Friday, October 6, 2017

Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 10:30 AM EDT. Conference Call, Puerto Rico and Virgin Island U.S. with Communities.


Individual and Community Preparedness eBrief

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October 6, 2017



National Conference Call with Communities: U.S. mainland, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Hurricane Maria

Dear Community Partners,

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (DHS CRCL) is hosting a national conference call with community members in the U.S. mainland, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Hurricane Maria.  We will address the federal government’s response and hear the communities’ concerns.  Please join us for the conference call Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 10:30 AM EDT.

Senior leadership from several federal government agencies will join us for this call. Information for the call is below:

Date: October 10, 2017
Time: 10:30 AM EDT


Call in information:
DDI number: 888-946-8384 (if calling from Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands use this number 1-517-308-9294)


Guest Conference Pin: 1135706

Captioning Information:
http://www.fedrcc.us//Enter.aspx?EventID=3417258&CustomerID=321

A Spanish-language interpreter will be available for the call.

There are limited spaces available on the call. Should you have questions related to this call you may contact DHS CRCL’s Community Engagement Section at CommunityEngagement@hq.dhs.gov.

Thank you for your support and partnership.

Sincerely,
Cameron P. Quinn
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/crcl

Estimados Colaboradores de la Comunidad,

La Oficina para Derechos y Libertades Civiles (CRCL por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional organizará una conferencia telefónica nacional con miembros de la comunidad que están en Estados Unidos continental, Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses afectadas por el huracán María. Abordaremos la respuesta del gobierno federal y escucharemos las preocupaciones de las comunidades. Por favor, únase a nosotros para la conferencia telefónica el martes 10 de octubre de 2017 a las 10:30 AM hora del este.

Los líderes de varias agencias del gobierno federal se unirán a nosotros en esta llamada. La información para la llamada es la siguiente:

Fecha: October 10, 2017
Hora: 10:30 AM EDT

Información para Conectarse a la Llamada:
Número DDI: 888-946-8384 (Si llama de Puerto Rico o las Islas Vírgenes use este número  1-517-308-9294)

Contraseña de Llamada de Conferencia para Invitados: 1135706

Información sobre Subtítulos: http://www.fedrcc.us//Enter.aspx?EventID=3417259&CustomerID=321

Un intérprete en español estará disponible durante la llamada.

Los espacios de participación disponibles son limitados. Si tiene preguntas relacionadas con esta llamada, puede comunicarse con la Sección de Enlace Comunitario de DHS CRCL en CommunityEngagement@hq.dhs.gov.

Gracias por su apoyo y colaboración.

Sinceramente,

Cameron P. Quinn
Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov/crcl

Disclaimer: The reader recognizes that the federal government provides links and informational data on various disaster preparedness resources and events and does not endorse any non-federal events, entities, organizations, services, or products. Please let us know about other events and services for individual and community preparedness that could be included in future newsletters by contacting citizencorps@fema.dhs.gov.


FEMA website link



Disasters. A Change is needed to force the issue.

Disasters.  Community Survival.  A change in tactics on an international scale. 

Follow the money.

Can a community, county, State within the U.S., and Nations of the world be persuaded or even forced indirectly to invest heavily in disaster\crisis\emergency management local,  national, and regional emergency management agencies as a substantial portion of its’s BOND rating, IMF, and even World Bank lending policies?

Oh, we have SDG, and resiliency building worldwide programs.  But are they effective for the grass-roots level communities of the world? 


Time to grade them.  Not just by current standards of management, but an even greater more effective means, financial ability to obtain money for private sector investments.

Thursday, October 5, 2017

11/18/2017. UDC School of Law. Puerto Rican Diaspora Summit-Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia (UDC) 

Latino/a Law Students Association at the first Puerto Rican Diaspora Summit

Please join us on Saturday, November 18 at UDC Law! The event is free, 
but registration is requested HERE. And feel free to forward this invitation. 

Thank you! - Joe Libertelli


When: Saturday, November 18, 2017
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where: Map this event »
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, Rooms 515, 516
4340 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, District of Columbia  20008
United States
Presenter: Latino/a Law Student Association
Contact: Margarita Varela
margaritavarela@hotmail.com



Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Puerto Rican Diaspora Summit - Washington, D.C.

Please join the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) Latino/a Law Students Association at the first Puerto Rican Diaspora Summit in Washington, D.C.  

This event is especially relevant given the destruction recently caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico.  The conference will provide a space for the discussion of policy issues and the articulation of community responses to the island's economic and humanitarian crises from the perspective of Puerto Ricans in the Washington, D.C. area and other stakeholders. 


Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Oct 2017. DHS\OIG. FEMA Should Disallow $246,294 of $3.0 Million in Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded


Newly Released

The latest DHS OIG report is available on our website.


FEMA Should Disallow $246,294 of $3.0 Million in Public Assistance Grant Funds Awarded to Lincoln 

FEMA should disallow $246,294 of grant funds that the County spent on ineligible activities or did not support with adequate documentation. The County claimed $235,662 of direct administrative costs that were ineligible or unsupported. County officials said this occurred because they received inconsistent guidance from FEMA Region VII officials. FEMA Region VII officials acknowledged that applicants need clearer guidance to understand eligibility and support requirements for direct administrative costs.
The County also claimed $10,632 of overstated material costs because of a clerical error. County officials acknowledged the error and agreed that FEMA should disallow those funds. After the exit conference, FEMA provided evidence it disallowed the ineligible material costs. Read Report No. OIG 17-118-D

Office of Public Affairs
E: dhs-oig.officepublicaffairs@oig.dhs.gov
                       
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL l DHS
WWW.OIG.DHS.GOV  l TWITTER: @DHSOIG

Oct 2017. DHS\OIG Audit Tips for Managing Disaster-Related Project Costs


Newly Released

The latest DHS OIG report is available on our website.


Audit Tips for Managing Disaster-Related Project Costs

Using this report will assist recipients and subrecipients of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster assistance grants to:
  • document and account for disaster-related costs; 
  • minimize the loss of FEMA disaster assistance funds;
  • maximize financial recovery; and
  • prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of disaster funds.

Office of Public Affairs
E: dhs-oig.officepublicaffairs@oig.dhs.gov
                       
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL l DHS
WWW.OIG.DHS.GOV  l TWITTER: @DHSOIG

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