In the last three decades a collection of linear supply chains has become a complex adaptive network of demand creating supply. The benefits are obvious. The risks tend to be insidious.
By Philip Palin
Supply Chain Resilience: Diversity + Self-organization = Adaptation →
By providing public safety users with roaming access to commercial broadband networks on a priority basis, it’s possible to increase the capacity, coverage, and reliability beyond what’s possible with dedicated public safety networks alone.
By Ryan Hallahan and Jon M. Peha
Enabling Public Safety Priority Use of Commercial Wireless Networks →
Austin D. Givens reviews Managing Disasters through Public-Private Partnerships by Ami J. Abou-bakr
By Austen D. Givens
In forming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), many of the twenty-two entities transferred to the new Department brought with them a smorgasbord of non-homeland security responsibilities.
By Jerome H. Kahan
The Two Faces of DHS: Balancing the Department’s Responsibilities →
Unity of effort in homeland response operations has proven over the last decade to be an elusive target. National Guard contributions to homeland response are no exception.
By David W. Smith
The Plan, Type, Source, Report Cycle: A Unifying Concept for National Guard Preparedness →
Response to Michael W. Collier’s Letter to the Editor
By William V. Pelfrey Sr. and William D. Kelley Jr.
Letter to the Editor: Homeland Security Education — Response to Michael W. Collier →
Letter to the Editor: Homeland Security Education
By Michael W. Collier
Letter to the Editor: Homeland Security Education →
This article presents an analysis of the current policy governing the visa issuing function (currently divided between the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State) and proposes a policy under which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assumes operational and tactical level control of the visa issuing function from the Department of State (DOS).
By James Hernandez
Visa Diplomacy vs. Visa Security →
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) indicates that the majority of the nation’s critical infrastructure is owned by the private sector.
By Shawn F. Peppers
Entrepreneurial Security: A Free-Market Model for National Economic Security →
Emergency plans are mandated by a number of federal regulations, often with conflicting definitions, to incorporate people with medical dependencies. However targeted planning for this segment is presently hampered by substantial knowledge deficits defining this population and the potential resource requirements in a disaster.
By Petter Risoe, Jeffrey Schlegelmilch, and James Paturas
