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      Computers at Risk: Safe Computing in the Information Age

      System Security Study Committee

      Presents an agenda for developing policies and practices for computer security. Recommendations are provided for industry and government agencies engaged in computer security activities. This volume outlines problems and opportunities…

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      Improving the Nation’s Water Security: Opportunities for Research

      Committee on Water System Security Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Concern over terrorist attacks since 2001 has directed attention to potential vulnerabilities of the nation’s water and wastewater systems. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which leads federal efforts to protect…

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      Understanding and Managing Risk in Security Systems for the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex

      Committee on Risk-Based Approaches for Securing the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex,National Research Council

      This is an abbreviated version of the National Academies’ report on augmenting DOE’s security systems at sites in the nuclear weapons complex, and particularly on the applicability of risk assessment…

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      Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation: A System in Peril

      National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Studies and Information Services,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board

      As recently as the summer of 2001, many travelers were dreading air transportation because of extensive delays associated with undercapacity of the system. That all changed on 9/11, and demand…

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      Contributions of Land Remote Sensing for Decisions About Food Security and Human Health: Workshop Report

      Committee on the Earth System Science for Decisions About Human Welfare: Contributions of Remote Sensing,Geographical Sciences Committee,Board on Earth Sciences & Resources,Division on Earth and Life Studies,National Research Council

      Land remote sensing: the use of space-based satellite technologies to obtain information on environmental variables such as land-use and land-covering combination with other types of data can provide information on…

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      Responsible Research with Biological Select Agents and Toxins

      Committee on Laboratory Security and Personnel Reliability Assurance Systems for Laboratories Conducting Research on Biological Select Agents and Toxins,National Research Council

      The effort to understand and combat infectious diseases has, during the centuries, produced many key advances in science and medicine–including the development of vaccines, drugs, and other treatments. A subset…

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      The Growing Threat to Air Force Mission-Critical Electronics: Lethality at Risk: Unclassified Summary

      National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Intelligence Community Studies Board,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on a Strategy for Acquiring Secure and Reliable Electronic Components for Air Force Weapon Systems

      High-performance electronics are key to the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF’s) ability to deliver lethal effects at the time and location of their choosing. Additionally, these electronic systems must be able…

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