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'Business
continuity briefs' provides a summary of new product and services
press releases and other useful resources published in the last
24 hours.
An inaugural report on public health preparedness has been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It indicates that US states have made significant progress with respect to emergency preparedness, but that significant challenges remain. Read the report.
FEMA has announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for the commonwealth of Kentucky to help people and communities recover from the effects of severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding during the period of February 5-6, 2008. http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=9405
FEMA has announced the selection of Captain W. Russell Webster, USCG (Retired) as FEMA Region I's (New England) first Federal Preparedness Coordinator (FPC). The FPC position is a newly created role that is ‘emblematic of FEMA's acknowledgment of and renewed emphasis on establishing and maintaining relationships with state, federal and tribal partners’. FEMA has designated one FPC for each of its ten regions.
Marsh has established a Global Supply Chain Risk Management Practice under the leadership of Gary Lynch. It has also set up Supply Chain Consulting and Supply Chain Risk Intelligence subpractices to be led by Ann Grackin and William McBeath, respectively.
Iron Mountain has announced that its Connected Backup for PC and LiveVault server backup solutions are now available directly to Australian businesses and partners via a locally-operated data centre in Sydney, Australia. http://www.ironmtn.com.au
FEMA daily SITREP
World weather impacts
Blackout on Indonesia's Java due to coal disruption
•Date: 22nd February 2008• Region: Various
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