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Special Report posted April 26, 2012 by The Heritage Foundation One Year Later: Lessons from Recovery After the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake
Executive Summary To assess the Japanese experience, The Heritage Foundation reassembled a team of experts to evaluate Japan’s long-term efforts to recover from the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and to prepare for future catastrophes. Based on extensive literature and interviews with Japanese officials and experts, the team…
Issue Brief posted March 26, 2012 by Matt Mayer Federalism Allows Law Enforcement to Determine Counterterrorism Policies That Work Best
With an increase in the national response to terrorism, many people believe the principle of federalism has little utility today or that states do not have much to contribute in counterterrorism policy or activity. When it comes to domestic security, however, federalism is more relevant than ever, and the states…
Backgrounder posted February 28, 2012 by Jessica Zuckerman, Colonel Martin Hershkowitz, Brigadier General Frederic N. Smalkin, James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. Why More States Should Establish State Defense Forces
Abstract: Twenty-two states currently have volunteer state guard units. These units, formally known as state defense forces (SDFs), are today’s state militias. Authorized by the Constitution…
Issue Brief on February 24, 2012 Homeland Security: The Latest Research and Analysis
In the wake of 9/11, the government undertook a number of initiatives to strengthen the security and resiliency of the supply chains that power the U.S. economy, safeguarding against both manmade and natural catastrophes. After a decade of experience in trying to keep the free flow of peoples,…
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Issue Brief posted February 17, 2012 by Jessica Zuckerman Forty-Fifth Attempted Terrorist Plot: U.S. Must Resist Complacency
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. On Friday, authorities arrested a man in an attempted suicide attack on the U.S. Capitol. The attempt marks at…
Issue Brief posted February 15, 2012 by David Muhlhausen, Ph.D. Fire Grants: Do Not Reauthorize an Ineffective Program
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I–CT) filed an amendment to reauthorize the ineffective fire grant program to the federal transportation bill, aptly named the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (S. 1813).…
Issue Brief posted February 14, 2012 by Matt Mayer Proposed Revisions to Homeland Security Grants Make Sense
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. The Obama Administration’s adoption of much of the previous Administration’s policies on fighting the war against terrorists is well known. Less well known is the increasing move toward other homeland security grant…
Issue Brief posted February 13, 2012 by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Jessica Zuckerman DHS Office of Policy: Misguided Reorganization Threatens Homeland Security Strategic Planning
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. The President’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget proposal, released earlier today, makes important changes in the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) capacity to lead a national homeland security enterprise. …
Backgrounder posted January 12, 2012 by Scott Erickson, Matt Mayer A Comprehensive Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) System Requires Action
Abstract: A robust, comprehensive, and integrated suspicious activity reporting (SAR) system, linking the unique observations of law enforcement personnel from around the nation, is a necessary component of a 21st-century policing strategy predicated on the increasing role of state and local law enforcement in…

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Backgrounder posted August 15, 2011 by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Baker Spring, Richard Weitz, Ph.D. Before the Lights Go Out: A Survey of EMP Preparedness Reveals Significant Shortfalls
Abstract: An electromagnetic pulse (EMP) over the United States could end modern life in America overnight. Whether caused by an enemy attack (a nuclear device detonated above the atmosphere) or by a natural phenomenon (a geomagnetic storm), an EMP can cause entire regions of…
Issue Brief posted February 17, 2012 by Jessica Zuckerman Forty-Fifth Attempted Terrorist Plot: U.S. Must Resist Complacency
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. On Friday, authorities arrested a man in an attempted suicide attack on the U.S. Capitol. The attempt marks at…
Special Report posted April 26, 2012 by The Heritage Foundation One Year Later: Lessons from Recovery After the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake
Executive Summary To assess the Japanese experience, The Heritage Foundation reassembled a team of experts to evaluate Japan’s long-term efforts to recover from the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and to prepare for future catastrophes. Based on extensive literature and interviews with Japanese officials and experts, the team…
Special Report posted August 23, 2011 by Matt Mayer, James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Jessica Zuckerman Homeland Security 4.0: Overcoming Centralization, Complacency, and Politics
Executive Summary Getting the national homeland security enterprise right is among the most difficult challenges in Washington because the problems in protecting the homeland are rooted in overcentralization, pervasive complacency, and entrenched politics—problems that often cause Washington…
Backgrounder posted September 20, 2010 by Matt Mayer, Sheriff Lee Baca Want Real Homeland Security? Give State and Local Governments a Real Voice
Abstract: Nearly a decade after 9/11, the U.S. government continues to approach homeland security from the viewpoint of protecting the United States from a conventional military attack by an outside enemy. This model places the vast majority of responsibility for preventing and responding…
Special Report posted May 25, 2011 by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. The Great Eastern Japan Earthquake: Assessing Disaster Response and Lessons for the U.S.
Executive Summary The massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011, and the following release of radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, represent one of the greatest disasters to strike the nation…
Backgrounder posted February 28, 2012 by Jessica Zuckerman, Colonel Martin Hershkowitz, Brigadier General Frederic N. Smalkin, James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. Why More States Should Establish State Defense Forces
Abstract: Twenty-two states currently have volunteer state guard units. These units, formally known as state defense forces (SDFs), are today’s state militias. Authorized by the Constitution…
Issue Brief on February 24, 2012 Homeland Security: The Latest Research and Analysis
In the wake of 9/11, the government undertook a number of initiatives to strengthen the security and resiliency of the supply chains that power the U.S. economy, safeguarding against both manmade and natural catastrophes. After a decade of experience in trying to keep the free flow of peoples,…
Backgrounder posted March 29, 2011 by Jena Baker McNeill Checkbook Homeland Security: Highlights from the FY 2012 Budget Request
Abstract: The President’s budget request would maintain homeland security funding at current levels, but the budget request would increase funding for several programs that add little additional security while cutting others that could significantly enhance U.S. homeland security. Congress should use the budget process…
Backgrounder posted June 23, 2011 by Matt Mayer, Scott Erickson Changing Today’s Law Enforcement Culture to Face 21st-Century Threats
Abstract: Many aspects of the terror threat—from communication between terrorist groups to recruitment of new members—has been changing, largely due to ever-developing Internet technology and new possibilities in cyberspace. One new trend is the lone-wolf terrorist—such as Army Major Nidal Hassan, who massacred his…

