Men of Honor: Honor our History & Heritage

Everyone Has a Story: 3 area African Americans earn Congressional Gold Medal

Posted: Saturday, August 4, 2012 6:44 pm

By MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST Staff Writer

Egbert Brady, Thomas Lane IV and Melvin Scott came from different states to Camp Montford Point in Jacksonville, N.C., during World War II. They were among the first African Americans to join the U.S. Marine Corps, but their training was separate from that of white recruits.

All three are now residents of South Jersey, and they recently traveled to Washington with about 370 other surviving Montford Point Marines to receive the Congressional Gold Medal — the nation’s highest civilian award — for their courage and perseverance.

“We were young men who had one thing in common. We all felt we could do almost anything, if given the chance,” said Lane, 87, of the Gouldtown section of Fairfield Township, who enlisted the day after he graduated from high school in Philadelphia in 1943.

They put up with substandard, segregated housing in all-black units led by white officers. And there was a lot of prejudice from white Marines.

Standing from left, Melvin Scott, 85, of Mays Landing; Thomas Lane IV, 87, of Fairfield Township; and in front Egbert Brady, 90, of Vineland, show the Congressional Gold Medals they received for being among the first African Americans to join the U.S. Marine Corps.

“We weren’t wanted,” said Scott, 85, of Mays Landing, who grew up in Washington and attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, the nation’s first high school for black students.

All had grown up with segregation. They wanted to be Marines because they considered it the toughest branch of the service.

“We had to prove we were capable of being there,” Scott said.

“It was kind of hard when I first went in,” said Brady, 90, of Vineland, a career Marine who fought in World War II and Korea, then became a C-130 transport pilot and went to Vietnam. “But I grew to like it. I stayed 29 years.”

Lane and Scott met at Montford Point. When Lane’s unit went overseas, Scott said to him, “See you later, buddy.”

And he did see him 13 years later, in Vineland. They had both gone to college, married and taken teaching jobs in South Jersey.

Both became school administrators. Scott was the supervisor of federal and compensatory programs for the Vineland School District for about 30 years. Lane retired as superintendent of Bridgeton public schools in 1993.

The Marines admitted their first black members in 1942, but units remained segregated until President Harry S. Truman issued an executive order in 1948 to stop the practice.

Y member’s 101 candles

The YMCA of Vineland held an informal 101st birthday party Friday for its oldest member, Ted Krause, whose been a member for 42 years.

Krause still swims about five days a week, a Y representative said.

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Radio Interview. We Act Radio 1480AM, Washington, D.C.

BEMA Network Members & Non-Members (All):

Tune your car, home, set your PC's and smartphones for BEMA's Chief Executive Charles D. Sharp interview Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 6pm on the We Act Radio (http://www.weactradio.com/archived/ )  station 1480AM  on the SPEAKeasy evening show for your commute home.

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Ebola outbreak suspected among Uganda prisoners

http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/health/uganda-ebola-virus/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

From David McKenzie, CNN

updated 4:54 PM EDT, Thu August 2, 2012

Kagadi, Uganda (CNN) -- The hospital at the center of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda is now dealing with 30 suspected cases, including five from Kibaale prison, Dr. Dan Kyamanywa said Thursday.

Three patients at Kagadi hospital have been confirmed as having the virus, said Kyamanywa, a district health officer.

Doctors are now testing the suspected cases urgently so they can separate confirmed cases from those who do not have the disease, Doctors Without Borders said.

Suspected cases are still trickling into the hospital, Kyamanywa said.

At least 16 people have died in the current outbreak.

The five prisoners have been showing Ebola-like symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea and fever, the doctor said.

"We do expect the number of suspected cases to increase," he said. "It's important to break transmission and reduce the number of contacts that suspected cases have."

There is a fear that the outbreak will spread to the capital, but it is unlikely, he said.

Many patients fled Kagadi hospital when Ebola was confirmed, he said, and the hospital is struggling to respond to all the call-outs to suspected cases.

Could the Ebola outbreak spread to the U.S.?

"Right now there is no treatment for Ebola, so the most effective measure we can take is to contain the spread of the disease," said Olimpia de la Rosa, the Doctors Without Borders emergency coordinator for Uganda Ebola intervention.

