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FEMA emphasizes mitigation in new frameworks

Mitigation activities--risk-based decisions and actions that increase resiliency--receive special attention under a set of four draft Federal Emergency Management Agency frameworks released March 5

Social media requires reassessment of government's role in response, says Bates

The rise of social media and mobile, networked citizens requires a new governmental attitude toward preparedness, said panelists and audience members during an Oct. 28 panel discussion at the Center

HSPI: National Preparedness System must be holistic

A National Preparedness System, a description of which is due to the White House late next month, should take pains to a recognize interdependencies among the various components of the system, says

Ready.gov 'sterile' and scares away users, says task force

Ready.gov, the Federal Emergency Management Agency website meant to promote citizen preparedness for disasters has a "somewhat sterile/bureaucratic presentation" that fails to grab the attention of