The Daily Record just released its 2012 list of "Influential Marylanders". CHHS Founder and Director Michael Greenberger, also a professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, is one of the honorees. Those selected by the publication have shown leadership and made impacts in their field or industry. Here is the complete list.
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Did you visit Google or Wikipedia on January 18, 2012? If so, you were greeted with a black box over Google’s logo, and you were unable to access Wikipedia’s resources. Are you wondering what that was all about? Well, you... More
The U.S.Supreme Court ruled the use of GPS technology by police officers to track the vehicular movements of suspected criminals without a warrant violates the 4th Amendment. Vernon Herron spoke to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal,... More
On January 13th, CHHS teamed up with the District of Columbia's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency to host the city's first Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning Summit.
A COOP plan is designed to ensure that... More
Congratulations to CHHS Senior Law & Policy Analyst Megan Timmins, Exercise and Training Program Director Christina Crue and Senior Law & Policy Analyst Ulka Ghanta. Each of them received a Certificate of... More
The National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) today recommended the U.S. not publish research from two separate laboratories that shows how few steps it could take the bird flu virus (Influenza A H5N1) to mutate into a highly... More
After a catastrophe, state and local government agencies must face emergency situations that arise with a robust plan for the continuity of government.
Preparedness is crucial to institutional organizations; they provide much-needed services to the public, and often work with governments during emergencies.
