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

Week of 11-29-04

• Aviation Security: Preliminary Observations on TSA's Progress to Allow Airports to Use Private Passenger and Baggage Screening Services (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, November 2004)

• Final Report of the Special Master for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 (Volume 1) (PDF) (U.S. Department of Justice, 2004)

• Meeting the Needs of the Victims of the September 11th Terrorist Attacks: Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2002 (PDF) (Office for Victims of Crime, April 2003)

• Northeast Region Conference and Exhibition, April 13–14, 2005 in Boxborough, Massachusetts

• Preserving Security and Democratic Freedoms in the War on Terrorism (PDF) (Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, November 2004)

• State Mental Health Authorities' Response to Terrorism (PDF) (National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, February 2004)

Week of 11-22-04

• 2004 IEEE/OES Homeland Security Technology Workshop, December 6–8, 2004 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

• Compensation for Losses from the 9/11 Attacks (PDF) (RAND Corporation, November 2004)

• Electronic Access Available to Criminal Case Files (The Third Branch, U.S. Courts, October 2004)

• Emerging Infectious Diseases: Review of State and Federal Disease Surveillance Efforts (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, September 2004)

• International Aviation Safety Assessment (Federal Aviation Administration)

• National Association of County and City Health Officials—Bioterrorism

• National Bioterrorism Syndromic Surveillance Demonstration Program

• National Cargo Security Council Fall Seminar: Radio Frequency Identification, December 5–7, 2004 in Long Beach, California

• Radiation Biodosimetry Assessment Tool

• SafeResponse.com (Online Training Courses) Provided by the Emergency Response Solutions (Michigan State University)

• Systematic Review: Surveillance Systems for Early Detection of Bioterrorism-Related Diseases (PDF) (Annals of Internal Medicine, June 1, 2004)

• When Terrorism Hits Home: How Prepared Are State and Local Law Enforcement? (PDF) (RAND Corporation, November 2004)

Week of 11-15-04

• Armed Groups: A Tier-One Security Priority (PDF) (United States Air Force Institute for National Security Studies, September 2004)

• Association for Death Education and Counseling

• Critical Incident Stress Management: When Disaster Strikes
  Dates (2005): January 29–30
  Provided by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation

• Department of Homeland Security Adopts Facial Recognition Standard

• Disaster Mental Health Institute, The University of South Dakota

• Domestic Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Critical Incident Stress Management Perspective
  Dates (2004): November 13–14, December 4–5
  Provided by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation

• An Evaluation of the Transportation Security Administration's Screener Training and Methods of Testing (PDF) (Office of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, September 2004)

• FY 2004 Competitive Training Grant Program Awards

• Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace (PDF) (Congressional Research Service, October 13, 2004)

• Homeland Security: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Border Surveillance (PDF) (Congressional Research Service, June 28, 2004)

• Immigration Enforcement: DHS Has Incorporated Immigration Enforcement Objects and Is Addressing Future Planning Requirements (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, October 2004)

• Information Technology and Evaluation Program

• Innovations in Disaster Psychology 2005: Research Strategies and Methodology, September 22–24, 2005 in Rapid City, South Dakota

• Office of Air and Marine Operations Moved to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, November 2, 2004)

• Preventing Bioterrorism: The 1st Interpol Global Conference, February 28–March 1, 2005 in Lyon, France

• Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program

• Transportation Security Administration Review of the TSA Passenger and Baggage Screening Pilot Program (PDF) (Office of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, September 2004)

• World Trade Center United Family Group

Week of 11-8-04

• 2004 Mid-Atlantic All Hazards Forum, December 1–2, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland

• Counter-Terrorism: Learning About the Threat of Suicide Bombers, November 22, 2004 in Washington, D.C.

• Emergency Management Framework for Tribal Governments
  Dates (2005): March 7–11 and August 1–4
  Provided by the Emergency Management Institute

• Fundamentals of Medical Planning, December 14–15, 2004 in Arlington, Virginia

• Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid (PDF) (Congressional Research Service, October 20, 2004)

• Homeland Security: Modifying the Strategic Roadmap, November 30–December 1, 2004 in Washington, D.C.

• Homeland Security: Understanding the Enemy
  Dates (2005): April 18–22 and October 31–November 4
  Provided by the Eastern Management Development Center

• Information Assurance: New Challenges and Durable Solutions, November 30–December 2, 2004 in Washington, D.C.

• Innovative New Materials for Personal Protective Equipment (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

• Instantaneous Bio-Aerosol Detector Systems (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

• Physical Security Training Program
  Dates (2004): December 6–17
  Dates (2005): January 24–February 4, March 7–18, May 16–27, July 18–29, August 15–26, and September 19–30
  Provided by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

• Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October 2004)

• State Election Laws: Overview of Statutes Regarding Emergency Election Postponement Within the State (PDF) (Congressional Research Service, September 22, 2004)

• Threat Advisory System Response Guideline (PDF) (American Society for Industrial Security International, September 2004)

• TSA to Test New Passenger Prescreening System (Transportation Security Administration, August 26, 2004)

• UMR Researchers Developing Tools to Detect, Disable Handmade Explosive Devices (University of Missouri-Rollo, September 16, 2004)

Week of 11-1-04

• An Analysis of First Responder Grant Funding (PDF) (House Select Committee on Homeland Security, April 2004)

• Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets: Definition and Identification (PDF) (Congressional Research Service, October 1, 2004)

• Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (PDF) (Operation Hope, September 2004)

• Emergency Preparedness for Government Facilities, February 1–2, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia; March 1–2, 2005 in San Francisco, California; and July 12–13 2005 in Colorado Springs, Colorado

• Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative (PDF) (Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration, August 2004)

• The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

• Female Suicide Bombers (PDF) (Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, June 2004)

• Flight School Security Awareness Training
  Dates: Online; please consult web site
  Provided by the Transportation Security Administration

• FY 2005 Homeland Security Appropriations Act

• Guide to Developing Effective Standard Operating Procedures for Fire and EMS Departments (PDF) (Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Fire Administration)

• Homeland Security: Effective Regional Coordination Can Enhance Emergency Preparedness (PDF) (U.S. Government Accountability Office, September 15, 2004)

• Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam (Gilles Kepel, Harvard University Press, 2002)

• Physical Security for Government Facilities, February 3–4, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia; and March 3–4, 2005 in San Francisco, California

• Physician Preparedness for Acts of Water Terrorism

• Providing the Resources Necessary to Protect America (The White House, October 18, 2004)

• Transportation Security Administration

• Zarqawi Group Formally Designated Terrorists by State Department (U.S. Department of State, October 15, 2004)

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