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Pre-Conflict Management Tools: Winning the Peace
"The Pre-Conflict Management Tools (PCMT) Program was developed to transform how intelligence analysts, policy analysts, operational planners, and decision makers interact when confronting highly complex strategic problems. The PCMT Program capitalizes on technologies and methods that help users collect, process, perform analyses with large quantities of data, and employ computational modeling and simulation methods to determine the probability and likelihood of state failure. The Program's computational decision aids and planning methodology help policymakers and military planners devise activities that can mitigate the consequences of civil war, or prevent state failure altogether. [...] The PCMT Program builds on social science research on state failure and conflict, by turning government users into consumers of social science models employed by academic researchers and validated through peer review processes and implementation by practitioners. By constructing an analytic suite out of existing models, the Program avoids the controversies of 1960's social science research programs, such as Project Camelot, by rejecting the notion of a single, government-sponsored theory of conflict or placing policymakers in the position of determining what is or is not valid social science."
National Defense University. Center for Technology and National Security Policy
Frank, Aaron B.
2005-02
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CBO Study: Alternative Approaches to Funding Highways
From the Preface: "This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study, prepared at the request of the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, analyzes the effects of alternative approaches to funding highways. In particular, it compares the effects of current fuel taxes and of possible new taxes on the number of miles highway users drive. Some costs of highway use, such as those associated with emissions of greenhouse gases and the nation's dependence on foreign oil, are directly related to fuel consumption. But the larger share of costs--for pavement damage, congestion, accidents, and noise--is more directly tied to the number of miles traveled. Therefore, having users pay the actual cost of their highway use would involve imposing a combination of fuel taxes and per-mile charges. Although such an approach would lead to more efficient use of highways, it would distribute the burden of highway funding somewhat differently than would fuel taxes alone. In keeping with CBO's mandate to provide objective, impartial analysis, this study does not make any recommendations."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
Beider, Perry
2011-03
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2522, A Bill to Raise the Ceiling on the Federal Share of the Cost of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project, and for Other Purposes
From the Summary: "H.R. 2522 would increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for a water recycling project at the Calleguas Municipal Water District in California by $40 million. The additional funding would enable the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to complete a component of that project. CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing H.R. 2522 would cost $16 million over the 2011-2015 period and $24 million after 2015, assuming appropriation of the additional amounts. Enacting H.R. 2522 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. H.R. 2522 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2010-08-12
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H. Con. Res. 138, A Concurrent Resolution Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas
"H. Con. Res. [House Concurrent Resolution] 138 would provide Congressional recognition of the 40th anniversary of the George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The legislation also would congratulate local officials for their work in air transportation services. Adopting H. Con. Res. 138 would result in no cost to the federal government."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2009-09-25
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Wargame 5-14: Pacific Options
From the Executive Summary: "On 11-12 June 2014, the U.S. Army War College Center for Strategic Leadership and Development (CSLD) conducted an unclassified Strategic Seminar Wargame (SSWG) to develop insights into how the People's Republic of China (PRC) views land power and how the U.S. government might use American land power in the western Pacific, in conjunction with other instruments of national power, to help deter the PRC from aggressive regional actions that would adversely impact U.S. interests. The consensus view of the SSWG participants, each with expertise regarding the PRC and the Western Pacific region, is that the PRC's concept of land power differs from that of the United States military, although the PRC's concept is not codified in doctrine. The PRC has not previously defined 'land power' within or distinct from military power, but may need to do so as the PRC's naval and air forces grow in both capabilities and capacity. To date - negating a requirement to define something which they implicitly understand - all of the most senior leaders of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) have been ground force personnel - although this too may very likely change."
Army War College (U.S.)
Kievit, James
2014-10-20?
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Wargame 15-01: NATO Futures Analysis
From the Executive Summary: "On December 10-11, 2014, the U.S. Army War College Center for Strategic Leadership and Development (CSLD) led an unclassified strategic tabletop wargame to develop insights into how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's internal challenges impacted the Alliance's ability to perform collective defense, crisis management, and/or cooperative security and explore how the U. S. Army should think about the Landpower implications of this analysis. Seventeen subject matter experts from the U.S. Army War College faculty and staff, resident students (including several International Fellows), NATO, academia, and from think tanks in both the U.S. and Europe participated in the wargame. Overall, the participants found that NATO is an effective and needed Alliance. However, NATO was conceived during the early Cold War, and its structure and processes were designed for that environment."
