Disaster recovery

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2017 file photo, Department of Homeland Security personnel deliver supplies to Santa Ana community residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico. Federal authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, that they have arrested two former officials of the Federal Emergency Management Authority and the former president of a major disaster relief contractor, accusing them of bribery and fraud in the efforts to restore electricity to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

A Defense agency helps a civilian agency with a key post-disaster function

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) will aid FEMA in feeding disaster victims. The DLA’s troop-support unit acquires the rations used by troops the world…

Defense

Pandemic waste is enough to make a person cry

Agency Oversight

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Government has led in disaster recovery; Can it continue?

Commentary

Dr. Jeff Duchin, Health Officer, Public Health – Seattle & King County, addresses a news conference Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Seattle. A man in his 50s with underlying health conditions became the first coronavirus death on U.S. soil. The man had underlying health conditions and no history of travel or contact with a known COVID-19 case, health officials in Washington state said. A spokesperson for EvergreenHealth Medical Center said the person died in the facility in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Are government CIOs prepared for a pandemic?

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