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

Week of 07–26–04

• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: Shooting, Hostage Taking, Kidnapping
  Wave—May/June 2004 v.1.1 (PDF) (IntelCenter, July 10, 2004)

• Border Security: Additional Actions Needed to Eliminate Weaknesses in the Visa Revocation Process (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, July 2004)

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Public Health Training Network

• Cooperative Threat Reduction Annual Report for FY 2005: Briefing to the Staffs of the Armed Services Committees (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, April 29, 2004)

• Facts About Bromine (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 2004)

• The History of Bioterrorism, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Emergency Preparedness & Response

• Homeland Security: Communication Protocols and Risk Communication Principles Can Assist in Refining the Advisory System (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, June 2004)

• Homeland Security: Selected Recommendations from Congressionally Chartered Commissions and GAO (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, March 2004)

• Medical Response to Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Emergency Preparedness & Response

• Plague, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Emergency Preparedness & Response

• Recognition of Illness Associated With Chemical Exposure (Live Webcast Broadcast), Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Emergency Preparedness & Response

• Recognition, Management and Surveillance of Ricin-Associated Illness, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Emergency Preparedness & Response

• Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends (PDF) (Raphael Perl, Congressional Research Service, July 6, 2004 (update))

• The USA PATRIOT Act: A Legal Analysis (PDF) (Charles Doyle, Congressional Research Service, April 15, 2002)

Week of 07–19–04

• Behavioral and Social Aspects of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Program (CFDA 97.061) (PDF), U.S. Department of Homeland Security

• E-Passports: A Strategy for Long-Term Success (Ha Nguyen, Paul Rosenzweig, and James Jay Carafano, April 13, 2004)

• The Heritage Foundation: Homeland Security

• The Homeland Security Authorization Bill: Streamlining the Budget Process (James Jay Carafano, April 15, 2004)

• Homeland Security Operations Centers

• National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security

• Rural Homeland Security Technology Expo, October 21–22, 2004 in Loretto, Pennsylvania

• Summer Institute for Public Health Practice: Public Health Preparedness, Tools for the Frontline, August 2–6, 2004 in Seattle, Washington

• Terrorism and Trauma: A Transatlantic Perspective, September 20–22, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland

• Terrorism With Ionizing Radiation General Guidance: Pocket Guide (PDF) (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, August 2003)

• Tracking Federal Homeland Security Funds Sent to the 50 State Governments: Third Mayors Report to the Nation, A 215-City/50-State Survey (PDF) (United States Conference of Mayors, June 2004)

• The United States Conference of Mayors: Interoperability Survey, A 192-City Survey (PDF) (United States Conference of Mayors, June 2004)

• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Keeping America's Food and Agriculture Safe

• University of Washington, School of Public Health & Community Medicine

• Washington State Hazard Mitigation Plan (Washington Emergency Management Division, April 2004)

Week of 07–12–04

• Combating Bioterrorism: The Organizational Response, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Security Studies Program

• Disaster Medical Assistance Team

• Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team

• The Dynamic Terrorist Threat: An Assessment of Group Motivations and Capabilities in a Changing World (PDF) (Kim Cragin and Sara A. Daly, RAND Corporation, 2004)

• Guidelines for Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Law Enforcement Personnel During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident (Revised July 2003) (PDF) (U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command, July 2003)

• Initial Procedures for Handling Chemical/Biological Incidents, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Key Facts about the Cities Readiness Initiative Pilot Program (Fact Sheet) (PDF) (Centers for Disease Control, June 14, 2004)

• Maritime Security: Substantial Work Remains to Translate New Planning Requirements into Effective Port Security (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, June 2004)

• National Disaster Medical System

• National Incident Management System, An Introduction, Emergency Management Institute (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

• National Nurse Response Team

• National Pharmacy Response Team

• North American Police Work Dog Association

• Planning Guide: Improving Local and State Agency Response to Terrorist Incidents Involving Biological Weapons (Revised June 2003) (PDF) (U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command, June 2003)

• Protecting Emergency Responders, Volume III: Safety Management in Disaster and Terrorism Response (PDF) (Brian A. Jackson, John C. Baker, M. Susan Ridgely, James T. Bartis, and Herbert I. Linn, RAND Corporation, June 2004)

• Risk Assessment of Using Firefighter Protective Ensemble with Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Rescue Operations During a Terrorist Chemical Agent Incident (PDF) (U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command, June 2003)

• United States Police Canine Association

• USSOCOM Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Conference & Exhibition, December 13–16, 2004 in Tampa, Florida

• Vehicle Bomb Mitigation Guide (Technical Support Working Group, January 2004)

• Veterinary Medical Assistance Team

Week of 07–05–04

• Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues (PDF) (Congressional Research Service, May 26, 2004)

• Citizen Corps (Bureau of Justice Assistance, June 2004)

• Emergency Response 2004: Conference & Exhibition, November 16–19, 2004 in San Diego, California

• HHS Awards $849 Million to Improve Public Health Preparedness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, June 17, 2004

• Federal Aviation Administration: Plan Still Needed to Meet Challenges to Effectively Managing Air Traffic Controller Workforce (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, June 15, 2004)

• Homeland Security: Coordinated Planning & Standards Needed to Better Manage First Responder Grants in the National Capital Region (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, June 2004)

• Homeland Security: Management of First Responder Grants in the National Capital Region Reflects the Need for Coordinated Planning and Performance Goals (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, June 2004)

• Medical Examiners, Coroners, and Biologic Terrorism: A Guidebook for
  Surveillance and Case Management (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, June 11, 2004)

• Safeguarding Sensitive but Unclassified Information (PDF) (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, May 11, 2004)

• Sensitive Security Information and Transportation Security: Issues and Congressional Options (PDF) (Mitchel A. Sollenberger, Congressional Research Service, June 9, 2004)

• NorthWest Warning, Alert & Response Network (NWWARN)

• Pipeline Safety: Preliminary Information on the Office of Pipeline Safety's Enforcement Activities (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, June 15, 2004)

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