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Special Report posted April 26, 2012 by The Heritage Foundation One Year Later: Lessons from Recovery After the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake
Executive Summary To assess the Japanese experience, The Heritage Foundation reassembled a team of experts to evaluate Japan’s long-term efforts to recover from the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and to prepare for future catastrophes. Based on extensive literature and interviews with Japanese officials and experts, the team…
Issue Brief posted March 26, 2012 by Matt Mayer Federalism Allows Law Enforcement to Determine Counterterrorism Policies That Work Best
With an increase in the national response to terrorism, many people believe the principle of federalism has little utility today or that states do not have much to contribute in counterterrorism policy or activity. When it comes to domestic security, however, federalism is more relevant than ever, and the states…
Backgrounder posted February 28, 2012 by Jessica Zuckerman, Colonel Martin Hershkowitz, Brigadier General Frederic N. Smalkin, James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. Why More States Should Establish State Defense Forces
Abstract: Twenty-two states currently have volunteer state guard units. These units, formally known as state defense forces (SDFs), are today’s state militias. Authorized by the Constitution…
Issue Brief on February 24, 2012 Homeland Security: The Latest Research and Analysis
In the wake of 9/11, the government undertook a number of initiatives to strengthen the security and resiliency of the supply chains that power the U.S. economy, safeguarding against both manmade and natural catastrophes. After a decade of experience in trying to keep the free flow of peoples,…
Issue Brief posted February 17, 2012 by Jessica Zuckerman Forty-Fifth Attempted Terrorist Plot: U.S. Must Resist Complacency
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. On Friday, authorities arrested a man in an attempted suicide attack on the U.S. Capitol. The attempt marks at…
Issue Brief posted February 15, 2012 by David Muhlhausen, Ph.D. Fire Grants: Do Not Reauthorize an Ineffective Program
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. Senator Joseph Lieberman (I–CT) filed an amendment to reauthorize the ineffective fire grant program to the federal transportation bill, aptly named the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (S. 1813).…
Issue Brief posted February 14, 2012 by Matt Mayer Proposed Revisions to Homeland Security Grants Make Sense
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. The Obama Administration’s adoption of much of the previous Administration’s policies on fighting the war against terrorists is well known. Less well known is the increasing move toward other homeland security grant…
Issue Brief posted February 13, 2012 by James Jay Carafano, Ph.D., Jessica Zuckerman DHS Office of Policy: Misguided Reorganization Threatens Homeland Security Strategic Planning
FYI: Heritage WebMemos are now called Issue Briefs. The President’s fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget proposal, released earlier today, makes important changes in the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) capacity to lead a national homeland security enterprise. …
Backgrounder posted January 12, 2012 by Scott Erickson, Matt Mayer A Comprehensive Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) System Requires Action
Abstract: A robust, comprehensive, and integrated suspicious activity reporting (SAR) system, linking the unique observations of law enforcement personnel from around the nation, is a necessary component of a 21st-century policing strategy predicated on the increasing role of state and local law enforcement in…
WebMemo posted January 9, 2012 by Jessica Zuckerman Forty-Fourth Terrorist Plot Against the U.S. Marks Need for Continued Vigilance
On Saturday night, 25-year-old Sami Osmakac was arrested in connection to an alleged Islamist-inspired terrorist plot in Tampa, Florida. Osmakac, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in the former Yugoslavia, is believed to have planned to use vehicle bombs, assault rifles, grenades, and other explosives in an attack on possible targets…

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