Perspectives on 9/11: Building Effectively on Hard Lessons : Hearing Before the Select Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, September 10, 2003

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Стр. 34 - Administration to present its strategy and supporting plans, programs, and budgets, as well as a legislative "clearinghouse" where relevant measures are considered. We recognize that Congress is still in the process of working towards this objective. In conjunction with these structural recommendations, the Advisory Panel made a number of recommendations addressing functional requirements for the implementation of an effective strategy for combating terrorism. The recommendation listed below are...
Стр. 35 - ... strategy - Improve health and medical education and training programs through actions that include licensing and certification requirements - Establish standards and protocols for treatment facilities, laboratories, and reporting mechanisms - Clarify authorities and procedures for health and medical response - Medical entities, such as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, should conduct periodic assessments of medical facilities and capabilities Promote Better Research...
Стр. 35 - ... borders; •/ Improving Security Against Cyber Attacks and enhancing related critical infrastructure protection to guard essential government, financial, energy, and other critical sector operations against attack; and •/ Clarifying the Roles and Missions for Use of the Military for providing critical and appropriate emergency response and law enforcement related support to civilian authorities.
Стр. 34 - ... conjunction with these structural recommendations, the Advisory Panel made a number of recommendations addressing functional requirements for the implementation of an effective strategy for combating terrorism. The recommendation listed below are discussed thoroughly in the Second Annual Report: Enhance Intelligence/Threat Assessments/Information Sharing — Improve human intelligence by the rescission of that portion of the 1995 guidelines, promulgated by the Director of Central Intelligence,...
Стр. 34 - ... evaluation (RDT&E) of reliable sensors and rapid readout capability and the subsequent fielding of a new generation of MASINT technology based on enhanced RDT&E efforts — Review statutory and regulatory authorities in an effort to strengthen investigative and enforcement processes — Improve forensics capabilities to identify and warn of terrorist use of unconventional weapons — Expand information sharing and improve threat assessments Foster Better Planning/Coordination/Operations — Designate...
Стр. 35 - That the new office, in coordination with the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) establish a national standards program for combating terrorism, focusing on equipment, training, and laboratory processes Third Report— For Ray Downey Our Third Annual Report to the President and the Congress builds on findings and recommendations in our First and Second Annual Reports delivered in 1999 and 2000. It reflects a...
Стр. 33 - Congress and a broad programmatic assessment and functional recommendations for consideration in developing an effective national stratThe capstone recommendation in the second report was the need for a comprehensive, coherent, functional national strategy: The President should develop and present to the Congress a national strategy for combating terrorism within one year of assuming office.
Стр. 32 - At the same time, this panel is toiling away, seeking neither fame nor credit for its work, simply trying to find some rational and feasible solutions to many problems and challenges that still face us. Observations about Terrorism Preparedness In the course of our deliberations, the Advisory Panel has been guided by several basic observations and assumptions that have helped to inform our conclusions and policy recommendations for improving our preparedness to combat terrorism. First, all terrorism...
Стр. 36 - Develop on-going public education programs on terrorism causes and effects Immigration and Border Control Create an intergovernmental border advisory group Fully integrate all affected entities into local or regional "port security committees" - Ensure that all border agencies are partners in intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination - Create, provide resources for, and mandate participation in a "Border Security Awareness" database system - Require shippers to submit cargo manifest information...
Стр. 32 - September 11 and the subsequent anthrax attacks were further proof of that basic assumption. Second, a major attack anywhere inside our borders will likely be beyond the response capabilities of a local jurisdiction, and will, therefore, require outside help — perhaps from other local jurisdictions, from that jurisdiction's state government or multiple state resources, perhaps from the Federal government, if the attack is significant enough to exhaust other resources. That principle was likewise...

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