Statement of James C. Spero, Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Washington, DC U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Department of Homeland Security Regarding a Hearing on "MS-13 and Counting: Gang Activity In Northern Virginia" before the U.S. House Of Representatives Committee on Government Reform

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Spero
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
House Of Representatives ◽  
Government Reform ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
Gang Activity ◽  
Immigration And Customs Enforcement ◽  
The U.S

Recent Efforts on Blast Damage Mitigation for Dams

2011 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 428-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael K. Sharp ◽  
Yazmin Seda-Sanabria ◽  
Enrique E. Matheu
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Army Corps ◽  
Army Corps Of Engineers ◽  
Department Of Homeland Security ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Damage Prediction ◽  
Blast Damage ◽  
Development Center ◽  
The U.S

This paper describes collaborative research efforts conducted between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The USACE, through its U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), has focused efforts on the development of a collaborative research program to address technical gaps related to risk and blast mitigation for dams. These research efforts involve experimental and analytical tasks designed to improve blast damage prediction capabilities for dams, navigation locks, and levee systems resulting from vehicle and waterborne delivery scenarios. The outcomes from these efforts can inform USACE’s priorities, which include refining the current understanding of the effects of potential attacks, the vulnerabilities and weaknesses of its critical assets to various threat conditions, and the local and regional consequences of those attacks in order to develop appropriate protective measures and recovery technologies.

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