If the display of this newsletter is not suitable, please click HERE. Homeland RESPONSE.org E-News for March 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.
Make sure you visit our Web site, www.homelandresponse.org. We just launched a redesign that makes it easier to read and use. Search our online directory for products and services, check on the latest in-person and online events, catch up on the latest news and read our feature articles for more in-depth coverage of communications, emergency response, funding, government, property/facililies, responder protection, security, technology/information and training. In This Issue: 1. Unlocking the Federal Treasure Chest
2. Emergency Management: Understanding the System
3. National Coalition Calls for Catastrophe Reforms
4. Chicago: Preparing for Disaster
5. Congress Urged to Compel TSA to Release Pre-9/11 Documents Kept from Families
6. ‘Survivors’ Club’ Salutes 3,000th Law Enforcement Officer Saved by a Protective Vest
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| | 1. Unlocking the Federal Treasure Chest
The new federal budget for FY 2007 contains numerous cuts, yet homeland security funding continues to grow.
2. Emergency Management: Understanding the System
Emergency management is a system. It is a process designed to bring stability to a crisis and manage the impact on a community.
3. National Coalition Calls for Catastrophe Reforms
Former FEMA director James Lee Witt and former Department of Homeland Security deputy secretary Admiral James M. Loy (USCG Ret.) announced the formation of a national coalition to help American families be better prepared and protected from the ravages of natural catastrophes and their economic consequences.
4. Chicago: Preparing for Disaster
How 9/11 and natural disasters have impacted emergency response in one of the largest cities in the country.
5. Congress Urged to Compel TSA to Release Pre-9/11 Documents Kept from Families
Charging that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wrongfully denied them access to documents once in the public domain, the 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism is calling on Congress to force TSA to change its practices on classifying materials as “sensitive security information.” (SSI).
6. ‘Survivors’ Club’ Salutes 3,000th Law Enforcement Officer Saved by a Protective Vest
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/DuPont Kevlar Survivors’ Club - an organization dedicated to reducing death and disability among police officers by encouraging the use of personal body armor - inducted Atlanta Police Officer Corey B. Grogan as the group’s 3,000th member.
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