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Disaster relief remains headache,
but states report progress at FEMA		 Hurricane Dolly slams Texas

National Hurricane Center director Bill Read, standing, chats with staff members as they work at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
WASHINGTON — A hearing last week of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery was called to assess the federal government's response to some of the 169 major disasters since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

State officials who testified reported progress, although they said problems have continued ... Full Story

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Fish fries and the power of possibility


By J.D. Stout, Special to Homeland1
The two distinct personality traits in preparedness and anti-terrorism planners both have their proper places: The Probable and the Possible.

For our purposes, the Probable Group largely consists of leadership and intelligence personnel. The Possible Group largely consists of the rank-and-file personnel who responded to the incident. Over the fish and beer, two topics evolve ... Full Story

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Online disease mining yields picture of health risks

By Doug Page, Homeland1 Contributor
Suppose you're a jalapeño pepper importer and need to know the exact details of the latest salmonella outbreaks. A Web site called HealthMap could be your new go-to resource to track emerging infectious diseases.

The site is based on the belief that when the next anthrax, cholera or West Nile Virus outbreak occurs, the Internet will have the news first ... Full Story

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