The Vital Systems Security collaboration examines how, today, security is being constituted as an object of knowledge, intervention, and political reflection. It proposes that the security of vital systems such as energy, transportation, communication and health is one norm in relationship to which security is being reproblematized. A central goal of the collaboration is to examine these issues through collective, conceptually driven inquiry that addresses rapidly developing contemporary problems.
GAO has released new testimony on DHS and FEMA readiness preparations for response to major natural disasters by a GAO expert. Apparently it contains no new recommendations, but may be an interesting read if anyone gets a chance.
