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Collaborative Partner Spotlight: October-November

DRI Drive

As the leading nonprofit helping organizations around the world prepare for and recover from disasters, DRI relies on groups that promote greater resiliency. We encourage our Certified Professionals to support these valuable partners. Business Resiliency Professionals of Wisconsin – BRPW’s next online meeting is Oct. 10, with presenter Michele Turner, MBCP, DRI Board Chair.

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Plan ahead to avoid free-falling panic

Bernstein Crisis Management

Jon Harmon, Strategic Communications Plan ahead to avoid free-falling panic By Jon Harmon Imagine a tree trimmer working high above the ground, suspended in a safety harness. Before she makes the first cut with her light-weight chain saw, she surveys the limbs below, and the ground even further below. She makes a quick plan in her head, just in case everything goes wrong and she finds herself tumbling down.

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VT Struggling To Get FEMA Payments

Recovery Diva

From VermontPublic: FEMA’s plodding bureaucracy exacts financial toll on Vermont towns “The purse was dry, Smith said, because Lyndon still hadn’t received any money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the floods that devastated this Northeast Kingdom town last year.

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Resolution Funding Federal Government Through Dec. 20 Includes Security-Specific Measures

Security Industry Association

Measures include over $350 million for election security and presidential transition, a counter-UAS extension, extension of funds for FEMA disaster relief On Sept. 25, 2024, the U.S. House and Senate passed a three-month continuing resolution (CR) that funds the federal government through Dec. 20, 2024. The measure is a “clean” CR that reappropriates funding and extends authorizations to keep the government open past the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, 2024.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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FEMA Offers Advice on Preparations for Hurricane

Recovery Diva

FEMA Urges Gulf Coast Residents and Visitors to Prepare Now Ahead of Potential Major Storm

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The critical importance of active assailant preparedness in today’s workplace 

everbridge

The safety and security of employees in the workplace is critical. The threat of an active assailant incident, while not new, remains a significant focus for organizations striving to protect their people and property. Despite a slight decline in violent acts, the need for effective preparedness strategies has never been more urgent, particularly with the rise of hybrid work environments.

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Gazing Into the Telecom Crystal Ball at Mobile Future Forward 

Pure Storage

Gazing Into the Telecom Crystal Ball at Mobile Future Forward by Pure Storage Blog Summary At the Mobile Future Forward Summit, telecom industry leaders gathered to discuss the Quantumverse and the next wave of technology disruption. As the name suggests, the Mobile Future Forward Summit was a crystal ball-style gathering of telecom industry leaders to discuss the future of one of the most dynamic global industries.

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Security Industry Association Names Brett Feddersen of D-Fend Solutions as Chair of SIA Counter-UAS Working Group

Security Industry Association

Feddersen will lead the group’s efforts in support of accomplishing the recommendations of the Domestic Counter-UAS National Action Plan. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has appointed Brett Feddersen – vice president of strategy and government affairs at D-Fend Solutions – as chair of the SIA Counter-UAS Working Group. Today, many facilities are limited in their ability to establish counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) given the myriad of regulatory nuances and la