Im the acting director of policy and planning. National concept operations was created in initial request in december 2003 from the executive of office of the president to u. S. Postal service to deliver oral antibiotics during large catastrophic events, especially the outdoor release of a biological agent. The postmaster general made the decision this could be done voluntarily. If health, safety and security were provided. In february of 2004 the secretary of health and Human Services secretary of the Department Department of Homeland Security antiagreement to establish policies for oral antibiotics. Later in 2004, the citys initiative federally funded program led by hhs to launch in u. S. Cities to respond to a large scale health emergency. The primary objectives are to avert mass casualties and dispensing antibiotics within 48 hours of the postal concept because an offering an additional method of Drug Distribution to the general population. Commands were tested as well as as in oct
Partners and how their actions decisions, capabilities might play in our assistance of their defense or how it may limit our ability, depending on what choices they have to make. Nato, for instance has a very detailed bmd plan for the intercept of missiles for nato territory and europe. What are other elements that the Nato Alliance can bring to bear fence an antagonist. They are a military alliance after all. They are not the eu. What sort of connections and relations with the eu, the economic deciders of europe need to be engendered in order to come up with an effective response. In the interleaving of these capabilities do they fall under the nato command structure or some other entity. The eu council of governments, unclear. Earlier we were talking about exchanging information. Frank mentioned that. How do you coordinate this with owe allies and partners. Some of us can be very sensitive. But some of it needs to be planned and thought of ahead of time. Do we need to extend the conc
Institute for International Economic economics. Its an hour. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to our previously schedule programming. It is my pleasure to continue from our Economics Panel according to our practical world. We have as a special treat today, Mark Bertolini the chairman and ceo of aetna who is going to talk about the role of Corporate America in reestablishing the american middle class. Thats about as targeted and blunt a title as you can have, which i find very typical of mark. Many of you have become familiar with him recently he got him mens coverage in the New York Times and elsewhere for his leadership. I think it is fair to say the word leadership and taking aetna forward and then amongst other companies in vool tearvoluntary raiseing the wages of its vast share of low wageworkers within its company, something that so far at least none of the other Major Health Insurers in the u. S. Have announced. We have gotten to know mark over the last few years. Hes been a me
Actually awarded for the grants and do you work with the cyber center at Homeland Security at the nddk to on how these grants are distributed or the technology that theyre developing there . Explain a little bit how that process works. Id have to go back and ask staff. Most of what we see with states using our funds ren hansment in their centers. Id have to go back and ask. I know we have work to expand eligibility on what grants can do but theres also within the cyber world still a lot to be determined, whats the best practices and how of this is an it investment versus Homeland Security grant. Id have to go back and ask. Our role is funding states i met with a big city Emergency Managers a couple of weeks ago. This is at the top of their list. They were talking about what to do during communications in an emergency. We said what would happen if communication went out and they said thats our earthquake plan. We get our units to go out and start patrolling the area. If the center cant
Coming up today, a discussion about the humanitarian situation in libya. You can watch the panel live at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. And then live at 1 15, National Security advisor susan rice will give a keynote address. Shes expected to talk about the link between trade and exports and National Security. This saturday is the 2015 White House Correspondents Association annual dinner. Watch our live coverage starting at 6 00 p. M. Eastern. President obama will address the more than 2600 attendees in the ballroom. This years entertainment is from saturday night live. Saturday starting at 6 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Next a Senate Homeland security hearing on u. S. Northern border threats and security. They discuss challenges such as unaccompanied minors and illegal immigrants. This is two and a half hours. Good morning. This hearing will come to order. Senator carper is on his way and his staff informed me that we could get underway here. I would like to without objection enter my opening comm