips homeland security resources
April 10th, 2008
Ike Skelton (D-MO), the powerful chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, warned that the demands to maintain military combat levels in Iraq are endangering the nation’s ability to supply first responders and the National Guard with equipment and personnel to respond to terrorist attacks on the homeland.
What’s inside a First Responder Bag?
March 20th, 2008
Ever wonder what supplies might be found inside a "First Responder Bag" used by Customs and Border Protection?
It turns out CBP is planning to procure 3,000 such first responder bags, made of red nylon, measuring 10 inches high by 20 inches wide by 15 inches deep, which will contain the following...
Cyber Storm II kicks off: Prepping for disaster, practice makes perfect
March 10th, 2008
Sometime this evening, in the still of the night, an incident will occur in Australia. It will cause government and private security officials on three continents to scramble. A potential terrorist cyber attack will be underway.
National Academy might "second-guess" the DNDO
February 26th, 2008
In accordance with instructions in the FY2008 omnibus appropriations bill, DHS is ready to hire the National Academy of Sciences to assist the department’s Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) in reviewing the use of Advanced Spectroscopic Portals at U.S. ports, the Nevada Test Site and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
Simulated chemical releases planned for New England
February 15th, 2008
FEMA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are planning to run several exercises in New England during the next 18 months that would simulate medium-sized accidents at chemical plants involving the release of toxic chemicals.
Their own words...
January 30th, 2008
Their own words...
January 4th, 2008
The real-world impact of the new chemical security regs
November 26th, 2007
After all the politicians have finished speaking about the urgent need for greater security at chemical plants. And after all the interest groups have finished their lobbying efforts. And after the legislation has been written, marked up, passed by Congress and signed by the President. And after the implementing regulations have been issued and then revised by the Department of Homeland Security.