"That is why we need to start working immediately. Other cases need to be rapidly identified because containment is what can stop it," said the expert from the aid group, which is also known as Medecins Sans Frontieres.

The Ugandan government has asked people in western Uganda to travel by public transport only if it is necessary.

The outbreak began in the Kibaale district in western Uganda.

The deaths have stoked heightened fear about the spread of the virus, a highly infectious, often fatal agent spread through direct contact with bodily fluids. Symptoms can include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, headache, a measles-like rash, red eyes and, at times, bleeding from body openings.

Market day was canceled Wednesday after Uganda's president warned people not to gather in large groups.

Health officials urged the public to report any suspected cases, to avoid contact with anyone infected and to wear gloves and masks while disinfecting bedding and clothing of infected people. Officials also advised avoiding public gatherings in the affected district.

Teams in Uganda are taking an aggressive approach, including trying to track down anyone who came into contact with patients infected with the virus and health workers have been gearing up for better protection of health workers and an influx of cases.

The workers include people from Uganda's ministry of health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.

The outbreak initially went undetected because patients did not show typical symptoms, Ugandan Health Minister Dr. Christine Ondoa told CNN on Sunday. Patients had fevers and were vomiting, but did not show other typical symptoms, such as hemorrhaging.

Diagnosis in an individual who has only recently been infected can be difficult since early symptoms, such as red eyes and skin rash, are seen more frequently in patients who have more common diseases, the CDC said.

Uganda's Ministry of Health declared the outbreak in Kibaale district Saturday after the Uganda Virus Research Institute identified the disease as the Sudan strain of Ebola hemorrhagic fever.

The Ebola virus was first detected in 1976 in the central African nation of Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). The virus is named after a river in that country. There are five strains of Ebola viruses, all named after the areas where they were found: Zaire, Sudan, Cote d'Ivoire, Bundibugyo and Reston, according to the WHO.

Ugandan officials, international experts tackle Ebola outbreak

Plan Early for 2013. DHS Summer Law Intern Program

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Overview

Program Name
Office of the General Counsel Summer Law Intern Program

Description
The Summer Law Intern Program is a competitive program for compensated
positions in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) at Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters located in Washington D.C. Our Summer
Law Intern Program also includes an extensive orientation on the operating
divisions of DHS and the federal government.

Program Length
10-12 weeks

Component
Office of the General Counsel
Location
Washington, D.C.

Salary
The starting salary for a Summer Law Intern who join the program after
completing his or her second year of law school is normally at the GS-9/01
level. (GS-7/01 for those who have completed their first year of law school)
Eligibility Requirements

The Department selects candidates based on multiple factors including:

*       Academic achievement (GPA of 3.0 or higher or top 1/3 of the class
preferred);
*       Exceptional research, writing, and analytical skills; and
*       Demonstrated involvement in activities beyond required coursework is
encouraged.

Candidates for the Honors Attorney Program must be United States citizens.


Application Deadline
October 1, 2012 (Application period for 1Ls is December 1 - December 16,
2012)

Application Requirements and How to Apply
Candidates must submit a cover letter, resume, law school transcript
(unofficial copies will be accepted) and list of three references to
ogcsummerlawprogram@hq.dhs.gov.

Who to Contact for Additional Information
Alexandra Edwards, DHS Office of the General Counsel
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The Summer Law Intern Program is a competitive program for compensated
positions in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) at Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) headquarters located in Washington D.C. Summer Law
Interns may expect to be assigned positions which offer both valuable
experience and substantial individual responsibility. Successful candidates
will be afforded the opportunity to work in the different legal divisions
within OGC headquarters, including Immigration, Regulatory Affairs,
Operations and Enforcement, Legal Counsel, General Law, Technology Programs,
National Protection and Programs, and Intelligence. They may interact with
clients, attend legislative hearings, and meet with attorneys and
representatives from other agencies over the course of the summer.

Our Summer Law Intern Program also includes an extensive orientation on the
operating divisions of DHS and the federal government in Washington D.C.,
including visits to the U.S. Coast Guard Washington Air Station, the
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Forensic Document Laboratory, and the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspections facility at Dulles
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Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment in DHS's Summer Legal Intern
Program.

