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Modeling and Simulation of Apparent Color and Apparent Patterning of Camouflage Fabrics
"Advanced camouflage patterns for military applications consist of highly detailed camouflage patterning and multiple tonal (blended) colors. The complexity of these camouflage patterns establishes a need for additional test methodologies for color and pattern evaluation. One metric for evaluation is apparent color, which is the combination of all visible wavelengths (380-700 nm) of light reflected from large (≥1m2) fabric sample sizes for a given standoff distance (25-100 ft). This follows in that camouflage patterns lose resolution with increasing standoff distance, and eventually all colors within the pattern appear monotone (the 'apparent color' of the camouflage pattern). The concept of apparent color is based on far-field and statistical characteristics of camouflage patterns. In contrast, the concept of apparent camouflage patterning is associated with intermediate distances between observer and target. Accordingly, quantitative metrics for camouflage-pattern viability based on apparent patterns should be different than those for apparent color, thus providing additional criteria for evaluation This paper describes general algorithms for modeling apparent color and patterning of camouflage patterns that are relevant to evaluating camouflage fabrics."
Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.); United States. Office of Naval Research
Ramsey, Scott A.; Mayo, Troy B.; Howells, Christopher A. . . .
2018-07-18
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Proposed Equal Rights Amendment: Contemporary Ratification Issues [July 18, 2018]
"On July 20, 1923, the National Woman's Party (NWP) met in Seneca Falls, New York, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the historic Seneca Falls Convention and celebrate the 1920 ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, by which women won the right to vote. At the meeting, NWP leader Alice Paul announced her next project would be to develop and promote a new constitutional amendment, guaranteeing equal rights and equality under the law in the United States to women and men. Paul, a prominent suffragist, noted the recent ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment, which established the right of women to vote. She characterized an 'equal rights' amendment as the next logical step for the women's movement. The proposed amendment was first introduced six months later, in December 1923, in the 68th Congress. Originally named 'the Lucretia Mott Amendment,' in honor of the prominent 19th century abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer, the draft amendment stated that, 'men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.'"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Neale, Thomas H.
2018-07-18
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First Responder's Toolbox: Animal Cruelty: A Possible Warning Behavior for Terrorism and Other Premeditated Violence Against Humans Which Needs Reporting and Further Vetting
From the Document: "Clinical and forensic data on mass murder incidents, including terrorist attacks, reveals the vast majority are premeditated rather than impulsive. Premeditated murders often display observable warning behaviors. Although warning behaviors cannot predict targeted violence, they are useful in identifying an accelerated and increased risk of violence that should elevate authorities' concern. Animal cruelty , particularly when premeditated in nature, is one example of a novel aggression warning behavior. Through this behavior, an individual tests his or her ability to actually engage in a violent act and can be thought of as experimental aggression. Numerous studies indicate that animal cruelty is often linked to a variety of other crimes, particularly violent offences toward humans. In 2017, there were two instances in the Homeland of ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] supporters who abused animals for various reasons prior to their arrest, and who were plotting to conduct a terrorist attack."
National Counterterrorism Center (U.S.)
Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team
2018-07-18
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Can a President Amend Regulations by Executive Order? [July 18, 2018]
"An executive order signed by President Trump on July 10, 2018, raises the question of whether a President--with the stroke of a pen--can amend federal rules codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In Executive Order 13843, the President changed the hiring process for administrative law judges (ALJs), 'excepting' them from the competitive service. Somewhat unusually, the order directly amends three provisions in the CFR, rather than directing an agency to amend the regulations. Generally, rules may only be amended through special procedures governed by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). This process, known as notice-and-comment rulemaking, usually requires advance notice and a period for public comment on proposed rule amendments. As a result, Executive Order 13843 raises the question of whether the President, if otherwise vested with the authority to make rules, could bypass this normal process and directly amend the rule by executive order. Supreme Court precedent suggests that presidential actions, such as executive orders, are not reviewable under the APA. But the APA's procedural requirements still apply to agencies when they act to implement any presidential directives, raising the question of when presidential action ends and when agency implementation begins. This Sidebar explores the scope of the presidential exception to the normal rulemaking process."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Brannon, Valerie C.
2018-07-18
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Brett M. Kavanaugh: Selected Primary Material [July 17, 2018]
"On July 9, 2018, President Trump announced the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) to fill the impending vacancy on the Supreme Court caused by Justice Kennedy's scheduled retirement on July 31, 2018. This sidebar contains reference information about Judge Kavanaugh, including a biography; a list of publications he authored or co-authored; legislative documentation related to previous nominations; lists of his written opinions; a list of Supreme Court briefs to which he contributed; and additional resources. For initial observations about Judge Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court, please see CRS Legal Sidebar LSB10168, President Trump Nominates Judge Brett Kavanaugh: Initial Observations, by Andrew Nolan."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Taylor, Julia; Stophel, Keri B.; Tarnay, Eva M.
