This is the second in a series on the potential for drones or Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) to have a major negative impact on the privacy and security of all citizens in the country. There is little evidence that the private or corporate use of Drones by in the U.S....
New Technology and Old Chemical and Biological Threats
We have a long history of writing and consulting on CBRNE and post-Katrina All Hazards threats in the healthcare environment. We are increasingly concerned about some of the new opportunities that open up as a result of emerging technology. When coupled with...
The Terrorist Attack Which Brought Russia to its Knees
We have written for years about how vulnerable hospitals are as "soft targets" for Terrorists, and it remains true despite the fact that we in the US have yet to suffer from a coordinated assault on a healthcare facility. We have seen multiple attacks over time in...
H1N1 vs Bioterrorism
Readers: This post was originally published in the Washington Examiner, 10/22/2009. As with many issues that we cover, there has been little in the way of  progress. There is new concern for an old threat, Bioterrorism. Post 9/11, threat of non-state...
NEW BOSTON MASSACRE Part Three: Emergency Management at its Best
The perfect setting, perfect timing, perfect sizing, and perfect response. The City of Boston is and should be proud of its outstanding response to the dreaded “terrorist bombâ€. Nothing said here should take away any of the...
New Boston Massacre Takes a Chechen Twist
Over the last two decades, we have analyzed terrorist groups and the potential for likely future attacks-and target strategy based on the tactics which seemed to achieve the desired outcome. Chechen Separatists tactics “ran the table†on...
The New Boston Massacre – Reflections of the Media Coverage
Day one: We witnessed a cacophony of information and misinformation based on verified, unverified fact and fiction. Sins of omission and commission drove many to see or hear what they wanted to see or hear. When you tell me that there is “black...
OPEN LETTER TO THE HEALTHCARE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COMMUNITY
“We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us†- Winston Churchill. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Healthcare Design and Construction Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities are generally accepted as the...
A Dissenting View on Johns Hopkins Hospital Shooting
The December 8th, 2010 Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) article -Hospital Shootings Rare: But Other Assaults High, received a lot of attention on the internet. This is based an article we published in the Journal for Healthcare Protection. We were...
An Old Soldier Looks at the Fort Hood Terrorist Attack – could this happen again within the AMEDD?
All, this is a re-hash of an article I posed 3 years ago. The question is could this happen again within the AMEDD?  The old maxim “where you stand on issues is largely a function of where you sit†is borne out in spades as...
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