Strategies and Plans
White House
- See White House section on War on Terrorism page
- See Homeland Security Department below
- See Executive Orders on Law and Policy page
- See Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs) on Law and Policy page
- White House home page
- President Releases National Strategy for Homeland Security
(local copy), 16 Jul 2002, summary of the strategy
- The National Strategy For Homeland Security:
Office of Homeland Security (section by section) (local copy, single PDF file)
- Securing the Homeland - Strengthening the Nation, the President's Homeland Security Policy and Budget Priorities
- See USA Freedom Corps
- Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War Against Terrorism (local copy), 13 Nov 2001 military order by the President, including the clause about trial by military tribunals
- Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age (local copy), Executive Order, 16 Oct 2001
- Executive Order 13010 - Critical Infrastructure Protection (local copy), July 15, 1996
- Executive Order 12656 - Assigmment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities (local copy), November 18, 1988
- Address to a Joint Session of Congress and the American People, includes creation of the the Office of Homeland Security (local copy)
- Declaration of National Emergency (local copy)
- White House Fact Sheet on New Counter-Terrorism and CyberSpace Positions (local copy)
- National Director & Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism - General Wayne Downing (U.S. Army Ret.)
- Special Advisor to the President for Cyberspace Security - Richard Clarke
Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Homeland Security (DHS), public site
- The Department of Homeland Security, White House documents
- The Office of Homeland Security, at the White House
- Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff Announces Six-Point Agenda for Department of Homeland Security (local copy), 13 Jul 2005
- Secretary Michael Chertoff U.S. Department of Homeland Security Second Stage Review Remarks (local copy), 13 Jul 2005
- President Releases National Strategy for Homeland Security
(local copy), 16 Jul 2002, summary of the strategy
- The National Strategy For Homeland Security:
Office of Homeland Security (section by section) (local copy, single PDF file)
- Homeland Security Act of 2002
- Department of Homeland Security organization
- Securing the Homeland - Strengthening the Nation, the President's Homeland Security Policy and Budget Priorities
- Homeland Security Advisory System (color codes) (local copy)
- President Establishes Office of Homeland Security, summary (local copy)
- Assistant to the President for Homeland Security - Governor Tom Ridge
- Executive Order Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council (local copy)
- Secret Service
- Secret Service home page, Dept of Homeland Security
- National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC), Secret Service - "Building on a recent operational study of U.S. assassins, attackers, and near-lethal approachers of public officials, NTAC will develop and provide threat assessment training and conduct operational research relevant to public official, workplace, stalking/domestic, and school-based violence. In addition, NTAC will offer its assistance to organizations interested in developing threat assessment programs."
- Customs and Border
- U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP), Dept of Homeland Security
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Dept of Homeland Security
- Law Enforcement and Security
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Dept of Homeland Security
Homeland Security Council
Congress
Interagency Initiatives
- See interagency
on the US Gov page of the AWC Gateway to the Internet
- See interagency and contingency
resources at the AWC Gateway to the Internet
- See Technology section for cooperative research and development
- Joint Interagency Training Center - West (JITC-West) - "National Guard Bureau's Homeland Defense Center of Excellence" - formerly National Interagency Civil-Military Institute (NICI), a Field Operating Activity of The National Guard Bureau, "provides FREE training, information and research services for professionals, civic leaders and public servants on domestic military support capabilities in public safety / disaster preparedness"
- Interagency Working Group on Biosecurity (IWGB), Sandia labs - "The mission of the Interagency Working Group on Biosecurity is to improve biosecurity for high-consequence microbial agents and toxins. We define biosecurity as the physical security of facilities that store, use, and/or transport these materials."
- Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) "is the U.S. national forum that identifies, prioritizes, and coordinates interagency and international research and development (R&D;) requirements for combating terrorism. Through the Department of Defense's Combating Terrorism Technology Support Program and funding provided by other agencies, the TSWG rapidly develops technologies and equipment to meet the high-priority needs of the combating terrorism community, and addresses joint international operational requirements through cooperative R&D; with major allies."
Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO)
- "DHS' Intelligence Analysis and Infrastructure Protection division (IA&IP;) ... Integrated the legacy operations of the NIPC, CIAO, NCS and Energy Assurance Office, and developed the functional organizational components of the IA and IP directorates." (per 29 Apr 2003 press release)
- Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office (CIAO), developing a national plan to protect telecommunications, banking and finance, electric power, transportation, gas and oil, emergency services and government services -- with a partnership between public and private sectors
National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC)
- "DHS' Intelligence Analysis and Infrastructure Protection division (IA&IP;) ... Integrated the legacy operations of the NIPC, CIAO, NCS and Energy Assurance Office, and developed the functional organizational components of the IA and IP directorates." (per 29 Apr 2003 press release)
- DHS Information Analysis & Infrastructure Protection, formerly National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) -- resources below have been reallocated
- NIPC Warnings, with three levels -- Assessments, Advisories, and Alerts
- CyberNotes was "published every two weeks by the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC). Its mission is to support security and information system professionals with timely information on cyber vulnerabilities, hacker exploit scripts, hacker trends, virus information, and other critical infrastructure-related best practices."
- Infragard - see list of infrastructure protection warnings
- Risk Management: An Essential Guide to Protecting Critical Assets (local copy), summary, 2002 white paper from NIPC
- Cyber Protests Related to the War on Terrorism: The Current Threat (local copy), Nov 2001 NIPC report of Pro-US and Anti-US hacker attacks after 9-11
- Cyber Protests: The Threat to the U.S. Information Infrastructure (local copy), Oct 2001 NIPC report of Chinese, Israeli, Palestinian, Indian, Pakistani, and Japanese hacker activity (HTML version)
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