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Toward More Resilient Futures: Putting Strategic Foresight Into Practice

By   /  May 17, 2013  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

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David Kaufman, Associate Administrator for Policy, Program Analysis, & International Affairs, recently did a presentation to the War College. 

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Responding to severe weather while developing tomorrow’s leaders

By   /  March 11, 2013  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

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By Scott Hart, Community Emergency Response Team, Rowlett, Texas Early last April, North Texas was hit by severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. One line of storm cells with tornadoes caused severe damage across at least four counties.

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Lessons from Sandy: A Word on Innovation

By   /  January 18, 2013  /  Emergency Management  /  1 Comment

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by: Rich Serino, Deputy Administrator When people think of innovation, they usually think that it is something for the tech or design world—they don’t associate it with government or bureaucracy. 

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Disaster Spending Reform Bill Passes House; Separate $50 Billion Sandy Aid Package Set For Vote

By   /  January 15, 2013  /  Grants & Funding  /  No Comments

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Legislation that that would reform the way the government doles out disaster aid was passed by the House Tuesday evening.

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National Homeland Security Coalition Defends Disaster Grants to the Nation’s Cities

By   /  December 7, 2012  /  Grants & Funding  /  No Comments

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Responding to a report issued earlier this week by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) on the effectiveness of homeland security grants to high threat urban areas, Julia Janka, president of the National Homeland Security Coalition, called the report’s conclusions inaccurate and misleading. “Homeland Security grant funds are critical for strengthening state and local capacity to prevent, [...]

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