Combating Terrorism Federal Response Teams Provide Varied Capabilities; Opportunities Remain to Improve Coordination

Reviews federal agency teams that can respond to & help manage the consequences of a domestic terrorist incident involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agents or weapons. It discusses (1) the characteristics of federal response teams, (2) whether duplication among teams belonging to different agencies exists, (3) the budget requirements process for teams & how the budgets are linked to a national strategy, & (4) initiatives to improve the operational coordination of federal response teams across agency lines. Defines response teams as groups of personnel & equipment that could deploy to or near an incident site to provide assistance. Charts & tables.Decker, Raymond J. is the author of 'Combating Terrorism Federal Response Teams Provide Varied Capabilities; Opportunities Remain to Improve Coordination' with ISBN 9780756710385 and ISBN 0756710383.