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The Publication Library contains guidance and policy papers, reports, strategies, program regulations, guidelines, brochures and more.

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  • CP3's Approach to Prevention

    The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) was established to spearhead targeted violence and terrorism prevention (TVTP) efforts that affect individuals, communities, and American society. Its approach is based on time-tested principles of public health that focus on the safety and well-being of entire populations. This is a paper describing that approach.

  • Plum Island Animal Disease Center Accomplishments Timeline

    The PIADC Accomplishment Timeline highlights key laboratory achievements and features important contributions to food and agriculture security made over 70 years by PIADC scientists working for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Homeland Security.

  • Family Separation Supplemental Information Form

    A separated parent or Legal Guardian in ICE custody can submit additional information to ICE regarding their separation using the Family Separation Supplemental Information Form (FSSIF).

  • Measurement System and Methods of Measuring a Reflection Coefficient

    Free-space measurement system to increase accuracy in characterization of materials in the gigahertz range

  • Alternative Energy for Boats Fact Sheet

    DHS S&T Alternative Energy for Boats project will develop a prototype that has an electric battery powering two electric outboard engines. The battery will be capable of charging from alternating current (A/C) power, eliminating the need to build charging infrastructure and enabling boats to charge anywhere there is standard electric power available.

  • Writing Defendable Congressional Justifications

    Writing Defendable Congressional Justifications

  • DHS/CBP/PIA-007 Electronic System for Travel Authorization

    The Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) is an application and screening system used to determine whether citizens and nationals from countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) are eligible to travel to the United States. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is publishing this Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) update for ESTA to provide notice and assess the privacy risks associated with recent enhancements to ESTA, including (1) sharing national identifier numbers received from ESTA applicants with the country that issued the identification numbers, to obtain information about the ESTA applicant as part of the International Biometric Information Sharing (IBIS) Program; and (2) updates to the ESTA mobile application. Recent enhancements to ESTA also include the expanded collection of an applicant’s photograph. July 2024

  • State TVTP Strategy Development: CP3 Prevention Resource

    The Center for Prevention Partnerships and Programs (CP3) has created this evidence-based guide to assist states in developing state-level targeted violence and terrorism prevention (TVTP) strategies to safeguard each state from potential risks and threats of violence.

  • FBSAC TNR Subcommittee Report

    Attached you will find the Final Report for the FBSAC Countering Transnational Repression (TNR) Subcommittee approved on June 24, 2024.

  • Homeland Explosive Consequence and Threat Tool (HExCAT)

    HExCAT is a scenario-based probabilistic hazard assessment tool with an integrated medical response model used to plan emergency response preparedness and protect against explosive attacks.

Last Updated: 01/28/2022