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Last Updated: April 4, 2022 | Publication

Appendix D - Additional Guidance

Appendix D includes any further information the Committee Management Office (CMO) believes could be helpful. From recordkeeping expectations to posting a Federal Register Notice, all additional guidance can be found attached.

Last Updated: April 4, 2022 | Publication

Appendix C - SOP Guidance

In Appendix C, the Committee Management Office (CMO) aims to walk you through certain processes that could be unfamiliar or daunting. From establishing or renewing a committee, to figuring out membership appointments and vetting, and finally, possibly terminating a committee - all pertinent information is attached.

Last Updated: November 30, 2021 | Publication

COVID-19 Updated Facility Guidance

This is the Department of Homeland Security's Updated COVID-19 Facility Guidance as of 11/30/2021.

Last Updated: February 11, 2020 | Site Page

Guidance

DHS issues guidance documents to help the public understand how DHS administers its statutory and regulatory authorities.

Last Updated: September 30, 2019 | Publication

ST-Social Media Emergency Management Guidance Tool

The SMEM Guidance Tool is a free, online tool that provides users with a simple, step-by-step line of questioning to create plans to improve their organization’s SMEM operations.

Last Updated: January 11, 2017 | Publication

IND Health and Safety Planning Guide

The Health and Safety Planning Guide for Planners, Safety Officers, and Supervisors for Protecting Responders Following a Nuclear Detonation provides response planners, safety officers, and supervisors with specific information and recommendations to protect responders from the effects and impacts of an extreme event: a 10 kiloton (KT) improvised nuclear device (IND) within the first 72 hours of a detonation.

Last Updated: March 30, 2015 | Publication

NPPD Business Casual Dress Guidance

NPPD Business Casual Dress Guidance

Last Updated: October 1, 2013 | Publication

Message From the President to U.S. Government Employees

A letter from President Barack Obama to all U.S. government employees regarding the government shutdown.

Last Updated: October 25, 2012 | Publication

S&T HSSTAC Meeting Supportive Materials

Supporting materials for a Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee Meeting.

Last Updated: October 12, 2012 | Publication

Protecting Responders Health After A Wide-Area Aerosol Anthrax Attack

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued guidance, based on a federal interagency working group effort, to educate first responders on protective actions they should take in the event of a wide-area anthrax release.  The document, “Guidance for Protecting Responders’ Health during the First Week Following a Wide-Area Aerosol Anthrax Attack,” focuses on a specific scenario of a large-scale aerosol anthrax release in a major U.S. city and the immediate post-attack environment.