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Nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast, what policies have changed?

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Read more about some of the key policy developments since Hurricane Katrina made landfall below: Post-Katrina: Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (2006) – This act fundamentally re-vamped the role of a national emergency management agency, giving FEMA greater flexibility and clearer authority in a post-9/11 environment.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Emergency Planning

In some instances, notably the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire (both in 2017), the shortcomings have been nothing less than scandalous (Kerslake 2018, Moore-Bick 2019). They lack consistent funding and have little executive authority. They are managed by the country's local resilience forums. doi: 10.1002/joc.7285

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Covid-19: Elements of a Scenario

Emergency Planning

In the wake of the WHO report, Professor Ziad Abdeen of the Palestinian Health Authority said about pandemics: "My task is to tell you things you don't want to know, and ask you to spend money you haven't got on something you don't think will happen." Perhaps comparisons with the general strike of 1926 might yield some insights. Spinney, L.

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Detecting and Confronting Procurement Fraud

Risk Management Monitor

For example, in 2018, a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) procurement official was indicted for receiving over $300,000 in illegal bribes and gratuities from a construction company that performed work for MBTA. Fraudsters see an opportunity to profit from weaknesses and begin exploiting them. What Can Be Done?

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Counting Costs: The Impact of a Government Shutdown on the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

Also, in contrast to the most recent government shutdown, which lasted for 35 days in December 2018 and January 2019 and was only partial, as appropriations had already been agreed to for the U.S. 30 – looming large.

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SIA New Member Profile: HavenLock

Security Industry Association

After the 2018 tragedy in Parkland, Florida, the company focused its efforts on the commercial school security market to tackle the growing active shooter problem. Alex Bertelli : HavenLock was founded in 2014 after a break-in occurred in my neighborhood. What solutions/services does your business offer in the security industry?

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Financial Industry Hit By Surging Numbers of Cyber-Incidents

Behavior Group

Financial services companies in the UK were hit by 819 cyber-incidents, which were reported to the Financial Conduct Authority in 2018. According to a freedom of information (FOI) request made by accountancy firm RSM, the data showed that there had been a huge rise from the previous year, with 69 reported in 2017.