The economic problems of the past few years have taken their toll on local governments, including police departments that have been forced to layoff or furlough law enforcement officers and cut back ...
Announcing the Creation of FEMA Corps
Officials have announced the creation of FEMA Corps, which sets the foundation for a new generation of emergency managers and leverages a newly-created unit of 1,600 service corps members from ...
Obama Gives First Responders More Broadband Spectrum
President Barack Obama signed into law today a tax cut extension bill that includes long-awaited provisions for setting aside wireless communications spectrum to help build a nationwide public safety ...
Four Ways Governments Use Social Media for Disaster Response
How are government agencies using social media to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters?
The Federation of American Scientists recently posted on its Web site a CRS report, ...
Feds@Work: Transportation Program Thwarts Terrorism
In February 2011, a college student from Saudi Arabia was arrested in Texas for plotting to bomb U.S. targets after trucking company officials alerted authorities about a suspicious chemical they ...
The first ever nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System will occur on Nov 9 at 2 pm ET http://go.usa.gov/9nq (cc: @fema @FCC)
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Current Technology Can Fix Emergency Communications
Tom Van Essen, New York City's fire commissioner on September 11, 2001, recently stated that emergency communications were no better today than in 2001. But the problem isn't a lack of advanced ...
Public Servants Recognized With National Public Service Awards
Thirty four public servants were honored for their distinguished service, including nine individuals who were awarded Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals for their high-impact contributions to ...
The Three Core Challenges Still Facing Homeland Security Department
The Department of Homeland Security has been the subject of more than 1,000 reports by the General Accountability Office. So its latest progress report, issued Sept. 7, covered familiar ground in ...
Source: GAO
Ten Years After 9/11 - Three Perspectives On Homeland Security's Mission
Roger Cressey can recall with great precision the moment, ten years ago, when the homeland security mission came to life out of the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon.
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