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Less than 10% of the overall population has taken the time to create a family emergency plan. This is even after the recent tragedies in Haiti, as well as other natural disasters around the world and in the United States. Take into consideration that over the last 20 years tens of millions of dollars has been invested in trying to get citizens to create a family emergency plan. Unfortunately, the success rate of getting... more »

The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) seeks the cooperation/ support of NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and non-profits (charities) in the improvement of homeland security efforts in the U.S. Such increased cooperation has seldom occurred because DHS is not providing direct planning and/or funding of subject efforts. DHS tends to provide funds to individual states, and most states lack the personnel skilled... more »

As a CIA Special Operations Officer, with over a decade of counterterror, counterinsurgency, and homeland security experience, overseas, I came to know and operate against leaders of several terrorist/ narcoterrorist groups. In order to develop an effective strategy to prevent/ defeat attacks by these groups, all those engaged in countering the threat need to know how our enemies think ---and why they think the U.S. can... more »

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has new radiation detectors which require Helium-3, unfortunately there is an insufficient supply on the Earth. Helium-3 is also needed for Military, Medical, Fusion research and Scientific use. The Moon has a large amount of Helium-3. Homeland Security should form a working group with members from TSA, DOD, the scientific community, Dr. Harrison Schmitt and Dr. Gerald... more »

The below excerpt from the first responders community "one stop - shopping mall" website at www.rkb.us says lots about collaboration in addressing a 30 year missing capabilities: Collaborative Preparedness and Unity in Effort are the real brilliance, genius, and beauty behind NIMS. Since an effective response begins at the local level, those responsible must have the ability to inventory, control, preplan, and share... more »

Many of the FOUO bulletins that DHS sends to state and local governments and to the private sector and posts on portals like HSIN contain non-sensitive threat awareness information that would also be valuable in general terms to the American public. DHS should create a new category of unclassified threat awareness bulletins - similar to the State Department's public travel advisories - that provide generalized information... more »

Expand the CDP to include mandatory classes for Mayors, City Managers etc. When I attend a class at the CDP, I see first responders, Emergency Managers,and Planners, but not the people who also need to be there.

Before a Mayor, City Manager, Council Member from any size town takes office, he/she should have core training in emergency management.

I believe sharing ideas and finding solution from the root of any issues is to have open discussion finding what is not working with people in charge ,looking at big picture making sure our decision will reflect only us but some else too. how we can approached a problem breaking those issues in small part and See we fail and understand the why Question if not may be someone has find a resolution what wrong to ask for... more »

Many EOIR-29, REALLY DESERVES A CHANCE AT APPROVAL.

MANY FAMILIES ARE TORN APART BY DENIALS, AND IF GIVIN A CHANCE A BEAUTIFUL OUTCOME COULD BE THE RESULT FOR MANY FAMILIES.

According to to GAO report, SPP costs the federal government 17% more to operate. In Montana we have seven east side airports that are private and the other seven airports are federalized. The SPP department has pushed to make Montana the pilot program for privatization. In Montana we feel that screening for profit is not what our indended mission is about. These outsourced jobs are not guarenteed to these federal... more »

I work at an airport and am frequently being asked what does the 'threat level color mean'? The various colors used are a good idea but I feel that the signs with the 'colors' posted need to verbalize what danger it represents. "RED-EXTREMELY HIGH THREAT LEVEL "ORANGE-HIGH THREAT LEVEL", ETC. In addition to that, I feel that the governemnt should work harder (and more quickly) in ALERTING THE PUBLIC as to "WHY" the threat... more »

I believe that the SPP PROGRAM SHOULD BE STOPPED ALTOGETHER. The DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION work in UNISON to FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM..and to PROTECT OUR MODE'S OF TRANSPORTATION abroad. With that, I believe that the American people have come to recognize us as ONE TEAM- FIGHTING TOGETHER FOR ONE CAUSE. If this "unison" is broken by some airports becoming privatized and... more »

The DHS currently has an abstract purpose that tries to include anything that has to do with security. simplify and let the separate sub-bodies compose their own, specific, mission statements. It should be clear enough that when the basic lay-man reads it, it is understandable.

About this time last year the Army and The National Guard Bureau (Joint), brought forth a test that was intended to exercise the interaction between civil authorities between the local, national and defense department levels. This was a one-year program funded by the office of the Secretary of Defense. Incredibly, during the one-year test, the National Guard Bureau was not included in the execution of the program even... more »

Ms. Napolitano, we have you on record several times saying immigrants would no longer be incarcerated just for coming here, yet you are working with Corplan Corrections for a new facility in Benson, AZ, and you are still allowing the infamous Tent City in Raymondville and the other prison at Port Isabel, both in Texas. Why? Please explain how this can possibly be change we can all believe in?