Security was determined “excellent” and “good” in Y-12’s performance appraisal last year at a cost of $1.44 million. Yet on July 28, 2012 a 82 year old nun, who gets short of [...]
In an attempt to help policy makers everywhere prevent allowing the same mistakes to be made on the next major event anywhere in the world, I propose the collective of [...]
A recent revision to an Executive Order titled National Defense Resources Preparedness got me to thinking at what point do the interests of the citizens really matter when it comes [...]
After scientists discovered the mutation sequencing necessary to make the virulent H5N1 virus transmissible to humans, the next logical step is to create a vaccine which at a minimum protects [...]
Ask this question of most public safety personnel and they will respond "my safety is most important, because if I am injured or killed, I can't do anyone any good", [...]
Over the next twelve months, I will look at 12 predictable events and their inherent problems and offer potential solutions. We tend to have a habit of acting surprised when [...]
I asked the question: "Are we better prepared post September 11, 2001?" We discussed "Are we safer, both here in the United States, and since we declared a global war [...]
This settlement sends a message and sets a clear precedent on how future performance of hospitals during disasters will be judged. In conducting the cost benefit assessment of disaster preparedness, [...]
A recent story about the deaths of a woman and injury to others points out the gaps that remain after untold billions of dollars spent on response to terrorism programs. [...]
With all the pontificating about having thwarted all kinds of terrors attacks in and past ten years at massive cost, why now the sudden disclosure of a credible threat? Why [...]