Featured Reports

Lebanon Situation Update: May 9, 2008 You must be an OSAC Constituent or Associate to view this content.

Today - Middle East / N. Africa Lebanon For the past three days, Shia supporters of Hizballah and members of Saad Hariri’s Future Party (Sunni backers of Lebanon’s government), have been fighting in downtown Beirut.This report details the current violence, the U.S. government and private sector response, and several lessons learned from previous violence in Lebanon. more...

The Growth of al-Qa’ida in Yemen You must be an OSAC Constituent or Associate to view this content.

2 May 2008 - Middle East / N. Africa Yemen The recent string of terrorist attacks in Yemen directed against both Yemen and western government and business targets demonstrates the continued resurgence of al-Qa’ida in Yemen (AQY) and its growing threat to the country. more...

Securing Outsourced Projects You must be an OSAC Constituent or Associate to view this content.

21 Apr 2008 - Worldwide When outsourcing development to someone else, you have to trust that they are properly accounting for the security risk of your application. So, how best to measure the success of the outsourcer? more...

OSAC Activity Report: March 2008

10 Apr 2008 - Worldwide This report details the workings of OSAC for the month of March 2008, including relevant statistics and overviews of analytical reporting completed during the month. This month's Country Council Focus is on Toronto and Vancouver. more...

Recent Reports

Lebanon Situation Update: May 9, 2008 You must be an OSAC Constituent or Associate to view this content.

Today - Middle East / N. Africa Lebanon For the past three days, Shia supporters of Hizballah and members of Saad Hariri’s Future Party (Sunni backers of Lebanon’s government), have been fighting in downtown Beirut.This report details the current violence, the U.S. government and private sector response, and several lessons learned from previous violence in Lebanon. more...

India 2008 Crime & Safety Report

8 May 2008 - South / Central Asia India India, like any large country, has a full range of criminal activity. A particularily acute problem in Dehli is financial crimes. more...

South Sudan Crime Wave Targets NGOs

6 May 2008 - Sub-Saharan Africa Sudan In April, an unusually high number of armed robberies were reported against non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Juba, South Sudan’s capital. more...

Increasing Violence in Sri Lanka

5 May 2008 - South / Central Asia Sri Lanka On April 28, Sri Lankan police allegedly defused a bomb that the military said was to detonate in a busy train station 60 miles north of Colombo. more...

Thailand 2008 Crime & Safety Report: Chiang Mai

2 May 2008 - East Asia / Pacific Thailand This is an annual report produced in conjunction with the Regional Security Office at U.S. Consulate General Chiang Mai. more...

Events

Study Abroad Administrators Security Overseas Seminar

22 May 2008 The Study Abroad Administrators Security Overseas Seminar (SAA SOS) is a two-day course where participants will identify security risks inherent in study abroad programs and develop strategies for dealing with them. more...

OSAC Olympics Security and Logistics Conference

5 Jun 2008 U.S. Embassy Beijing and OSAC-Washington invites all OSAC constituents to an Olympics Security and Logistics Conference to be held on June 5, 2008. more...

OSAC 23rd Annual Briefing

19 Nov 2008 more...

Consular Affairs

Today

Warden Message: Zimbabwe Increased Violence Possible; Opposition Leader May Return

8 May 2008

Warden Message: Lebanon Airport, Movement Restrictions

8 May 2008

Warden Message: Sarejevo Demonstrations, May 9

7 May 2008

Travel Warning: Nepal

7 May 2008

Warden Message: Azerbaijan Terrorist Threat Advisory

7 May 2008

Warden Message: International Flight Information for Burma

7 May 2008

Warden Message: Downtown Beirut Protests

6 May 2008

Warden Message: Nicaragua National Transportation Strike

5 May 2008

Travel Warning: Burma

5 May 2008

Warden Message: China Enterovirus 71 (EV71) Outbreak

4 May 2008

Warden Message: Kuwait Bans Use of Cellular Phones While Driving

3 May 2008

Warden Message: Pending Zimbabwe Election Results

2 May 2008

Warden Message: U.S. Embassy N'Djamena Reverses Ordered Departure

2 May 2008

Warden Message: Americans in Georgia Advised to Review Security Posture

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