Combating Terrorism: Federal Response Teams Provide Varied Capabilities; Opportunities Remain to Improve Coordination

Combating Terrorism: Federal Response Teams Provide Varied Capabilities; Opportunities Remain to Improve Coordination
ISBN-10
0756710383
ISBN-13
9780756710385
Series
Combating Terrorism
Category
Political Science
Pages
246
Language
English
Published
2000-03
Publisher
DIANE Publishing
Author
Raymond J. Decker

Description

Reviews federal agency teams that can respond to and help manage the consequences of a domestic terrorist incident involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agents or weapons. It discusses (1) the characteristics of federal response teams, (2) whether duplication among teams belonging to different agencies exists, (3) the budget requirements process for teams and how the budgets are linked to a national strategy, and (4) initiatives to improve the operational coordination of federal response teams across agency lines. Defines response teams as groups of personnel and equipment that could deploy to or near an incident site to provide assistance. Charts and tables.

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