2018-07-17
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Emergency Planning and Response for Dialysis Centers and Opioid Treatment Programs
"This 21-minute video educates dialysis and opioid treatment program facilities on responding to events that can impact operations, and on emergency preparedness before, response to, and after a critical event. It is presented by three different subject matter experts from emergency management, as well as the dialysis and opioid treatment communities, and includes topics such as recognition of an event that would compromise the provision of critical services, patient and staff communications, and service recovery."
National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Disaster Information Management Research Center; New York City. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Chason, Kevin; Lapsia, Vijay; Fiori, Michael
2018-07-17
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Mexico's 2018 Elections: Results and Potential Implications [July 17, 2018]
"On July 1, 2018, Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his leftist MORENA party dominated Mexico's presidential and legislative elections. López Obrador won 53.2% of the presidential vote, more than 30 percentage points ahead of his nearest rival, Ricardo Anaya. MORENA's coalition also won majorities in both chambers of congress. These results demonstrated voters' dissatisfaction with the traditional parties and gave López Obrador a strong governing mandate. He is to succeed Enrique Peña Nieto as president on December 1, 2018, and serve a single, six-year term."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Seelke, Clare Ribando; Gracia, Edward Y.
2018-07-17
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Attaching a Price to Greenhouse Gas Emissions with a Carbon Tax or Emissions Fee [July 17, 2018]
"Significant debate continues about what, if any, policy initiatives may be appropriate or feasible to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Major scientific assessments in the United States and internationally conclude that 'it is extremely likely that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.' Human-related GHG emissions, if continued, would tend to drive further warming, sea level rise, ocean acidification, and other impacts. Small future climate changes may bring benefits for some and adverse effects to others. Large climate changes would be increasingly adverse for a widening scope of populations and ecosystems. Many nations and subnational governments (including U.S. state and local governments) have begun to address the risks of GHG-induced climate change by enacting GHG emission abatement programs. In the United States, combustion of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) released 76% of U.S. GHG emissions in 2016. Over 99% of the combustion emissions are carbon dioxide (CO2), the principal human-related GHG. Congressional interest in legislation that would establish a market-based approach (e.g., cap-and-trade or carbon price proposals) to address GHG emissions has fluctuated over the last decade. In the 115th Congress, Members have introduced at least eight bills that would attach a price to GHG emissions."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Ramseur, Jonathan L.; Leggett, Jane A.
2018-07-17
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Army Futures Command (AFC) [July 16, 2018]
"The Army's post-Cold War development of major combat systems has been characterized by a number of high-profile program cancellations, such as Crusader, an artillery system cancelled in 2002 after having spent $2.2 billion; Comanche, a helicopter program cancelled in 2004 after having spent $7.9 billion; and the Future Combat System (FCS), cancelled in 2009 after having spent $18.1 billion. In addition to the expenditure of resources, these cancellations have impeded the development of newer, more capable systems, permitting potential adversaries to achieve battlefield parity and, in some cases, superiority over U.S. ground combat systems."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Feickert, Andrew
2018-07-16
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Media Consolidation: United States v. AT&T and Implications for Future Transactions [July 16, 2018]
"On June 12, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (D.C. District Court) ruled that the proposed merger of AT&T, Inc. (AT&T) with Time Warner Inc. (Time Warner) could proceed without conditions, after one of the most closely watched antitrust trials in recent memory. The companies announced their intent to merge in October 2016. After examining the transaction for over a year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) challenged the proposed merger in November of 2017, arguing that consolidation of AT&T, a communications and satellite television provider, with Time Warner, a programming aggregator, would substantially lessen competition in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. § 18). The court, after conducting a six-week trial examining the evidence, held that the government had not met its burden of proof under Section 7. The AT&T/Time Warner merger closed on June 14, 2018. The case drew intense interest because it represented the first time in nearly 40 years that the federal government asked a court to block a proposed transaction between companies that did not compete within the same market, i.e., a 'vertical' transaction. (Most transactions challenged under Section 7 involve parties that do compete within the same market, i.e., 'horizontal' transactions.) Antitrust experts labeled the case 'enormously significant,' because challenges to vertical transactions are so rare and thus there is little precedent as to such cases."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Ruane, Kathleen Ann
2018-07-16
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Supreme Court Directs State Court to Decide Whether Indian Tribe Can Invoke Sovereign Immunity in Property Dispute [July 16, 2018]
"Indian tribes possess 'inherent sovereign authority,' which means, among other things, that they cannot be subject to lawsuits unless the tribe waives or Congress expressly abrogates such immunity. Recently, the Supreme Court in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren ruled that a Washington state court erroneously rejected an Indian tribe's claim that sovereign immunity foreclosed a lawsuit involving a property dispute between two landowners and the tribe. Citing the Supreme Court's 1992 decision in County of Yakima v. Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakima Indian Nation, the state court had reasoned that an Indian tribe's claim of sovereign immunity did not bar courts from exercising jurisdiction to settle disputes over real property. In reversing the state court's decision, the Supreme Court held that the state court's reliance on Yakima was misplaced because that case did not address the scope of tribal sovereign immunity, but only concerned the question of whether a particular federal law permitted state taxation of certain land within an Indian reservation. The Supreme Court directed the lower court to address the plaintiffs' new contention that an Indian tribe cannot assert sovereign immunity in an action relating to immovable property located in in the territory of another sovereign, namely, in another state. While the Supreme Court's decision clarifies its ruling in Yakima, the Court's decision leaves unresolved the underlying issue of whether an Indian tribe may invoke sovereign immunity in cases involving disputes over real property."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Smith, Hillel R.
