Critical Infrastructure: Sector Plans Complete and Sector Councils Evolving
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9781422397312
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Critical Infrastructure
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2017-09-15
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9781976429910
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs Hurricane Katrina so forcefully demonstrated, the nation's critical infrastructures-both physical and cyber-have been vulnerable to a wide variety of threats. Because about 85 percent of the nation's critical infrastructure is privately owned, it is vital that public and private stakeholders work together to protect these assets. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for coordinating a national protection strategy and has promoted the formation of government and private councils for the 17 infrastructure sectors as a collaborating tool. The councils, among other things, are to identify their most critical assets, assess the risks they face, and identify protective measures in sector-specific plans that comply with DHS's National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). This testimony is based primarily on GAO's July 2007 report on the sector-specific plans and the sector councils. Specifically, it addresses (1) the extent to which the sector-specific plans meet requirements, (2) the council members' views on the value of the plans and DHS's review process, and (3) the key success factors and challenges that the representatives encountered in
Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS Efforts to Assess and Promote Resiliency Are Evolving but Program Management Could Be Strengthened
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published:
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 1437941729
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDefense Critical Infrastructure
Author: Davi M. D'Agostino
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 91
ISBN-13: 143792459X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. DoD relies overwhelmingly on commercial electrical power grids for secure, uninterrupted electrical power supplies to support its critical assets and is the single largest consumer of energy in the U.S. In 2008, it was reported that "[c]ritical national security and homeland defense missions are at an unacceptably high risk of extended outage from failure of the grid". Commercial electrical power grids have become increasingly fragile and vulnerable to extended disruptions that could severely impact DoD's critical assets. This report addresses these issues and argues that with more detailed knowledge of the assets' risks and vulnerabilities to electrical power disruptions, DoD can better avoid compromising crucial DoD-wide missions during electrical power disruptions.
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Author: Stephen L. Caldwell
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2011-02
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 1437931839
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccording to the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS), there are thousands of facilities in the U.S. that if destroyed by a disaster could cause casualties, econ. losses, or disruptions to national security. DHS issued the Nat. Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) in June 2006 to provide the approach for integrating the nation's critical infrastructure and key resources. This report studied DHS's Jan. 2009 revisions to the NIPP in light of a debate over whether DHS has emphasized protection rather than resilience. The report discusses: (1) how the 2009 NIPP changed compared to the 2006 NIPP; and (2) how DHS addressed resiliency as part of their planning efforts. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.
A Practical Introduction to Homeland Security
Author: Bruce Oliver Newsome
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2020-03-17
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1538125668
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis text provides students with a practical introduction to the concepts, structure, politics, law, hazards, threats, and practices of homeland security everywhere, focusing on US “homeland security,” Canadian “public safety,” and European “domestic security.” It is a conceptual and practical textbook, not a theoretical work. It is focused on the knowledge and skills that will allow the reader to understand how homeland security is and should be practiced. Globalization, population growth, migration, technology, aging infrastructure, and the simple trend to higher expectations are making homeland security more challenging. Yes, homeland security really is a global problem. The hyperconnectivity of today’s world has reduced the capacity of the United States to act unilaterally or to solve homeland risks from within the borders alone. Newsome and Jarmon explain the relevant concepts, the structural authorities and responsibilities that policymakers struggle with and within which practitioners must work, the processes that practitioners and professionals choose between or are obliged to use, the actual activities, and the end-states and outputs of these activities. Moreover, this book presents the concept of homeland security as an evolving experience rather than an artifact of life since 2001. It is a profession that requires some forming from the ground up as well as the top down.
Critical Infrastructure Protection
Author: Caldwell (au) Caldwell
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2011-08
Total Pages: 29
ISBN-13: 1437987907
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report reviews the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) framework for securing critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR), and subsequent agency comments. The report provides information on: (1) how DHS coordinates with CIKR stakeholders to identify overlaps and gaps in CIKR security activities across all sectors; (2) how DHS addresses these potential overlaps in CIKR security activities; and (3) how DHS addresses CIKR security gaps. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.
Private Sector Preparedness
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
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Author: David A. Powner
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2009-03
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 1437911358
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for coordinating the fed. government's homeland security communications with all levels of gov¿t. In support of this mission, DHS implemented, and has been enhancing, the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN). It also has proposed a follow-on system, called Next Generation HSIN (HSIN Next Gen). This report determines whether: (1) DHS has stopped further improvements on HSIN and if so, the dept¿s. rationale for doing so and plans for acquiring its proposed follow-on system HSIN Next Gen; and (2) the dep¿t. is effectively managing the HSIN Next Gen acquisition. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Freight Rail Security
Author: Cathleen A. Berrick
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2009-09
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1437916716
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn attack on the U.S. freight rail system could be catastrophic because rail cars carrying highly toxic materials often traverse densely populated urban areas. The Transportation Security Admin. (TSA) is the fed. entity primarily responsible for securing freight rail. This report assesses the status of efforts to secure this system. This report discusses: (1) stakeholder efforts to assess risks to the freight rail system and TSA's dev¿t. of a risk-based security strategy; (2) actions stakeholders have taken to secure the system since 2001, TSA's efforts to monitor and assess their effectiveness, and any challenges to implementing future actions; and (3) the extent to which stakeholders have coordinated efforts. Includes recommendations. Illustrations.
