Training Opportunity: January 13-14, 2014. Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems

On January 13 & 14, 2015, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments will be hosting a course on Disaster Management for Electric Power Systems.  This course is designed to provide training to managers and employees to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, or mitigate against threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters affecting electric power facilities and systems. The intended audience for this training includes:

·         Local Governments

·         Critical Infrastructure Owners

·         Fire Services

·         Emergency Medical Services

·         Law Enforcement

·         Emergency Managers

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to implement techniques to prepare for, respond to, and recover from incidents that threaten electric power systems.

You may register for the training by clicking here:  http://tinyurl.com/MGT345-NCR

Situation Awareness: Ebola Response and Recovery. Financial Controls

FYI…..

·       Could the Sixth Region (Diaspora) of the AU provide assistance in assuring financial controls are implement in the response and recovery from the Ebola crisis to ensure communities receive at a minimum 70% of funds for assistance, with 30% administrative and other costs?

·       Controls should be implemented to receive and disburse funds at every level (top level to community), and detect discrepancies in expenditures within standard procedures (weekly or monthly)

Following U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General report should offer insight in disaster response and recovery controls for disasters, emergencies, and crisis events for financial control and performance.

BEAM

DHS Inspector General Report

·        Report No,: OIG 15-06-D
FEMA Needs To Track Performance Data and Develop Policies, Procedures, and Performance Measures for Long Term Recovery Offices

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