The office of HS (2006) found critical mission areas
What will be an ideal response?
- Intelligence and Warning
• Analytic capabilities of the FBI
• New capabilities through information analysis and infrastructure protection
• HS advisory system (color coded system)
• Dual use analysis to prevent attacks
• Employ red team techniques (Mock attacks)
- Border and Transportation Security
• Accountability and border and transportation security
• Create smart borders
• Security international shipping containers
• Aviation and Transportation Act of 2001
• Expand Coast Guard
• Reform immigration services (enhance border security and visa entry Act)
- Domestic Counterterrorism
• Law enforcement coordination
• Apprehension of potential terrorists
• Investigations and prosecutions
• Restructure FBI to prevent terror attacks
• National JTTF of the FBI is primary investigator of terrorism on American soil
• Target terrorists finances
- Protection of Critical Infrastructure
• Unify responsibility for infrastructure protection in DHS
• Assessment of critical infrastructure and key assets
• Partnership with state and local governments and private sectors
• National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)
• Secure Cyber space
• Models for effective protective solutions
• Guard critical infrastructures from inside threats
• Protect transnational infrastructure
- Defend against catastrophic events
• Nuclear chemical, biological attacks, vaccines
• Implement the select agent program (regulate the shipment of biological organisms and toxins)
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Federal response plans
• National incident management system
• Improve tactical counterterrorism
• Communication among all responders
• Healthcare providers for catastrophic terrorism
• Vaccine stock pile
• Prepare for chemical, biological and radiological decontamination
• Military support of civil authorities
• In addition, several foundational areas were found. These changes were needed:
- Law
• Share data without infringing people’s rights like the US Patriot Act
- Science and Technology
• More technology to prevent terrorist from using WMD
- Information Sharing and System
• Common area to store data
- International Corporation
• Work with other countries, global war on terrorism
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