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FEMA pays initial costs of Sandy-related power, transportation operations
The federal government is picking up the tab to restore power and provide transportation in the areas hardest hit by Post- tropical Cyclone Sandy.
Tags: FEMA , Sandy , disaster relief , DHS , Jolie Lee , budget , Andrew Cuomo , New York , New Jersey , Barack Obama
After Sandy, feds deploy all-hands-on-deck approach
After superstorm Sandy, the government is putting all hands on deck response to the storm, providing on-the-ground assistance, federal funding and coordinating rescue and clean-up efforts.
Tags: FEMA , GSA , Sandy , Dan Tangherlini , DHS , Janet Napolitano , Transportation , Ray Lahood , Julius Genachowski , FCC , EPA , Energy Department , management , U.S. Coast Guard , DoD , Jack Moore
Agencies fan out en masse to help recovery efforts
FEMA pre-positioned people and equipment along the East Coast before Hurricane Sandy arrived. The FCC, which is monitoring communications networks, said about 25 percent of all cell sites were down.
Tags: management , FEMA , FCC , David Turetsky , Hurricane Sandy , telecommunications , disaster relief , Jason Miller
FEMA says funding won't be an issue in storm relief efforts
The pot of money funding FEMA's relief efforts contains $3.6 billion, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate. That includes some funds carried over from last fiscal year as well as new funding from the stopgap spending measure approved by Congress last month.
Tags: FEMA , social media , disaster relief , Hurricane Sandy , Jack Moore
FEMA director says agency tackles more than just hurricanes
In his first appearance on Federal News Radio, Administrator Craig Fugate talks about the role of his agency, his goals and why the public needs to always be prepared for an emergency.
Tags: management , FEMA , Hurricane Katrina , emergency preparedness , Dorothy Ramienski
FCC outlines emergency response plans, notes areas for improvement
With the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks coming up at the end of the week, federal officials are continuing work to improve the nation's response to emergencies. The Federal Communications Commission is mapping out plans to keep the nation's lines of communication up and running in case something happens.
Tags: management , technology , Federal Communications Commission , Julius Genachowski , Jamie Barnett, , FEMA , HHS , Dr. Kevin Yeskey
Weather Service site overload prevented access
Tags: National Weather Service , FEMA , Laura Furgione , Dorobek Insider , snow
FEMA adopts changes to grants process
Learn more about the Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness Grants Act from FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate
Tags: Federal Drive , FEMA , management , contracting , Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance fo , Vyomika Jairam
Business of Government Magazine 2010 Spring Edition
July 19th and 21st
Hear from FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Federal Environment Executive Michelle Moore, Dr. David Blumenthal on Health IT, Rich Haley on managing financial resources at the FBI, Professor Tom Davenport on analytics and making better decisions, and Alec Ross on using social media to advance U.S. diplomatic goals. All of this and more next week on The Business of Government Magazine show
Tags: technology , Business of Government Hour , FEMA , Michelle Moore , Dr. David Blumenthal , health IT , Rich Haley , FBI , Tom Davenport , Alec Ross
FEMA's Fugate on changes to the Stafford Act
Senate subcommittee looks at Stafford Act and how it may need some reform.
Tags: In Depth , management , best practices , FEMA , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Francis Rose , Mary Landrieu
