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New National Preparedness System Description Lays Groundwork for Achieving National Preparedness Goal

New National Preparedness System Description Lays Groundwork for Achieving National Preparedness Goal

On December 8th, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued the National Preparedness System description to help lay the groundwork...

Report Suspicious Activity to the WaterISAC

Report Suspicious Activity to the WaterISAC

The WaterISAC is asking that you share information about any suspicious activities that may have occurred within the past 6...

Protective Security Advisors Could Be Good Partners

Protective Security Advisors Could Be Good Partners

The Department of Homeland Security’s Infrastructure Protection Program contains the Protective Security Coordination Division.  The Division includes nearly 90 field...

President Proclaims ‘National Preparedness Month’

President Proclaims ‘National Preparedness Month’

On August 31, President Obama declared September 2011 as National Preparedness Month.  The proclamation acknowledges the many natural disasters that...

Security Heightens as 9/11 Anniversary Nears

Security Heightens as 9/11 Anniversary Nears

The following is taken from the August 31 edition of NSI Security NewsWatch: “The federal government is escalating security around...

DHS Announces Funding for Preparedness Grant Programs

DHS Announces Funding for Preparedness Grant Programs

The Department Homeland Security’s (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced the final allocations for 12 preparedness grant programs totaling more...

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness Month (NPM).  This year marks the 10th Anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center...

Senate Homeland Security Passes CFATS Reauthorization

Senate Homeland Security Passes CFATS Reauthorization

On Wednesday, June 29th, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed S 473, the Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism...

Water Lab Alliance Western Security Summit

Water Lab Alliance Western Security Summit

For those of you who live West of the Mississippi, EPA’s Water Security Division is hosting the second Water Laboratory...

State and Local Fusion Centers

State and Local Fusion Centers

Many states and larger cities have created state and local “fusion centers” to share information and intelligence within their jurisdictions...

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