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Directory lists who's who in Homeland Security.


Grey House Publishing has just released the first edition of a 700-page Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
Department of Homeland Security

executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
 Directory. The hook includes 1,175 profiles of federal and state agencies, 1,166 private companies, 280 homeland security industry resources and more than 11,200 names of. key contacts.

The directory is divided into five sections: Federal Agencies, State Agencies, Company Listings, Industry Resources and Index.

Each of the 19 chapters in the Federal Agency section opens with the particular department's headquarters listing, which includes a description of the office, its address, phone and fax numbers, Web site, as well as names of officials, their titles and phone numbers.

There are 147 pages of federal agency listings, running the gamut See color gamut.

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 from the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security
Homeland Security

executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States
 to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), an independent U.S. government commission, created by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and charged with licensing and regulating civilian use of nuclear energy to protect the public and the environment. .

Additionally, sub-agencies with similar information are listed.

For example, under the Department of Homeland Security, Directorate of Science and Technology, there are five sub agencies: Homeland Security Monitoring Network, Advanced Research Project Agency, Plum Island Animal Disease Center The Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC) is a United States federal research facility dedicated to the study of foreign animal diseases. Since 1954, the center has been protecting America's livestock from foreign animal diseases. , Project Safecom and the Environmental Measurements Laboratory The Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML), a United States government-owned, government-operated laboratory, is part of the Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). .

The 192-page state section is organized alphabetically and lists each administration and the agencies that handle emergency management, public safety, public health, the National Guard and state police.

The nearly 200 pages of industry listings contains the names and addresses of more than 1,100 CEOs and presidents, along with their company's products and services. An alphabetical listing of industry officials and companies also is located in the index for easy reference. In addition, the directory has the names and addresses of associations, publications, company directories, and industry trade shows and seminars.
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Title Annotation:Security beat: homeland defense briefs
Author:Fein, Geoff S.
Publication:National Defense
Date:Mar 1, 2004
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