On 13 March 2013, President Barack Obama signed into law the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) of 2013. This legislation (H.R. 307) was developed to help strengthen national […]
This guidance, provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), includes recommendations for protecting personnel responding to a wide-area anthrax attack from developing anthrax as a result of exposure […]
Scientists from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) – joined by scientists from other federal agencies – have developed […]
New study carried out by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) focuses on: (1) how the November 2011 memorandum on management of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program was […]
A new report by former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and former Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security Robert B. Stephan sees the United States as too dependent on foreign suppliers […]
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Liability Guide presents the benefits of risk management for CERT programs, including building confidence and a positive public image for the program, reducing the […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), supported by the DHS Office of Health Affairs (OHA) and the National Emergency Medical Services Management Association (NEMSMA), announce the […]
In the United States, losses from natural disasters and the frequency of events are on the rise. With state and federal budgets declining, the emergency management community is challenged to […]
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released this report, which shows the results from a recent study that was […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), in partnership with the DHS Office of Health Affairs (OHA), has released a handbook for physician medical directors of local departments […]
On 13 March 2013, President Barack Obama signed into law the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) of 2013. This legislation (H.R. 307) was developed to help strengthen national […] 