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Saturday, November 10, 2012

GSA. Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program


Disaster Recovery Purchasing

Under the Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program, state and local government entities may purchase a variety of products and services from contracts awarded under GSA Federal Supply Schedules to facilitate recovery from a major disaster, terrorism, or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack.
This Disaster Recovery Purchasing authority is limited to GSA Schedule contracts and does not include any other GSA programs. GSA eLibrary (formerly Schedules e-Library) contains a list of all GSA Schedules subject to Disaster Recovery Purchasing.
Schedule contractors participating in the Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program are identified in GSA eLibrary with the Disaster Recovery Purchasing icon. This icon is also used to identify those products and services available for Disaster Recovery Purchasing on GSA Advantage!®, GSA's online shopping and ordering system.
Schedule contractors that previously declined to participate in the Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program, but now wish to do so, should contact their GSA Administrative Contracting Officers (ACOs) for instructions on modifying their contracts to allow participation in this program.
State and local government entities may use GSA Schedule contracts to purchase products and services in advance of a major disaster declared by the president, as well as in the aftermath of an emergency event. State and local government entities are responsible for ensuring that the products or services purchased are to be used to facilitate recovery.
The Disaster Recovery Purchasing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) provide information as to how the Disaster Recovery Purchasing Program actually works and the benefits it provides to Schedule contractors and state and local entities. FAQs are also available for the following areas of interest to customer agencies and vendors:
The shortcut to this page is www.gsa.gov/disasterrecovery.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Natural Disasters





Natural Disasters

natural disasters


http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/natural-disasters

Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Homeland Security Today.US Daily Briefing




Friday, November 9, 2012

Industry News




Reports of Interest

Critical Infrastructure Protection: An Implementation Strategy Could Advance DHS's Coordination of Resilience Efforts across Ports and Other Infrastructure
Critical Infrastructure Protection: An Implementation Strategy Could Advance DHS's Coordination of Resilience Efforts across Ports and Other Infrastructure - GAO report to Congress »


Homeland Defense: DOD Needs to Address Gaps in Homeland Defense and Civil Support Guidance
Homeland Defense: DOD Needs to Address Gaps in Homeland Defense and Civil Support Guidance - GAO report to Congress »


Department of Homeland Security: Taking Further Action to Better Determine Causes of Morale Problems Would Assist in Targeting Action Plans
Department of Homeland Security: Taking Further Action to Better Determine Causes of Morale Problems Would Assist in Targeting Action Plans - GAO report to Congress »






Friday, November 9, 2012

Current Case Count - Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak


CDC 24/7: Saving Lives. Protecting People. Saving Money through Prevention.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC 24/7: Saving Lives. Protecting People. Saving Money through Prevention.â„¢.

http://www.cdc.gov/hai/outbreaks/meningitis-map.html

Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak - Current Case Count

November 9, 2012 2:30 PM EST
NOTICE: Going forward, we will be providing case count updates on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Cases with Fungal Infections Linked to Steroid Injections

Cases and Deaths with Fungal Infections Linked to Steroid Injections

Table by State
StateTotal Case CountsPeripheral Joint InfectionsDeaths
TOTALS438*1032
Florida (FL)2303
Georgia (GA)100
Idaho (ID)100
Illinois (IL)200
Indiana (IN)5204
Maryland (MD)2301
Michigan (MI)12868
Minnesota (MN)1100
New Hampshire (NH)1340
New Jersey (NJ)2700
New York (NY)100
North Carolina (NC)301
Ohio (OH)**1500
Pennsylvania (PA)100
Rhode Island (RI)300
South Carolina (SC)100
Tennessee (TN)81013
Texas (TX)200
Virginia (VA)5002

*428 cases of fungal meningitis, stroke due to presumed fungal meningitis, or other central nervous system-related infection meeting the outbreak case definition, plus 10 peripheral joint infections (e.g., knee, hip, shoulder, elbow). No deaths have been associated with peripheral joint infections.
** Ohio previously reported 16 cases. Ohio has corrected their case count to 15 cases.
Case counts by state are based on the state where the procedure was performed, not the state of residence.

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