HOMELAND DEFENSE

& Security Digest

10 SEPTEMBER 2024

HDIAC collects and publishes articles related to our technical focus areas on the web to share with the DoD community.

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SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH

National Preparedness Month is observed every September to increase awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies and disasters that could strike at any time. Learn how to determine your risks and steps you can take to protect your family and property before, during, and after an emergency or disaster.

Click HERE to download the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) “Are You Ready?” Guide, which provides detailed information on disaster preparedness for various specific hazards.

FEATURED ARTICLE

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Autonomous Platforms for Casualty Evacuation

The United States and its allies face the return of large-scale combat operations (LSCO) against peer and near-peer competitors—an environment not seen in over 70 years. The return of LSCO brings about multiple challenges, including the possibility of managing overwhelming numbers of casualties and providing medical care with limited manpower and supplies.

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Featured Notable Technical Inquiry

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Sections 301-303

EPCRA Sections 301-303 focus on chemical emergency preparedness and involve state and tribal emergency response commissions and local and tribal emergency planning committees. Emergency plans created under these sections are generally intended to be accessible to the public, with some exceptions for sensitive or classified information. The act’s primary goal is to inform the public about hazardous chemicals in their communities and ensure that emergency…

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Security Implications for the United States From Iranian and Hezbollah Activities in Latin America and the Caribbean

This presentation will examine engagement with Latin America by Iran, its government agents, and surrogate groups such as Hezbollah, including terrorist finance, terrorism, and other activities and their evolution in recent years.  It will address the interaction of that presence with the risk of escalating the conflict in the Middle East and weak or anti-U.S….

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UPCOMING EVENTS

GridSecCon 2025

NERC, the E-ISAC, and WECC are cohosting the 14th annual Grid Security Conference, GridSecCon, from October 7-10 in Las Vegas. Join cyber and physical security leaders for four days of collaboration, networking, and expert training…

TechNet Indo-Pacific 2025

TechNet Indo-Pacific is the largest strategic event of its kind in the Indo-Pacific Rim. USINDOPACOM works closely with partners to enable resilient, survivable and secure collaboration across the spectrum of contingencies. TechNet Indo-Pacific, now in…

DoD Energy & Power Summit

The 4th Annual U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Energy and Power Summit will focus on the technologies and policies necessary to support greater energy efficiency, resiliency, affordability, and environmental sustainability for the DoD for both…

Voice From the Community

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Dave Hayden Collins

Environmental Engineer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Dave Collins is an environmental engineer at MIT’s Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, where he researches expanding uranium mining and establishes nuclear reactors for electricity generation in Australia. After research in Australia showed that electrical and electronic equipment cleaning practices account for nearly 50% of unsafe respirable particulate exposures at mine sites, he developed a patented compressed air system to safely remove and contain these hazardous particulates. This technology can also be applied to military equipment and research facilities.

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