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Languages : en
Pages : 1196
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Department of Homeland Security Appropriations For 2007, Part 5, February 16, 2006, 109-2 Hearing, *
Author: Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007, S. Hrg. 109-827, Part 1, February 7, 14, 16; March 2, 7, 9, 14, 15, 16, 2006, 109-2 Hearings, *
Author: CIS Annual
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
A Failure of Initiative
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane KatrinaPublisher:
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Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309142393
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and national support. It is clear that change and advancements, both systematic and scientific, are needed in a number of forensic science disciplines to ensure the reliability of work, establish enforceable standards, and promote best practices with consistent application. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward provides a detailed plan for addressing these needs and suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce standards within the forensic science community. The benefits of improving and regulating the forensic science disciplines are clear: assisting law enforcement officials, enhancing homeland security, and reducing the risk of wrongful conviction and exoneration. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States gives a full account of what is needed to advance the forensic science disciplines, including upgrading of systems and organizational structures, better training, widespread adoption of uniform and enforceable best practices, and mandatory certification and accreditation programs. While this book provides an essential call-to-action for congress and policy makers, it also serves as a vital tool for law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors and attorneys, and forensic science educators.
The President's Proposed Fy 2007 Budget for the Department of Homeland Security
Author: United States. CongressPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781984212856
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Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The President's proposed FY 2007 budget for the Department of Homeland Security : full hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, February 16, 2006.
DHS Directorate of Science and Technology
Author: Dana A. SheaPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437922538
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Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
The Directorate of Science and Technology (DST) is the primary organization for R&D in the Dept. of Homeland Security. With an budget of $932.6 million in FY 2009, it conducts R&D in several labs. of its own and funds R&D conducted by other gov¿t. agencies, the Dept. of Energy nat. labs., industry, and univ. The directorate consists of six divisions: Chemical and Biological; Explosives; Command, Control, and Interoperability; Borders and Maritime Security; Infrastructure and Geophysical; and Human Factors. Additional offices have responsibilities, such as lab. facilities and univ. programs, that cut across the divisions. In the past, there has been criticism of the DST¿s performance. Although management changes have somewhat muted this criticism in recent years, fundamental issues remain, which this paper discusses. Charts and tables.
The President's Proposed FY 2007 Budget for the Department of Homeland Security
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland SecurityPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Department of Homeland Security Bioterrorism Risk Assessment
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309120284
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The mission of Department of Homeland Security Bioterrorism Risk Assessment: A Call for Change, the book published in December 2008, is to independently and scientifically review the methodology that led to the 2006 Department of Homeland Security report, Bioterrorism Risk Assessment (BTRA) and provide a foundation for future updates. This book identifies a number of fundamental concerns with the BTRA of 2006, ranging from mathematical and statistical mistakes that have corrupted results, to unnecessarily complicated probability models and models with fidelity far exceeding existing data, to more basic questions about how terrorist behavior should be modeled. Rather than merely criticizing what was done in the BTRA of 2006, this new NRC book consults outside experts and collects a number of proposed alternatives that could improve DHS's ability to assess potential terrorist behavior as a key element of risk-informed decision making, and it explains these alternatives in the specific context of the BTRA and the bioterrorism threat.