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HOMELAND SECURITY - OVERVIEWS

Terrorism, its nature and sources
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U.S. Thwarts 19 Terrorist Attacks Against America Since 9/11
James Jay Carafano. The Heritage Foundation, 13 November 2007 (.pdf file).

Cultivating a Culture of Preparedness in the United States
Brendan Gallagher. The Henry L. Stimson Center, 01 November 2007.

New Homeland Security Strategy Misses the Mark
James Jay Carafano. The Heritage Foundation, 10 October 2007 (.pdf file).

National Strategy for Homeland Security
Homeland Security Council, October 2007 (.pdf file).

Homeland Insecurities: Six Years after 9/11 We're Still Not Thinking Strategically
Daniel L. Byman. The Brookings Institution, 11 September 2007.

Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland: Six Years After 9/11
Hearing of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 10 September 2007 (.pdf file).

Is the United States Ready for Future Catastrophes? Estimating the Effectiveness of Organizations for Hazard Mitigation Since 9/11
Aytül Kasapoglu, Dennis S. Mileti and Mathieu Deflem. Journal of Homeland Security, September 2007.

The Terrorist Threat to the US Homeland
National Intelligence Estimate, July 2007 (.pdf file).

Why We Are Vulnerable
Kathleen Tierney. The American Prospect, 18 June 2007.

Snapping Back
Zack Phillips. Government Executive Magazine, 15 June 2007.

The Day After: Action in the 24 Hours Following a Nuclear Blast in an American City
Ashton B. Carter, Michael M. May, and William J. Perry. A report based on a workshop hosted by the Preventive Defense Project, May 2007. Posted on Harvard's Belfer Center for International Studies website (.pdf file).

The State of Homeland Security 2007: An Annual Report Card on the Department of Homeland Security
Majority Staff of the Committee on Homeland Security, 24 April 2007 (.pdf file).

Stopping Surprise Attacks: Thinking Smarter About Homeland Security
James Jay Carafano, Frank J. Cilluffo, Richard Weitz and Jan Lane. The Heritage Foundation, 23 April 2007 (.pdf file).

Mapping the Risks: Assessing the Homeland Security Implications of Publicly Available Geospatial Information
John C. Baker et al. RAND, 25 March 2004 (.pdf file).

Homeland Security: Preparing for and Responding to Disasters
William O. Jenkins, Jr. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Committee on Appropriations, 09 March 2007 (.pdf file).

A Broad Take on America's Current Homeland Security
Michael O'Hanlon. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism, House Committee on Homeland Security, 08 March 2007 (.pdf file).

The Next Attack
Stephen Flynn. Washington Monthly, March 2007.

Securing The Home Front
James Jay Carafano. The Journal of International Security Affairs, Spring 2007.

Reacting to Terrorism: Probabilities, Consequences, and the Persistence of Fear
John Mueller. Prepared for presentation at the National Convention of the International Studies Association, Chicago, IL, 26 February - 04 March 2007 (.pdf file).

Hearing on 5 and 10 Year Homeland Security Goals: Where We Need to Be As a Nation and How We Judge Progress?
Paul N. Stockton. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Appropriations Committee, 30 January 2007. Posted on the Stanford University website (.pdf file).

Basic Principles for Homeland Security
Brian Michael Jenkins. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Homeland Security, House Appropriations Committee, 30 January 2007 (.pdf file). Posted on the RAND website.

Reasons They Haven't Hit Us Again
Christopher McDougall. New York Magazine, 2007.

9/11 Commission Recommendations: Implementation Status
Richard F. Grimmett. Congressional Research Service, 04 December 2006 (.pdf file).

The State of U.S. Homeland Security
Panel sponsored by the Brookings Institution, 01 June 2006 (.pdf file).

The Homeland Security Dilemma: The Imaginations of Failure and the Escalating Costs of Perfecting Security
Frank P. Harvey. Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute, June 2006 (.pdf file).

Transatlantic Homeland Defense
Neyla Amas et al. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, and the Institute for National Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, May 2006 (.pdf file).

Department of Homeland Security: Charting A Path Forward
Michael Chertoff. Speech to the Heritage Foundation, 20 March 2006 (.pdf file).

Are We Ready for the Next 9/11? The Sorry State - and Stunning Waste - of Homeland Security Spending
Veronique de Rugy. Reason, 01 March 2006. Posted on the American Enterprise Institute website.

Transforming Homeland Security: U.S. and European Approaches
Esther Brimmer, ed. Center for Transatlantic Relations, March 2006 (.pdf file).

A Performance Review of FEMA's Disaster Management Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina
Department of Homeland Security, March 2006 (.pdf file).

Emergency Preparedness and Response: Some Issues and Challenges Associated with Major Emergency Incidents
William O. Jenkins, Jr. Testimony before the Little Hoover Commission, State of California, 23 February 2006 (.pdf file).

The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned
Department of Homeland Security, 23 February 2006 (.pdf file).

A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina
U.S. House of Representatives, 15 February 2006 (.pdf file).

