In this assignment, Gaynor will help public and private clients prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters by delivering practical, innovative, outcome-based solutions. Keep Reading
Twenty-five years later, the emergency isn’t a blinding snowstorm, but a devastating pandemic. And again, it’s our first responders who put themselves in harm’s way. Keep Reading
More than a decade after the January 2010 earthquake, Haiti is still struggling to recover and faces serious development challenges. Keep Reading
When Bette Korber, a biologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, spotted the first significant mutation in the Covid-19 virus last spring, some scientists were skeptical. Keep Reading
More than 70 people have died after flash floods and landslides swept through eastern Indonesia and neighbouring Timor-Leste on Sunday, authorities said, with warnings the toll could rise further. Keep Reading
In 2020, the U.S. suffered 22 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters, costing $95 billion in damages to homes, businesses, and public infrastructure. The American Jobs Plan pledges to make infrastructure more resilient in the face of increasingly severe floods, wildfires, hurricanes, and other risks. Keep Reading
iPhone, iPad, and Mac users can search for an airport in Apple Maps and find an airport’s COVID-19 web page or local requirements for passengers directly on the airport place card. Keep Reading
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense calls out lax implementation of longstanding federal recommendations. Keep Reading
The modernized pricing methodology corrects the current system’s unintentional inequities in which many policyholders with lower-value homes are paying more than they should and policyholders with higher-value homes are paying less than they should. Keep Reading
U.S. News & World Report, a leader in education rankings, recently released their 2021 Graduate School rankings, which included best homeland security master's programs. Keep Reading
Vaccine hesitancy within the critical infrastructure workforce is a risk to our national critical functions and critical infrastructure companies and operations. Keep Reading
These findings are consistent with those from the mRNA vaccines’ Phase III trials and recent observational studies of the mRNA vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19. Keep Reading
The U.S. Coast Guard uses accident data to determine which lifesaving equipment should be required on boats and ships. But a new report from the Government Accountability Office says the Coast Guard failed to collect some key data for assessing equipment effectiveness. Keep Reading
On the afternoon of April 13, 2018, a large wave of water surged across Lake Michigan and flooded the shores of the picturesque beach town of Ludington, Michigan, damaging homes and boat docks, and flooding intake pipes. Keep Reading
As many as 160,000 residents across the two communities will have access to free, rapid antigen tests that they can administer themselves to use three times a week for one month. Keep Reading
Approximately 50 members of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workforce are augmenting the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) pandemic response and volunteering to assist at various community vaccination centers. Keep Reading
Constant Associates has appointed Tobias Watson as an Exercise Planner supporting FEMA region 10. He has over 10 years of professional experience encompassing emergency management, firefighting, and emergency medical services. Keep Reading
A new CDC study provides strong evidence that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections in real-world conditions among health care personnel, first responders, and other essential workers. Keep Reading
When you bump into someone in the workplace or at your local coffee shop, you might call that an “encounter.” That’s the scientific term for it, too. Keep Reading
Having enough bandwidth is key to effectively coordinating staffing and communications resources. However, it comes with its challenges—and that’s what a grant from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) is working to address. Keep Reading