Army War College (U.S.)
Ritzmann, Ned
2015-03-19?
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Department of Energy: Whistleblower Protections Need Strengthening, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "DOE [Department of Energy] relies on contractors to manage and operate its facilities and perform its missions. Under federal laws, regulations, and DOE policies, contractors generally must maintain an open environment for raising safety or other concerns without fear of reprisal. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to examine whether the culture at DOE allows contractor employees to raise concerns without fear of reprisal. This report examines (1) DOE's efforts to evaluate the environment for raising concerns and what these evaluations revealed, (2) factors that may limit the use and effectiveness of mechanisms for raising concerns or seeking whistleblower protections, and (3) the extent to which DOE holds contractors accountable for unlawful retaliation and creating a chilled work environment. GAO reviewed DOE's safety culture assessments, analyzed 87 DOE whistleblower case files, and interviewed DOE officials at 10 of its largest sites and headquarters. [...] GAO is making six recommendations, including that DOE conduct independent assessments of the environment for raising concerns, evaluate whether the whistleblower pilot program will mitigate challenges with the existing program, expedite timeframes for clarifying regulations, and clarify policies to hold contractors accountable. DOE agreed with five recommendations. It did not concur with the sixth, but outlined steps it would take that are consistent with an aspect of the recommendation. GAO continues to believe the recommendation should be fully implemented."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2016-07
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Human Elements of Military Operations Workshop, January 13-14, 2015
From the Introduction: "Recognizing the above shortcoming, the Strategic Landpower Task Force (SLTF) requested an external review to evaluate and improve an existing, draft framework of human elements for U.S. land forces to consider when operating abroad. Consistent with the SLTF's desire to 'expand the dialogue around the 'social sciences' of warfare alongside the 'physical sciences' of warfare,' a diverse group of scholars from twelve different universities and colleges converged upon Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania in January 2015 to participate in a two-day workshop which explored and examined the human elements. The purpose of the Human Elements of Military Operations workshop was to determine how the U.S. military can account for the elements that affect and influence human behavior and decision making of external individuals, groups, and populations for the purposes of preventing and deterring conflict. Three sequential objectives guided the conduct of the workshop: 1. Propose multiple frameworks for understanding the human elements of military operations. 2. Examine a previously proposed framework. 3. Refine frameworks by leveraging the strengths of all frameworks. Furthermore, the workshop sought to develop usable, holistic frameworks--applicable for the broad range of military operations--to inform future military concepts. This report describes those outcomes."
Army War College (U.S.)
Kauffman, Brent A.
2015-10-14
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Wargame 15-03: China Futures
From the Executive Summary: "The US Army War College Center for Strategic Leadership and Development conducted 'China Futures', an unclassified Strategic Wargame to develop insights regarding potential collegial and competing interests between the United States and the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) to inform US national security decision-maker's long-term planning efforts. The wargame focused on identifying interests in Africa and Latin America, and sought to relate them to the Asia-Pacific region and other regions of the world. For Africa, players identified 18 interests. The prevention or containment of pandemic disease is the only interest considered vital for both the US and the PRC. As for Latin America, players identified a total of 21 interests, with the PRC having no identified vital interests. But for the US, two vital interests were cited: (1) that no hostile power operates in, or could project power from the Latin American region; and (2) that open trade, investments, and the free flow of resources endure."
Army War College (U.S.)
Travis, Donald
2015-05-01
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FEMA's Community Disaster Loan Program: Loan Forgiveness [June 6, 2022]
From the Document: "Local governments often need financial assistance following major disasters. Such incidents can cause businesses to close, people to lose jobs, and other events that decrease tax revenue, making it difficult for local governments to perform critical functions, sometimes for years after the event. To assist in these scenarios, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has for several decades offered Community Disaster Loans (CDLs) to help local governments with disaster-related revenue shortfalls. The loans are available to local governments that have experienced a presidentially declared major disaster and apply through their state governor's office. CDLs are one component of the federal government's suite of emergency relief programs. CDLs are typically capped by Congress at $5 million and are conditioned on five-year terms, with FEMA able to extend the term to 10 years based on the local government's financial condition. In some cases, FEMA may offer partial or full CDL forgiveness without legislative action. Congress may also choose to forgive the loans. Most recently, on September 30, 2021, Congress forgave all outstanding CDLs (totaling about $860 million) in a continuing resolution (P.L. 117-43). This action extended debate about the structure of the CDL program, which has continued disbursing funds since the forgiveness."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Levin, Adam G.