The Summer Law Intern Program is open to second-year law students, as well
as third-year law students in four-year programs. DHS OGC also will consider
eligible first-year law students starting December 1, 2012, contingent upon
available vacancies.

DHS selects candidates based on multiple factors including:

*       Academic achievement (GPA of 3.0 or higher or Top 1/3 of the class
preferred);
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Interested 2Ls (or 3Ls in four-year programs) should submit a cover letter,
resume, references, and a transcript (unofficial is acceptable) to
ogcsummerlawprogram@hq.dhs.govstarting August 15, 2012. The application
period closes on October 1, 2012.

OGC may also consider applications from ILs depending upon remaining
vacancies. Interested 1Ls are not eligible to apply until December 1, 2012.
The application period for 1Ls will close onDecember 16, 2012.

OGC will make its hiring decisions between December 2012 and January 2013
for 2L and 3L candidates; decisions on 1L candidates would be made in late
January or early February. Subject to budgetary or security clearance issues
individuals selected for the Summer Law Intern Program can expect to
commence employment with DHS after Memorial Day following the completion of
their spring semester.

Alexandra Edwards, DHS Office of the General Counsel at
Alexandra.edwards@hq.dhs.gov.

The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the
basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation,
sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an
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Taino Consulting Group: Webinar. Active Shooter

BEMA Network Members (All):

Please pass along to business continuity, HR, law enforcement, educators, and others that have an interest.   Registration information listed below.

Taino Consulting Group has established teaming & partnering relationships with other BEMA members throughout the U.S. and internationally within their organization, and to present this webinar.  I am proud to be a member of BEMA to participant in these events to ensure that the ‘whole community approach’ is not only communicated, but practiced as part of our mission & vision for all members.

Herby Durverne’, Doug McDanial, Louis Elisa, Richard Hazel, and Taino Consulting Group other associates each have BEMA’s, and my full support in your endeavors.

Sincerely,

Charles D. Sharp

Charles D. Sharp
Chief Executive
Black Emergency Managers Association   
bEMA
 
"I Care...."

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Please join Taino Consulting Group and our panel of Security Experts for a FREE and interactive webinar that may save your life and/or that of your employees.  During this training you will learn how to handle an Active Shooter situation (such as the Colorado shooting). 

Flyer is attached.  Please register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1661366811582272256

HBCUs: Why Not an HS\EM Curriculum

Please pass this message forward to our HBCUs.

The Emergency Management Institute (EMI), in partnership with the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHI-HBCU), is hosting the E390 Integrating Emergency Management Education into Your Institution By-Invitation. This course was formerly titled, "Emergency Management Planning, Preparedness, Training and Education for Colleges and Universities." The desired outcome and single focus of the new course is to achieve a more diverse population of emergency management (EM) professionals who reflect the communities in which they live and work.

This 2-day course is targeted for Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) Department Chairs of EM-related disciplines such as sociology, geography, public administration, or psychology. The primary goal of the workshop is to assist TCUs by providing information about EM and the benefits and resources available for integrating EM course offerings. It is an interactive workshop focused on creating an action plan to be applied within each participant’s academic department. Participants will discuss issues surrounding minority and minority-serving institutions of higher education and will begin the process of identifying and overcoming institutional roadblocks to increasing their schools’ EM-related offerings.

The course will be held on the campus of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland – about 75 miles northwest of Washington, DC.

The course is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, September 27, and conclude at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 28,

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DHS Employee Elected to Prominent Post in Prestigious National Organization

FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012

-Posted by Public Affairs 

The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Dr. Cedric Alexander, Federal Security Director at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, was recently elected 2nd Vice President to the National Organization for Black Law Enforcement (NOBLE). This is the first time a Department of Homeland Security employee has held this distinctive honor.

Dr. Alexander, who celebrates five years with TSA this September, is also a 10-year member of NOBLE. He was sworn in at NOBLE’s 36th Annual Conference and Exhibition in Little Rock, Arkansas. As a Federal Security Director with TSA, Dr. Alexander works in partnership with federal, state and local law enforcement partners to secure our nation’s transportation system. In his role as 2nd Vice President, Dr. Alexander will further his collaboration with the law enforcement community by working with NOBLE’s committees and initiatives to ensure the organization’s mission and objectives move forward.

