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2009-07-07

 The following updates were made to CDC information and guidance from June 29 - Jul 06, 2009.  If you have any questions on these or other clinical issues, please write to us at coca@cdc.gov.

2009-07-03

FEMA Lacks Measures to Assess How Regional Collaboration Efforts Build Preparedness Capabilities

2009-07-03

EMAP EM Standard Open for Public Comment

2009-07-03

Cybersecurity Plan to Involve NSA, Telecoms

2009-07-03

2009-07-03-Troubles Plague Federal Government's Cyberspy Defense

2009-07-03

CEPP-Gallup-Poll-Fri 7-3-2009 8-14 AM

2009-07-03

global climate change impacts report

2009-07-03

Increased Agency Accountability Could Help Protect Federal Employees Serving the Public in the Event of a Pandemic

2009-07-03

Reviews of a New Book- Blood and Politics- The History of the White Nationalist Movement From Publishers Weekly

2009-07-03

Verizon Wireless Agrees to Pay $468,600 For Violating Emergency Planning Law

The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation's premier collection and tool for  homeland security policy, strategy and organized research. It supports local, state, tribal and federal analysis and decision-making needs and assists academics of all disciplines in homeland defense and security related research. The Homeland Security Digital Library provides quick access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and thousands of key, national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and research reports from various universities, organizations, local agencies and state agencies (login and password obtained on login).

H1N1 Flu Resources for Businesses and Employers - The health of employees during an outbreak such as H1N1 influenza plays a critical role in the continued operations of a business. Business operations that require close contact with fellow employees and the public face special considerations in preventing the spread of infectious diseases. Listed here are guidance documents, podcasts and other resources developed by CDC to help prevent the further spread of this new virus.

The Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense & Security (CHDS) has been the nation’s premier provider of homeland security graduate and executive level education since 2002. NPS and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are partnering to pioneer the development and delivery of homeland security education programs for governors, mayors and senior homeland security leaders from across a wide spectrum of disciplines in local, tribal, state and federal government, and the military.

Heritage Preservation is working to save the objects that embody our history, partnering with conservators, museums, civic groups, and concerned individuals across the nation who care about preserving our past. Heritage Preservation helps museums, libraries, and individuals with the best preservation advice from professional conservators through our series of Caring books. The Conservation Assessment Program helps small and mid-sized museums get the advice of professional conservators for their collections and historic buildings.

Graduate Program

 NPS is accepting applications for the DHS-sponsored Homeland Security Master's Degree

Journal

  Homeland Security Affairs Vol. V, Issue 1 January 2009
  “IN MEMORIAM: MATTHEW SIMEONE - Legacy Beyond Nassau” -  Richard B. Cooper
  “A Social Infrastructure for Hometown Security: Advancing the Homeland Security Paradigm”
   - Robert Bach and David J. Kaufman
  “The Anthrax Vaccine: A Dilemma for Homeland Security”     - Thomas L. Rempfer
  “Global Metropolitan Policing: An Emerging Trend in Intelligence Sharing”
   - John P. Sullivan and James J. Wirtz
  “Exploring the Relationship between Homeland Security Information Sharing & Local Emergency Preparedness” -  Hamilton Bean
  “The Application of Cost Management and Life-Cycle Cost Theory to Homeland Security National Priorities” - Robert Hall and Erica Dusenberry Dimitrov
  Denver Becoming a MEGA Community
  http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/prometheus/archives/disasters/index.html
 

Ready Business Sample Emergency Plan - www.ready.gov/business/_downloads/sampleplan.pdf
 

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment: Guidelines for Business Pandemic Readiness
 www.cdphe.state.co.us/epr/Public/businesspanready.pdf
 

Getting Ready: Company Primer on Preparedness and Response Planning for Terrorist and Bioterrorist Attacks www.bens.org/mis_support/Getting-Ready.pdf
 

Getting Down to Business - A plan for public-private disaster coordination. www.bens.org/mis_support/Getting-Down-To-Business.pdf
 

Threat Advisory System Response Guideline - A guideline to provide organizations with security measures they might implement during elevated alert levels announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

   
   
   

 

Links to Other Resources

 

Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners
(CRMC-ACP)
 www.crmc-acp.org/

DP3: Denver Public - Private Partnership
 http://www.denvergov.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.denvergov.org/DP3

Denver Urban Area Security Initiative
 www.denvergov.org/Default.aspx?alias=www.denvergov.org/DenverUASI

Colorado Division of Emergency Management (CDEM)
 www.dola.state.co.us/dem/index.html

Local Colorado Emergency Managers & Sheriffs
 www.dola.state.co.us/dem/localem.htm

Colorado Disaster Declaration Process
 www.dola.state.co.us/dem/disaster_declaration/declaration.htm

Colorado Emergency Management Association (CEMA)
 www.cemacolorado.com/

Colorado Department of Military & Veterans Affairs
 www.dmva.state.co.us/page/home

Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment:
Emergency Preparedness and Response Division
 www.cdphe.state.co.us/epr/index.html

North Central All-Hazards Emergency Management Region (NCR)
 www.ncrcolorado.org/

Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs
 www.nfpa.org/assets/files/pdf/nfpa1600.pdf

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
 www.fema.gov/

Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
 www.llis.dhs.gov/index.do

Ready Business
 www.ready.gov/business/index.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
 www.cdc.gov/

U.S. Department of Defense
Department that oversees all branches of the military and is
responsible for fighting the war against terrorism.
 www.defenselink.mil/

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Responsible for securing the American homeland against terrorist attack.
 www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

U.S. Department of State
The lead U.S. foreign affairs agency and is responsible for
implementing the President's foreign policies.
 www.state.gov/

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Dedicated to providing world leaders with strategic
insight and policy solutions to global issues.
 www.csis.org/

 

 

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