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- Byline: Bruce Geiselman The unprecedented environmental crisis Hurricane Katrina has created may force the federal government to take unprecedented steps to clean up the mess. This may be the largest natural disaster that the U.S. ...
- Research articles 2005-09-26
- Federal Agencies Extend Employer Filing Deadlines in Wake of Hurricane Katrina
- Employers affected by Hurricane Katrina will receive extensions on most deadlines for filings and some retirement plan funding requirements with the Internal Revenue Service, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration due on or after August 29 until October 31, 2005. A Federal Tax...
- White papers 2005-09-01
- Verizon Wireless Rolls Network Crews, Equipment in Wake of Hurricane Katrina; Network Returning To Full Strength For Florida Residents, Emergency Agencies
- BOCA RATON, Fla. -- With the tail-end of high winds and heavy rain from Hurricane Katrina still moving out of Florida, Verizon Wireless already has dispatched teams of network technicians with mobile generators and portable transmission sites in the state's hardest-hit areas, to reinforce wireless coverage for residents and emergency...
- Research articles 2005-08-26
- AMD Connects Hurricane Katrina Evacuees With Internet Devices in Texas Relief Centers; Nearly 400 Personal Internet Communicators Help Evacuees in Houston, Austin and San Antonio Connect With Family, Friends and Relief Agencies
- AUSTIN, Texas -- Today AMD (NYSE:AMD) announced it has deployed nearly 400 Personal Internet Communicators PICs to assist Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio. The durable Internet devices, along with free Internet access provided by AMD partners, have allowed evacuees to immediately start reconnecting with family and...
- Research articles 2005-09-07
- OSHA Teams Deployed to Aid Hurricane Katrina Recovery Workers; Agency Focused on Safety in Cleanup and Recovery Operations
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As part of the U.S. Department of Labor's response to Hurricane Katrina, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA has deployed safety and health professionals to Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama toWASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As part of the U.S. Department of Labor's...
- Research articles 2005-09-13
- Louisiana Awards Digimarc $7 Million Contract Extension; Digimarc, Which Helped the Agency and Citizens Affected by Last Year's Hurricane Katrina with New Identification Needs, Earns Ongoing Business
- BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ:DMRC) today announced the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles OMV, a Digimarc customer for five years, has awarded Digimarc a two-year contract extension valued at nearly $7 million for driver license issuance and vehicle registration.
- Research articles 2006-08-29
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- Four Oklahoma Residents Charged with Conspiracy to Fraudulently Obtain FEMA Hurricane Katrina Relief Funds
- OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A federal grand jury in Oklahoma has indicted four residents for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and theft of public funds related to Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA Hurricane Katrina disaster reOKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A federal grand...
- Research articles 2006-09-06
- Solutions.(Hurricane Katrina Disaster recovery)(CARGO tracking device to reduce cargo theft)(RegEd Inc., introduces new product)
- DOC MANAGEMENT AIDS DISASTER RECOVERY Joseph Maiorana Insurance Agency Inc., a New Orleans, Louisiana-based firm, credits Cabinet NG Inc., Huntsville, Ala., with enabling the agency to remain in business in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Since 2003, the agency based its firm-wide document management...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- FEMA, Katrina, and operations research: better operations management would have helped FEMA in preparedness and response work before Hurricane Katrina—and still could now
- In the wake of the poor government response to the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster, many questions have been asked about why the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA, along with a host of other federal, state, and local emergency management agencies, performed so ineffectively. What went wrong? What is the...
- Research articles 2008-03-22
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Progress Continues for Hurricane Katrina Cleanup Efforts
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been working with local, state and federal partners, to bring relief to the Gulf following Hurricane Katrina. Nearly WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In support to the...
- Research articles 2005-09-20
- AVST Recognized by Global Growth Consulting Company in Article about Corporate Response to Hurricane Katrina; Frost & Sullivan Highlights AVST's Technology Donations to the Relief Effort
- FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. -- Applied Voice & Speech Technologies Inc. AVST was recognized by global growth consulting company Frost & Sullivan in a recent article about America's corporate response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. The article highlights AVST's technology contributions and assistance to the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency, the American...
- Research articles 2005-09-29
- Retailer Wal-Mart said that 123 of its stores, or 3.3%, were closed due to hurricane Katrina, many due to power outages, the Reuters news agency reported
- Retailer Wal-Mart said that 123 of its stores, or 3.3%, were closed due to hurricane Katrina, many due to power outages, the Reuters news agency reported. The stores include both Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores, a spokeswoman said, adding that two distribution centers were also closed. It was too early...
- Research articles 2005-09-05
- Experts Available To Discuss Federal Assistance, Hurricane Katrina
- TOPIC: The Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA is prepared to supply food and water to victims of Hurricane Katrina around New Orleans, according to an article by The Associated Press. While FEMA has readied medical teams and rescue squads, the Environmental Protection Agency has personnel in Baton Rouge who are...
- Research articles 2005-08-29
- Emergency chief first political casualty of Hurricane Katrina
- BATON ROUGE, United States AFP — The head of the US federal agency handling the Hurricane Katrina relief effort became the first political casualty of the crisis when he was replaced as pointman on the ground. Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown was to be recalled to Washington...
- Research articles 2005-09-09
- IEA to discuss impact of Hurricane Katrina
- PARIS AFP — Representatives from the 26 members of the International Energy Agency were to convene to assess the impact of an initiative to release strategic oil stocks to offset the effects of Hurricane Katrina on global crude supplies. The one-day session of IEA governors, representing 26 industrialized powers,...
- Research articles 2005-09-15
- Surely the most unfortunate thing President Bush has said since the disaster of Hurricane Katrina is the now-famous compliment directed to then—Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown: "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."
- Surely the most unfortunate thing President Bush has said since the disaster of Hurricane Katrina is the now-famous compliment directed to then--Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown: "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." The president made the remark during a visit to Alabama on September 2, and...
- Research articles 2005-10-10
- Fitch Still Assessing Financial Guarantor Exposure to Hurricane Katrina
- NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has reviewed the insured portfolios of the financial guaranty insurance companies the agency rates in order to assess the impact of Hurricane Katrina. While information on the condition of many debt issuers within the disaster area remains unknown at the present time, Fitch does not...
- Research articles 2005-09-09
- The army responds to Hurricane Katrina
- DAYS before the Labor Day weekend, as Americans planned their annual end-of-summer outings, one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history struck the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina--said to be the worst storm to hit the region since 1969, when Hurricane Camille plowed through Mississippi with Category 5 winds...
- Research articles 2005-10-01
- Hurricane Katrina evacuees face frustrating delays
- Workers at Alameda County's assistance center for Hurricane Katrina evacuees report delays in dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with one worker saying folks have waited up to six hours to check the status of aid applications over the Internet. "It's a communications debacle, is what it...
- Research articles 2005-09-29
- Hurricane Katrina's second anniversary brings end to Corps debris
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will stop removing hurricane debris in Orleans Parish on Wednesday, transferring remaining debris removal to city government. The Corps' debris removal program will end on the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and a month before the Corps' Louisiana Recovery Field Office in...
- Research articles 2007-08-28
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