This web page lists the most recent additions to the Counter-Terrorism Training and Resources for Law Enforcement web site.

Week of 4/27/07

• 17th World Conference on Disaster Management

• 9th Annual Midwest Emergency Preparedness and Response Conference
  

• al Qaeda Messaging/Attacks Timeline v5.9 (PDF) (IntelCenter, March 29, 2007)

• Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Needs a Better Balance between Flexibility and Accountability (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, April 13, 2007)

• DHS Releases Comprehensive Regulations for Securing High Risk Chemical Facilities (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, April 2, 2007)

• Fact Sheet: Commerce Department and Department of Homeland Security Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Implement the $1 Billion Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program (National Telecommunications and Information Administration, February 22, 2007)

• First Responders: Much Work Remains to Improve Communications Interoperability (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, April 2, 2007)

• International Association of Chiefs of Police Net (IACP Net)

• Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA)

• Law Enforcement National Data Exchange (N-DEx): The National Information Sharing Imperative (Mark A. Marshall, The Police Chief, March 2007)

• Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Information for Supporting Future Key Decisions for Boost and Ascent Phase Elements (PDF)
  (U.S. Government Accountability Office, April 17, 2007)

• National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

• New Standard Protocol for Suspicious Powder Sampling (National Institute of Standards and Technology, March 30, 2007)

• Pakistan and Terrorism: A Summary (PDF) (Congressional Research Service, March 27, 2007)

• Regulations.gov

Week of 4/20/07

• 2007 ESRI Homeland Security Geographic Information Systems Summit

• An Assessment of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Fugitive Operations Teams (PDF) (U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, March 2007)

• Anthrax Detection: DHS Cannot Ensure That Sampling Activities Will Be Validated (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, March 29, 2007)

• Border Security: Protecting the Nation From Adverse Threats

• Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS's Decision to Procure and Deploy the Next Generation of Radiation Detection Equipment Is Not Supported by Its Cost-Benefit Analysis (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, March 14 , 2007)

• Customs Revenue: Customs and Border Protection Needs to Improve Workforce Planning and Accountability (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, April 12, 2007)

• DHS Multi-Agency Operation Centers Would Benefit from Taking Further Steps to Enhance Collaboration and Coordination (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office , April 5, 2007)

• Emergency Preparedness: Current Emergency Alert System Has Limitations, and Development of a New Integrated System Will Be Challenging (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, March 30, 2007)

• Extremism at Home: Recent Trends in Domestic Extremist Groups (Anti-Defamation League, Law Enforcement Newsletter, March 6, 2007)

• Fire and Emergency Response Services (PDF)

• Fiscal Year 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program Supplemental Resource: Fusion Capability Planning Tool (PDF) (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Preparedness Directorate, Office of Grants and Training, January 2007)

• Global Border Security

• Homeland Security: Information on Training New Border Patrol Agents (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, April 2, 2007)

• Identifying Remains: Lessons Learned From 9/11 (National Institute of Justice , January 2007)

• International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference

• Law Enforcement and Judicial Training (PDF)

• National Audiovisual Center at the National Technical Information Service (PDF)

• OnGuard Online

• Preparing for Radiological Population Monitoring and Decontamination

• Science and Technology Directorate Establishes TechSolutions Program to Support Emergency Response Community (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, March 28, 2007)

• T2nd Annual Homeland Port Security Conference—Sum of All Fears: How Do We Keep Our Ports Secure?

• The National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States of America, 2007 (PDF) (National Counterintelligence Executive, March 27, 2007)

• Transportation Security Administration Launches Airport-Wide Security Surge—Program Greatly Increases Screening of Airport Employees (Transportation Security Administration, March 13, 2007)

• Transportation Security: TSA Has Made Progress in Implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, but Challenges Remain (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, April 12, 2007)

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security Awards $194 Million to States for Emergency Management (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, February 27, 2007)

• Vulnerability of Populations and the Urban Health Care Systems to Nuclear Weapon Attack—Examples From Four American Cities (International Journal of Health Geographics, February 28, 2007)

Week of 4/06/07

• 6th Annual Security Conference

• Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association 2008 Homeland Security Conference

• Disaster Preparedness: Better Planning Would Improve OSHA's Efforts to Protect Workers' Safety and Health in Disasters(PDF) (Government Accountability Office, March 2007)

• Heads We Win: The Cognitive Side of Counterinsurgency (COIN) (PDF) (RAND Corporation, March 2007)

• Information Security: Sustained Progress Needed to Strengthen Controls at the Securities and Exchange Commission (PDF) (Government Accountability Office, March 2007)

• Operation Iraqi Freedom: DOD Should Apply Lessons Learned Concerning the Need for Security over Conventional Munitions Storage Sites to Future Operations Planning (PDF) (Government Accountability Office, March 2007)

• Security Technologies: Implementing and Evaluating Physical Infrastructure Technologies and Techniques

• Wyoming 2007 Homeland Security Conference (PDF)

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