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Senior Policy Analyst Vernon Herron on the Job Market in Homeland Security and Emergency Management

September 28, 2011

WTTG FOX 5

CHHS Senior Policy Analyst Vernon Herron sits down with FOX 5 to talk about the growing educational and job opportunities in the homeland security and emergency management fields.

Jobs, Inequality and the Public Sector: Improving the Economic Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the U.S.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Georgetown University Law Center, Gewirz Student Center

120 F Street NW

Washington, DC

CHHS Founder and Director Michael Greenberger, former Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will join some of the nation's top economic and innovative minds for a panel discussion titled, "Competitiveness, Job Creation and Inequality."

Jobs, Inequality and the Public Sector: Improving the Economic Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the U.S.

Michael Greenberger featured in Baltimore Business Journal's look at what 9/11 meant for emergency preparedness in private sector

September 9, 2011

Baltimore Business Journal

CHHS Founder and Director Michael Greenberger talks about the cost of preparedness for businesses. “Whatever is being used, it absolutely must be done,” Greenberger said. "The planning, preparation and response is absolutely essential. If you don’t plan, the damages are much worse.”

Striving for Community Resilience and Cultivating Partnerships: An Overview of the National Strategy for Counterterrorism

Posted by Czarina Biton on August 9, 2011.

It is now the year 2011. Ten years ago, on September 11, the U.S. encountered terrorism of historical proportions as al Qa’ida attacked several prominent sites in the United States, affecting everyone in our Nation in some way. But these attacks did not shatter the American will and spirit.

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Czarina Biton

Newly Released Presidential Policy Directive 8 Indicates a Refocused Approach to National Preparedness

Posted by Michael Vesely on April 18, 2011.

On March 30, 2011, President Obama signed Presidential Policy Directive/PPD-8, which provides revised federal guidance concerning homeland security and emergency management preparedness.

A Q&A with CHHS Founder & Director Michael Greenberger

April 1, 2011

Fire Engineering

CHHS Founder and Director Michael Greenberger sits down for a Q&A about the history of CHHS and relevant, current topics in the emergency management and public health fields.

Law & Policy in Emergency Management: A Continuing Education Seminar for Emergency Management Professionals

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 8:30am - Thursday, December 2, 2010 - 12:00pm

Frederick Community College Conference Center, Room 126AB

7932 Opossumtown Pike

Frederick, MD, 21702

CHHS Law & Policy Analyst Colleen Clary will teach this two-day seminar at Frederick Community College.

Law & Policy in Emergency Management: A Continuing Education Seminar for Emergency Management Professionals

Missing Links: Connecting Emergency Management and the Cultural Heritage Industry

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Cultural heritage is a source of community identity and local income, two elements that are necessary in any successful disaster recovery effort. The cultural heritage industry, however, has been historically underprepared for disaster events, as recent events demonstrate. This lack of preparedness may result in the loss of irreplaceable artifacts and lagging recovery efforts.

The BP oil spill and private sector disaster preparedness

Posted by Jessica Hurst on June 14, 2010.

Nearly two months into the devastating British Petroleum oil spill, the incident has released a public and political flood of anger and pointed questions regarding the responsibility of private entities to take on effective disaster preparedness, particularly when the consequences of a disaster have widespread public ramifications.

2010 National UASI Conference

Monday, June 21, 2010 - 8:30am - Thursday, June 24, 2010 - 3:00pm

Hilton New Orleans Riverside

2 Poydras Street

New Orleans, LA, 70130

CHHS staff will present on various panels during the 2010 National Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Conference, which brings together UASI participants, State Administrative Agencies, Department of Homeland Security officials, and private sector partners in an open environment to discuss issues of importance to those responsible for implementing and supporting UASI programs across the nati

2010 National UASI Conference

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