By William F. Pilkington – Executive Summary – This research pointed to significant problems in the public health preparedness system for which there are no easy solutions. Budgets are extremely tight and staffs are strained. Most of the public health …
Risk, Politics, and Money: Need for A Value-Based Model for Financing Public Health Preparedness →
By James Ricciuti – Executive Summary – The groupthink psychological phenomenon widespread throughout the homeland security enterprise is a significant threat to the national security of the United States (U.S.). Nevertheless, the existence of groupthink and its influence on homeland …
Groupthink: A Significant Threat to the Homeland Security of the United States →
By Trevor M. Richmond – Executive Summary – Leadership development in the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), the fire service, and the broader homeland security enterprise is in need of comprehensive analysis. Homeland security leaders, when discussing the usefulness of …
Developing a New Context for Leadership Development in the Los Angeles Fire Department →
By Lee Wallace Smithson – Executive Summary – In April 2005, I returned from a year in Baghdad and was appointed the Director of Military Support for the Mississippi National Guard. I was responsible for the planning, coordinating and deploying …
