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National Preparedness Report: Cyber Attacks Still Major Threat Against Unprepared States, Report Finds

By   /  May 4, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

While the nation has made strides in preparing for a wide range of potential disasters, state and local officials said they feel least prepared for an emerging threat: a cyber attack. Cybersecurity “was the single core capability where states had made the least amount of overall progress,” according to the annual National Preparedness Report released [...]

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FEMA And Its Partners Release The National Preparedness Report

By   /  May 3, 2012  /  Emergency Management  /  No Comments

Today, FEMA and its partners released the National Preparedness Report (NPR). The Report identifies significant progress the nation has made in areas of prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery. Overall the Report found that the nation has increased its collective preparedness, not only from external threats, but also for natural and technological hazards that face [...]

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Summary of the Strategic National Risk Assessment

By   /  December 13, 2011  /  Emergency Management, Homeland Security  /  No Comments

From the HLSwatch.com blog The Strategic National Risk Assessment was written to support the National Preparedness Goal.  You can download an unclassified summary of the National Risk Assessment at this link. (Thank you to the person who sent me the link.) The seven page summary includes these sections: Overview Strategic National Risk Assessment Scope Overarching Themes [...]

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PPD-8: Announcing the National Preparedness Goal

By   /  October 11, 2011  /  Training, Exercise and Drills  /  No Comments

As part of the implementation of Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8), we are pleased to announce the release of the first-ever National Preparedness Goal. To summarize, the goal is: To have a secure and resilient Nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats [...]

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