The Coalition for Effective Change (CEC), which is made up of 34 organizations with a combined membership of more than 600,000, celebrated its 15th anniversary on June 22, 2009. The CEC came together in 1993 to provide a voice f... More »

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Both U.S. civil defense of the past and homeland security of the present demonstrate that disaster policy has always had a degree of national security and military penetration. However, few appreciate how dramatic the latest pen... More »

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The primary government agency for disaster response in the State of Hawaii is the Oahu Civil Defense Agency (OCDA), a department in the City and County of Honolulu. The Mayor acts as the CEO of OCDA and has the power to declare ... More »

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The discussion at the 2009 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) panel on professional ethics took an odd turn. During an exchange about endemic corruption in a particular African electoral system, three members of t... More »

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