Category Archives: DHS
Homeland Security Grants, Redux
The New York Times has an article today that is worth a read on the distribution of Homeland Security Grants to states. The basic topics are pretty familiar, so it doesn’t bear saying too much about it (but read the … Continue reading
Broadside against the NRF — and other tidbits
Props to Elaine Grossman over at GSN for a fascinating story on Congressional concerns with the recently unveiled (Draft) National Response Framework. You might have to scroll down a bit to find it. We had a bit of chatter about … Continue reading
Southern CA fires and emergency response
Reporting from LA…. The southern CA firestorm is perhaps FEMA’s first major test since Hurricane Katrina. A big task is the evacuation. There are multiple fires and they are traveling fast and in unpredictable ways. People sometimes want to stay … Continue reading
Preparedness, Transformed
Oct 22, 2007 (CIDRAP News) The White House recently issued a lengthy homeland security directive aimed at bolstering the response of federal, state, and local public health systems to national emergencies such as bioterrorist attacks, influenza pandemics, and natural disasters.
Scenario Thinking: Follow-up Questions
Anthony and I are developing some conceptual equipment around ‘biopreparedness’ in relation to Syn-BERC. One area where we are stumped relates directly to the recent posts on the National Response Framework, and I thought would make an interesting VSS discussion. … Continue reading
National Response Framework, continued…
A quick follow on Dale’s post. I just wanted to direct attention to the nice posting from demfromct at dailykos on pandemic preparedness, emergency response, and related matters. A recent post addressing the National Response Framework included this choice graphic … Continue reading
The National Response… Framework?
This was off my radar — like lots of things lately. So DHS has decided to whittle down the NRP, and turn it into the NRF. Ta-da! The problem is, apparently, that the very emergency managers who will be called … Continue reading
DHS and Reconstruction
A recent hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security dealt with the ongoing reconstruction of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. My question: does rebuilding and development form a component of vital systems security? Why is the Federal Coordinator for … Continue reading
Chertoff on risk and critical infrastructure
At two recent press conferences, Chertoff explained the DHS risk management approach and talked about how critical infrastructure protection works. A snippet: “So based on analysis that we have done through our infrastructure protection programs, we’ve identified a list of … Continue reading
Bloomberg on counter-terror financing…
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg testified in Senate hearings today about the financing formulas for DHS funding. He has raised the same issues in prior hearings. The question is whether a new Congress means that these criticisms might actually go … Continue reading
