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Searcher
June 2006
Piper & Ramos |
A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams.   |
BusinessWeek
September 19, 2005
Bruce Nussbaum |
The Next Big One Where America is most vulnerable to the next big disaster and how the nation can better manage the risks ahead. |
InternetNews
September 11, 2006
Erin Joyce |
What's Working After 9/11 Technology's impact on the aftermath of Sept. 11. |
National Defense
July 2006
Harold Kennedy |
After Several Recent National Disasters, Gaps in Emergency Communications Still Not Fixed The ability of military and civilian first responders to communicate during major national emergencies is improving, but roadblocks remain. Among the problems is that many first responders lack adequate knowledge of their communications equipment. |
Popular Mechanics
January 20, 2010
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Lessons for U.S. Preparedness From Haiti Relief Efforts: Analysis Nobody cares more about helping you and your family in time of disaster than, well, you. So it makes sense for you to be prepared to take care of yourself. |
Financial Advisor
June 2007
David Lawrence |
Ready, Willing-Able? Is your financial practice prepared to help your clients, or even to function, if disaster strikes? |
Entrepreneur
April 2003
Daniel Tynan |
In Case of Emergency A smoke alarm or a life preserver may save your life, but they won't save your business. You need a real disaster plan now. Your business's survival depends on it. |
Wired
December 2005
Gary Wolf |
Reinventing 911 How a swarm of networked citizens is building a better emergency broadcast system. |
National Defense
January 2006
David C. Walsh |
Inter-Agency Communications Systems Remain Uncoordinated Hurricane Katrina revealed many failures in the government's communications capabilities. But replacing old analog systems with interoperable transmission equipment, special gear and redundant systems is an expensive, operationally complex proposition. |
Reason
December 2005
Jacob Sullum |
After the Storm Hurricane Katrina and the failure of U.S. public policy. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 2007
Charlene O'Hanlon |
Disaster Recovery :: Courting Disaster Districts that are not prepared in the event of fire, storm, earthquake, or whatever else nature may bear are asking for trouble. |
Wall Street & Technology
September 23, 2005
Paul Allen |
BCP: Expect the Unexpected Whatever strategy organizations employ, it is clear that business continuity planning will require a long-term commitment. The London bombings may not lead to a material change in regulatory policies or institutions' internal plans, but they already have turned up the pressure for financial services firms to get their plans in order. |
CIO
March 1, 2006
Susannah Patton |
Captain Contingency MIT logistics expert Yossi Sheffi talks with CIO about what companies can do to recover quickly from almost any type of disaster. |
IndustryWeek
January 1, 2004
Traci Purdum |
The Show Must Go On Having a contingency plan and being able to execute it will ensure the bottom won't fall out of your bottom line. |
AskMen.com
Jim Bauer |
How to: Survive a Natural Disaster While you can't predict or stop nature's deadly course, there are measures you can take to protect your home and yourself. Here are a few ideas that may help save your life and belongings should the worst happen. |
CIO
July 15, 2005
Megan Santosus |
Stuck in Traffic? IT Can Ease the Commute Some methods of decreasing traffic involve heavy costs and manual labor, but there are technological workarounds. For example, some technologies relay detailed traffic information to properly equipped cars. Traffic signals can also be improved. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 12, 2005 |
Readers Respond: What are the Lessons of New Orleans? I believe the major difference between a public and private sector response to a crisis is... The Katrina disaster offers many lessons and opportunities... As I see it there were two disasters, one natural and the other bureaucratic... etc. |
CIO
March 8, 2012
Kenneth Corbin |
Dell Powers Red Cross Social Media Command Center Dell partners with the American Red Cross to furnish it with technology dedicated to monitoring social media activity to improve emergency response and disaster recovery operations. |
Managed Care
October 2005
Michael S. Victoroff |
What Katrina Teaches Us About Rules & Structures A defining canon of managed care is "Getting the right treatment to the right person at the right time." Katrina demonstrated how fragile this proposition is under conditions of extreme social disorganization. |