2022-06-06
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Unmanned Aerial Systems: Air Force and Army Should Improve Strategic Human Capital Planning for Pilot Workforces, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "The demand for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) combat operation support has grown dramatically in the last decade. Since 2008, the Air Force has more than quadrupled its requirements for UAS pilots but faced challenges meeting the requirements due to UAS pilot shortages. Meanwhile, a 2015 Army review found that Army UAS units' mishap rate was higher than for other aircraft and Army officials stated that training shortfalls had contributed to the mishaps. Senate Report 114-49 included a provision that GAO review Air Force and Army UAS personnel strategies. GAO [Government Accountability Office] assesses the extent to which the Air Force and the Army have (1) applied key principles of effective strategic human capital planning for managing UAS pilots and (2) evaluated the workforce mix to meet UAS pilot requirements. GAO compared its previously developed key principles of effective strategic human capital planning with Air Force and Army actions. GAO analyzed data on required and actual Air Force UAS pilots and data on Army UAS training. GAO's11 recommendations include that the Air Force tailor its strategy to address UAS pilot shortages; the Army revise its strategy to address UAS training shortfalls; and that both services evaluate their workforce mix for UAS pilot positions and conduct analysis to ensure cost effectiveness of workforce decisions. DOD concurred with 2 recommendations and partially concurred with 9, noting actions that it believed addressed the intent of GAO's recommendations. GAO continues to believe that DOD needs to take actions to fully address the recommendations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-01-31
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Wargame 3-14: Implications of Events in Ukraine for the U.S. Army Analysis
From the Executive Summary: "On 28-29 April 2014, the U.S. Army War College Center for Strategic Leadership and Development (CSLD) conducted an unclassified strategic Tabletop Exercise (TTX) to develop implications for the U.S. Army of ongoing events in Ukraine. Subject matter experts from the U.S. Army War College faculty, U.S. students and International Fellows from Europe and other scholars from academia and think tanks participated in the TTX. The participants were given scenarios of how events in Ukraine could evolve to determine the likelihood of actions by Russia, and identify reactions to those Russian actions by other stakeholders and counter-responses by the Russians to those reactions. The results were then analyzed to extract potential requirements for Army capabilities and implications for the U.S. Army."
Army War College (U.S.)
Winslow, Richard
2014-06-10?
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Post-2014 Afghanistan Wargame Analysis
From the Executive Summary: "The Afghanistan Futures Wargame conducted 14-15 January 2014 brought together specialists with expertise on Afghanistan, China, India, Iran and Pakistan, international relations and national security affairs from academia, government and private think-tanks to consider U.S. policy options for Afghanistan beyond 2014. The overarching finding of this wargame is that, except for the issues associated with ungoverned space, the United States has relatively few national interests in Afghanistan going forward. U.S. national interests in Pakistan are greater than those in Afghanistan, and are centered on non-use, nonproliferation and security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, combined with concern over internal stability and the presence of Violent Extremist Organizations (VEOs). Future U.S. policy toward Afghanistan should be adjusted to match these interests, should seek opportunities for cooperation where the interests of other stakeholders converge with U.S. interests and should be part of a broader regional, less military-centric policy."
Army War College (U.S.). Center for Strategic Leadership and Development
Winslow, Richard
2014-06-06?
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Information Technology: Management of Interdependencies between Programs Supporting 2020 Census, Statement of Carol C. Harris, Director, Information Technology Acquisition Management Issues, Testimony Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "The U.S. Census Bureau (which is part of the Department of Commerce) plans to significantly change the methods and technology it uses to count the population with the 2020 Decennial Census. The Bureau's redesign of the census relies on the acquisition and development of many new and modified systems. Several of the key systems are to be provided by an enterprise-wide initiative called CEDCAP [Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing], which is a large and complex modernization program intended to deliver a system-of-systems for all the Bureau's survey data collection and processing functions. This statement summarizes preliminary findings from GAO's [Government Accountability Office] draft report on, among other things, the Bureau's management of the interdependencies between the CEDCAP and 2020 Census programs, and key information security challenges the Bureau faces in implementing the 2020 Census design. To develop that draft report, GAO reviewed Bureau documentation such as project plans and schedules and compared them against relevant guidance; and analyzed information security reports and documents. GAO's draft report includes several recommendations to help the Bureau better manage CEDCAP and 2020 Census program interdependencies related to schedule, risk, and requirements. The draft report is currently with the Department of Commerce and the Bureau for comment."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Harris, Carol C.
