Protection of the Homeland and the Establishment and Organization of the United States Department of Homeland Security

In September 2007, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the National Preparedness Guidelines which advocate a capabilitiesbased planning (CBP) approach to preparedness for state, local, and tribal governments. This article provides an overview of capabilities-based planning and a more specific focus on the aims, objectives, and components of the DHS CBP model. The article also summarizes what scholars have previously suggested are fundamental elements for successful emergency and disaster planning focusing specifically on Quarantelli’s 10 research-based principles. The article evaluates the effectiveness of the DHS CBP model in helping local governments incorporate these fundamental elements into their planning efforts and concludes with an overall assessment of the DHS CBP model as a framework for local planning success.

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Introduction to the United States Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate's Resilient Systems Division

Insight ◽

10.1002/inst.12005 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 21-22

Author(s):

Jalal Mapar

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Homeland Security ◽

Science And Technology ◽

The United States ◽

United States Department ◽

Department Of Homeland Security ◽

States Department ◽

Security Science

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Microscopy and Microbes at Plum Island: Protecting America's Livestock

Microscopy Today ◽

10.1017/s1551929500053931 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 16-21

Author(s):

Thomas G. Burrage

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Homeland Security ◽

The United States ◽

Small Island ◽

United States Department ◽

Animal Disease ◽

Department Of Agriculture ◽

Department Of Homeland Security ◽

States Department ◽

North Fork

Plum Island Animal Disease Center, located on a small island off the coast of Long Island's North Fork, has been clouded in mystery and misinformation for years. Often the topic of conspiracy theorists, this secret place has generated many myths—from aliens to anthrax and pink eels to secret submarines. But the truth of the center's mission is far less colorful yet far more crucial to the state of the nation's agriculture.In June 2003, operational responsibility for the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) transferred from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and PIADC became the core of the DHS effort to protect US livestock from foreign animal disease agents.

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The D.C. Circuit's EPIC Failure in Electronic Privacy Information Center v. United States Department of Homeland Security

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2262096 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

R. Gregory Israelsen

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Homeland Security ◽

United States Department ◽

Department Of Homeland Security ◽

States Department ◽

Information Center

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“Homeland Security” at Home

Transdisciplinary Journal of Engineering & Science ◽

10.22545/2015/0128 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

R. O. “Bob” Stroud

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Homeland Security ◽

Department Of Defense ◽

National Level ◽

The United States ◽

Terrorist Attacks ◽

United States Department ◽

States Department ◽

Basic Level ◽

At Home

Homeland Security began at the national level in the United States after the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001. The concept can be extended to the very basic level of protecting literal homesteads. This paper explores the application of Systems of System concepts developed by the United States’ Department of Defense (DoD) to the problem of homestead defense at the homestead level. It outlines the problem, the applications of the DoD concept, the selected solution, and the results and recommendations.

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