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SBA Disaster Assistance Tops $6 Million; Urges Return of Disaster Loan Applications: ATLANTA -- More than $6 million in U. S. Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance Loans have been approved for disaster victims in Indiana who were affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred from September 12 through October 6, 2008. "Currently, 125 disaster loans have been approved in...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FINANCE, homeowner, Indiana, INTERNET, MARKETING, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-10-22
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Selects Appian: Appian , an innovative global provider of business process management BPM technology, today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA has selected Appian Enterprise as its agency-wide BPM platform . FEMA's goal is to streamline, automate, and improve its mission-critical disaster relief processes. Work under...; Tags: Appian, BPM, Federal Emergency Management Agency, SOFTWARE, Strategy; Research articles 2008-10-20
SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center Opens in Duval County: ATLANTA -- The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today the opening of a Disaster Loan Outreach Center at the Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida Monday, October 6 at 10 a.m. in the Regency Square Regional Building. Opening of this Center will make it convenient for disaster survivors affected by the Tropical...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FINANCE, homeowner, MARKETING, SBA, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-10-03
XeDAR Helps Coordinate FEMA's Rapid Inventory of Values Threatened Assessment for Hurricane Ike: DENVER -- XeDAR Corporation (OTCBB: XDRC), provides homeland security and defense consulting and IT management-and-security services to the Departments of Homeland Security, Defense and others; national intelligence agencies; and the U.S. Military. It announced today that it is assisting with the Rapid Inventory of Values Threatened RIVaT assessment for the...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, GIS, Government, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-09-30
Statement by Press Secretary Dana Perino: WASHINGTON -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Arkansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding associated with Hurricane Gustav during the period of September 2-8, 2008. Federal funding is...; Tags: Arkansas, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-09-18

Statement by Press Secretary Dana Perino: WASHINGTON -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Hurricane Gustav on September 1, 2008, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, Louisiana, MARKETING, president, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-09-03
Federal aid to help business, residents in La. affected by Gustav: The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday said federal disaster aid is available for Louisiana to help people and communities recover from Hurricane Gustav. The aid was made available Monday. President Bush authorized the assistance when he called...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FINANCE, Government, Insurance, Louisiana, MARKETING, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-09-03
Louisiana Recovery Authority director: Hurricane recovery entering: The recovery from the 2005 hurricanes is entering its "final stage," said the executive director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority. "We are now moving forward into the final stage of recovery and proving that great things are happening all around us," Paul Rainwater said. "School by school, block...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, Katrina, Louisiana, recovery, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-08-25
Statement by the Press Secretary: CRAWFORD, Texas -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Tropical Storm Fay beginning on August 18, 2008, and continuing. Federal funding is available to State and...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, MARKETING, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-08-24
Planning for hazards: In regard to "Challenges to building a disaster-resilient nation" (SN: 6/21/08, p. 32), the South Carolina Emergency Management Division---from which I am now retired--and many state counties use Hazards United States Multihazard, or HAZUS-MH, at the state and local levels. We have used this program for many years. We were...; Tags: Databases, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, HARDWARE, INTERNET, Portals, SOFTWARE, Storage; Research articles 2008-08-16
Statement by the Press Secretary: CRAWFORD, Texas -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Vermont and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, a tornado, and flooding on July 18, 2008. Federal funding is available to State and...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, SOFTWARE, tornado; Research articles 2008-08-15
Banking on big boxes: Before FEMA began its response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, local WalMart, Home Depot and Lowe's stores may have been able to utilize their supply-chains, infrastructure and decision-makers to provide emergency supplies and resources. In a recent study on the response to Katrina, Steven Horwitz, an economics professor at the...; Tags: banking, Federal Emergency Management Agency, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-08-01
Statement by the Press Secretary: WASHINGTON -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Texas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Hurricane Dolly beginning on July 22, 2008, and continuing. Federal funding is available to State and eligible local...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, MARKETING, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-07-24
Q & A: James Lee Witt: former director of FEMA & chief executive officer of James Lee Witt Associates: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and terrorist attacks. For most, these are unthinkable tragedies. For James Lee Witt, they are his life's work. As FEMA director under President Clinton, Witt stood at the apex of his profession and it was under his watch that the organization was...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FINANCE, Government, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-07-01
FEMA Evaluation Gives Previstar Incident Management System High Marks: In Department of Homeland Security pilot program, Previstar's Continual Preparedness System has been evaluated by independent, third-party reviewers and was shown to meet--and in some ways exceed--the rigorous standards set by NIMS Supporting Technology Evaluation Program. ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- For disaster preparedness professionals, finding products compliant with the National...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Quality, software, standards, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Research articles 2008-06-25
Statement by the Press Secretary: WASHINGTON -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Missouri and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on June 1, 2008, and continuing. Federal funding is available to State and...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, MARKETING, Missouri, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-06-25
Statement by the Press Secretary: LIVONIA, Mich. -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Minnesota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on June 7, 2008, and continuing. Federal funding is available to State...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-06-25
Statement by the Press Secretary: WASHINGTON -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Illinois and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on June 1, 2008, and continuing. Federal funding is available to State and...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, MARKETING, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-06-24
FEMA releases St. Tammany flood maps: The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released the proposed new flood maps for St. Tammany Parish. Insurers use the maps to set rates under the National Flood Insurance Program. Copies of a highly detailed map covering the seven Slidell City Council districts also are available for public view in the...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FINANCE, GIS, Insurance, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-06-21
Statement by the Press Secretary: RALEIGH, N.C. -- The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Nebraska and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding beginning on May 22, 2008, and continuing. The President's action makes Federal...; Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Government, president, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-06-20