Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security

2007

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December

December 27, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 26, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 21, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 20, 2007 DHS Provides Nearly $34 Million to First Responders in Smaller Communities Nationwide

December 20, 2007 DHS Encourages Americans to Resolve to be Ready in 2008

December 20, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 19, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 18, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 17, 2007 HHS Secretary Leavitt Announces Members of the National Biodefense Science Board

December 17, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 17, 2007 NNSA Partners with Singapore to Secure Seaport Cargo

December 14, 2007 U.S. and China Cooperate on Nuclear Emergency Response

December 14, 2007 Secretary of State: Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Signing Ceremony

December 14, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 13, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 12, 2007 DHS Fact Sheet: Select Department of Homeland Security 2007 Achievements

December 2007 NGA Pathfinder

December 12, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 11, 2007 FEMA Region I to Host Joint Pandemic Exercise

December 11, 2007 Federal Government Responds To Midwest Ice Storm

December 11, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 4, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

December 4, 2007 Senate Passage of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

December 3, 2007 Global Conference to Focus on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, December 4-6

December 3, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

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November

November 30, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 28, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 28, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 12, 2007 NNSA Assists Creation Of New Argentine Emergency Operations Center

November 27, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 26, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 23, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 21, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 20, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 19, 2007 President's Statement on Resignation of Frances Fragos Townsend

November 19, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 16, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 15, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 14, 2007 The Americas: We´re All in This Together

November 14, 2007 FEMA Names New Director For Center For Domestic Preparedness

November 14, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 13, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 9, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 9, 2007 Notice: Continuation of Emergency Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction

November 8, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 7, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 6, 2007 Fact Sheet: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement

November 6, 2007 HHS Unveils Plan to Strengthen, Update Food Safety Efforts

November 6, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 5, 2007 Fact Sheet: General Aviation

November 5, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 2, 2007 Fact Sheet: Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards: Appendix A

November 2, 2007 DHS Publishes Chemicals of Interest List for Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards

November 2, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

November 1, 2007 United States, Canada and Mexico Agree to Mutual Assistance

November 1, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

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October

October 31, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 30, 2007 Let's Hope This Never Happens

October 30, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 30, 2007 Hoping for Best, Preparing for Worst

October 29, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 26, 2007 Army NG and USACE Fight Fires in California

October 25, 2007 Capital Shield: Exercise Propels NCR into Response Mode

October 25, 2007 NG Pulled From Border Security to Fight Fires

October 25, 2007 USDA Provides Disaster Food Assistance to Southern California

October 25, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 24, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 24, 2007 Federal Inter-Agency Partners Sign Government-wide Watchlisting Redress MOU

October 24, 2007 FEMA Region 10 Deploys Emergency Responders to Southern California

October 24, 2007 Treasury, Private Sector Release Initial Results of Flu Pandemic Exercise Nearly All Participants Find Critical Gaps in Plans

October 23, 2007 Federal and State Wildland Fire Experts Jointly Respond to Southern California Wildfires

October 23, 2007 Federal Emergency Management Agency Coordinating National Response to California Wildfires

October 23, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 22, 2007 Joint Statement on the Merida Initiative: A New Paradigm for Security Cooperation | State Department Fact Sheet: The Merida Initiative: United States - Mexico - Central America Security Cooperation

October 22, 2007 State Department Press Briefing: The Mexico/Central America Security Cooperation Package

October 22, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 19, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 18, 2007 DOE to Provide Nearly $8 Million to Safeguard the Nation's Energy Infrastructure from Cyber Attacks

October 18, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 17, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 16, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 15, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 12, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 11, 2007 DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report

October 24, 2007 President Bush Discusses Cuba Policy | White House Fact Sheet: Encouraging Freedom, Justice, and Prosperity in Cuba

October 23, 2007 President Bush Visits National Defense University, Discusses Global War on Terror

October 23, 2007 White House Fact Sheet: Defending America and Its Allies Against Ballistic Missile Attack

October 18, 2007 Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

October 17, 2007 Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense: Provision of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Brazil

October 17, 2007 Presidential Determination Regarding Brazil Airbridge Denial Program

October 10, 2007 Fact Sheet: Next Generation Air Transportation System 2006 Progress Report

October 9, 2007 Fact Sheet: National Strategy for Homeland Security

October 9, 2007 Briefing by Fran Townsend, Assistant to the President for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security

October 9, 2007 Public Comment Period For Draft National Response Framework Extended To October 22

October 9, 2007 FEMA's National Advisory Council To Hold Inaugural Meeting In Crystal City, VA

