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Government Information in the News: |
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U.S. government resources:
America Responds to Terrorism . USA.gov's compilation of links to government pages dealing with the events of Sept. 11 and aftermath, homeland security, war in Iraq, etc.
GAO (Government Accountability Office) reports on homeland security 1997 to the present, and on transportation security from 2000 to the present.
Homeland Security Digital Library. This section of the Library at the Naval Postgraduate School has freely-available and restricted resources. Access to some of the restricted material is permitted from St. Mary's computers.
Progress in Developing the National Asset Database. This report from the Homeland Security Dept. has generated some comment in the news. It is an audit of the activities involved in creating a database of sites that might be vulnerable to terrorist attack. This link is to a copy downloaded and saved on the Library's server.
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy (chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee) has two sites of interest regarding proposed anti-terrorism legislation:
Other resources:
OMBWatch, an independent watchdog group, has a special section in their Information & Access section on Homeland Security issues.
Patriot Act resources, links compiled by the Center for Democracy and Technology.
Some organizations have pulled together background resources on port security, given the interest generated by the sale of a British port management company to one in the United Arab Emirates:
Go to separate pages with links to information about the following sub-topics:
Terrorism (in general) • September 11 attacks • Prisoner/detainee issues • War in Iraq/Afghanistan