2016-06-09
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Coast Guard: Actions Underway to Develop Acquisition Plans that Reflect New Assets and Improve the Asset Allocation Process, Statement of Jennifer A. Grover, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Coast Guard has been charged with expanded security-related missions. Constrained budgets in recent years have underscored the importance of ensuring that the Coast Guard has the proper mix of assets and that it can effectively allocate these assets to achieve its missions. In recent years, the Coast Guard has begun to deploy new assets, and has taken actions to assess what assets it needs to carry out its missions and how to best allocate its current assets. However, the Coast Guard continues to face decisions about what assets it needs and how to best allocate these assets to meet its mission responsibilities. This statement addresses the Coast Guard's (1) mission needs, and (2) process for allocating asset resource hours across missions and units. This testimony is based on GAO's [Government Accountability Office] May 2016 report on the Coast Guard's allocation of assets, and GAO's body of work over the past 6 years on Coast Guard major acquisitions, as well as selected updates obtained in May 2016. For the selected updates, GAO reviewed Coast Guard documentation and analyzed fiscal year 2015 data on Coast Guard asset resource hour utilization, which GAO found to be sufficiently reliable for the purposes of this testimony statement."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Grover, Jennifer
2016-06-14
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Decennial Census: Progress Report on Preparations for 2020, Statement of Robert Goldenkoff, Director, Strategic Issues, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "With a life-cycle cost of about $12.3 billion, the 2010 Census was the most expensive U.S. census in history. To help control costs and maintain accuracy, the 2020 Census design includes new procedures and technology that have not been used extensively in earlier decennials, if at all. While these innovations show promise for a more cost-effective head count, they also introduce risks. As a result, it is important to thoroughly test the operations planned for 2020.This testimony focuses on (1) the preliminary results to date of the Bureau's 2016 Census Test in Los Angeles County, California, and Harris County, Texas; (2) the Bureau's plans for the upcoming test of address canvassing procedures in Buncombe County, North Carolina, and St. Louis, Missouri; and (3) the lessons learned from the 2010 Census that can be applied to preparations for 2020. This testimony is based on GAO's [Government Accountability Office's] ongoing reviews of the 2016 Census Test and Address Canvassing Test. For these studies, GAO reviewed Bureau documents and preliminary data, interviewed Bureau officials, and made site visits to observe census operations. This testimony is also based on prior GAO work on lessons learned from the 2010 Census. […] GAO has made several recommendations to the Census Bureau in prior reports on cost estimation and workforce planning. The Bureau has implemented the workforce planning recommendations, and agreed with and plans to implement the cost estimation recommendations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Goldenkoff, Robert
2016-11-16
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Defense Headquarters: Geographic Combatant Commands Rely on Subordinate Commands for Mission Management and Execution
From the Press Release: "To perform its variety of missions around the world, the Department of Defense (DOD) operates six geographic commands, which manage all military operations in designated areas of responsibility: U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review missions and structures of the combatant commands. This report describes (1) DOD's current allocation of personnel to the geographic commands and their subordinate commands (service component commands, subordinate unified commands, and joint task forces), excluding U.S. Central Command; and (2) how the geographic combatant commands utilize their subordinate commands to accomplish assigned missions. For this review, GAO obtained and analyzed documentation on authorized permanent and temporary military and civilian personnel and assigned missions at five geographic combatant commands (U.S. Africa Command, U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command) and their service component commands, subordinate unified commands, and joint task forces. Additionally, GAO included the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), because, according to U.S. Northern Command officials, each command has personnel that support both commands. GAO excluded U.S. Central Command and its corresponding subordinate commands due to its responsibilities to support ongoing military operations in the Middle East. GAO also interviewed knowledgeable officials regarding the authorized personnel at each command and how they meet their assigned missions."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2016-06-30
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Mali Analysis: Strategic Wargaming Series
"On 7-8 November 2012, the United States Army War College convened a group of regional subject matter experts to assess security implications resulting from Malian instability and to identify potential U.S. Army contributions to strategic security in northwest Africa. Twenty participants examined two alternative futures developed by wargame designers and each of two subgroups of participants developed an additional alternative future that they considered plausible. Each future was analyzed by the subgroups and presented to and discussed by the assembled participants. Participant perceptions of the nature of the problem, what is at stake, and what might improve the situation varied widely. The discussions identified similar differences of perspective among U.S., international, regional and Malian stakeholders."
