ICF International will a host a live, online discussion on the necessary steps U.S. federal, state, and local agencies and their private sector healthcare partners should take to better prepare for the next emerging infectious disease. Issues of global health know no borders in our increasingly interconnected and globalized world. Lesser-known diseases may present enormous challenges for national security, global trade and transportation, poli...

Webinar on Changing Precipitation, Drought, and the Impacts to Infrastructure Date: Friday, April 10, 2015; 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT Webinar link: https://share.dhs.gov/changing_precipitationapril10/ Dial-in: 1-888-889-4460 Participant passcode: 2778615 As part of the Extreme Weather and Critical Infrastructure Webinar Series, the Office of Infrastructure Protection will host a Webinar, “Changing Precipitation, Drought, and the Im...

CISO Security & Privacy Forum: Protecting Data - Here, There & Everywhere! The CISO Security & Privacy Forum is hosted by the Information Security Privacy Group (ISPG) at CMS. The Vision for ISPG is to provide leadership to CMS in managing information security and privacy risks appropriate for evolving cyber threats. The Mission is to enable the safe use of sensitive and privacy data while servicing the healthcare needs of the nati...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Given today's ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, the Statewide Information & Analysis Center, the Deparment of Public Safety's Division of Emergency Management, and the National Protection and Programs...

Overview: Industry and Government Leaders Present Practical Solutions to Government Continuity of Operations Requirements. Hear from industry experts and government managers leading Business Continuity Planning and Continuity of Operations Development. This Instructor Team presents practical, real-life solutions required to establish or improve a Continuity Program within your Federal, State, Local, Tribal, or Private Sector organization. The...

THIS IS NOT A TACTICAL TRAINING COURSE Given today's ever-changing threat environment, preparing for and training employees to cope with workplace violence should be a key piece of an organization's incident response planning. A Unique Training Opportunity Prairie Band Casino & Resort and the National Protection and Programs Directorate Office of Infrastructure Protection within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are hosting a one-da...

Developed for commercial transportation officials, representatives of federal agencies, staff of non-governmental relief organizations and emergency managers, this course is instrumental in understanding how any organization involved in the accident response can most effectively support the family assistance efforts. NTSB Transportation Disaster Assistance specialists, clinicians and other professionals will present a variety of disaster respo...

Through the efforts of several national civil engineering associations and the Harvard School of Design, the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) formed to advance the development and practice of a web-based tool for measuring and encouraging sustainability in civil infrastructure projects of all kinds, other than habitable buildings. " Envision™" is now an in-depth guidance and rating system used to assess and improve the sust...

What: An international conference on exercises, simulations, and gaming for intelligence education and training. Hosted: The University of Rey Juan Carlos, Center for Inteligence Services and Democratic Systems (Spain) and Georgetown University, School of Continuing Studies. Aim: An international conference to enhance the role of experiential learning methods and techniques showcasing original simulations, exercises, and games applied to nati...

Industry leaders will explore topics that address some of today’s most challenging and pressing business continuity and disaster response issues. Break-out sessions will address strategic, managerial, technical, information, advanced, and emergency response. You can be confident that the sessions, workshops and break-out tracks will give you the skills, knowledge and tools you need to strengthen your organization. You will leave DRJ Spri...