Friday, May 25, 2018

TSA announces new members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee May 2018

Press Release
TSA announces new members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee
National Press Release
WASHINGTON - Transportation Security Administration Administrator David P. Pekoske announced 31 members to serve on the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), which provides recommendations for improving aviation security methods, equipment and procedures.
“The Aviation Security Advisory Committee plays a vital role in helping TSA focus on risk-based security,” said Pekoske. “I thank the outgoing, current and newly appointed members of the committee for their service and dedication to helping TSA strengthen its layered approach to aviation security.”
The ASAC, a statutory committee under P.L. 113-238, enhances TSA’s security posture through consultation with key partners on aviation security matters, including on the development, refinement, and implementation of policies, programs, rulemaking, and security directives pertaining to aviation security.

The following members will represent the 19 mandated membership categories on the committee:

Air Carriers
• Paul Doell, National Air Carrier Association
• Randy Harrison, Delta Air Lines, Inc.
• Craig Lowe, Airlines for America
• Matthew Vaughan, International Air Transport Association


All-Cargo Air Transportation
• Steve Alterman, Cargo Airlines Association
• Roger Libby, DP DHL - Americas
• Gary Wade, Atlas Air


Indirect Air Carriers
• Brandon Fried, Airforwarders Association

Labor Organizations Representing Air Carrier Employees
• Bill Cason, Coalition of Airline Pilots Association
• Joe DePete, Air Line Pilots Association
• Justin Madden, Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association
• Chris Witkowski, Association of Flight Attendants – CWA


Labor Organizations Representing Transportation Security Officers
• David Borer, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO


Labor Organizations Representing Employees of Airport Construction and Maintenance Contractors
• Michael Mayes, Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO


Aircraft Manufacturers
• Jens Hennig, General Aviation Manufacturers Association


Airport Operators
• Colleen Chamberlain, American Association of Airport Executives
• Michele Freadman, Massachusetts Port Authority
• Cedric Johnson, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport


General Aviation
• Joseph Dalton, NetJets Aviation, Inc.
• Nobuyo A. K. Sakata, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association


Privacy Organizations
• Kenneth Mortensen, Attorney at Law, former Associate Deputy Attorney General, Privacy & Civil Liberties, Department of Justice; former Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security


Travel Industry
• Lorraine Howerton, U.S. Travel Association

Airport-Based Businesses
• John McGraw, National Air Transportation Association


Businesses that Conduct Security Operations at Airports
• Chris Bidwell, Airports Council International – North America


Aeronautical Repair Stations
• Christian Klein, Aeronautical Repair Station Association


Passenger Advocacy Groups
• Daniel Rutenberg, The International Airline Passengers Association


Aviation Security Technology Industry
• Scott Gray, Leidos, Inc.


Victims of Terrorist Acts Against Aviation
• Glenn Johnson, Victims of Pan Am Flight 103
• Matthew Ziemkiewicz, National Air Disaster Foundation


Law Enforcement
• Jason Wallis, Port of Portland Police Department

Airport Construction and Maintenance Contractors
• TJ Schulz, Airport Consultants Council


TSA is transitioning to staggered membership terms, with approximately one-half of the members serving one-year terms and the other half serving two-year terms.  In the following year and thereafter, all appointments will be for two-year terms.

The ASAC was established in 1989 in the wake of the crash of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Visit our website for more information on ASAC

The Transportation Security Administration was created to strengthen the security of the nation's transportation systems and ensure the freedom of movement for people and commerce. TSA uses a risk-based strategy and works closely with transportation, law enforcement and intelligence communities to set the standard for excellence in transportation security.
For more information about TSA, please visit our website at tsa.gov.

Is it really needed? Transfers of Military Equipment to Police. May 2018. RAND Corporation

Is this transfer of military equipment to your jurisdiction needed in your community?

Is there a threat in your community for such force to address normal everyday police and community interactions in our community?

