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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
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Exemption from State Taxes. Veterans. State of Maryland Bill 312, House Bill 362 Feb 21, 2018
Would you like to have 100% of your uniformed service retirement
income exempt from Maryland state income tax? If you answered YES, we need
your help!
Please attend the legislative hearings for Maryland Senate Bill 312 and House
Bill 362 in Annapolis next week, on
Wednesday, February 21st, beginning at 1:00 PM. The legislation, submitted
by Governor Hogan, exempts $15,000 in 2018, 75% in 2019, and 100% in 2020.
We need for you to either testify or to help us make a show of
force in the hearing room.� I am coordinating with Secretary
of Veterans Affairs George Owings. �Our panel(s) and crowd will
travel from one hearing room to the other with him.� It worked
well last year to tell a coordinated story, so please let me know the gist of
your testimony; it will enable me to create the most effective panel(s)
possible.
We will have a conference call on Monday, February 19th,
at 7:00 PM to provide details about what to expect on Wednesday. The detail information
will also be sent by email to those who have asked for it. Please send me an
email prior to 5:30 PM on Monday, February 19th, to receive the
conference call dial-in information.
OTHER
THINGS TO DO:
1. Forward this message to every retiree (and every soon to be
retiree) you know who is a Maryland resident.
2. Forward this message to the president of any veteran or
military-related organizations that you belong to and ask them to help us get
people out for the Feb 21st hearings.
3. Wear a hat or other clothing item denoting your military
affiliation when attending the hearings.� Please do not wear your
uniform.
4. Organize car pools, van pools, or charter buses to come to
Annapolis for the hearings.� Free limited parking is available
at the USNA; it is just a short walk from the Academy to the State House and
Senate buildings. http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/govbldg.html
5. Contact your State Senators and members of the House of
Delegates to support HB 362 and SB 312.
Regards,
Annie S. Brock
Legislative Liaison
FEBRUARY 14, 2018 U.S. Energy Department forming cyber protection unit for power grids
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-energy-cyber/u-s-energy-department-forming-cyber-protection-unit-for-power-grids-idUSKCN1FY29C?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said on Wednesday it is establishing an office to protect the nation’s power grid and other infrastructure against cyber attacks and natural disasters.
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal unveiled this week included $96 million in funding for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said the DOE “plays a vital role in protecting our nation’s energy infrastructure from cyber threats, physical attack and natural disaster, and as secretary, I have no higher priority.”
FEBRUARY 14, 2018 / 10:22 AM / 6 DAYS AGO
U.S. Energy Department forming cyber protection unit for power grids
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said on Wednesday it is establishing an office to protect the nation’s power grid and other infrastructure against cyber attacks and natural disasters.
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal unveiled this week included $96 million in funding for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said the DOE “plays a vital role in protecting our nation’s energy infrastructure from cyber threats, physical attack and natural disaster, and as secretary, I have no higher priority.”
Last July, the DOE helped U.S. firms defend against a hacking campaign that targeted power companies including at least one nuclear plant. The agency said that the attacks did not have an impact on electricity generation or the grid, and that any impact appeared to be limited to administrative and business networks.
The previous month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation had issued an alert to industrial companies, warning that for months hackers had targeted nuclear reactors and other power industry infrastructure, using tainted emails to harvest credentials and gain access to networks.
In some cases hackers succeeded in compromising the networks of their targets, but the report did not identify specific victims.
Nuclear power experts, such as Dave Lochbaum at the Union of Concerned Scientists nonprofit group, have said reactors have a certain amount of immunity from cyber attacks because their operation systems are separate from digital business networks. But over time it would not be impossible for hackers to potentially do harm, he said.
Reporting by Timothy Gardner; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe
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Minority Business Development Agency sent this bulletin at 02/16/2018 10:01 AM ESTNature Heals Itself. Dominica, An Island Reborn.
What is a disaster, an emergency, a crisis?
Questions that we as emergency and crisis managers must face daily, especially when asked by our future leaders, our children. I believe in keeping it as simple as possible, or 'KISS' (keep it simple, stupid) for the average layperson. Nothing fancy, nothing unique.
A disaster, emergency, or crisis is any event that affects or is caused by humans.
Dominica will recover from the 2017 Hurricanes. Nature shall heal itself, humans must rebuild better shelters or homes to weather the next storm for highest hurricane category level to survive.
Please review the short video narritve 'Dominica - An Island Reborn' at the Caribbean Today websites: http://today.caricom.org/
Charles D. Sharp
CEO
BEMA International
Questions that we as emergency and crisis managers must face daily, especially when asked by our future leaders, our children. I believe in keeping it as simple as possible, or 'KISS' (keep it simple, stupid) for the average layperson. Nothing fancy, nothing unique.
A disaster, emergency, or crisis is any event that affects or is caused by humans.
Dominica will recover from the 2017 Hurricanes. Nature shall heal itself, humans must rebuild better shelters or homes to weather the next storm for highest hurricane category level to survive.
Please review the short video narritve 'Dominica - An Island Reborn' at the Caribbean Today websites: http://today.caricom.org/
Charles D. Sharp
CEO
BEMA International