Army War College (U.S.). Center for Strategic Leadership
Pittenger, Darlene; Winslow, Richard
2013-01-31
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CBO Testimony: Statement for the Record, Status of the Highway Trust Fund: Sarah Puro, Analyst for Surface Transportation Programs, For the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, April 24, 2013
From the Document: "Mr. Chairman, Congressman Van Hollen, and Members of the Committee, I am pleased to provide information about the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) projections of future spending from the Highway Trust Fund and the agency's estimates of the excise taxes that will be credited to the fund. By CBO's estimates, the revenues from the existing excise taxes will fall far short of covering the spending that would result from continuing to obligate funds in the amounts provided for 2013, adjusted for inflation. Specifically, CBO's analysis indicates the following: [1] The current trajectory of the Highway Trust Fund is unsustainable. Starting in fiscal year 2015, the trust fund will have insufficient amounts to meet all of its obligations, resulting in steadily accumulating shortfalls. [2] Since 2008, the Congress has avoided such shortfalls by transferring $41 billion from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund. An additional transfer of $12.6 billion is authorized for 2014. If lawmakers chose to continue such transfers, they would have to transfer an additional $14 billion to prevent a projected shortfall in 2015. [3] Lawmakers could also address that shortfall by substantially reducing spending for surface transportation programs, by boosting revenues, or by adopting some combination of the two. Bringing the trust fund into balance in 2015 would require cutting the authority to obligate funds in that year from about $51 billion projected under current law to about $4 billion, raising the taxes on motor fuels by about 10 cents per gallon, or undertaking some combination of those options."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2013-04-24
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 4007, Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014
"H.R. 4007 would make permanent the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) authority to regulate security at certain chemical facilities in the United States. Under the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program, DHS collects and reviews information from chemical facilities in the United States to determine which facilities present security risks. Facilities determined to present a high level of security risk are then required to develop a Site Security Plan (SSP). DHS in turn conducts inspections to validate the adequacy of a facility's SSP and their compliance with it. The program is set to end on October 4, 2014. H.R. 4007 would authorize appropriations of slightly more than $87 million annually for the CFATS program over the 2015-2017 period. That program received $81 million in 2014. Based on the proposed authorization level for the 2015-2017 period and adjusting for inflation, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that the continued implementation of CFATS would require appropriations of $90 million in 2018 and $93 million in 2019. Assuming appropriation of the authorized and estimated amounts, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4007 would cost $427 million over the 2015-2019 period."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2014-05-30
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 22 Issue 24, June 16, 2022
The Emergency Management and Response Information Sharing and Analysis Center's (EMR-ISAC) InfoGram is a weekly publication of information concerning the protection of critical infrastructures relevant to members of the Emergency Services Sector. This issue includes the following articles: "2022 Crash Responder Safety Week planning webinars"; "Office for Bombing Prevention releases mass bomb threat awareness products"; "CISA's [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's] Secure Tomorrow Series Toolkit builds risk awareness, improves planning for future risks to critical infrastructure"; "NIST [National Institute of Standards and Technology], FirstNet launch Public Safety Immersive Test Center, focused on location services and user interface research"; "Sector Spotlight: Cyber-Physical Security Considerations for the Electricity Sub-Sector"; "Arizona hospital says SSNs [social security numbers] of 700,000 people leaked during April ransomware attack"; "National Cyber Director: Mandates coming to secure commercial information technology"; "ICS [Information and Computer Science] Patch Tuesday: Siemens, Schneider Electric address over 80 vulnerabilities"; and "RSA 2022: NIST releases draft Zero-Trust Architecture guide."
