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An Essential Team: Local Emergency Managers and Legal Counsel

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ManyAmericans dislike lawyers.They are frequently portrayed by the media as grasping, greedy characters, who care little for the effect their activities may have on society. Lawyers actions co... More »

Assessing the Risk to Rail and Transit Systems

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On the morning of March 11, 2004, when bombs exploded in the Madrid train station, the security of Americas rail and mass transit systems became of greater concern than the day before. In July... More »

Obstacles to Disaster Recovery

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Hurricane Katrina was the most costly natural disaster inAmerican history. Some elements of government response were excellentwarnings from the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric ... More »

Influencing Government Networks through the Campaign

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As the federal government increasingly turns to the private sector for advanced products and services, agencies and companies are finding it harder to deliver high-quality results on time ... More »

Managing to Green at the Department of Labor

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For the past eight years, the prized position in the traffic light scoring system that supports the Presidents Management Agenda (PMA) has been owned by the color green. Since President George... More »