Security Committee Mission:
Research Agenda:
1) Securing Colorado from Terrorist Attacks:
Team Leader:
We will examine what has or has not been done, assessing the ways and means of integrating federal, state local, and private efforts in Colorado, specifying what should be done and how it can be financed.
- What is Colorado’s ability to secure the state’s critical infrastructure and key resources from terrorist attack?
- How well does the state aggregate, share and disseminate information in relation to terrorist threats?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of public and private sector cooperation in securing Colorado’s critical infrastructure and key resources?
- Does Colorado’s significant military presence make the state safer, or does it increase the potential of a terrorist attack?
2) Ensuring Civilian Preparedness and Security:
Team Leader: Loring Abeyta
We will examine Colorado’s level of civilian preparedness to respond to, and recover from, both natural and man-made disasters. What are the capability gaps facing the state in securing its citizens? How can the state best utilize its limited fiscal resources to shrink, or close, the identified gaps?
- What is the level of public education about, and awareness of, the threats that face the citizens of Colorado; as well as, the citizen and first responder training and networks that are in place to assist people before, during and after a significant event?
- How well prepared is Colorado for long-term recovery from a significant man-made or natural disaster?
- What are the funding, jurisdictional, and other challenges facing the State’s emergency response network, and what can be done to alleviate these challenges to ensure the most effective response network for Colorado’s citizens?
- How well is the State prepared to deal with Access and Functional Needs individuals, including the disabled, elderly, ill, and non-English speaking communities, in a crisis?
3) Limiting the Presence of Transnational Gangs, Human and Drug Trafficking:
Team Leader:
We will examine the presence of transnational gangs and their networks that exploit Colorado’s transportation networks for the trafficking of human cargo and narcotics.
- What is the security threat from the presence of transnational gangs and their networks operating in and through the state?
- What is or is not being done to limit the security threat to the citizens of Colorado from the movement of drugs and human cargo into and through the state?