Executive Summary Fifteen years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the terrorist threat remains in the United States and abroad, as evidenced by recent attacks in Paris, France; San Bernardino, California; Brussels, Belgium; Orlando, Florida; and Nice, France. The U.S.’s national security depends on the ability to share the right information with the right people at the right time. This requires sustained and responsible collaboration among federal, state, local, and tribal entities, as well as the private sector and international partners. In response to a request from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Homeland Security…
Author: John Greenewald
Background Through enforcing vehicle performance standards and partnerships with state and local governments, NHTSA reduces deaths, injuries and economic losses from motor vehicle crashes. Below, you will find the Records Schedule for the NHTSA. Document Archive National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Comprehensive Record Schedule [105 Pages, 13.9MB] https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/nhtsa/ES17-000668.pdf
Background According to the investigation report: Our objective was to determine whether continental United States Army counterintelligence investigative activities and evidence handling procedures complied with Executive Order 12333, DoD policy, and U.S. Army regulations. Findings Overall, we found that the Army is conducting counterinteiHgence investigative activities and evidence handling procedures in accordance with Executive Order 12333, DoD policy, and U.S. Army regulations. However, we found that the Army does not have a policy for entering subjects of Limited Counterintelligence Assessments into the Defense Central Index of Investigations as outlined by DoD Instruction 5505.07, “Titling and Tndexing Subjects of Criminal Investigations…
A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb strikes an ISIS-K cave and tunnel systems in the Achin district of the Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan at 7:32 p.m. local time April 13, 2017. The strike was designed to minimize the risk to Afghan and U.S. forces conducting clearing operations in the area while maximizing the destruction of ISIS-K fighters and facilities. ISIS-K, also known as the Khorasan group, is based in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region and is composed primarily of former members of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban. (DoD video) Please note: This work, Aerial Footage of MOAB Bomb…
Background The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act (P.L. 107-188) requires the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Agriculture to report to the Congress annually on the number and nature of notifications received concerning the theft, loss, or release of biological agents or toxins (select agents) regulated pursuant to that Act. Document Archive The Department of Agriculture and The Department of Health and Human Services Report to Congress on Thefts, Losses, or Releases of Select Agents or Toxins – 2002 – 2015 [39 Pages, 6.4MB] https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/CDC/17-00418CDC.pdf