Biodefense includes the implementation of various activities related to biological warfare, bioterrorism, biosurveillance, emergency preparedness, and medical countermeasure (MCM) development. According to the narratives of historical institutionalism (HI), biodefense is an inst…
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The problem addressed in this study was that many local governments in Virginia were unprepared for a public health crisis. Local government agencies are responsible for managing disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts. The purpose of the research study…
The terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001 (9/11) led to the development and continued expansion of the homeland security enterprise in America, placing new demands on law enforcement agencies to take part in a national and global network o…
Most terrorist groups do not survive past their first few years of existence. All terrorist groups, even those that survive for decades, face a basic and constant existential threat: discovery of their activities, personnel, and plans by government law enforcement and intelligen…
The United States national strategy for Countering Violent Extremism is broadly written and currently does not provide the framework necessary to combat homegrown violent extremism and the foreign fighter phenomenon. The threat of foreign terrorist organizations targeting the Un…
The existing literature on Internet of Things (IoT) security within transportation can be viewed as a mile wide and a foot deep; IoT is simply too new of a phenomenon for there to be a great deal of history in dealing with security implications of IoT. Even the definition of IoT…
As the federal government’s newest cabinet-level department, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for efficient, secure, and safer border environments through increased staffing for border patrol, fencing, constructing new infrastructures, and utilizing advan…