Links to
Resources on Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness, and Terrorism
Employment in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Department of Homeland Security, Student Internships and
Training
US Government, USA Jobs (Official job site of
the US Government), Employment in Homeland Security
US Government,
National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Employment
FEMA, Employment
Opportunities in Emergency Management
FEMA, Employment Opportunities in Emergency
Management: Hurricane
Katrina related
References
Combating
Air War College Gateway to Homeland Security (a compilation of links; This
is a fantastic site)
Osama bin-Laden’s 1996 fatwa
OBL’s 1998 fatwa
Abu Bakr Naji, The Management of Savagery
Article on Mustafa Setmariam Nasar (Abu Musab al-Suri)
2004 Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s letter to OBL, pledging
allegiance to al-Qaeda
Freedom House Publication On hate ideology sponsored by Saudi Arabian
organizations
Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Digital Library
National Security Archive compendium of declassified
documents related to al-Qaeda and 9/11
Key Journals (terrorism and insurgency)
Studies in
Conflict and Terrorism (available on line through VCU Libraries)
Terrorism and
Political Violence (available on line through VCU Libraries)
Legal
Issues and Cases related to Terrorism
Index of civil and criminal cases against those accused of terrorist acts, Page
1(includes Yasr Hamdi, Jose
Padilla, Zaccarias Moussaoui,
John Walker Lindh) from Find Law
Index of civil and criminal cases against those accused of terrorist acts, Page 2, from
Find Law
US v. Salameh (appeal) (1997/1998)
US v. Rahman et al (documents related to the trials also for the 1993
WTC bombing)
US v. Yousef et al (appeal, 2002/2002) for WTC 1993 and Oplan Bojinka plot
Detainee Treatment Act, 2005
Military Commissions Act, 2006
US Government, Response Plans for
Emergencies including terrorism (These links illustrate the development of the plan from something
somewhat important to something absolutely critical after September 11)
US Government, Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan (2001)
US Government, FEMA,
Federal Response Plan
National Incident Command System (how the National Response Plan will be coordinated and commanded)
National Incident Command System home page (with information and updates and policies on NIMS)
US Government, White House
Homeland Security Presidential Directives (scroll down when you get to the site)
National Strategy for Homeland Security July 2002
National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction December 2002
National Strategy for the
Physical Protection of Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets
“The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned,” February 2006
“National Security Strategy of the US,” March 2006
Declassified Key Judgments of the National Intelligence Estimate “Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States,” April 2006
“9/11
Five Years later: Successes and Challenges,” September 2006
“National Strategy for Combating Terrorism,” September 2006
President George W. Bush Military Order,
US Government, Department of Homeland Security
Current DHS
Organizational Chart
DHS 2005
Six-Point Agenda, including reorganization plans
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA Weapons of Mass Destruction Courses for first responders
FEMA, Fact Sheet on Terrorism
FEMA Higher Education Project (has a complete list of all Terrorism/homeland Security/Emergency
Management programs (graduate and undergraduate) and papers/reports and even
complete courses on line).
US
Customs and Border Protection
Homeland
Security Advisory Council
DHS Homeland Security Exercise
and Evaluation Program
US Government, Dept. of Health and Human
Services
Office of Emergency Preparedness (OEP -- would
deal with biological weapons attacks or other health effects of terrorist or
natural disasters)
Center for Disease Control (CDC – part of the Department of Health and Human
Services)
US Government, Department of State
Country Reports on Terrorism (Formerly Patterns of Global Terrorism)
Office of the Coordinator for
Counterterrorism
o The current
list
o State Sponsors of
Terrorism
State Department report Report,
Changing Minds Winning Peace: A New Strategic
Direction for US Public Diplomacy in the Arab and Muslim World
US Government, Department of Defense, Information on Terrorism
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland
Defense
Homeland Defense office (within the Office of the Secretary of Defense)
Central Command (the military command that is carrying out operations
in
US
Treasury
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
US Government, Dept. of Justice (including FBI)
Dept. of Justice Emergency Preparedness manual
FBI National Security Branch (NSB)
Office of the
Inspector General, A Review of the FBI’s Handling of
Intelligence Information Related to the September 11, Attacks
FBI Counterterrorism
Training and Resources for Law Enforcement
Memos
from the Office of Legal Counsel, Bush and Obama
Administrations concerning detainee treatment and interrogation policies
Intelligence
Office of the Director of
National Intelligence
Central
Intelligence Agency, War on Terrorism
FBI Directorate of Intelligence
US Congress
House of Representatives Select Committee on Homeland Security
CRS Reports through the Federation of American Scientists
CRS Reports
through the Dept. of State
Legislation
related to September 11 (compiled by the Library of Congress
Text
of USA PATRIOT Act or Available Here
US House of Representatives Select Bipartisan
Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to
Hurricane Katrina, A Failure of Initiative: The Final Report of the Select Bipartisan
Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, February 2006. Committee hearings are also available.