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2022-06-16
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Can Public Diplomacy Survive the Internet? Bots, Echo Chambers, and Disinformation
From the Executive Summary: "Scientific progress continues to accelerate, and while we've witnessed a revolution in communication technologies in the past ten years, what proceeds in the next ten years may be far more transformative. It may also be extremely disruptive, challenging long held conventions behind public diplomacy (PD) programs and strategies. In order to think carefully about PD in this ever and rapidly changing communications space, the Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy (ACPD) convened a group of private sector, government, and academic experts at Stanford University's Hoover Institution to discuss the latest trends in research on strategic communication in digital spaces. The results of that workshop, refined by a number of follow-on interviews and discussions, are included in this report. I encourage you to read each of the fourteen essays that follow, which are divided into three thematic sections: Digital's Dark Side, Disinformation, and Narratives.'"
United States. Department of State
Powers, Shawn; Kounalakis, Markos
2017-05
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Soviet 'Active Measures': Forgery, Disinformation, Political Operations
"In late 1979, agents of the Soviet Union spread a false rumor that the United States was responsible for the seizure of the Grand Mosque of Mecca. In 1980, a French journalist was convicted by a French court of law for acting as a Soviet agent of influence since 1959. In August 1981, the Soviet news agency TASS alleged that the United States was behind the death of Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos. These are three examples of a stream of Soviet 'active measures' that seek to discredit and weaken the United States and other nations. The Soviets use the bland term 'active measures' ('aktivnyye meropriyatiya') to refer to operations intended to affect other nations' policies, as distinct from espionage and counterintelligence."
United States. Department of State. Bureau of Public Affairs
1981-10
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Statement from President Obama on the Six Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina [August 29, 2011]
On August 29, 2011 President Obama made a statement regarding the Six Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. "Six years ago today, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, upending families and ravaging communities - and no one will forget the tragic events of those days. But what's required of us is more than remembrance - what's required of us is our continued efforts to make sure that New Orleans and the Gulf Coast fully recover, and to make sure that our response to such disasters is the best it can possibly be."
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2001-08-29
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President Obama Signs Vermont Disaster Declaration [September 1, 2011]
On September 1, 2011 President Obama declared a state of disaster for the State of Vermont and ordered federal aid to supplement Hurricane Irene relief efforts. Federal funding is available on a cost sharing basis for disaster response efforts in affected areas. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be coordinating response efforts. FEMA may make additional funding available based upon further damage assessments. Citizens who sustained substantial losses can apply for assistance online
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2001-09-01
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President Obama Signs New York Disaster Declaration [August 31, 2011]
On August 31, 2011 President Obama declared a state of disaster for the State of New York and ordered federal aid to supplement Hurricane Irene relief efforts. Federal funding is available on a cost sharing basis for disaster response efforts in affected counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be coordinating response efforts. FEMA may make additional funding available based upon further damage assessments.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2001-08-31
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President Obama Signs New Jersey Disaster Declaration [August 31, 2011]
On August 31, 2011 President Obama declared a state of disaster for the State of New Jersey and ordered federal aid to supplement Hurricane Irene relief efforts. Federal funding is available on a cost sharing basis for disaster response efforts in affected areas. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be coordinating response efforts. FEMA may make additional funding available based upon further damage assessments.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2001-08-31
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President Obama Signs North Carolina Disaster Declaration [August 31, 2011]
On August 31, 2011 President Obama declared a state of disaster for the State of North Carolina and ordered federal aid to supplement Hurricane Irene relief efforts. Federal funding is available on a cost sharing basis for disaster response efforts in affected counties. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be coordinating response efforts. FEMA may make additional funding available based upon further damage assessments.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2011-08-31
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President Obama Signs Delaware Emergency Declaration [August 28, 2011]
On August 28, 2011 President Obama declared a state of emergency exists in the State of Delaware and ordered federal aid to support Hurricane Irene relief efforts. The emergency declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make funds and resources available for response efforts.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2011-08-28
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President Obama Signs Vermont Emergency Declaration [August 29, 2011]
On August 29, 2011 President Obama declared a state of emergency exists in the State of Vermont and ordered federal aid to support Hurricane Irene relief efforts. The emergency declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make funds and resources available for response efforts.
United States. Office of the White House Press Secretary
2011-08-29
