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Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
Introduction | p. xv |
Homeland Security: The Concept, the Organization | p. 1 |
What You Will Learn | p. 1 |
Introduction | p. 1 |
A New Concept of Homeland Security | p. 6 |
The Department of Homeland Security | p. 9 |
Other Federal Departments Responsible for the Homeland Security Enterprise | p. 11 |
Conclusion | p. 14 |
Key Terms | p. 15 |
Review Questions | p. 16 |
Historic Overview of the Terrorist Threat | p. 17 |
What You Will Learn | p. 17 |
Introduction | p. 17 |
Before It Was Called Homeland Security: From the 1800s to the Creation of FEMA | p. 17 |
World Trade Center Bombing | p. 20 |
Murrah Federal Building Bombing | p. 21 |
Khobar Towers Bombing, Saudi Arabia | p. 22 |
USS Cole Bombing, Yemen | p. 25 |
September 11 Attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon | p. 25 |
The Creation of the Department of Homeland Security: 2001-2004 | p. 27 |
Homeland Security Focus on Terrorism Results in a Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath | p. 31 |
Obama Administration | p. 33 |
Conclusion | p. 34 |
Key Terms | p. 34 |
Hazards | p. 37 |
What You Will Learn | p. 37 |
Introduction | p. 37 |
The Hazards | p. 37 |
Natural Hazards | p. 38 |
Technological Hazards | p. 43 |
Terrorism Hazards | p. 45 |
Conventional Explosives and Secondary Devices | p. 45 |
Chemical Agents | p. 46 |
Biological Agents | p. 47 |
Nuclear/Radiological | p. 48 |
Combined Hazards | p. 49 |
Difficulty of Predicting Terror Attacks in the United States | p. 50 |
Conclusion | p. 53 |
Key Terms | p. 54 |
Review Questions | p. 56 |
Governmental Homeland Security Structures | p. 59 |
What You Will Learn | p. 59 |
Introduction | p. 59 |
Department of Homeland Security Organizational Chart | p. 60 |
The Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security | p. 60 |
Agency Reorganization | p. 78 |
DHS Budget | p. 80 |
Other Agencies Participating in Community-Level Funding | p. 80 |
Activities by State and Local Organizations | p. 88 |
Homeland Security Activity of State and Tribal Governments | p. 92 |
Local Government Homeland Security Activities | p. 93 |
Homeland Security Role of Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) | p. 96 |
Conclusion | p. 97 |
Key Terms | p. 98 |
Review Questions | p. 98 |
Intelligence and Counterterrorism | p. 101 |
What You Will Learn | p. 101 |
Introduction | p. 101 |
The Intelligence Community (IC) | p. 101 |
Office of the Director of National Intelligence | p. 105 |
Defense Intelligence Agency | p. 110 |
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (Department of Justice) | p. 110 |
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) | p. 111 |
National Reconnaissance Office | p. 112 |
National Security Agency | p. 113 |
DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I & A) | p. 114 |
Department of State Bureau of Intelligence and Research | p. 115 |
Conclusion | p. 115 |
Key Terms | p. 115 |
Review Questions | p. 116 |
Border Security, Immigration, and Customs Enforcement | p. 119 |
What You Will Learn | p. 119 |
Introduction | p. 119 |
Border Security | p. 119 |
Immigration | p. 120 |
Customs Enforcement | p. 121 |
Border Security, Immigration, and Customs in the Department of Homeland Security | p. 122 |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection | p. 122 |
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement | p. 129 |
The U.S. Coast Guard | p. 134 |
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | p. 137 |
Office of US-VISIT | p. 140 |
Conclusion | p. 141 |
Key Terms | p. 141 |
Review Questions | p. 142 |
Transportation Safety and Security | p. 145 |
What You Will Learn | p. 145 |
Introduction | p. 145 |
The Transportation Network | p. 145 |
The Transportation Security Administration | p. 149 |
TSA Components | p. 150 |
Trucking Security | p. 155 |
Ports and Shipping Security | p. 156 |
Bus Transportation Security | p. 157 |
Railway Transportation Security | p. 157 |
Intermodal Security | p. 159 |
Conclusion | p. 159 |
Key Terms | p. 160 |
Review Questions | p. 160 |
Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection | p. 161 |
What You Will Learn | p. 161 |
Introduction | p. 161 |
Cybersecurity | p. 162 |
DHS Cybersecurity Efforts | p. 165 |
Department of Defense | p. 169 |
Other Federal Agencies | p. 169 |
Response to the 9/11 Commission Recommendations | p. 170 |
Recent Initiatives | p. 171 |
Critical Infrastructure Protection | p. 171 |
State and Local Governments | p. 173 |
Private Sector | p. 174 |
International | p. 176 |
Conclusion | p. 176 |
Key Terms | p. 177 |
All-Hazards Emergency Response and Recovery | p. 181 |
What You Will Learn | p. 181 |
Introduction | p. 181 |
Response Processes | p. 183 |
Legislative Actions | p. 185 |
First-Responder Roles and Responsibilities | p. 188 |
Local Emergency Managers | p. 188 |
State Response | p. 189 |
Volunteer Group Response | p. 190 |
DHS Response Agencies | p. 194 |
Other Response Agencies | p. 200 |
National Incident Management System (NIMS) | p. 203 |
Federal Response | p. 205 |
National Response Framework (NRF) | p. 207 |
Recovery | p. 226 |
FEMA's Individual Assistance Recovery Programs | p. 229 |
Public Assistance Programs | p. 231 |
Conclusion | p. 232 |
Key Terms | p. 233 |
Review Questions | p. 236 |
Mitigation, Prevention, and Preparedness | p. 237 |
What You Will Learn | p. 237 |
Introduction | p. 237 |
Mitigation Plans, Actions, and Programs | p. 239 |
Prevention Actions and Programs | p. 249 |
Preparedness Actions and Programs | p. 251 |
Preparedness Against Biological and Chemical Attacks and Accidents | p. 252 |
Comprehensive Medical and Health Incident Management System | p. 253 |
Nuclear and Radiological Preparedness | p. 255 |
Terrorism Preparedness and Mitigation: Community Issues | p. 255 |
The Role of the Private Sector in Mitigation and Preparedness Activities | p. 259 |
Exercises to Foster Preparedness | p. 261 |
Conclusion | p. 261 |
Key Terms | p. 262 |
Review Questions | p. 265 |
Communications | p. 269 |
What You Will Learn | p. 269 |
Introduction | p. 269 |
Risk Communication | p. 270 |
Warning | p. 275 |
Crisis Communications | p. 280 |
Conclusion | p. 300 |
Key Terms | p. 300 |
Review Questions | p. 301 |
Science and Technology | p. 303 |
What You Will Learn | p. 303 |
Introduction | p. 303 |
Overview of Involved Agencies and Budgets | p. 303 |
Department of Homeland Security | p. 304 |
R&D Efforts Focused on Weapons of Mass Destruction | p. 309 |
Efforts Aimed at Information and Infrastructure | p. 312 |
Laboratories and Research Facilities | p. 314 |
R&D Efforts External to the Department of Homeland Security | p. 322 |
Conclusion | p. 324 |
Key Terms | p. 326 |
Review Questions | p. 326 |
The Future of Homeland Security | p. 327 |
Introduction | p. 327 |
The FEMA History Lesson | p. 327 |
Lessons for Homeland Security from the FEMA Experience | p. 328 |
The Future of Emergency Management in Homeland Security | p. 329 |
Conclusion | p. 334 |
Index | p. 335 |
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