Twitter has launched a new feature to help government agencies and emergency responders alert people about natural disasters and other public safety events. The departments of Interior and State Department, Federal Emergency Management
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According to Fiercehomelandsecurity.com, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate recently told a House panel the agency can change the way it disburses construction project funds from the disaster relief fund.
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The Senate approved legislation Thursday for $6.9 billion in disaster aid funding until October 2012. However, Reuters reports the bill is unlikely to pass the House, where Republican leaders have insisted the
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Saturday it is temporarily halting payments for long-term repair and rebuilding projects in order to pay for damage caused by Hurricane Irene. FEMA said it is
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Hurricane Irene is putting the east coast on notice this weekend and putting the federal government on overdrive in its preparations. The federal government made one step in its preparations Thursday by
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Using social media is not just the province of smartphone-wielding tweens and narcissistic twenty-somethings anymore. In an interview with Nextgov, the top government official tasked with emergency relief said Twitter and other
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