Summary for Policymakers
Confidential Draft in preparation for Final Government Review
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Department of Homeland Security
DHS Food and Agriculture Sector Infrastructure Protection
Food and Agriculture Security Partners
DHS coordinatesthe overall national effort to enhance CIKR protection and resiliency through the implementation of the NIPP; With guidanceprovided by Homeland Security, these agencies shall collaborate with all relevant partners to prevent, deter, and mitigate deliberate efforts to destroy, incapacitate, or exploit the food and agriculture sector
* Government Coordinating Council (GCC) –the council which provides effective coordination of agricultural security and food defense strategies and activities, policy, and communication across government and between the government and the private sector to support the nation’s homeland security mission
–Sector Specific Agency (SSA) –the designated sector specific agencies for food and agriculture are the USDA and DHHS (FDA)
–21 Food & Agriculture GCC members
* Sector Coordinating Council (SCC) –created by private industry to serve the sector’s counterterrorism and security interests; represents the scope,breadth, depth, and interdependence of the U.S. Food and Agriculture Sector (i.e., owners, operators, associations)
International Monetary Fund, United Arab Emirates
IMF United Arab Emirates Anti-Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Report
A basic legal framework for combating money laundering and terrorist financing is in place in the UAE, but that framework needs further strengthening in a number of areas. The AML law needs to be amended to expand the range of predicate offences and to provide greater powers for the financial intelligence unit. The FIU should also increase its own staffing so that it may operate as an autonomous unit, rather than relying on the resources of the Central Bank’s Supervision Department and other regulatory agencies.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Turkey
OECD Annual Report on Competition Policy in Turkey 2008
In terms of enforcement of competition rules, the number of decisions taken increased in 2008 compared to the previous year. While the number of merger and exemption cases increased significantly, the number of cases in the area of competition infringements (cartels, vertical restraints and abusive practices) decreased. The increasing number of exemption applications is quite striking in 2008. The main explanation for this increase comes from the introduction of 40% market share threshold in the Block Exemption Communiqué on Vertical Agreements. The agreements previously exempted lost their exempted status after the introduction of the threshold.
International Monetary Fund, Italy
IMF Italy Anti-Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Report
An assessment of the anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) regime of Italy was onducted based on the Forty Recommendations 2003 and the Nine Special Recommendations on Terrorist Financing 2001 of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and prepared using the AML/CFT Methodology 2004. The assessment considered the laws, regulations and other materials supplied by the authorities, and information obtained by the assessment team during its mission April 4–20, 2005, and subsequently.
International Monetary Fund, Liechtenstein
IMF Liechtenstein Anti-Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Executive Summary
The financial sector in Liechtenstein provides primarily wealth-management services, including banking, trust, other fiduciary services, investment management, and life insurance-based products. There has been significant expansion recently in the non-banking areas, particularly investment undertakings and insurance. Approximately 90 percent of Liechtenstein’s financial services business is provided to nonresidents, many attracted to Liechtenstein by the availability of discrete and flexible legal structures, strict bank secrecy, and favorable tax arrangements, within a stable and well-regulated environment.
International Monetary Fund, Panama
IMF Panama Anti-Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Report
This assessment of observance of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) has been completed as part of an evaluation of Panama’s observance of regulatory standards for the financial sector.
Washington D.C.
District of Columbia National Incident Management System Implementation Plan
This document institutes the necessary steps for compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) implementation plan. This document further ensures that The District of Columbia’s Emergency Operations Plan complies with the NIMS; individual domestic incident management; and emergency prevention, preparedness, recovery and mitigation activities, as well as in support of all actions taken to assist regional counter-terrorism task forces and municipal or local municipalities.
Nebraska
Nebraska National Incident Management System Implementation Plan
This document establishes the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency’s (NEMA) National Incident Management System (NIMS) Implementation Plan to ensure the State of Nebraska complies with HSPD-5, Management of Domestic Incidents. HSPD-5 requires all State agencies to adopt the NIMS and use it in their individual domestic incident management and emergency prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities in support of all actions to assist State or local entities. This plan also illustrates the intended methods of incorporation of NIMS into NEMA’s plans, procedures, policies and training programs.
Connecticut
Connecticut National Incident Management System Implementation Plan
This document establishes the Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security NIMS Implementation Plan in order to ensure the State of Connecticut complies with HSPD-5, Management of Domestic Incidents. HSPD-5 requires all Federal Departments and agencies to adopt the NIMS and use it in their individual domestic incident management and emergency prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities, as well as in support of all actions taken to assist State or local entities.
International Monetary Fund, Moldova
IMF Moldova Report: Aligning to Best Tax Administration Practises
Using the occasion of the Spring Meetings-on April 22, 2006-Moldovan Finance Minister Michai Pop requested FAD’s assistance to review the authorities draft strategic plan for a comprehensive modernization of the State Tax Inspectorate (STI). The mission has been informed that the government intends to finalize and adopt the modernization plan by the end of September 2006.
U.S. Army
Afghanistan Rule of Law – Military Efforts
“Every action of the counterinsurgent should be anchored in law. Any effort to build a legitimate government through lawless action – including unjustified use of force, unlawful detention, torture or punishment without trial – is self-defeating.”
FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency
Infragard
Louisiana InfraGard Program Brief
InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and the public and private industry.
Includes business executives, entrepreneurs, military Includes and government officials, computer professionals, academia, state and local law enforcement and concerned citizens. It encourages sharing information between the government and the private sector for the purpose of protecting the national critical infrastructure.
Afghanistan, Department of Defense
U.S. Integrated Civilian – Military Campaign Plan for Support to Afghanistan
The Integrated Civ-Mil Campaign Plan for Afghanistan provides guidance from the U.S. Chief of Mission and the Commander of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan to U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. The Plan represents the collaborative effort of all the USG Departments and Agencies operating in Afghanistan and the range of different equities, resources, and approaches. The Plan is based on close collaboration with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) as well as the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and partner nations to build effective civilian and military mechanisms for integrated assistance.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
International Network on Financial Education Fourth Meeting List of Participants
List of Participants for the Fourth Meeting of the International Network on Financial Education held in the Sofitel Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 14, 2009.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Defense Critical Infrastructure Program (DCIP)
DCIP
• Defense Infrastructure Sector
A virtual association within the DCIP that traverses normal organizational boundaries, encompasses defense networks, assets, and associated dependencies that perform similar functions within DoD, and are essential to the execution of the National Defense Strategy.
• PW Defense Infrastructure Sector
The DoD, government, and private sector worldwide network, including the real property inventories (environment, land, buildings and utilities) that manages the support, generation, production and transport of commodities (e.g., electric power, oil and natural gas, water and sewer, emergency services, etc.) for and to DoD users.
International Monetary Fund, Sierra Leone, World Bank
Sierra Leone IDA-IMF Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Staff Advisory Note
This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews Sierra Leone’s Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP-H) covering the period 2009-2012, The PRSP-I1 examines achievements and lessons learned under the first PRSP, analyzes challenges and constraints in the economy, and lays out the strategic priorities for accelerating growth and reducing Poverty.
Eurosystem
Banque de France Brief: “Data on liquidity and solvency”
Les données sur la solvabilité et la liquidité bancaires.
Centers for Disease Control
Novel Influenza A H1N1 Update
Response to H1N1
•Strategic National Stockpile
•Distributed 25% pro rata supply
•Enhanced Surveillance Initiated
•PCR panH1N1 kits for testing
•Development at CDC, EUA at FDA, manufacture at ATCC, and ready to ship in ~ 2.5 weeks
Iraq, U.S. Army
(U) Iraq: Fallujah Insurgency and the 505th and 506th Iraqi National Guard Battalions
(U) Purpose:
* (U) To discuss the current status and capabilities of the 505th and 506th ING BNs.
* (U) To discover how the Fallujah Insurgency threatened and „beheaded‟ the leadership of these two BNs causing mass desertions from the two units.
* (U) To inform deploying units on AIFs methods of influencing the allegiance of Iraqi Security Forces (ISFs) personnel.
Afghanistan, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ISAF Afghanistan RC & PRT Locations October 2009
Map of all ISAF RC and PRT Locations in Afghanistan as of October 22, 2009.
Her Majesty's Treasury
Restricted HM Treasury Brief: Taxing Controlled Foreign Companies
Emerging thinking on overall shape of new regime
•Entity v Income
•Balance between objective and purposive approachesObjective approachwould work by designing simple tests as proxies for artificial diversion from the UK Purposive approachwould work by having an over-riding principle that would apply to profits held in low tax jurisdictions
•Based on feedback from working groups, questionnaires and wider business consultation, preferred shape of new regime:
•Entity rather than income basis, but moving away from an ‘all or nothing’ approach
•Prefer to start with simple/certain objective tests, reducing pressure on subjective purpose based test
•Avoid tracing rules
Department of Agriculture
SSI USDA Physical Security Access Control System (PSACS) Privacy Impact Assessment
The Office of Departmental Administration (DA) Office of Security Services (OSS) Protective Operations Division (POD) is within the US. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This Privacy Impact Assessment evaluates privacy information residing on the Physical Security Access Control System (PSACS). The DA/OSS is responsible for providing physical, personal, and document security services. These POD services are provided in the USDA South Building/Whitten complex and at leased buildings in the National Capital Region (NCR).
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA Wide (WAAS) and Local Area Augmentation Systems (LAAS) Update
WAAS Navigation Services
•En Route and Terminal Area Navigation Services
–For Aircraft Departure, Arrival, and Domestic Airspace
–Supports All RNAV Categories
•Instrument Approach Services
–Lateral Navigation (LNAV)
LAAS Status
•Integrity Analysis and Prototype Development
–FAA GBAS prototype work under Honeywell Contract
–Hazardous Misleading Information (HMI) Analysis underway to validate GBAS architecture/design
•GBAS CAT I Approval Process
–System Design Approval for Honeywell architecture (SLS 4000) Planned to Complete by 2008
Afghanistan, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ISAF Local Operating Procedures Kabul Afghansitan International Airport
Kabul International Airport belongs to the MoTCA, which operates KAIA. It is supported by the Troop Contributing Nations (TCNs). COM KAIA, under the command of COM ISAF, operates the military component of KAIA, assists the Afghan authorities in operating KAIA, and also assumes Air Traffic Control Authority in KABUL Control Zone (CTR).