National Resilience National resilience requires a holistic and systematic approach because civilian populations play a strategic role during crisis. Be it earthquakes, epidemics, or terrorist attacks, local populations need to be prepared, physically and mentally, for natural and manmade disasters.
Reckless Neglect: A Disaster Waiting to Happen...Again?
by Stephen Flynn, Frank J. Cilluffo, and Sharon L. Cardash
HSPI Commentary
August 28, 2009
Also featured on CNN's AC360° Blog
Katrina, the costliest hurricane in U.S. history, roared ashore on the Gulf Coast four years ago on August 29, 2005. The images of floating corpses and storm survivors stranded on rooftops and at the Superdome will long be seared in our collective memories. Even today, many families throughout the Gulf region are finding the road to recovery to be a long and arduous one. More
A Stronger, More Resilient Future
by Frank J. Cilluffo and Sharon L. Cardash
The Times-Picayune
August 28, 2009
Four years have passed since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The storm pummeled Southern University, and the subsequent levee failures swamped all 11 of its buildings with water. Recently Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano together with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and federal Gulf Coast Rebuilding Coordinator Janet Woodka visited SUNO. More
The National Guard and Homeland Defense
Statement of Frank J. Cilluffo, HSPI Director
Before the U.S. Commission on the National Guard and Reserves
May 4, 2006
Citing its highest priority of protecting the United States homeland from attack, the Department of Defense (DoD) Total Force approach in the Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support (June 2005), concentrates first on incorporating the capabilities of Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve forces for warfighting missions abroad, and second to be prepared for domestic civil support missions. This articulation of DoD’s homeland mission does not fully recognize and embrace the permanent reality of the potential for a catastrophic incident within the United States, and its impact. The dominant fact underlying DoD’s homeland mission must be predicated upon whether or not a catastrophic event – be it terrorist attack or natural disaster – occurs on U.S. soil, regardless of from where the threat emanates.
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Strengthening Unity of Effort: Challenges and New Directions
Policy & Research Forum Event
June 17, 2010
Event Summary
The Israeli Experience: from Civil Defense to National Resilience
Policy & Research Forum Event
April 27, 2010
Event Summary
Improvised Explosive Devices: Perceptions and the Domestic Threat
Policy & Research Forum Event
April 6, 2010
Event Summary
FEMA: Capabilities, Coordination and Capacity for the Future
Policy & Research Forum
January 13, 2009
Congressional Quarterly article
Event Summary
Related HSPI Issue Brief:
Serving America's Disaster Victims: FEMA--Where Does It Fit?
Citizen Preparedness: Harnessing an Engaged Public
Presidential Transition Roundtable
January 30, 2009
Event Summary and Resources
Related HSPI Issue Briefs:
Dependence on Non-Profits During Major Disaster Relief: A Risky Dilemma
Hey Good Samaritans--Get a Lawyer
A National Approach to Prevention, Preparedness, and Response: Shaping Expectations, Enhancing Capabilities
Presidential Transition Roundtable
October 23, 2008
Event Summary
Media Coverage:
Congressional Quarterly coverage 1 of event (Registration required)
Congressional Quarterly coverage 2 of event (Registration required)
Associated Press coverage
Frank J. Cilluffo, Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute
Frank has served as Director of the Homeland Security Policy Institute since joining The George Washington University in April 2003. He also serves as the University’s Associate Vice President for Homeland Security, where he leads GW’s homeland security efforts on policy, research, education, and training. The Institute’s recent policy and research agenda has spanned terrorism and radicalization, disaster management and emergency preparedness, pandemic influenza planning and bio-defense, intelligence and information sharing, and a host of other national and homeland security matters. Prior to joining HSPI, Frank served as Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security at the White House. Shortly following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, he was appointed by the President to the newly created Office of Homeland Security, and served as a principal advisor to Governor Ridge. Prior to his White House appointment, Cilluffo spent eight years in senior positions with the Center for Strategic & International Studies, where he chaired or directed numerous committees and task forces on homeland defense, counterterrorism, transnational crime, and information warfare. More
Daniel J. Kaniewski, Deputy Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute
Daniel J. Kaniewski is Deputy Director of The George Washington University Homeland Security Policy Institute. Kaniewski re-joined HSPI in August 2008 after spending three years on the White House staff, most recently as Special Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Senior Director for Response Policy. Soon after joining the White House staff in July 2005, he witnessed first hand the failed response to Hurricane Katrina. He then served as a co-author and editor of the White House report The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned. More
Sharon L. Cardash, Associate Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute
As HSPI's Associate Director, Sharon helps lead the Institute’s policy, research, and education initiatives. She has served as principal or contributing author of numerous reports, articles, and testimonies on a range of homeland security issues including counter-radicalization, WMD terrorism, cybersecurity, emergency preparedness and response, and homeland security curriculum development. Sharon acts as Senior Advisor to The George Washington University’s Center for Preparedness & Resilience, and manages HSPI’s Senior Fellows Program. More
