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    ASIS INFORMATION RESOURCES CENTER

    ASIS International1625 Prince StreetAlexandria, VA 22314-2818

    tel:(703) 518-1471fax: (703) 518-1517

    Library Research GuideHOMELAND SECURITY INFORMATION RESOURCES

    (draft created 12/04/03)

    WEBSITES:

    U.S. Department of Homeland Securitywww.dhs.gov/dhspublic

    DHS New Preparedness Resourcewww.ready.gov

    The White Housewww.whitehouse.gov/homeland

    The ANSER Institute for Homeland Securitywww.homelandsecurity.org

    Homeland Security Industries Association (established August 2002)www.hsianet.org

    Federal Register:Department of Homeland Security Proposed Rule: Procedures for Handling CriticalInfrastructure Informationhttp://www.asisonline.org/lac/executive/rules.pdf

    Homeland Education Resource Organizationhttp://www.homelandeducation.org/

    PUBLICATIONS:

    CQ Homeland Security (Congressional Quarterly) free subscription at present availablethroughwww.CQ.com

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    Government Security: Technology Solutions in Defense of the Homelandhttp://govtsecurity.securitysolutions.com/

    Homeland Defense Journal will be published free on downloadable formatwww.homelanddefensejournal.com

    Homeland Protection Professional has recently begun publishing in Chicago and is edited forEmergency response workers.www.hppmag.com

    Journal of Homeland Security published by Rand Corporationwww.homelandsecurity.org

    EDUCATIONAL COURSES

    American Military Universityhttp://www.apus.edu/AMU/degrees/homelandMA.asp

    American Public Universityhttp://www.apus.edu/APU/Degrees/HomelandMA_Matrix.asp

    ARTICLE abstracts

    "USC Gets Grant to Study Potential Terrorism Targets"Associated Press (11/25/03)

    The U.S. government has designated the University of Southern California (USC) as a Homeland SecurityCenter of Excellence and has provided the university with a $12 million grant to fund anti-terrorism research.USC, which becomes the nation's first university to win the designation, will establish a research centerknown as the Homeland Security Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events. The centerwill focus its research on potential targets of terrorism, particularly infrastructure such as transportationsystems, electrical power plants, and telecommunication systems. The center will be staffed by specialistsfrom USC and other universities across the country, including experts in computer security, transportationissues, risk analysis, and economics. (www.ap.org) viaASISNET Security Newsbriefs 12/1/03.Market Intelligence Study: Homeland Technology Opportunities: The Market, The Needs &

    Recommendations

    Available online at http://www.technologyreports.net/securefrontiers/?articleID=996

    "TSA Hires Lockheed for Airport Screener Security Training"Pacific Business News (05/08/03) Lockheed-Martin Services was recently awarded an $8.9 millioncontract from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to train the agency's security personnel inall 50 states, as well as Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Under terms of thedeal, Lockheed will give specific security training to airport screeners, air marshals, flight deck crew, andother employees. The TSA commented that the new contract with Lockheed will help keep employeesnationwide adequately trained to meet increasing security needs. (pacific.bcentral.com/pacific) viaASISNET Security Newsbriefs, 5/9/03.

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    What Will Homeland Security Cost? by Bart Hobijn of the Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkEconomic Policy Review/November 2002. Online athttp://www.securitymanagement.com/library/Bart_Homeland0203.pdf

    Homeland security.

    First, air security was totally revamped, and the screening force was federalized. Then the federal

    government and state governments broadened their security efforts, going after vulnerabilities in utilities,communication systems, and other infrastructures. And, hardly a day has gone by since 9-11 thatauthorities aren't discussing or taking precautions against the latest threat, such as the threat of "dirtybombs" or of shoulder-fired ground-to-air missiles that could take down jets. Yet a task force composedof prominent politicians and policymakers has blasted these efforts and warned that Americans are"lapsing back into complacency," in a report , online athttp://www.securitymanagement.com/library/COE_homeland0403.pdf, sponsored by the Council onForeign Relations.

    "In all likelihood, the next attack will result in even greater casualties and widespread disruption toAmerican lives and the economy," writes the task force, co-chaired by Gary Hart and Warren B. Rudman.Among the homeland security deficits are 650,000 local and state police officials who "operate in a

    virtual intelligence vacuum"; vigilance of airports at the expense of ships, trucks, and trains; unpreparedfirst responders; and vulnerabilities in the refinery industry. (Security Management, April 2003, News &Trends Home on the Page, p.20, http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/001417.html)

    "Homeland Security Names First Privacy Czar"dc.internet.com (04/17/03)Mark, Roy

    The Department of Homeland Security has appointed 34-year-old Nuala O'Connor Kelly as the first U.S.privacy czar. Kelly is currently serving as the privacy officer and chief counsel for the Department ofCommerce's Technology Administration, and before that she served as the privacy officer forcontroversial online advertising firm DoubleClick. Kelly's new responsibilities will include developingand enforcing a privacy plan. She will also be responsible for overseeing the Transportation SecurityAdministration's embattled Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System II. (www.dc.internet.com)viaASISNET Security Newsbriefs 4/18/03.

