CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHIVES
The Protection of Critical Infrastructure: Six Questions, a Changing Threat, And an Unknown Number of Algorithms
Bilal M. Ayyub
November 16, 2005
The University of Maryland’s Center for Technology and Systems Management undertakes a major CI/KR project that will be of vital interest to other states throughout the nation, and to first responders everywhere.
Critical-Infrastructure Update: The Essential Components of Domestic Preparedness
James D. Hessman
November 16, 2005
A timely update on the steps already taken to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure, and additional actions in the planning stage. Summary: Some gains, but too many hesitations, and still a long way to go.
Publisher’s Message
Martin D. Masiuk
November 16, 2005
Critical Infrastructure: The long and difficult road ahead.
Providing Defense Support to Civil Authorities
Robert Fitton
November 2, 2005
An incisive and comprehensive primer on how the U.S. military can be and is being used to better defend the nation’s homeland against terrorist attacks and, at the same time, help civil authorities at all levels of government cope with hurricanes, floods,
Army National Guard Assets and Homeland Security
Brent Bankus
November 2, 2005
The militia tradition continues in the Brave New World of the 21st century, with the Army and Air National Guard playing the lead roles–but all of the nation’s armed services are assuming new missions and responsibilities in the field of homeland defense
A Note From the Editor
James D. Hessman
November 2, 2005
The constitutional mandate to “Provide for the Common Defense” takes on new meaning in the Age of Terrorism and requires an updated strategy that includes protection of the U.S. homeland as a major mission of the nation’s armed services.
R. James Woolsey, Vice President, Global Resilience, Booz Allen Hamilton
R. James Woolsey and John F. Morton
November 2, 2005
A world-class statesman and patriot provides new insights on the most significant organizational and policy changes likely to be implemented to improve U.S. intelligence and information-sharing capabilities both in the near future and in the long term.
Pandemic Influenza and the Need for an Armageddon Plan
Joseph Cahill
October 19, 2005
The numerous complex factors involved in the step-by-step preparations to fight a violent, virulent, and invisible enemy.
Pandemic Influenza: A Catastrophe in Waiting?
Jerry Mothershead
October 19, 2005
Special Report on the threat to human life from a global avian influenza pandemic, and a long list of policies and programs that might be implemented to reduce the death toll.
On the Waterfront: Improvements in Visual Surveillance Systems
Laurie Thomas
October 5, 2005
The security officer on the beat and the trusty watch clock may both be out of work, thanks to the development of new “”intelligent video”” systems that are never bored, never mesmerized, cost less, and are more reliable.
The Use of Naval Militias in Homeland Defense
Brent Bankus
September 21, 2005
Only four states – Alaska, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio – now have active naval militias. But two more states, California and Wisconsin, are now considering reorganization initiatives, and many other states may want to consider the low-cost/high-value
After the Storm: A Flood of Compassion Healing the Wounded, in the City That Care Forgot
Michael J. Sohmer
September 21, 2005
How a disaster medical-assistance team from San Diego deployed immediately to Baton Rouge, then to New Orleans, to provide help to the helpless citizens of the Crescent City in their time of maximum peril.
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