FBI study focuses on pre-attack behaviors of active-shooters

● ehill ● July 11, 2018 ● IA News ● No Comments

Last month the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a study on the pre-attack behaviors of active shooters. The new report is Phase II of a previous study on active shooters that was published in 2014 and examined 160 active shooter incidents that took place in the United States between… Read More

Former acting Administrator proud of USAID’s interagency accomplishments

● ehill ● May 23, 2018 ● IA News ● No Comments

In a new interview, Wade Warren, former acting U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, discussed his 27 years at USAID. Current Administrator Mark Green spoke at Warren’s farewell, calling Warren a “walking encyclopedia of the agency, and crediting Warren with helping him understand USAID and its challenges. During the… Read More

Global health security team disbanded

● ehill ● May 15, 2018 ● IA News ● No Comments

Rear Admiral R. Timothy Ziemer has left the National Security Council (NSC) and the global health security team he oversaw has been disbanded. Ziemer, described as “one of the most quietly effective leaders in public health,” was the Trump administration’s senior director for global health security and biodefense at the… Read More

State Surgeon of Kansas presents on modern epidemics

● ehill ● April 24, 2018 ● Simons Center News & Announcements ● No Comments

Dr. Lee A. Norman, the State Surgeon of Kansas, presented a lecture entitled “Modern Epidemics: Why they occur and why we should worry!” on Monday, April 23 in the Arnold Conference Room in the Lewis and Clark Center on Fort Leavenworth. Dr. Norman spoke about public health issues the world… Read More

Featured Article: Application of the Ethical Triangle in the 2014 Ebola Epidemic…

● ehill ● December 6, 2017 ● Featured Articles ● No Comments

Featured article: Application of the Ethical Triangle in the 2014 Ebola Epidemic: A Case Study by Katie Martinez and Marcos Martinez Since 1976 there have been 25 Ebola outbreaks reported worldwide. Eight of these outbreaks occurred in the West Africa region. Although recent drug research shows promising results, there are… Read More

DoD, WVU researchers combat opioid crises

● ehill ● August 30, 2017 ● IA News ● No Comments

Researchers from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and West Virginia University (WVU) have joined together to combat the growing opioid epidemic. West Virginia has been hard hit by the opioid crisis. The state’s indigent burial fund has run out of money six years in a row… Read More

Featured Article: Before the Next Outbreak

● ehill ● January 24, 2017 ● Featured Articles ● No Comments

Featured article: Before the Next Outbreak: Prepare for Everything Together by Jeremy Hershfield, Conrad Wilmoski and Kelly Meister Pandemic diseases are one of the top security threats to the U.S. Naturally, the prospect of a highly contagious disease incapacitating and/or killing large numbers of U.S. citizens is a vitally important… Read More

Executive Order focuses on health security

● ehill ● November 9, 2016 ● IA News ● No Comments

On November 4, President Obama signed an Executive Order promoting global health security, particularly infectious disease threats. The Executive Order builds on the progress of the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) that was launched in 2014, and establishes long-term policy objectives for global health. The Executive Order also establishes a… Read More

News You Can Use: 09/09/16

● ehill ● September 9, 2016 ● News You Can Use ● No Comments

National Security Dinner, Drinks, and a Near-Fatal Ambush for U.S. Diplomats, Foreign Policy 9/11 Commission leader: US at ‘stalemate’ in anti-terror fight 15 years later, The Hill Party lines split U.S. on terror threat 15 years after 9/11: poll, Reuters Obama Unlikely to Vow No First Use of Nuclear Weapons,… Read More

News You Can Use: 09/07/16

● ehill ● September 7, 2016 ● News You Can Use ● No Comments

National Security Future of Global Security Contingency Fund Unclear, Defense News DoD expects better security with weapons vulnerabilities assessment, C4ISR Net Remember the 3 Americans kidnapped in Iraq? Here’s the real story, McClatchy DC Centcom Commander Discusses Partners, Regional Operations, Challenges, DoD News 5 questions for the next commander in… Read More

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