“I am extremely honored to have been elected into this position,” said Dr. Alexander. “NOBLE is a tremendous organization with an expansive network of law enforcement and security professionals. I look forward to representing TSA in my new role.”

Founded in 1976, NOBLE’s 57 chapters and 4,000 members span across the nation and include members of the law enforcement and criminal justice communities. The organization’s mission is “to ensure equity in the administration of justice in the provision of public service to all communities, and to serve as the conscience of law enforcement by being committed to justice by action.”

Remember your Family and the legacy they've given you.

Dear Uncle Cook, or can I say Uncle Leroy now:

I shall always be thankful for the moments knowing you, and indirect teachings about family and community.  You have contributed so much to who I am as a son, a brother,  a man, a father, and a member of the community.

Thank you for taking in your two nephews, Dennis and I during the time of our family separation during our teenage years.  During those times pineapple upside down cake with vanilla ice cream were our favorite treats when we convinced Deborah to bake the cake.  

Memories of Sunday picnics in Rock Creek Park with all our Aunts and Uncles, and you as the leader of the pack are memories that always bring a smile and a wish for a hot dog, hamburger, and some potato salad

I shall always remember that slight smile you gave, and your asking when I would take you up flying.  I was more afraid of anything happening during the flight and family members getting upset with me if something happened then taking you on the flight.  I apologize for not scheduling your flight of the Bay Bridge or just to view the Chesapeake Bay to give you a view of how small this portion of the world is in the scheme of things. 

Who you are, what you've accomplished and achieved are a part of me that has contributed to my giving back to the community, to my family and to give to my children a legacy of our heritage of who we are.

Thank you for giving me the courage to return to my hometown, and contribute all my knowledge and experience to give back to the community.

Your loving nephew.

Charles 

Charles D. Sharp

Chief Executive

Black Emergency Managers Association   

bEMA

"I Care...." 

Neighbors will miss ‘mayor,’ friend

Mihir Zaveri

Leroy Cook, called “mayor” by Brentwood neighbors, picked up trash and offered food and cheer.

By Mihir Zaveri, Published: July 26The Washington Post

Every day for decades, Leroy Cook lifted himself from the plush, felt-covered living room armchair, his belly full from dinner, and grabbed a set of tongs from behind his front door. He would descend his home’s front steps and walk, five-gallon orange paint bucket in one hand, tongs in the other.

Down 15th Street NE. Up the alley behind his house. A turn onto 14th Street, then back around. When he returned, his bucket would be filled with discarded beer cans and shreds of paper.

Along the way, Cook would banter with his Brentwood neighbors. He offered them food and company. When people needed jobs, he helped them look. Cook — neighbors called him “mayor” — watched over his District community for more than 40 years.

In June, Cook died after he was hit by a dump truck. Family, co-workers and neighbors remembered him as someone who was always positive and never failed to make a new friend. They found his sudden death incomprehensible.

Cook was still working as a mail runner at Fort Myer Construction Co. at age 84 when he was killed — not because he needed the money, family members said, but because he enjoyed being around people. His lighthearted whistles and songs could often be heard in the company’s hallways.

“He was real,” said Beatrice Cook, his wife of 63 years. “He helped people, he loved his family, he was a hard worker.”

At about a quarter past 9 a.m. on June 19, a sunny Tuesday, police responded to a report that a man had been hit by a dump truck at the construction company’s asphalt plant on W Street NE. Cook was rushed to a hospital, where he died.

Police have termed Cook’s death an “industrial accident.” The incident is being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which declined comment on the case.

“Our heart goes out to the family and close friends,” said Chris Kerns, general counsel for Fort Myer Construction. “He had a lot of close friends here at the company.”

Fort Myer officials said the truck was not owned by the company, but they declined further comment, citing company policy. Authorities have not named the driver or the company that owned the truck.
Beatrice Cook was chatting on the telephone the morning of June 19 when another call came in. She ignored it and continued with her conversation.

The call came again. It was her grandson, flustered that he hadn’t been able to reach her. Leroy Cook had been hit by a truck.

