Homeland Security Digital Library

The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is a database containing thousands of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy and organizational management.
The HSDL is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA and the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security.
Its mission is "to strengthen national security of the United States by supporting federal, state, local, and tribal analysis, debate, and decision-making needs and to assist academics of all disciplines in homeland defense and security related research."

Most HSDL resources are not openly available to the public at large. Full access to the HSDL Collection and the News Digest Collection is available to academics for research, analysis, and policy and strategy development. For more information on restricted access resources see the special features section.

Some resources are open to the public at large, including the following:

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• Policy & Strategy Section: key U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, national strategy documents, major legislation, and executive orders.
• HSDL Blog: On the Homefront: a synopsis of the most recent reports and issues in homeland security. The blog also includes a calendar of upcoming conferences and events.
• Blog Search: a single search across the best homeland security-related blogs.
• Homeland Security Grants: information on where to find homeland security grants and grant-writing assistance.
• Books and Journals: pointers to commercial sources of homeland security-related research.