In This Issue:
1. DHS Budget Sees Slight Increase for FY 2007
2. Survey Finds Emergency Departments Unprepared to Identify Bioterrorist Threats
3. Chertoff Testifies about DHS Response to Katrina
4. Technology: The Newest Weapon in Event Planning
5. Emergency Tools, Everyday Uses, Real-Time Help
6. The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned
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If the display of this newsletter is not suitable, please click HERE. Homeland RESPONSE.org E-News for February 28, 2006 Homeland RESPONSE is dedicated to providing emergency response and homeland security organizations with the news and information they need to carry out their duties. Each issue will offer reliable, up-to-date material prepared by a team of experts and professional journalists on emergency response and homeland security. In This Issue: 1. DHS Budget Sees Slight Increase for FY 2007 1. DHS Budget Sees Slight Increase for FY 2007 President George W. Bush’s FY 2007 budget request for the Department of Homeland (DHS) Security represents $42.7 billion in funding, an increase of 6 percent over the previous year.  2. Survey Finds Emergency Departments Unprepared to Identify Bioterrorist Threats A comprehensive survey of clinicians and hospitals administrators has revealed that 65 percent of emergency room professionals do not have technology in place to identify public health outbreaks and bioterrorist threats. 3. Chertoff Testifies about DHS Response to Katrina Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff Feb. 15 testified at a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, admitting mistakes were made and taking full responsibility for the response “both good and bad” offered by DHS following Hurricane Katrina. 4. Technology: The Newest Weapon in Event Planning After the events of Sept. 11, 2001, the requirements involved in securing an event have escalated. 5. Emergency Tools, Everyday Uses, Real-Time Help For workers at the U.S. Army’s Umatilla Chemical Depot, innovative mobile technologies offered help for emergency situations and in their everyday jobs. 6. The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned President George W. Bush Feb. 23 released the review by his administration of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, telling reporters, “We have made a strong commitment to people in the Gulf Coast and we will honor that commitment, as well. The report helps us anticipate how to better respond to future disasters. In the meantime, our commitment to rebuild and help rebuild Mississippi and Louisiana is ongoing and robust.” Featured Link RAE Systems: GammaRAE II The GammaRAE II personal radiation detector (PRD) provides rapid detection of gamma (y) ray sources in potentially flammable environments. It is certified intrinsically safe and water-immersible for chemical decontamination. --- RAE Systems Click HERE for more information. This e-Newsletter was sent to: %%$email%% |
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