This is the second in a series on the potential for drones or Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) to have a major negative impact on the privacy and security of all citizens in the country. There is little evidence that the private or corporate use of Drones by in the U.S....
New Technology and Old Chemical and Biological Threats
We have a long history of writing and consulting on CBRNE and post-Katrina All Hazards threats in the healthcare environment. We are increasingly concerned about some of the new opportunities that open up as a result of emerging technology. When coupled with...
Public Health: WHO, MERS, Umra and the Hajj – connecting the dots
There have been several recent articles concerning the potential of MERS corona-virus spreading globally from Saudi Arabia. Among the challenges confronting the World Health Organization (WHO) concerns mass religious gatherings that will bring approximately...
H1N1 vs Bioterrorism
Readers: This post was originally published in the Washington Examiner, 10/22/2009. As with many issues that we cover, there has been little in the way of  progress. There is new concern for an old threat, Bioterrorism. Post 9/11, threat of non-state...
NEW BOSTON MASSACRE Part Three: Emergency Management at its Best
The perfect setting, perfect timing, perfect sizing, and perfect response. The City of Boston is and should be proud of its outstanding response to the dreaded “terrorist bombâ€. Nothing said here should take away any of the...
A Lucid Article on Terrorist Threats
In this well written blog post, Louis DeAnda described the emerging threats of terrorism, insurgency and organized crime and how they are blending to present a new threat profile that the country should be preparing to address. We like the overall holistic view and...
Let’s Not Forget the Biological Threats
Going through some old articles written for the DC Examiner, I came across some articles that were published back  in 2009/2010. Since they  are as relevant today as when they were written, I have republished the links to the originals :...
Comments Docket ID FEMA-2008-0017, 14 Jan 2010
Comments Docket ID FEMA-2008-0017, 14 Jan 2010 PRIVATE SECTOR PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE SECTOR  The development of standards within a new Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Program for the Healthcare Industry should not be...
Emergency Readiness Myth – We Are Ready
Excerpted from the author’s book: Unready To Err is Human: The other neglected side of Hospital Safety and Security. MYTH: “Public and Private Healthcare sectors are capable of cooperating to respond adequately to...
Hospital Safety: Bio Terror, Bio Error
This is the third in a series of emergency preparedness and biological agent articles published in Family Security Matters, a blog dedicated to engaging families in our Nation’s Security and emergency preparedness. The article includes...
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