Report of the House Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence “Al-Qaeda: The
Many Faces of an Islamic Extremist Threat,” September 2006
Foreign Governments
Public Security Intelligence Agency
Japanese National
Police Agency
Israeli Defense
Forces (IDF)
Institute for Special Operations (Mossad)
Israeli Security Agency (Shabak
or Shin Bet)
PM’s National Security Council
UN-Based
International Agreements on Terrorism
State and Local government
Virginia Dept. of Emergency
Management
Tualatin Valley
Fire and Rescue, Aloha
Various
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (Kean Commission)
9/11 Commission Public Discourse project
US Government, Report of the National
Commission on Terrorism (Gilmore Commission)
US Government Dept. of Transportation Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide
Intergovernmental Organizations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Terrorism
page
Public Health-Related
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Business Continuity
Institute for Business and Home Safety, Disaster Planning Toolkit for the Small to Mid-Sized Business Owner
Non-Governmental Organizations or University Centers (think tanks, non-profit organizations, academic
research, international advocacy groups) (For national security think tanks
which may have sources on terrorism see Links
on National Security and Foreign Policy)
AHC
News and Research Portal (on all-hazards)
American
Civil Liberties Union
ANSER Institute for Homeland
Security:
non-profit organization that has been studying the issue since before September
11.
Belfer
Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School
of Government,
CATO Institute on Terrorism (think tank)
Center for Defense Information,
terrorism page (think tank)
Center for Homeland and Global Security (a private corporation -- Equity International – that
sponsors conferences putting private security organizations and public
institutions together to discuss the problems and potentials for homeland
security and homeland security funding)
Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence,
Counterterrorism page (links to media resources)
Electronic Privacy Information
Center
(organization that analyzes counterterrorism legislation and civil rights)
Federation of American
Scientists, Intelligence Resource Program (think tank)
Federation of American Scientists, Homeland Security Resources (think tank)
Federation of American Scientists, Terrorism resources (think tank)
Global Security.Org (excellent resources for international diplomatic, military, and
political issues)
Homeland Defense Journal (a private organization – Market Access – publishes this journal which
provides news and analysis for public and private organizations trying to
develop new security measures for the post-September 11 environment)
Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (
International Policy Institute
for Counter-Terrorism (think tank,
John P. Murtha Institute for Homeland Security (
National Homeland Security Knowledgebase (a ton of links to everything, including state-level
homeland security offices)
National Academy of Sciences homeland security page (NAS)
National Consortium for the
Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
Naval Postgraduate School Homeland Security Affairs journal
Nuclear Control Institute nuclear terrorism page (think tank)
Paula Gordon’s Terrorism home page (Gordon is an independent analyst of terrorism based
at George Washington University)
Rand Corporation research on terrorism and homeland security
South Asian Terrorism Portal, Institute for Conflict Management, India
Terrorism Research Center (for profit organization specializing in security)
Professional
Organizations
The
International Emergency Management Society
International Association of
Emergency Managers
National Emergency Management
Association
International
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP –
develops standard methodologies for dealing with counterterrorist procedures at
the local law enforcement level)
International
Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC -- develops standard methodologies for dealing with
counterterrorist procedures at the local fire department and emergency services
level)
Links related specifically to Emergency Management,
Risk Analysis, or Security
Index of emergency management journals
Contingency
Planning and Management Journal
Disaster Management and Response (journal)
Disasters (journal)
Electronic Journal
of Disaster Science
INFOSYSSEC (Information System Security site focusing on
business continuity issues)
International Journal of Critical Infrastructure
International Journal of Emergency Management
International
Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters
International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management
Journal of
Emergency Management
Journal of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management
Risk (journal)
Risk Analysis (journal)
On Line Programs
University of Richmond Emergency Management programs
On Line Degrees in Homeland Security