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CNA report finds integration of unmanned air, ground, and maritime systems could improve port security and emergency response

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CNA report finds integration of unmanned air, ground, and maritime systems could improve port security and emergency response

on CNA's website. Steven Habicht, director of the Center for Enterprise Systems Modernization at CNA's Institute for Public Research in Arlington, Virginia, and Chris Sadler, Director of the Public Safety ... responders to identify challenges in safeguarding one of the East Coast's largest seaports and responding to emergencies in Virginia's most populous region. Feedback from the public safety agencies ... is increasingly involved in public safety operations, it's necessary to thoroughly assess new solutions to verify their effectiveness and alignment with the goals of the mission." Five Virginia companies

Domestic Terrorists Contact with System Stakeholders Before Attacks

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More than half of domestic terrorists in the US had contact with teachers, police, etc. before committing their attacks, so intervention might be possible.

with teachers, police, etc. before committing their attacks, so intervention might be possible. Within the public violence literature—that is, the literature on domestic terrorism, mass shootings ... , make more subtle threats and innuendos, or share a plan via social media. Researchers have found relatively high levels of leakage associated with acts of public violence, including adolescent-perpetrated mass murders, mass shootings, political and public figure assassinations, and domestic terrorism. For this reason, leakage—which often occurs in interactions online or with loved ones—can

BTAM: The Interagency Approach

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In 2024, the US Secret Service published a Behavioral Threat Assessment Unit guide to aid communities seeking to prevent terrorism and targeted violence.

that the Wood County network is complex and layered. At the county level, network partners include the WCADAMHS Board, several community mental health organizations, a community services agency, public schools, juvenile detention facilities, the juvenile court, and the Wood County chapter of a national nonprofit mental health organization. State-level partners include a public safety organization ... , Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (WCADAMHS) Board Ohio Behavioral Intervention Program provides an opportunity to explore a highly complex interagency network consisting of a community

Nadja West

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Retired Lieutenant General Nadja West served as the 44th Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of U.S. Army Medical Command.

School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr. West completed residencies in Family Medicine and Dermatology and held various clinical, operational, leadership and command positions throughout her career of more than 30 years as a soldier. In her last Army assignment, West managed an $11 billion budget and led a global health care enterprise consisting of over 130,000 military, civilian, contract and volunteer health care professionals serving in medical centers, hospitals, dental and veterinary clinics, and research, logistics and education facilities around the world. As the most senior

CNA and First H.E.L.P. Provide the First Comprehensive Examination of Law Enforcement Deaths by Suicide

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A new research brief analyzes 1,287 deaths by suicide of law enforcement and correctional officers from 2016 to 2022.

by suicide of law enforcement and correctional officers from 2016 to 2022. This is the first examination of a national, comprehensive data collection effort on public safety deaths by suicide ... in this area. CNA brings deep experience in data analysis and officer wellness to the collaboration. Among many other findings, the analysis found that annual public safety personnel deaths by suicide rose ... were reported to be seeking any kind of help. "The absence of a systematic, national, and comprehensive data collection effort of public safety deaths by suicide has prevented the field from better

CNA Welcomes Two New Members to its Board of Trustees

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CNA President and CEO Katherine McGrady has welcomed two new CNA trustees: retired Admiral Craig Faller and former Surgeon General of the U.S. Army, Lieutenant General Nadja West.

the law enforcement, emergency management and public health arenas.” Learn more about CNA’s Board of Trustees by visiting https://www.cna.org/about-us/leadership . Arlington, VA ... . West is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy with a B.S. in engineering, the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences with an M.D., and the National War College ... a public speaker and serves on the boards of several nonprofit, public, private and academic organizations and institutions. “I am incredibly proud to join the CNA Board of Trustees,” said West. “I

Halleh Seyson joins CNA as Enterprise Systems and Data Analysis Vice President

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CNA welcomes the new leader of the Enterprise Systems and Data Analysis (ESDA) division.

& Scientific Systems, a public health research organization; and executive vice president and chief operating officer at CATHEXIS. "CNA has an outstanding reputation within the industry, and I am very ... , where she will serve as the vice president and director of ESDA. “We are confident that Seyson will nurture innovative ideas for ESDA,” said CNA’s Institute of Public Research Executive Vice ... a proven track record in the federal government arena, including work with the U.S. Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services, as well as the U.S. Postal Service and U.S.

Law Enforcement Trainee Health and Wellness Bulletin

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Agencies have a critical role in supporting their members’ health and wellness throughout their careers. This bulletin is part of a larger VALOR-funded initiative focused on analytic approaches to police officer health and wellness.

/quick-looks/2023/LawEnforcementTrainee-Health-Wellness-Bulletin.png /quick-looks/2023/PatrolOfficers.jpg Approved for Public Release IIM-2022-U-034249 Law Enforcement Trainee Health and Wellness ... Law Enforcement Trainee Health and Wellness Bulletin Agencies have a critical role in supporting their members’ health and wellness throughout their careers. This bulletin is part of a larger VALOR-funded initiative focused on analytic approaches to police officer health and wellness. Health and wellness are paramount for law enforcement. Many agencies continue to face staffing shortages leading

David Kaufman

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in SAS, including the areas of public safety, homeland security, emergency management, and public health. From 2009 to 2015, Kaufman served as the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Associate ... of Homeland Security and in FEMA. Kaufman earned a Master of Public Policy degree from the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from

ai and autonomy in russia: Special Issue, September 8, 2022

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September 8, 2022 issue features translations of several Russian military journal articles that reflect on the use of AI and autonomy. All have been written since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

, the growing trend of moving military confrontation into the information sphere in order to manipulate public opinion and influence automated control systems and computer networks necessitates the development ... for processing complex information. For example, in July 2016, news about the US Air Force computer program called ALPHA became public. It allows not only for control of the flight of a fighter jet, but also ... of AI for military purposes is regulated extremely weakly, all the more so by open (non-secret) regulatory legal acts accessible to the public. Currently, there is no special regulation in the Russian