The Department of Homeland Security is not securing our safety from terror as we should expect. How should they approach this challenge to improve speed, accelerate collaboration and improve efficacy?READ»
Brian J Sunderland Oregon
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is alerting approximately 50 flood victims in Gary, Hammond, Highland, Griffith and Munster, Indiana that a laptop containing their personal information has been stolen from a housing inspector's car. READ»
Thousands of Florida residents may have to pay more for their
homeowner’s insurance. The federal government has just made changes to
its floodplain map, causing many Florida homeowners to acquire flood
insurance.
A recent ...READ»
As you slept last night, and Roger Federer drowned his sorrows in the Chalkdust pub in Wimbledon, innovation was putting on the pancake makeup and stepping out of its FEMA trailer for a YouTube appearance. 1. While Hurricane Alex ...READ»
Interviewers and entrepreneurs often ask me the same question. What’s the most common trait between successful rock stars and successful entrepreneurs? I know they all wish I had a silver bullet, a magic fix and ...READ»
As
Hurricane Gustav churned in the Gulf of Mexico,
public relations professionals across the country bantered about angles to
pitch the press to generate high-value editorial coverage for their respective
companies or clients. ...READ»
Untitled DocumentEmergency Alert System:
The Emergency Alert System (EAS system) is a national warning system in the United States put
into place in 1997, superseding the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) and the
CONELRAD System ...READ»
Recently no less an authority than Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, stated that the issue of "energy independence" is one of the nation’s major needs. In a letter dated October 17, 2008, she ...READ»
When Bill Shunn decided to play Good Samaritan on September 11, he launched an online phenomenon that quickly grew beyond his means. He also raised a crucial question: How can the United States use the Internet more effectively to respond to calamities?READ»
Airborne lasers shooting at the streets of New York. I know: Putting those phrases together in a sentence makes it sound like a plot for an Austin Powers movie, but take a chill pill--it's for your safety and convenience, New York. ...READ»
In Fast Company's first decade, we introduced readers to a lot of amazingly smart people. To launch our second, we asked 10 of our favorite brains what's next--and how to get ready for it.READ»