October 9, 2007 FEMA Region I Holds Inaugural Advisory Council Conference

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September

September 28, 2007 DHS Announces $113 Million for National Preparedness Training InitiativesR

September 28, 2007 Fact Sheet: Fiscal Year 2007 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP)

September 26, 2007 Fact Sheet: 10 YEARS IN SOUTH FLORIDA - Building partnerships for the Americas

September 24, 2007 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Conducts Largest Counterterrorism Exercise To Date

September 20, 2007 Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism

September 13, 2007 DHS Releases National Preparedness Guidelines

September 12, 2007 Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks

September 10, 2007 Draft National Response Framework Released for Public Comment

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August

August 30, 2007 HHS Announces $75 Million in Supplemental Funding to States for Pandemic Flu Preparedness

August 30, 2007 National Preparedness Month, 2007

August 30, 2007 Vigilant Shield Fact Sheet

August 30, 2007 9/11 at the Pentagon

August 30, 2007 Treasury Targets Colombian Drug Traffickers

August 24, 2007 U.S. Coast Guard Deploys for Ohio Flood Response

August 21, 2007 Joint Statement by Prime Minister Harper, President Bush, and President Calderón

August 21, 2007 North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza Released

August 20, 2007 Federal Responders Continue to Monitor And Plan for Hurricane Dean's Impact

August 19, 2007 Hurricane Dean: Public Health Emergency Declared

August 17, 2007 Presidential Determination on Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia

August 16, 2007 DHS Announces Additional $260 Million in Supplemental Grants Funding

August 16, 2007 FEMA Is Supported By Regions In Hurricane Response

August 14, 2007 FEMA Coordinating Federal Response To Hurricane Flossie

August 13, 2007 Department of Homeland Security Releases New Preparedness Resources For Seniors, People With Disabilities And Pet Owners

August 10, 2007 Fact Sheet: Improving Border Security and Immigration Within Existing Law

August 6, 2007 Fact Sheet: Combating Terrorism Worldwide

August 3, 2007 President Bush Signs "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11" into Law

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July

July/August 2007 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Pathfinder: What's New in Homeland Security

July 18, 2007 Fact Sheet: Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program

July 18, 2007 Secretaries Gutierrez, Chertoff Announce Nearly $1 Billion in First Responder Communications Grants Funds to Help Fire Fighters, Police and Other First Responders Communicate During a Disaster

July 18, 2007 DHS Announces $1.7 Billion in Homeland Security Grants

July 17, 2007 Press Briefing by White House Homeland Security Advisor Fran Townsend

July 17, 2007 Fact Sheet: The Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Homeland

July 17, 2007 National Intelligence Estimate on the Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Homeland

July 17, 2007 Press Briefing on National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Implementation Plan One Year Summary

July 17, 2007 Fact Sheet: Implementation of the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza

July 17, 2007 HHS Announces $896.7 Million in Funding to States for Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response

July 9, 2007 Fact Sheet: White House Conference on the Americas

July 9, 2007 President Bush Participates in a Conversation on the Americas

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June

June 28, 2007 HHS Provides $430 Million to States to Enhance Hospital and Other Health Care Facilities Preparedness For Public Health Emergencies

June 27, 2007 Fact Sheet: Strengthening Our Friendship with the Muslim Community Worldwide

June 20, 2007 Joint Statement: Conference on the Caribbean

June 19, 2007 Public Health Advisory Board Established to Advise HHS Secretary on Chemical, Biological or Radiological Agents

June 15, 2007 President Bush Orders the USNS Comfort to Latin America and the Caribbean on Humanitarian Mission

June 14, 2007 Memorandum from the President: Maritime Security (Piracy) Policy

June 14, 2007 HHS Awards Two Contracts to Expand Domestic Vaccine Manufacturing Capacity for a Potential Influenza Pandemic

June 12, 2007 Fact Sheet: Securing Our Nation's Chemical Facilities

June 12, 2007 Exercise PKO South 2007 (Ecuador)

June 11, 2007 USNS Comfort´s Humanitarian Mission

June 4, 2007 HHS Buys Next Generation Smallpox Vaccine

June 6, 2007 IN DEPTH: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Preparedness Program

June 5, 2007 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Expands Graduate Education Program for Government Officials

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May

May 31, 2007 NNSA Improves Technology for Radiation Detectors

May 30, 2007 DOE Prepares for the 2007 Hurricane Season

May 30, 2007 WHO Releases May 30 Update of H5N1 Avian Influenza Timeline

May 29, 2007 FEMA Trains 700 Responders on Homeland Security Equipment at New Orleans Conference

April - May 2007 ARDENT SENTRY 07

May 21, 2007 IN DEPTH: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western Hemisphere Affairs

