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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: List of Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2010. Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Approach to Risk Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12972.
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Appendix C
List of Committee Meetings and Site Visits

November 24-25, 2008, Washington, D.C.: First full committee meeting


February 4-5, 2009, Washington, D.C.: Second full committee meeting


March 19, 2009, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Headquarters, Washington, D.C.: Subgroup meeting with EPA to learn about how the agency collaborates with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in developing risk assessments


March 2009, Cincinnati, Oh.: committee member meeting with EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) to learn how DHS activities in risk assessment inform and benefit the efforts of the EPA to advance risk assessment and management tools in its areas of focus


April 8, 2009, Jersey City, N.J.: Subgroup site visit to Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to learn about collaboration with DHS in developing the Transportation Risk Analysis Method (TRAM) risk analysis tool


May 6, 2009, Washington, D.C.: Subgroup site visit to Department of Health and Human Services to discuss collaboration with DHS


May 21-22, 2009, Washington, D.C.: Third full committee meeting


June 3, 2009, Washington, D.C.: Subgroup meeting with DHS Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) staff to learn about IP programs and activities of the Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center (HITRAC).


July 8, 2009, Washington, D.C.: Subgroup meeting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to discuss Homeland Security Grants Program and the Cost-to-Capability Initiative


July 8-9, 2009, Clarendon, Va.: Committee member attendance at the Third Annual Fusion Center and Information Sharing Strategy Conference

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: List of Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2010. Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Approach to Risk Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12972.
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July 13, 2009, Raleigh, N.C.: Subgroup site visit with the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management to discuss its partnership with DHS in achieving homeland security goals in the state


July 20, 2009, Monterey, Ca.: Subgroup visit to Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) to learn about how NPS advises the Navy and the Department of Defense on risk analysis, particularly vulnerability analyses and consequence analyses


August 17, 2009, Albuquerque, N.M.: Subgroup visit to National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC) to learn how the center supports DHS risk-based decision making


August 24-25, 2009, Irvine, Ca.: Fourth full committee meeting


October 16, 2009, Washington, D.C.: Meeting with DHS staff from RMA, the Science and Technology Directorate, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office


October 21, 2009, Washington, D.C.: Final full committee meeting

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: List of Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2010. Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Approach to Risk Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12972.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: List of Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2010. Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Approach to Risk Analysis. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12972.
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The events of September 11, 2001 changed perceptions, rearranged national priorities, and produced significant new government entities, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) created in 2003. While the principal mission of DHS is to lead efforts to secure the nation against those forces that wish to do harm, the department also has responsibilities in regard to preparation for and response to other hazards and disasters, such as floods, earthquakes, and other "natural" disasters. Whether in the context of preparedness, response or recovery from terrorism, illegal entry to the country, or natural disasters, DHS is committed to processes and methods that feature risk assessment as a critical component for making better-informed decisions.

Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Approach to Risk Analysis explores how DHS is building its capabilities in risk analysis to inform decision making. The department uses risk analysis to inform decisions ranging from high-level policy choices to fine-scale protocols that guide the minute-by-minute actions of DHS employees. Although DHS is responsible for mitigating a range of threats, natural disasters, and pandemics, its risk analysis efforts are weighted heavily toward terrorism. In addition to assessing the capability of DHS risk analysis methods to support decision-making, the book evaluates the quality of the current approach to estimating risk and discusses how to improve current risk analysis procedures.

Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Approach to Risk Analysis recommends that DHS continue to build its integrated risk management framework. It also suggests that the department improve the way models are developed and used and follow time-tested scientific practices, among other recommendations.

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