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DHS, HHS Pandemic Plan Flawed, Say Researchers

Jan 11, 2008 -Researchers at the University of Minnesota say government plans for allocating vaccines during a pandemic ignore workers integral to maintaining the global supply chain in vital goods and services.

State Homeland Security Advisors Unhappy with Federal Government

Dec 19, 2007 -A new report from the National Governors Association shows deep dissatisfaction with the federal government among state homeland security officials .

Two Titans Team Up for National Preparedness and Response

Sep 21, 2007 -The Red Cross and the Business Roundtable have joined forces to strengthen the nation's disaster preparedness and response.

National Response Plan Lacks Substance Say Critics

Sep 12, 2007 -The Washington Post reports on a September 11 congressional hearing in which state and local emergency responders raise fears that problems with disaster response that became evident during Hurricane Katrina are not fixed by the new National Response Framework from the Bush Administration.

Huge Earthquake off Sumatra Stokes Tsunami Fears

Sep 12, 2007 -Coastal inhabitants fear a tsunami similar to 2004.

Will Belgium Go the Way of Yugoslavia or Czechoslovakia?

Sep 11, 2007 -Belgium's three-month crisis continues. Is disintegration round the corner?

Va. Tech Report: Police Preparedness and Response Outstanding

Aug 30, 2007 -University police had mutual aid agreements with other law enforcement agencies and trained and practiced active shooter response plans with local police.

New Anthrax Vaccine Possible

Aug 17, 2007 -An exotic anthrax vaccine administered in just a couple of doses through the nose could provide better protection than the standard vaccine, according to a report in Newscientist.com.

Online Security and Preparedness Forum for Virginian Colleges

Aug 15, 2007 -

While we await the Virginia Tech Review Panel's report on the Virginia Tech massacre due sometime this August, a new online forum has been created to allow Virginia colleges and universities to discuss campus security and preparedness issues.

The online forum's creator, the Virginia Higher Education Preparedness Consortium, says it "will improve campus security in Virginia by giving these institutions a central information source.”

Only college and university users will have permission to access the forum.

To access the Web site, go here.

DHS Vacancies Hurt National Preparedness

Jul 09, 2007 -The House Homeland Security Committee released a report today detailing "critical leadership vacancies" at the Department of Homeland Security due to the department's seeming "overpolitization" of top posts.

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