Homeland Security, A Technology Forecast
- Authored By: Dr. John Vanston and Henry Elliott.
- Program Director: Michael A. Bettersworth
- 140 Pages
- Published September 2004.
The events of September 11, 2001 brought immediate attention to the challenges of internal security in the United States. The realization of these challenges resulted in a number of actions by federal, state, and local governments, including the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This report presents information, ideas, and concepts designed to assist Texas community and technical college leaders in making reasoned decisions about the design, initiation, and conduct of Homeland Security instructional programs at their institutions. The report includes analyses of seven technology areas that provide the technical underpinnings for the nation's homeland security agenda: Identification specialists, Network security specialists, Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) detection specialists, WMD mitigation and decontamination specialists, Concealed explosives specialists, Critical infrastructure security specialists, and Pattern analysis specialists.
Table of Contents
| List of Appendices | vi |
| List of Figures | vii |
| List of Tables | vii |
| Preface | viii |
| Acknowledgments | ix |
| Executive Summary | 1 |
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Part 1: Implications of Homeland Security Programs | 3 |
| General Observations | 5 |
| Workforce Implications | 9 |
| Community and Technical College Homeland Security Strategies | 11 |
| Identification | 15 |
| Network Security | 21 |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction Detection | 27 |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction Mitigation/Decontamination | 31 |
| Concealed Explosives | 33 |
| Critical Infrastructure Security | 37 |
| Pattern Analysis | 41 |
| Current and Developing Educational Projects | 45 |
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Part 2: Technologies Associated with Homeland Security Programs | 53 |
| Identification | 55 |
| Commercial Off-the-Shelf Status of Biometric Technologies | 63 |
| Biometrics Industry and Technology Trends | 67 |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction Detection | 71 |
| Weapons of Mass Mitigation and Decontamination | 79 |
| Network Security | 85 |
| Concealed Explosives | 91 |
| Critical Infrastructure Security | 97 |
| Pattern Analysis | 103 |
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Final Comments | 109 |
| Appendix A: Federal Government Programs | 111 |
| Appendix B: State Programs | 116 |
| Appendix C: List of Reports and Studies Utilized | 118 |
| Appendix D: Experts Interviewed | 120 |
| Appendix E: CERIAS-Eight Week Program for Faculty Members in CyberSecurity | 122 |
| Appendix F: West Virginia University - DOD Biometrics Management Office, Concepts in Biometric Systems and Information Assurance | 123 |
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