GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Heritage Foundation Report: 'Reviewing America’s Disaster Preparedness'

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SOURCE: The Heritage Foundation

16March2011 11:08pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: As Americans watch with horror, the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan continues to climb into the thousands. Recent experience has taught the U.S. the crippling effects of disasters—from earthquakes to hurricanes, floods, fires, and oil spills. It is vital that U.S. disaster preparedness undergo constant evaluation and that key changes are made before the country faces another incident, whether natural or man-made.

Ongoing Heritage Foundation research has identified key areas where disaster preparedness should be reviewed and improved. Success must include the private sector, federal agencies, state and local resources, and the military.

Perhaps one of the most significant lessons learned from recent U.S. disasters is that the private sector is a critical actor in the homeland security enterprise. Time and again, from the attacks of September 11 to Hurricane Katrina—and even recently with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill—the private sector has been at the forefront of relief and recovery operations. The private sector’s indispensable role begs for the federal government to form solid bonds with industry. These relationships not only promote security innovations but allow these new developments to be plugged directly into disaster response efforts. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: GAO Report says Canadian border bigger threat

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SOURCE: NY Daily News

03February2011 12:42pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: Worried about terrorists sneaking into the United States? You might want to look north.

It turns out that even as Mexico grapples with drug and gang violence, the U.S.-Canadian border poses a bigger terror risk, according to a new government report.

Just 32 of the 4,000 miles – less than 1% – along the northern border have an "acceptable level" of security, according to the Government Accountability Office report, released Tuesday.

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) called the report "absolutely alarming" during a news conference on Capitol Hill.

He fears the northern border provides "easy passage into America by extremists, terrorists and criminals whose purpose it to harm the American people."  (read full NY Daily report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Soft Targets:The Moscow Attack and Airport Security

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SOURCE: Right Side News

28January2011 1:42pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: The Jan. 24 bombing at Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport killed 35 people and injured more than 160. The attack occurred at approximately 4:40 p.m. as passengers from several arriving international flights were leaving the airport after clearing immigration and customs. The attacker (or attackers; reports are still conflicting over whether the attack was conducted by a man or a man and a woman together) entered the international arrivals hall of the airport, a part of the facility that is outside the secure area and that is commonly packed with crowds of relatives and taxi and limo drivers waiting to meet travelers.

Once the attacker was in the midst of the waiting crowd and exiting passengers, the improvised explosive device that he (or she) carried was detonated. It is not clear at this point whether the device was command-detonated by the attacker as a traditional suicide bomb or if the device was remotely detonated by another person. The attack was most likely staged by Islamist militants from Russia’s Northern Caucasus region who have conducted a long series of attacks in Russia, including the Aug. 24, 2004, suicide bombings that destroyed two Russian airliners.

The Domodedovo attack serves as a striking illustration of several trends we have been following for years now, including the difficulty of preventing attacks against soft targets, the resourcefulness of militants in identifying such targets and the fixation militants have on aviation-related targets.  (read full report)