    "Companies Must Add Rising Security Costs to Bottom Line"

    USA Today (03/28/03) P. 1B; Kessler, Michelle

    U.S. businesses are increasingly taking on the costs of homeland security--costs that are in some instancespassed on to consumers. For instance, within the last year-and-a-half, California vegetable-growing firmBonipak has taken several steps to assure the security of its operations, including purchasing a new video

    surveillance system for its processing facility, increasing the security training of its employees, andproviding new locks to guard material such as fertilizer and tractor fuel that could be stolen and used tomake bombs. Tighter security restrictions at U.S. ports are costing companies plenty of money, be it inthe form of expensive shipping delays, the need to maintain larger inventories, or paperwork errors anddelays. American businesses are also being forced to protect their Web sites in cyberspace from hackerswho do not agree with American foreign policy--indeed, The Boise Online Shopping Mall recently spent$3,000 on new security software after hackers broke into the site and erased the contents of every Webpage. Travel delays and intensive equipment inspections at airports are costing companies money as well.Wells Fargo chief analyst Sung Won Sohn expects that the security costs associated with homeland

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    Bush Proposes Antiterror Database PlanCNet (01/29/03); McCullagh, Declan

    In the latest move by the White House to boost data-sharing between U.S. police and spy agencies,President Bush used Tuesday's State of the Union Address to announce the Terrorist Threat IntegrationCenter (TTIC), a government database that would compile information about suspected terrorists fromfederal and private sources. "The TTIC will ensure that terrorist threat-related information is integratedand analyzed comprehensively across agency lines and then provided to the federal, state, and localofficials who need it most," declared Attorney General Ashcroft after the president's speech. "We will beable to optimize our ability to analyze information, form the most comprehensive possible threat pictureand develop the plans we need to prevent terrorist attacks." However, the plan has drawn fire from criticswho see parallels between it and the Total Information Awareness (TIA) project; some have posited thatthe announcement is an attempt to avoid the controversy engendered by the TIA. The TTIC with team upwith the FBI and the HomelandSecurity Department, and have access to "all information" available tothe government, including data compiled by the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National SecurityAgency (NSA). Electronic Privacy Information Center general counsel David Sobel noted that there is asyet no indication about any constraints the TTIC's data collection activities would be subject to. Center

    for Democracy and Technology executive director Jim Dempsey said that, essentially, the FBI, the CIA,or NSA would gather information on people under the orders of the TTIC. Meanwhile, the center could beaffected by a bill to regulate "data-mining technology" proposed by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.).(news.com.com/2100-1001-982640.html) viaASISNET Security Newsbriefs 1/29/03.

    Homeland Security Gets First Chief"Washington Post (01/25/03) P. A2; Mintz, John

    The new Homeland Security Department officially opened Friday with the swearing in of Tom Ridge as

    the department's first secretary. The government has not yet decided on a permanent location for thedepartment; therefore, the department headquarters will be located in Washington, D.C., at the Navytelecommunications site on Nebraska Avenue until a permanent home can be found. Ridge left the dooropen for the possibility of the Nebraska Avenue site becoming the department's permanent headquarters.President Bush's 2003 budget allocates $38 billion for homeland security, and Ridge says that the 2004budget will boost this total significantly, giving state and local lawmakers reason to be pleased. Thedepartment's headquarters will eventually house as many as 1,000 employees, though only 100 employeeswill report for work today. Ridge says that the Homeland Security Department's intelligence analysisoffice will have the power to gather information via spy satellites, as Bush has given the office fullmembership in the U.S. intelligence community. The department has launched a new Web site, located atwww.dhs.gov, that will serve as an information resource targeted at the public, government contractors,other federal agencies, and local lawmakers. (www.washingtonpost.com) viaASISNET SecurityNewsbriefs 1/25/03.

    Total U.S. spending for homeland security in fiscal year 2003 is expected to top $100 billion. A studycommissioned by the Technology & Homeland Security Summit outlines the opportunities for vendors totarget security systems sales to various government agencies. For instance, local governments are seekingsecure interjurisdictional communications platforms. @ Get the study(http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/Homeland_Security1202.pdf) via SM Online. (Security

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