2018-07-16
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Public Disclosure of Corporate Tax Returns [July 16, 2018]
"Federal corporate tax returns are confidential and protected from public disclosure under Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), as enacted by the Tax Reform Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-455). Before 1976, corporate tax returns where classified as part of the 'public record' to varying degrees. Since 1976, there have been occasional calls for the privacy veil to be lifted in response to aggressive tax planning and evasion. This Insight examines several issues surrounding public disclosure of corporate tax returns; however, the discussion below does not address important legal and constitutional issues related to tax return disclosure. When considering the issues discussed below, it is important to note that tax disclosure is not all or nothing. Policymakers may seek a balance between corporate confidentiality and the public's desire to review certain corporate tax information it believes would be informative."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Keightley, Mark P.
2018-07-16
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Improper Payments in High-Priority Programs: In Brief [July 16, 2018]
"The Improper Payments Information Act (IPIA) of 2002 defines improper payments as payments that should not have been made or that were made in an incorrect amount, including both overpayments and underpayments. This definition includes payments made to ineligible recipients, duplicate payments, payments for a good or service not received, and payments that do not account for applicable discounts. Since FY2004, federal agencies have been required to report on the amount of improper payments they issue each year and take steps to address the root causes of the problem. The data show a significant increase in improper payments from FY2007 ($42 billion) to FY2010 ($121 billion), followed by a slight decrease through FY2013 ($106 billion), another increase through FY2016 ($144 billion), and a slight decrease in FY2017 ($141 billion). The data also show that a small subset of programs has accounted for 85% to 98% of the government's total improper payments each year. With this in mind, President Barack Obama signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13520 in 2009, which requires agencies to take additional measures to reduce the amount of improper payments associated with these 'high-priority' programs. Notably, the executive order requires agencies to identify high-priority programs, develop detailed plans for reducing related improper payments, and establish annual goals against which progress could be measured. Agencies have identified 20 high-priority programs, all but one of which have been reporting data for several years. The data on high-priority programs present mixed results. Nine high-priority programs have showed improvement over time, as indicated by decreasing error rates, while three others have reported no improvement in their error rates. The error rates for the eight remaining high-priority programs have increased since they were first reported. Without further progress in reducing the error rates among high-priority programs the government's total amount of improper payments may continue to exceed $100 billion per fiscal year, as it has since FY2009. Over the period of FY2004 through FY2017, highpriority improper payments have totaled $1.2 trillion and total improper payments have totaled $1.3 trillion."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Hatch, Garrett Leigh
2018-07-16
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H. Rept. 115-820: Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act, Report to Accompany H.R. 5846, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, July 16, 2018
From the Purpose of Legislation: "H.R. 5846, as amended, would require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study regarding the buyout practices of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2018-07-16
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Population-Based Triage, Treatment, and Evacuation Functions Following a Nuclear Detonation
"A nuclear detonation in a major U.S. city has the potential to dwarf prior terrorist and natural disasters in terms of mortality, early and late health effects (both physical and mental), and infrastructure damage. Ground-level detonations are expected to produce a smaller damage zone but more fallout debris compared to a tactical nuclear high yield air-burst detonation. Air burst detonations tend to produce more burns and traumatic injury over a wider area. The discussion in this paper pertains to a terrorist release of a device with a yield of approximately 10 kT."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
2018-07-16
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Older Americans Act: Overview and Funding [July 16, 2018]