May 21, 2007 DHS Completes Key Framework for Critical Infrastructure Protection

May 17, 2007 President Releases Executive Order on National Security Professional Development

May 10, 2007 DHS Awards $445 Million to Secure Nation's Critical Infrastructure

May 9, 2007 Canada to Support NNSA Effort to Fight Nuclear Terrorism

May 9, 2007 President Approves National Security Presidential Directive / Homeland Security Presidential Directive on National Continuity Policy

May 8, 2007 Department of Defense Pandemic Influenza Watchboard

May 3, 2007 White House Report Outlines Roles in Flu Pandemic Response

May 8, 2007 NEWSFILE: Exercise TRADEWINDS 2007

May 8, 2007 NEWSFILE: Fuerzas Aliadas Humanitarias (FAHUM) 2007

May 3, 2007 2007 National Money Laundering Strategy Released

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April

April 27, 2007 DHS Announces $24 Million Available to Nonprofit Organizations to Strengthen Security Through UASI Program

April 26, 2007 Emergency Preparedness Materials Available Online

April 26, 2007 DHHS Establishes Office to Manage Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

April 25, 2007 Office of National Drug Control Policy Releases 2006 Counternarcotics Assessment for Bolivia

April 17, 2007 FDA Approves First U.S. Vaccine for Humans Against the Avian Influenza Virus H5N1

April 15, 2007 NEWSFILE: Partnership of the Americas 2007 deployment

April 17, 2007 DHS Announces $29.1 Million Available For National Preparedness Training Initiatives

April 16, 2007 United States and Mexico to Partner in Fight Against Nuclear Smuggling

pril 10, 2007 Memorandum for the Director of National Intelligence

March 2007 USDA: Questions and Answers on Avian Influenza

April 10, 2007 Colombia: Determination and Certification of Colombian Government and Armed Forces with Respect to Human Rights Related Conditions

April 9, 2007 White House Releases Fact Sheet on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

April 3, 2007 U.S. Coast Guard Meets Safe Port Act Deadline

April 3, 2007 TSA and the New York City Department of Transportation Announce Pilot to Test Passive Explosives Detection Technology at the Staten Island Ferry

April 2, 2007 NIAID Expands Capability for Influenza Research and Surveillance

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March

March 30, 2007 IN DEPTH: Security In Colombia

March 30, 2007 U.S. Southern Command Strategy for 2016

March 30, 2007 Notice of Intention to Enter Into a Free Trade Agreement with Panama

March 30, 2007 SBInet Completes Test of First Mobile Sensor Tower

March 29, 2007 NNSA Launches Unique Diagnostic Facility for Radiation Victims and Nuclear Emergency Response

March 28, 2007 DHS Releases Comprehensive Regulations for Securing High Risk Chemical Facilities

March 28, 2007 Science and Technology Directorate Establishes TechSolutions Program to Support Emergency Response Community

March 27, 2007 DHS Provides First Responders $34.6 Million in Equipment and Training Programs

March 12, 2007 US-CERT Vulnerability Summary for the Week of March 5, 2007

March 9, 2007 National Computer Forensic Institute Unveiled

March 8, 2007 HHS Launches New Online Toolkit for Medical Responses to Radiation Emergencies

March 7, 2007 Treasury Designates Two U.S. Companies Acting as Fronts for Colombia's North Valle Drug Cartel

March 5, 2007 New Federal Research Plan Lays Out Future of Hurricane Forecasting Capabilities

March 2007 President Bush Visits Latin America

March 6, 2007 NRC Issues Annual Assessments for Nation's Nuclear Plants

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February

February 27, 2007 DHS Awards $194 Million to States for Emergency Management

February 26, 2007 Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels

February 16, 2007 DHS Forms Partnership with NSF for Academic Research Initiative on Domestic Nuclear Detection

February 15, 2007 Department of Homeland Security Announces Funding Opportunities for Additional Centers Of Excellence

February 15, 2007 U.S. Coast Guard Releases Strategy for Maritime Safety, Security, and Stewardship

February 12, 2007 Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-19 Combating Terrorist Use of Explosives in the United States

February 7, 2007 Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 18 Medical Countermeasures Against Weapons of Mass Destruction released

February 7, 2007 Homeland Security Establishing A National Advisory Council

February 5, 2007 Public Comment Period Initiated For The National Incident Management System Review

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January

January 9, 2007 DHS Announces $445 Million to Secure Critical Infrastructure

January 5, 2007 DHS Announces $1.7 Billion Available for Local Homeland Security Programs

January 3, 2007 DHS Releases Nationwide Interoperable Communications Assessment (read assessment)

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