Internship Opportnities: CP12 *Army Safety and Occupational Health Career Program

1. CP12 Intern process, a Fort Jackson P.O.C Vernell Sample 803-751-3625/6004 (tell her Rj referred you) )

https://safety.army.mil/cp12/Home/tabid/2205/Default.aspx

Enter as an scholar...

2. Intern Selection Process Facts:

a. The intern selection process begins when an ACOM identifies the need for an intern.  All CP-12 interns are assigned to USACR/Safety Center, centrally managed, and placed at a primary duty location for training purposes.  Selection of a primary duty location is based, in large part, on assurance of placement of the graduating intern.

b. The intern positions are filled through the hiring practices of the Office of Personnel Management.  Job announcements are posted throughout the OPM system to all federal agencies.  Interested parties must submit their applications by mail to the address shown in the job announcement.  All needed information on how to apply is listed in the job announcement.

c. Interested applicants may locate the job announcement at the following links: http://www.usajobs.gov/ or www.cpol.army.mil/ .  Search under series 0018 for Safety and Occupational Health job announcements 7/9/11. (See attached example)  The intern positions can also be accessed on the intern website: https://ncweb.ria.army.mil/dainterns/default.htm

OUTSTANDING SCHOLAR:

US citizen college graduate with a GPA of 3.45 or higher on a 4.0 scale for all under-graduate work or have graduated in upper 10% of class or major university subdivision.

https://safety.army.mil/cp12/QuickLinks/Howtoapply/tabid/2251/Default.aspx

DHS FEMA Grant Program. All bark and no bite.

   Does DHS and FEMA Office of Inspector General report on your jurisdiction?
   Are 80 %  of grant funds allocated to local jurisdictions?

   So a state is in violation, what are the next steps for DHS or the local jurisdiction that still
   require funding for planning, preparedness, and mitigation?

   All bark and no bite.

      Black Emergency Managers Association  

   bEMA 

      Leaders don’t create followers, they create more leaders.   Tom Peters

       …….The search is on.

http://www.oig.dhs.gov/assets/Mgmt/2014/OIG_SLP_14-62_Apr14.pdf
Alaska's Management of Homeland
Security Grant Program Awards for
Fiscal Years 2010 Through 2012

What We Determined

Alaska developed written procedures for program administration. The State also ensured that
grant expenditures for equipment purchases, planning, training, exercises, and administrative
activities were allowable and complied with grant reporting requirements. It linked its
homeland security strategy goals and objectives to DHS mission areas in compliance with
applicable FEMA guidance. We identified the State’s subgrantee application and award
processes as best practices.

However, Alaska can improve its homeland security strategies by including target levels of
performance and the means to measure progress toward enhancing preparedness at both the
state and subgrantee level. The State needs to ensure that 80 percent of grant funds are
obligated to local jurisdictions, improve compliance with procurement procedures and
documentation requirements, strengthen its subgrantee monitoring by updating its policies
and processes, and ensure that updates to policies and manuals include a list of changes.
What We Recommend

We recommended that the FEMA Assistant Administrator, Grant Programs Directorate,
require the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to:

• Assess the current processes and procedures for allocating funds to ensure at least 80 percent of Homeland Security Grant Program funds are allocated to subgrantees as required.
• Develop comprehensive performance measurement systems for grant program goals and objectives that include target levels of performance and criteria against which to measure progress toward enhancing preparedness.
• Ensure updates to Alaska’s Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment include details and descriptions of desired outcomes as required by FEMA guidance.
• Evaluate and update monitoring and oversight policies to ensure policies and procedures align with Federal and state regulations as well as current practices.
• Ensure enforcement of all Federal and state policies and regulations for oversight of Federal grants.
• Ensure that any updated policies or guidance include a list of changes.