Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996 and the Future Years Defense Program: Acquisition and technologyU.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 |
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... improve warning systems ; and to rapidly recover if attacks occur . " The complexities of doing business in the infor- mation age have laid out a stark challenge not only to the government , but also for the Boards of Directors , the ...
... improve warning systems ; and to rapidly recover if attacks occur . " The complexities of doing business in the infor- mation age have laid out a stark challenge not only to the government , but also for the Boards of Directors , the ...
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... improve- ment , what additional reforms or changes are needed ? Would the creation of a shared Government - wide ... improvement , and the test bed program I urged in my testimony would be one good way to begin learning how to deal with ...
... improve- ment , what additional reforms or changes are needed ? Would the creation of a shared Government - wide ... improvement , and the test bed program I urged in my testimony would be one good way to begin learning how to deal with ...
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... improvement . We must take action in practical increments . There is no " magic bullet " so- lution . We must aim not only to protect the infrastructures , but also to en- hance them . In the past , broad oceans and peaceable neighbors ...
... improvement . We must take action in practical increments . There is no " magic bullet " so- lution . We must aim not only to protect the infrastructures , but also to en- hance them . In the past , broad oceans and peaceable neighbors ...
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... improving coordination and establishing roles for infrastructure protection , fostering partnerships among all ... improve security through developing , implementing and enforcing best practices and standards - and then conducting ...
... improving coordination and establishing roles for infrastructure protection , fostering partnerships among all ... improve security through developing , implementing and enforcing best practices and standards - and then conducting ...
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... improving support , effectively increasing our tooth to tail ratio . This includes such efficiencies as bringing tele - medicine to the front lines so that scarce but nonetheless critical medical skills can be brought to bear on ...
... improving support , effectively increasing our tooth to tail ratio . This includes such efficiencies as bringing tele - medicine to the front lines so that scarce but nonetheless critical medical skills can be brought to bear on ...
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Page 44 - Certain national infrastructures are so vital that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security of the United States.
Page 136 - Train the Trainer" training for local first responder trainers including hazardous material (HAZMAT), firefighters, law enforcement, and emergency medical service personnel. Tabletop and functional "hands-on" exercises using chemical and biological scenarios further reinforce this training. A training equipment package is loaned to each city for their subsequent training use. To date, 51 cities have participated in the training with approximately 14,800 first responder trainers having been trained.
Page 126 - defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorism.
Page 13 - Saturation ballistic missile attacks against littoral forces, ports, airfields, storage facilities, and staging areas could make it extremely costly to project US forces into a disputed theater, much less carry out operations to defeat a well-armed aggressor. Simply the threat of such enemy missile attacks might deter US and coalition partners from responding to aggression in the first instance.
Page 407 - Goal 1: Educate and enable America's youth to reject illegal drugs as well as alcohol and tobacco.
Page 63 - the capability to collect, process, and disseminate an uninterrupted flow of information while exploiting or denying an adversary's ability to do the same.
Page 37 - DOD organizations: the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence; and the Defense Intelligence Agency.
Page 134 - forward deployed all over America." When it comes to WMD response, the members of our National Guard and our other Reserve components are ideally suited for the mission. They live and work in more than four thousand communities nationwide. They are familiar with emergency response plans and procedures. And they often have close links with the fire, police, and emergency medical personnel who will be first on the scene. As a result, the Guard and Reserve comprise a highly effective source of trained...