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

Week of 12-29-03

• Classified Information Procedures Act (S. 1482, Public Law 96–456)

• Department of Homeland Security Announces $179 Million in Grants to Secure America's Ports (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, December 10, 2003)

• Early-Warning Disease Surveillance System for U.S.-Mexico Border (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, December 12, 2003)

• First International Anti-Terror Conference: Dimensions of International Terrorism Now Confronting America, March 9–11, 2004 in Lakewood, Colorado

• Forging America's New Normalcy: Securing Our Homeland, Protecting Our Liberty (Gilmore Commission, RAND Corporation, December 2003)

• Fourteenth World Conference on Disaster Management, June 20–23, 2004 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Fourth International Symposium on Aviation Emergencies, March 29–April 1, 2004 in Weehawken, New Jersey

• Homeland Security: Preliminary Observations on Efforts to Target Security Inspections of Cargo Containers (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, December 2003)

• Listo Campaign

• National Operations Security Conference & Exhibition, June 7–11, 2004 in Baltimore, Maryland

• National Threat Symposium, February 10–11, 2004 in North Las Vegas, Nevada

• Posthearing Questions from the September 17, 2003, Hearing on "Implications of Power Blackouts for the Nation's Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection: The Electric Grid, Critical Interdependencies, Vulnerabilities, and Readiness" (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, December 8, 2003)

• Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities (PDF) (U.S. Department of Education, May 2003)

• Review of EPA Homeland Security Efforts: Safe Buildings Program Research Implementation Plan (National Academies Press, 2003)

• Secure on the Net, February 3–5, 2004 in Washington, D.C.

• Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

• Terrorist Financing: U.S. Agencies Should Systematically Assess Terrorists' Use of Alternative Financing Mechanisms (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, November 14, 2003)

• Terrorist Motivations for Chemical and Biological Weapons Use: Placing the Threat in Context (PDF) (Audrey Kurth Cronin, Congressional Research Service, March 28, 2003)

Week of 12-22-03

• 13th USENIX Security Symposium, August 9–13, 2004 in San Diego, California

• 25th Annual International Disaster Management Conference, February 5–8, 2004 in Orlando, Florida

• Airport Fire-Rescue U.S.A. 5th Annual International Conference, May 17–19, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada

• Creating a Trusted Network for Homeland Security (PDF) (Markle Foundation, December 2003)

• Distribution and Administration of Potassium Iodide in the Event of a Nuclear Incident (National Academies Press, December 4, 2003)

• Emergency Response: Integrating the Response, January 7–9, 2004 in Long Beach, California

• Fire-Med Rescue 2004, April 24–28, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada

• Grants.Gov

• Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (H.R. 2417, S. 1025)

• Protecting America's Freedom in the Information Age (PDF) (Markle Foundation, October 2002)

• Report of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee Working Group on Aviation Airports Security (PDF) (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, December 1, 2003)

• Third Annual Florida CERT Conference (PDF) (January 15–18, 2004 in Weeki Wachee, Florida)

Week of 12-15-03

• Aviation Security: Federal Air Marshall Service Is Addressing Challenges of Its Expanded Mission and Workforce, but Additional Actions Needed (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, November 2003)

• Bioterrorism: A Threat to Agriculture and the Food Supply (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, December 2003)

• Drinking Water: Experts' Views on How Future Federal Funding Can Best Be Spent to Improve Security (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, December 2003)

• Emergency Planning Initiative Guide on the Special Needs of People With Disabilities for Emergency Managers, Planners, and Responders (PDF) (National Organization on Disability, 2002)

• OECD Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response: Guidance for Industry (including Management and Labour), Public Authorities, Communities and Other Stakeholders (Second Edition) (PDF) (Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, November 2003)

• Smallpox Vaccination: Review of the Implementation of the Military Program (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, December 1, 2003)

• Training on Emergency Planning for Special Needs Populations (CD-ROM) (Federal Emergency Management Agency, December 1, 2003)

Week of 12-08-03

• 2003 Money Laundering Strategy (PDF) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, November 2003)

• Disaster Discovery (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency)

• Food Safety and Security: What Consumers Need to Know (U.S. Department of Agriculture, November 17, 2003)

• Guide for the Security Certification and Accreditation of Federal Information Systems (PDF) (National Institute of Standards and Technology, June 2003)

• Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles (PDF) (Christopher Bolkcom, Bartholomew Elias, and Andrew Feickert; Congressional Research Service; Updated November 3, 2003)

• NIAID Ebola Vaccine Enters Human Trial (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, November 18, 2003)

• Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems (Initial Public Draft) (PDF) (Ron Ross, Gary Stoneburner, Stuart Katzke, Arnold Johnson, and Marianne Swanson; National Institute of Standards and Technology; October 31, 2003)

• Responder Knowledge Base

• Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems (PDF) (National Institute of Standards and Technology, February 2004)

Week of 12-01-03

• Aviation Security: Efforts to Measure Effectiveness and Strengthen Security Programs (PDF) (U.S. General Accounting Office, November 2003)
• The Darker Bioweapons Future (PDF) (Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, November 3, 2003)
• Disasters and Emergencies at USA.gov
• Fact Sheet: U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Canine Enforcement Program (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, August 22, 2003)
• Federal Transportation Administration: Training Course Listings and Information (U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transportation Administration (FTA))
• National Science Foundation Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service
• Securing the Homeland: Helping Our State and Local First Responders and First Preventers (U.S. Department of Homeland Security, November 13, 2003)
• Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime Intelligence Gathering, Analysis, and Investigations (Michael R. Ronczkowski, CRC Press, 2004)
• U.S. Department of Defense's Information Assurance Scholarship Program

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