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IAEM has reported that President Bush has approved an annex to Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8 (HSPD-8) which directs the establishment of a national planning system. The text of the annex states that it is “intended to further enhance the preparedness of the United States by formally establishing a standard and comprehensive approach to national planning. It is meant to provide guidance for conducting planning in accordance with the Homeland Security Management System in the National Strategy for Homeland Security of 2007.”
View the full text of the annex.
Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-8 was made in 2003 with the aim of establishing policies to strengthen the preparedness of the United States to prevent and respond to a wide range of threats, disasters and emergencies.
•Date: 19th Dec 2007• Region: US •Type: Article •Topic: Emergency planning
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