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Policy Papers: Homeland Security

Technological Innovation Without Big Brother: Privacy Principles in the Information Age
Progressive Policy Institute
by Shane Ham and Robert D. Atkinson

In the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, increased airline security became a nightmare for passengers....

Building an Effective, Sustainable Partnership Between the Government and the Private Sector
Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age
by co-chairs James B. Steinberg, Gilman Louie
The challenge of preventing and responding to the new security threats is very different from the new one, as a...

Deployed in the U.S.A.: The Creeping Militarization of the Home Front
Cato Institute
by Gene Healy
As its overwhelming victories in Afghanistan and Iraq have demonstrated, the U.S. military is the most effective fighting force in human history.

Winning the War on Terror   
House Select Committee on Homeland Security   
by Jim Turner and Jane Harman
Winning the war against our terrorist enemies is the central challenge of our times...

Lessons from the Anthrax Attacks: Implications for U.S. Bioterrorism Preparedness
Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Defense Threat Reduction Action
An April 2002 CSIS report proposing ways to protect the U.S. homeland against biological attacks has been released by the Department of Defense...

Grading Progress on Homeland Security: Before and After9/11
Heritage Foundation
by The Honorable Mitt Romney and Chief Sam Gonzalez
In dealing with the nation’s homeland security needs, first response continues to be important, but detection and protection also...

Preparing Responders to Respond: The Challenges to Emergency Preparedness in the 21st Century  
Heritage Foundation
by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D.
Building a national system-of-systems emergency response system is critical to the nation’s long-term security, but simply spending more money without...

Emergency Responder Injuries and Fatalities: An Analysis of Surveillance Data 
RAND Corporation, 2004
by Ari N. Houser, Brian A. Jackson, James T. Bartis, D. J. Peterson
The emergency response community represents a significant population of workers exposed to a particularly intense and variable hazard environment...

Empowering State and Local Emergency Preparedness 
RAND Corporation, 2004
by Michael A. Wermuth
CT-216, Testimony presented to the Committee on the Judiciary, Council of the District of Columbia
Madam Chair, thank you for giving me the opportunity to come before you today to discuss findings and recommendations of...

Homeland Security: A Compendium of Public and Private Organizations' Policy Recommendations
RAND Corporation, 2003 
by John V. Parachini, Lynn E. Davis, and Timothy Liston 
Over the past several years, a number of public and private institutions, advisory panels, and various “think tanks” have addressed the challenge...

"Seacurity": Improving the Security of the Global Sea-Container Shipping System
RAND Corporation, 2003
by Maarten van de Voort, Kevin A. O'Brien with Adnan Rahman & Lorenzo Valeri
In light of the new terrorism, the security of the global sea-container shipping system needs to be reviewed and systematically analyzed.

Securing the Homeland, Strengthening the Nation
President George W. Bush
Our Nation learned a painful lesson on September 11. American soil is not immune to evil or cold-blooded enemies capable of unprecedented acts of mass murder and terror.

Homeland Defense: A Strategic Approach
Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2000
by Joseph J. Collins, Michael Horowitz
The United States faces a series of serious threats to its homeland. These emerging challenges come from missile proliferation in rogue states...

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