“That was the absolute worst day of my life, I swear,” she said.

Weeks later, Beatrice Cook thumbed through an expandable brown folder as about a dozen family members exchanged memories of the man nicknamed “Cookie.” They sat in chairs and sofas in her cozy living room, its walls dotted with family photographs.

She pulled out the glossy, four-page program the family gave guests at Leroy Cook’s June 29 funeral service. A picture on the front cover showed Leroy smiling, his left eyebrow cocked upwards. “Let the Life I lived — Speak for me,” a lyric from a gospel hymn, was written in black italic letters.

Family members remembered Cook as a man who always found a way to get his wife — and more than two dozen children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren — whatever they wanted, whether it was his son Victor’s first car, a ’57 Chevy station wagon; a chartered bus for a July 2006 family trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a laptop for a grandchild; or just spare cash.

“He would save from one year to the next,” Beatrice Cook said.


Leroy Cook was the driving force behind the tight-knit clan, family said. He insisted on gathering for holidays and vacations, and on Saturdays he would drive with his son, daughter and grandson to a house in Thornburg, Va., that he hoped to turn into a family vacation home.

As family reminisced in the small, two-story brick house on the corner of 15th and Downing streets, friends drifted in to join the conversation. Valerie Blake­ney, 46, stood in the middle of the living room, hands clasped at her waist.

“Papa Cook told me how to hold a job down,” Blakeney said. “You gotta take care of your own self.”
Minutes later, Robert Redmond, 47, entered. He struggled to hold back tears as he spoke. Cook, he said, “wanted to uplift me” and helped him get his first job, in construction, in 1979.


Jessie McPhaul, 69, said the Cook house was always popular at Halloween because it had the most candy in the neighborhood.

Cook, she remembered, would buy fruit or corn, poke his head out of his front door and invite neighbors in to eat.

“Mr. Cook was the mayor of Downing Street,” said McPhaul said. “He cared for everyone he came in contact with. If he could help you, he would.”

Friends and relatives are trying to fill some of the voids left by Cook’s death. The family plans to restart work on the vacation home and make a return trip to Myrtle Beach. And Blakeney now walks her block, picking up trash and trying to keep her part of the neighborhood clean.

But Leroy Cook’s absence will nevertheless be felt, those who knew him say. “You ain’t gonna find another Mr. Cook,” Redmond said.

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New Course in Response Planning for Functional Needs Populations in Rural Communities

July 26, 2012

The RDPC is offering a New Course in Response Planning for Functional Needs Populations in Rural Communities MGT 403 Response Planning for Functional Needs Populations in Rural Communities According to the National Response Framework (NRFG), functional needs populations, as they relate to emergency response, includes groups such as the elderly and children, anyone with limited English proficiency, NRF looks to target populations that struggle to maintain independence before, during, and after the incident. These individuals require specialized care, transportation, shelter, and medical needs that must be considered before the crisis occurs. MGT 403 Response Planning for Functional Needs Populations in Rural Communities is an eight-hour course is designed to educate participants on the planning efforts needed  to ensure the safety of those with functional needs, particularly those housed in assisted-living facilities and nursing homes during a crisis event. Because of their restrictions and gaps in community support,  individuals with functional needs living in rural areas are at greater risk of injury and death during a crisis event than those living in suburban and urban areas. These people require specialized care, transportation, shelter, and medical needs that must be considered before the crisis occurs. This tuition free course will expose participants to the benefits of developing comprehensive emergency response plans for those most vulnerable during a crisis — the elderly and children, anyone with limited English proficiency, people with disabilities, and anyone from a minority culture. For more information on MGT 403 Response Planning for Functional Needs Populations in Rural Communities, go to http://www.ruraltraining.org/courses/mgt-405. To request this or any RDPC training, call (877) 855-7372 or complete the training request form at http://www.ruraltraining.org/request-course. For a complete list of courses and other information regarding the RDPC, please visit www.ruraltraining.org, or email info@ruraltraining.org  . To register for online training, go to http://www.ruraltraining.org/training/online.

