The recent consolidation of the formerly separately administered grant programs under the DHS umbrella also instituted a streamlined grant administration process, more specific application requirements for grant approval, guidelines for critical infrastructure protection and border security at the local level, coverage for the overtime costs associated with the elevation of the
Homeland Security Advisory System color-coded threat level, and provisions for citizen and private sector involvement in homeland security activities (Congressional Research Service, 2005a).
Visitors to http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/OpsSecurity can access details of how to plan effectively for managing emergencies, how to align action plans with the
Homeland Security Advisory System and how to improve military mobilisation on roadways.
Merely the increased likelihood of terror attacks and the requisite and likely prolonged increase in the
Homeland Security Advisory System threat levels will place a significant burden on state governments.
The newly announced
Homeland Security Advisory System developed by the Office of Homeland Security will provide a comprehensive and effective means to disseminate information regarding the risk of terrorist attacks to Federal, State, and local authorities and to the general public.
To ensure that happens, President Bush recently signed a directive creating the
Homeland Security Advisory System. White House officials say the system is the foundation for building an effective communications structure.
The proposed
Homeland Security Advisory System will grade from green -- the lowest level of alert -- to red, the highest state of alert.
I've used the Moritz Scale (which was patterned after the old
Homeland Security Advisory System) to rank Arkansas political figures like Ernie Passailaigue, the South Carolina huckster hired to set up the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, who got a 4; former UCA Presidents Lu Hardin (5) and Allen Meadors (4); former U.S.
* to administer the
Homeland Security Advisory System;
More than four years after the
Homeland Security Advisory System was unveiled by the U.S.
Established in March 2002, the
Homeland Security Advisory System was designed to disseminate information regarding the risk of terrorist acts to federal, state, and local government agencies and the public.
Ranking committee member Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) worked to reach consensus on other provisions such as the use of grant funds to pay for overtime costs of first responders during increased threat advisories under the
Homeland Security Advisory System and an appeals process for local governments to petition the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding statewide distribution of grants.
To help readers apply the scale to political bad behavior that comes to light almost every day, we've created a handy table that you can clip and save, complete with the same color-coding as the
Homeland Security Advisory System.