"The Older Americans Act (OAA) supports a wide range of social services and programs for individuals aged 60 years or older. These include supportive services, congregate nutrition services (i.e., meals served at group sites such as senior centers, community centers, schools, churches, or senior housing complexes), home-delivered nutrition services, family caregiver support, community service employment, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, and services to prevent the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of older persons. Except for Title V, Community Service Employment for Older Americans (CSEOA), all programs are administered by the Administration on Aging (AOA) in the Administration for Community Living (ACL) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Title V is administered by the Department of Labor's (DOL's) Employment and Training Administration."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Colello, Kirsten J.; Napili, Angela
2018-07-16
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2374, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
"S. 2374 would expand how data on deaths is used by federal and state agencies for the purpose of limiting improper federal payments. The bill would require the Social Security Administration (SSA) to share all such information with more agencies and for a broader range of purposes."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-07-16
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3031, Federal Personal Property Management Act of 2018
"S. 3031 would require federal agencies to conduct an annual inventory and assessment of personal property under their control. Federal personal property includes everything other than real property--from office supplies to aircraft and motor vehicles. According to the Government Accountability Office, current law requires agencies to continuously review property they control and to identify unneeded personal property and dispose of it promptly. The General Services Administration has issued regulations establishing a governmentwide disposal process for unneeded property. In addition, the Office of Management and Budget provides guidance to agencies on efficient operations, emphasizing internal controls to ensure that agencies identify unneeded property."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-07-16
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 2837, Preventing Drug Diversion Act of 2018
"Current law requires manufacturers, distributors, and others who handle controlled substances to register with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and to report to that agency any suspicious orders of such substances. S. 2837 would change the current reporting procedures. The bill also would direct DEA to establish a centralized database for collecting those orders and to share the information with states. The agency is already working to develop such a database."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-07-16
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FEMA Daily Operations Briefings, July 15 - 21, 2018
This document is a compilation of all the FEMA Daily Operations Briefings from July 15 - 21, 2018. The FEMA Daily Operations Briefing provides an overview of the current emergency management situation nationwide and includes a summary of current significant events, weather activity, recent emergency declarations and projections for the coming week.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-07-15?
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Defense Budget and the Budget Control Act: Frequently Asked Questions [July 13, 2018]
"Enacted on August 2, 2011, the Budget Control Act of 2011 as amended (P.L. 112-25, P.L. 112240, P.L. 113-67, P.L. 114-74, and P.L. 115-123) sets limits on defense and nondefense spending. As part of an agreement to increase the statutory limit on public debt, the BCA aimed to reduce annual federal budget deficits by a total of at least $2.1 trillion from FY2012 through FY2021, with approximately half of the savings to come from defense. The spending limits (or caps) apply separately to defense and nondefense discretionary budget authority. Budget authority is authority provided by law to a federal agency to obligate money for goods and services. The caps are enforced by a mechanism called sequestration. Sequestration automatically cancels previously enacted appropriations (a form of budget authority) by an amount necessary to reach prespecified levels. The defense spending limits apply to national defense (budget function 050) but not to funding designated for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) or emergencies. Some defense policymakers and officials argue the spending restrictions impede the Department of Defense's (DOD's) ability to adequately prepare military personnel and equipment for operations and other national security requirements. Others argue the limits are necessary to curb rising deficits and debt."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
McGarry, Brendan W.
2018-07-13
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Audit of Department of Homeland Security's Fiscal Year 2016 Conference Spending
From the Highlights: "Public Law (P.L.) 114-113, 'Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016' requires the Department of Homeland Security to report event-related spending. Our audit objective was to determine whether DHS' spending on selected hosted or sponsored conferences for fiscal year 2016 was appropriate, reasonable, necessary, and in compliance with the 'Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016.'"