Bureaucracy Hinders 9/11 Commission Recommendations
Shane Harris and Greta Wodele. National Journal, 13 January 2006. Posted on GovExec.com.

Terrorism Act 2006
U.K. Parliament, 2006.

Countering Urban Terrorism in Russia and the United States: Proceedings of a Workshop
Glenn E. Schweitzer and A. Chelsea Sharber. Committee on Counterterrorism, Challenges for Russia and the United States, Office for Central Europe and Eurasia, National Research Council, in cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences, National Academies Press, 2006.

Transforming Homeland Security: U.S. and European Approaches
Esther Brimmer, ed. Center for Transatlantic Relations, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2006 (.pdf file).

Introduction: Protecting the Homeland 2006/2007
Michael O'Hanlon and Jeremy Shapiro. The Brookings Institution, 2006 (.pdf file).

The State of Homeland Security 2006: Annual Report Card
Democratic staff of the Committee on Homeland Security, 2006 (.pdf file).

Department's Mission Was Undermined From Start
Susan B. Glasser and Michael Grunwald. Washington Post, 22 December 2005.

The September 11 Commission Report Card: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
James Jay Carafano and Alane Kochems. The Heritage Foundation, 13 December 2005.

A Nation Still at Risk
Alex Baker. The Century Foundation, 13 December 2005.

Final Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendations
Thomas H. Kean et al. 9/11 Public Discourse Project, 05 December 2005 (.pdf file).

Beyond Connecting the Dots: A VITAL Framwork for Sharing Law Enforcement Intelligence Information
Committee on Homeland Security Democratic Staff, U.S. House of Representatives, December 2005. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website (.pdf file).

Report on the Status of 9/11 Commission Recommendations: Part III: Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Nonproliferation
Thomas H. Kean et al. 9/11 Public Discourse Project, 14 November 2005 (.pdf file).

Risk Assessment and Risk Management: Necessary Tools for Homeland Security
Paul Rosenzweig and Alane Kochems. Heritage Foundation, 25 October 2005 (.pdf file).

Assessing the State of Homeland Security
Michael O'Hanlon. Testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security of the Committee of the Judiciary, for October 26, 2005. Posted on the Brookings Institution website.

Homeland Security: Status of Federal, State, and Local Efforts
Mitt Romney. Heritage Foundation, 14 September 2005.

Report on the Status of 9/11 Commission Recommendations
9/11 Public Discourse Project, 14 September 2005.

Disaster Evacuation and Displacement Policy: Issues for Congress
Keith Bea. CRS Report for Congress, 02 September 2005. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website.

Foreign Disasters: Lessons for the Pentagon's Homeland Security Efforts
James Jay Carafano. Heritage Foundation, 29 August 2005.

Federal Disaster Recovery Programs
Mary Jordan. CRS Report for Congress, 29 August 2005. Posted on the Federation of American Scientists website.

Assessment of DHS Management
Richard A. Falkenrath. Testimony Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Sentate, 26 January 2005 (.pdf file).

Security, Resilience, and Communication In Unpredictable Environments Such as Terrorism, Natural Disasters and Complex Technology
P.H. Longstaff. Harvard University, January 2005 (.pdf file).

Homeland Security: General Templates and Options for the Future
Peter Faber. Information & Security, 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Homeland Security and the Russian Approach
Lionel Ponsard. Information & Security, 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Civil Security: Architectural Approach in Emergency Management Transformation
Velizar Shalamanov et al. Information & Security, 2005. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).

Strategic Defense Initiative
William S. Lind. Defense and the National Interest, 22 November 2004.

Special Report: Securing the Homeland
Governing Magazine and Congressional Quarterly, October 2004. Posted on the Century Foundation website (.pdf file).

Planning Scenarios for Use in National, Federal, State, and Local Homeland Security Prep
David Howe. Homeland Security Council, July 2004. Posted on the Globalsecurity.org website.

What the 9/11 Commission's Report Should Contain: Four Recommendations for Making America Safer
James Jay Carafano and Paul Rosenzweig. Heritage Foundation, 13 July 2004 (.pdf file).

Homeland Security Should Better Balance Need for System Integration Strategy with Spending for New and Enhanced Systems
GAO, May 2004.

Selected Recommendations from Congressionally Chartered Commissions and GAO
GAO, March 2004 (.pdf file).

Stemming the Tide of Terror
Michael W. Ritz, Ralph G. Hensley, Jr, and James C. Whitmire. Air War College, February 2004.

Homeland Security: Learning from Japan
Edward A. Olsen. Independent Institute, 2004.

American Civil Security: The U.S. Public and Homeland Security
Amanda J. Dory. Washington Quarterly, Winter 2004 (.pdf file).

Confronting the "Enemy Within"
Peter Chalk and William Rosenau. Rand Corporation, 2004 (.pdf file).

The Homeland Security Papers: Stemming the Tide of Terror
Michael W. Ritz, et al. USAF Counterproliferation Center, February 2004.

America at Risk:  Closing the Security Gap
Democratic Members of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, February 2004.