2012 Edition of THE BOOK OF THE STATES

CAPITOL IDEAS E-NEWS » CAPITOL IDEAS » STATES PERFORM » KNOWLEDGE CENTER » UPCOMING EVENTS »

The 2012 edition of The Book of the States, The Council of State Governments' annual almanac of information about the states, is now available online.    The current edition includes 32 articles from 34 authors, with 172 external tables and approximately 85,000 individual pieces of data.     The book includes articles on such things as:   State constitutional developments in 2011; Governors' state of the state addresses; State budget and taxes; and  Health care reform. The tables cover areas including: State spending on education, health care and transportation; Candidate spending on elections; Salaries of selected state administrative officials; and  Trends in state prison populations. The Council of State Governments has published The Book of the States since 1935. Editions dating back to 2004 are now available at the CSG Knowledge Center.

Possible Subcontract Opportunities: HS\FEMA

PRIZIM Inc. Chosen to Support the Federal Emergency Management Agency to Maximize Sustainability

PRIZIM was recently selected by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide strategic sustainability, energy, and environmental management program development support. As a new subsidiary of Hitachi Consulting, PRIZIM now has access to a wider array of change management, business process and IT resources and a deeper capacity to identify tactical cost saving and risk management solutions than ever before. PRIZIM will offer FEMA with its signature high-quality technical support and value-added consultation for which it is widely known.

With strengthened environmental performance and improved operational efficiency, FEMA can focus more effectively on its central mission of helping our citizens, with the added benefit of achieving this mission through sustainable operations.”

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PRIZIM Inc. (PRIZIM) was recently selected by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) to provide strategic sustainability, energy, and environmental management program development support. FEMA’s mission is to aid citizens and first responders in the face of emergencies and disasters, and the agency has undertaken a further task to perform its duties in an even more efficient manner that saves taxpayers money and manages environmental risk. PRIZIM will help FEMA in accomplishing this task.

PRIZIM will offer its signature high-quality technical support and value-added consultation for which it is widely known. As a new subsidiary of Hitachi Consulting, PRIZIM now has access to a wider array of change management, business process and IT resources and a deeper capacity to identify tactical cost saving and risk management solutions than ever before.    

PRIZIM’s scope in this project includes policy analysis, implementation and integration strategies, field operation program support, data management and information delivery systems, environmental and sustainability reporting, environmental auditing and compliance assistance, and communications and public awareness activities. PRIZIM Principal Julia Philpott is the project lead, offering her expertise in energy efficiency, risk management, and sustainability reporting at the facility and enterprise levels.

“We’re excited to begin supporting FEMA,” says PRIZIM Senior Vice President and Senior Sustainability Executive Frank Priznar. “FEMA serves an important role in the U.S., offering assistance to communities during the vulnerable time in the aftermath of a disaster. With strengthened environmental performance and improved operational efficiency, FEMA can focus more effectively on its central mission of helping our citizens, with the added benefit of achieving this mission through sustainable operations.”   

                     

About PRIZIM Inc. 

PRIZIM Inc., a subsidiary of Hitachi Consulting Corporation, is a consulting and innovation firm with a passionate commitment to making the world a better place, helping people exist in a sustainably resilient natural ecosystem. PRIZIM’s approach to business is conscious; it redefines and expands success for itself and its clients and makes sustainable resilience achievable for others. Many organizations claim to make the world a better place, but PRIZIM can prove it having taken more than 4,000 actions (since its founding in 1996) which led to an eight-fold increase of resulting actions or improvements. For more information see http://www.prizim-inc.com.

About Hitachi Consulting Corporation 

As Hitachi, Ltd.'s global consulting company, with operations throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. With a balanced view of strategy, people, process and technology, we work with companies to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and implement practical business strategies and technology solutions. From business strategy development through application deployment, our consultants are committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI.

Its client base includes 35 percent of the Fortune 100 and 25 percent of the Global 100, along with many mid-market leaders. With offices throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Hitachi Consulting employs more than 5,000 professionals across 13 countries with delivery centers in India (Bangalore, Pune and Hyderabad), China (Guangzhou) and the United States (Fargo, North Dakota) to offer global delivery scale. For more information, visit http://www.hitachiconsulting.com.

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Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues totaled 9,665 billion yen ($117.8 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

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