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of Inspector General
2018-07-13
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, July 13, 2018
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Subjective Cognitive Decline Among Adults Aged ≥45 Years -- United States, 2015-2016"; "Hypertension Among Youths -- United States, 2001-2016"; "Occupational Mercury Exposure at a Fluorescent Lamp Recycling Facility -- Wisconsin, 2017"; "Notes from the Field: Overdose Deaths with Carfentanil and Other Fentanyl Analogs Detected -- 10 States, July 2016-June 2017"; "Notes from the Field: Overdose Deaths with Carfentanil and Other Fentanyl Analogs Detected -- 10 States, July 2016-June 2017"; and "QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥20 Years Told Their Cholesterol Was High Who Were Taking Lipid-Lowering Medications, by Sex and Age Group -- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005-2006 to 2015-2016."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2018-07-13
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'CDPHE All Hazards Internal Emergency Response and Recovery Plan: Annex B: Colorado Crisis Standards of Care Plan' (July 13, 2018)
From the Executive Summary: "This Crisis Standards of Care Plan is intended to provide comprehensive guidance and support to manage disasters and emergencies within the state of Colorado that threaten healthcare and public health. This plan provides the structure for coordinating response activities and guidelines for altering normal patient care and treatment decisions. This plan is designed to assist healthcare providers in their decision making with the intention of maximizing patient survival and minimizing the adverse outcomes that might occur due to changes to normal operations when the volume of patients and their resource needs far surpass available capabilities and the capacity of healthcare professionals and facilities to provide normal standards of care. The Crisis Standards of Care Plan is assigned as Annex B of the CDPHE Internal Emergency Response and Recovery Plan. Additionally, this plan is assigned as an appendix under the Emergency Support Function (ESF) 8 annex to the Colorado Hazard and Incident Response and Recovery Plan (CHIRRP)."
Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment
2018-07-13
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Military Transition Assistance Program (TAP): An Overview [July 12, 2018]
"The military Transition Assistance Program (TAP) was established by Congress in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 1991 (P.L. 101510). The original purpose of the program was to help ease the transition to civilian life for military servicemembers who were involuntarily separated as part of the force structure drawdowns of the late 1980s. From 1991 to 2011, Congressional interest in the program remained high, particularly in regard to troops who served in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2011, Congress passed the VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act (Title II of P.L. 112-56), which made a pre-separation counseling program mandatory for all servicemembers with at least 180 continuous days of active duty. Current law requires servicemembers to begin participating in TAP as soon as possible during the 24-month period preceding an anticipated retirement date or 12-month period preceding the anticipated separation date. It also specifies that preseparation counseling should commence no later than 90 days before the date of discharge or release unless precluded by unanticipated circumstances or operational requirements."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Kamarck, Kristy N.
2018-07-12
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Colombia's 2018 Elections [July 12, 2018]
"Colombians elected a new congress in March 2018 and a new president in June 2018. Because no presidential candidate won more than 50% of the vote on May 27, 2018, as required for a victory in the first round, a second-round runoff was held June 17. That contest resulted in a victory for a popular far-right candidate, Iván Duque, who will assume office on August 7, 2018."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Beittel, June S.; Gracia, Edward Y.
2018-07-12
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 5846, Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act
"H.R. 5846 would direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to complete and submit to the Congress a study on the efficacy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's current practices related to the federal acquisition of private properties following major flood disasters. GAO would be required to examine the available funding for such federal acquisition through current grant programs, evaluate any constraints that may impede the timely acquisition of damaged or destroyed properties, consider potential options to address any constraints identified, and assess how an acquisition program could be used to reduce future flood recovery costs. Using information on the costs of similar studies, CBO [Congressional Budget Office] estimates that implementing the bill would not have significant cost. Enacting H.R. 5846 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2018-07-12
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EMR-ISAC: InfoGram, Volume 18 Issue 28, July 12, 2018
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: "EPA rollsout national electronic hazardous waste tracking system"; "New Disaster Health Core Curriculum program announced"; "Why people keep clicking on phishing emails"; and "Effects of wildfire smoke on community health".
Emergency Management and Response-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (U.S.)
2018-07-12
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ADA Presentations: ADA National Network Learning Session: The Disaster Response Efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
"The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) leads the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) commitment to protecting civil rights in natural and man-made disasters. In this session, CRCL's Rebekah Tosado and Brian Parsons will introduce CRCL's disaster related responsibilities drawing upon examples from CRCL's experiences during the 2017 and prior disasters. They will describe CRCL's collaboration with FEMA (a Component of DHS) and federal civil rights partners to provide proactive guidance, address emerging issues, and engage members of the disability community."
Americans with Disabilities Act
Parsons, Brian S.; Tosado, Rebekah
2018-07-12
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2017 Hurricane Season FEMA After-Action Report
"The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season was one of the most active seasons in U.S. history, causing widespread damage to, or destruction of, critical infrastructure, livelihoods, and property. The hurricane season was accompanied by devastating wildfires in California that burned for months. Between April and November there were 17 named storms, of which 10 became hurricanes [...]. This After-Action Report focuses on three of these storms that made landfall as major hurricanes in the United States in quick succession. Specifically, this report focuses on the response and initial recovery from August 25 to November 30, 2017."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2018-07-12