Get involved.  Question.  Attend budget, and council meetings for safety, and law enforcement policy, equipment, and other important issues in our community.

Is it really needed in your community.

BEMA International



Thursday, May 24, 2018

Trauma. PTSD.. May 2018




The Dialogue
Volume 14, Issue 1

The Effects of Trauma on First Responders

Reports of natural and human-caused disasters are ever present throughout our country. We hear the stories of seemingly insurmountable challenges faced by families, neighbors, businesses, communities, and sometimes entire states or territories. The one constant we can rely on before, during, and after a disaster is the support and service given by first responders. But what do first responders need for their own recovery from traumatic events?
This issue of The Dialogue from SAMHSA’s Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) highlights the challenges first responders experience throughout all phases of disaster response—the visible and obvious and the veiled. The authors provide insight into the unique culture of the first responder community. This awareness is significant to providing effective behavioral health services in a manner that is valuable to and accepted by first responders.
What have you found to be essential to the care of your first responder team or community? Are there important lessons learned from your field experiences that could be highlighted by SAMHSA DTAC in future issues of this newsletter? Please share your experiences via email to DTAC@samhsa.hhs.gov. Selected reader comments will be printed in a future edition of The Dialogue.

Issue Highlights

Staying Fit To Protect and To Serve: A Police Officer Talks About Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
police officer shares his story about developing PTSD after being shot in the line of duty. He discusses the physical and psychological pain of PTSD while relaying the importance of knowing the signs and symptoms and the value of talking through issues, especially with others with similar experiences.
Police Line Do Not Cross

Perception Is Reality for Disaster Survivors
A rescue specialist with Massachusetts Task Force 1 (MATF-1) relates the importance of first responder training and self-care to better manage survivor reactions to disaster. Including a behavioral health professional as part of the response team is discussed as a proactive approach to fostering team resiliency.
Disaster Responders

Psychological Trauma in First Responders Following Disaster Response
The author discusses first responder care, as part of disaster planning, to address the unintended mental burden that can develop from long-term exposure to disaster response. Understanding the culture of the responder community is key to identifying and providing effective behavioral health support services. 
Medical technician

How Do First Responders Experience and Cope With Trauma?
The author provides a description of possible physiological and psychological responses that first responders may experience during a traumatic event. Coping mechanisms and ways to foster resilience as a first responder are also discussed.
Drawn image of disaster responders
About The Dialogue
The Dialogue, a quarterly technical assistance journal, is an arena for professionals in the disaster behavioral health field to share information, resources, trends, solutions to problems, and accomplishments. Read previous issues of The Dialogue.
The views, opinions, and content expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or policies of the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

We value your input. Please complete a brief survey about this SAMHSA DTAC product.



Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Water Security: Global Water Partnership. May 2018. Improving Water Governance

Improving water governance in Botswana

GWP Southern Africa played a major role in Botswana's development of a national Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Efficiency (IWRM/WE) Plan. The creation of GWP Botswana and its involvement in the process was vital to make it a success, allowing the government to access stakeholders from all levels of society, says Bogadi Mathangwane, Director of the Botswana Department of Water Affairs.
Read more >>

CRISIS. Global Homelessness Crisis May 2018

Homeless in Their Home Country

Conflicts and disasters uprooted 30.6 million globally in 2017, with few long-term solutions in sight.

Africa saw a doubling of people displaced internally by conflict, according to The Global Report on Internal Displacement, published today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council. Conflict displaced 11.8 million—including 5.5 million in sub-Saharan Africa and 4.5 million in the Middle East and North Africa. Disasters displaced another 18.8 million.

“Internal displacement often heralds the start of broader crises,” said Alexandra Bilak, IDMC’s director, and while there have been some improvements—in the provision of emergency aid, for example—it doesn’t come close to answering the need, she told ReliefWeb.

2.2 million people were displaced internally in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a result of extreme violence in 2017, Bilak added on Twitter—an especially sobering number given the Ebola outbreak now facing DRC. 

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