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Emergency Management
When terrorists attacked New York and Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11, 2001, technology was quite different than it is today.
There were no smartphones or social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Most people were just getting their clunky cellphones and only had dial-up internet in their homes since high speed access wasn’t affordable. People were still relying on newspapers, the radio and television solely for information.
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Governing
In February 1945, John Gunther sat at Fiorello La Guardia's elbow for eight hours and 20 minutes and watched him work. Gunther was a famous journalist. La Guardia was New York's mayor and was even more famous — a short, profane whirling dervish of energy and ideas.
La Guardia did not disappoint.
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Bloomberg BNA
Hospitals and other providers will have to meet four best-practice standards for handling natural and man-made disasters, including developing a comprehensive emergency plan and instituting employee training programs, according to a federal final rule released Sept. 8.
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The Atlantic
An almost-full, half-pie, waxing moon hanging lopsided in the night sky has long been a symbol of things to come. Now scientists have a new symbolism for the lunar phase we call first quarter: a looming risk of earthquakes.
The moon is (mostly) responsible for Earth’s tides, which are strongest when the sun and moon are aligned, during a full moon or a new moon.
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Slate
Something about walking naked through the ruins of St. Bernard Parish at 2 in the morning helped Tech Sgt. Mickey Giovingo leave Iraq. Since returning from war, he had slept in his car in the driveway of his smashed, cream-colored ranch house, in his uniform — the only clothing he had.
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Government Technology
Each morning seems to bring new reports of hacks, privacy breaches, threats to national defense or our critical infrastructure and even shutdowns of hospitals. As the attacks become more sophisticated and more frequently perpetrated by nation-states and criminal syndicates, the shortage of defenders only grows more serious: By 2020, the cybersecurity industry will need 1.5 million more workers than will be qualified for jobs.
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The Associated Press via CBS News
As Hermine worked its way up the East Coast, scientists deployed several underwater drones they say will help them better understand what sustains and strengthens hurricanes and tropical storms — and ultimately better protect life and property.
The ocean gliders, as they are called, resemble yellow-winged torpedoes.
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LA Weekly
Experts have for years said that the big one — an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 to 8 or higher — is long overdue in urban Southern California. When it comes, it will be bad: A local 7.8 shaker, the U.S. Geological Survey has estimated, could result in 1,800 deaths, 50,000 injuries, 300,000 damaged buildings, 1,600 fires and perhaps more than $200 billion in total damage.
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Government Executive
It's a question that comes up a lot when organizations consider how to use social media most effectively: "How should we present our identity to the public?"
Here are the typical options, along with the pros and cons:
A single account where nobody knows who is talking: The benefit of this approach is that the organization does not risk its brand on the reputation of any one individual.
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The Associated Press via CBS News
Slow-moving Tropical Storm Julia dumped rain across northeast Florida and along much of the Georgia coastline Wednesday morning, but in most places it was business as usual.
Schools and government offices remained open as the storm, which formed late Tuesday afternoon off Florida’s Atlantic coast, skirted across Jacksonville and moved north, bringing rain and tropical winds to much of southern Georgia.
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EDM Digest
Do you see what I see?
Emergency management as a profession is occurring before our very eyes.
For decades we have considered ourselves in many ways a subset of the public safety anchors of fire service, law enforcement, and even public works.
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