E.Republic launches "Government Technology's Emergency Management.e.Republic (Folsom Fol·som adj. Of or relating to a culture that flourished in western North America east of the Rocky Mountains during the late Pleistocene Epoch, notable chiefly for the use of grooved, leaf-shaped flint projectile points. , CA), a media company focused on information technology for government and education and the publisher of "Government Technology" magazine, has begun the publication of "Government Technology's Emergency Management," a quarterly title designed to "meet the unique information needs of the emergency management community." It has an initial controlled circulation of 40,000 public and private professionals who have purchasing responsibilities in disaster prevention, emergency preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them , incident management and economic recovery, including federal agency and program managers, governors and city and county elected officials, local police and fire chiefs, EMS directors and related contractors and consultants. Editorial is written to offer insights and information to further an understanding of the roles and responsibilities involved in planning for, execution of, and recovery from any major threat or emergency, including hurricanes, pandemics, WMDs, tornadoes, terrorist attacks, hazardous material spills, firestorms, flooding, earthquakes, tsunamis and landslides. Content covers such topics as: federal requirements, policies and funding; emergency operations centers The Emergency Operations Center, or EOC, is a central command and control facility responsible for carrying out the principles of emergency preparedness and emergency management, or disaster management functions at a strategic level in an emergency situation, and ensuring ; best practices on joint operations A general term to describe military actions conducted by joint forces or by Service forces in relationships (e.g., support, coordinating authority) which, of themselves, do not create joint forces. ; training and simulation; emerging technologies; grant availability; communications strategies; economic recovery after a disaster; and, case studies of actual deployments. Publisher Tim Karney said the magazine "will serve as the definitive leadership and strategy resource for all key stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. at every level of response and in every jurisdiction." Besides "Government Technology," e.Republic also produces "Public CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. ," "Texas Techhnology" and "Mobile Government" magazines, as well as related online sites, e-newsletters, conferences and custom publications. |
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