Homeland Defense Resources
We've compiled a list of links below related to the terrorist attacks
of September 11 and the need for a homeland defense.
Do your Part
- Report
terrorist activity to the FBI.
- WhiteHouse.gov,
The White House Web site includes an America Responds section as
well as a section devoted to the Office of Homeland Security.
- FEMA.gov,
Federal Emergency Management Agency. Includes a great deal of
recovery and assistance information related to the terrorist
attacks. You can also thank the New York rescue workers.
- FBI,
Includes a Most Wanted Terrorists section and pictures of the
suspected September
11 hijackers. The FBI needs people who are proficient in both
English and one of the following languages: Arabic, Farsi, or Pashto.
Apply
for a contract linguist position
- FirstGov,The
gateway to federal government Web sites. Includes an excellent
America Responds to Terrorism section that includes numerous
links on topics ranging from protection tips, reporting leads and
clues, helping victims and their families, and travel resources.
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Civil Defense Background
- National Archives
and Records Administration, Records of the Office of Civilian
Defense (OCD). The OCD was established in May 1941 to coordinate
federal, state, and local defense programs for the protection of
civilians during air raids and other emergencies and to facilitate
civilian participation in war programs. It was abolished in June,
1945.
- Encyclopedia.com,
A short history of civil defense.
- Thinkquest.org,
WWII: The Homefront, civil defense images from World War II.
- The Homefront,
civil defense images from Civil Defense literature from the 1970s
and 1980s,
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- HomelandDefense.org,
Sponsored by Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER), a non-profit
public-service research institute. The site includes a weekly
newsletter (), a Journal of Homeland Security
and a legislative updates page.
- CSIS.org, ,
Center for Strategic & International Studies: Includes reports
on homeland security.
- USCNS/21 News, The Hart-Rudman
Commission for securing the National Homeland.
- Diplomatic Security Service's
Rewards for Justice site, Most Wanted Terrorists. Offers up to a
$5 million reward.
- The Terrorism Research
Center.com,An independent institute dedicated to the research of
terrorism. Provides focused information regarding homeland threats.
- Stateline.org, Homeland defense
from the states' perspective.
- The
United States Army, An organizational Framework for Homeland
Defense written by Terrence Kelly, from the Autumn 2001 issue of US
Army War College quarterly.
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