UID:
almafu_9958279004802883
Format:
1 online resource (196 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-281-18082-3
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9786611180829
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0-8330-4239-4
Content:
This book presents the results of the third and final wave of a national survey to elicit assessments of state and local response agencies of the activities they have undertaken after 9/11 to respond to terrorist-related incidents and of federal programs intended to improve preparedness and readiness for terrorism. The survey also sought information on how state and local agencies are resourcing these activities. The survey results indicate that:
Note:
"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
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Cover; Preface; Contents; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Overview; Approach; Organization of This Report; Chapter Two - Preparedness Activities; More Intelligence Information About the Terrorist Threats Wanted, but Security Clearances Are Lagging; In Response to 9/11, Organizations Undertook Activitiesto Improve Preparedness; Types of Incidents Organizations Consider Most Important to Prepare for Are Consistent with Their Missions, but They Vary in Priority Placement
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Organizations Differ in Their Participation in FederallySponsored Programs and Their Expectations of DHSChapter Three - Organizations' Views About Funding Needs and Relationships Between Perceived Threat, Funding, and Preparedness; Organizations' Views About Funding Needs; Relationship Between Receipt of Funding andOrganizations' Preparedness Activities; The Relationship Between Perceived Threat, Receipt ofFunding, and Preparedness Activities; Results; Results for Relationship Between Perceived Threat andUndertaking Preparedness Activities; Chapter Four - Conclusions
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What Is Going Right and Areas for Improvement Support Needs and Expectations of DHS; Appendix A - Comparison of Distribution of Funding and Support and Preparedness Activities; Appendix B - Participation in Federally Sponsored Programs Since 9/11; Appendix C - Weighting and Sampling Design; Appendix D - The Survey Instrument; Appendix E - Survey III of Federal Preparedness Programs for Combating Terrorism: Fire Department Instrument; References
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8330-3738-2
Language:
English
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