U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who was born in New York City, returned to the Big Apple for a day-long, multi-stop, multi-mode -of- transportation tour yesterday. I followed her for most of it.
Her day in New York began with a morning speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, which focused to a large extent [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Department of Homeland Security'
Hometown Girl (Now Homeland Secretary) Napolitano Returns To NYC: Speaks To Council On Foreign Relations, Visits Ground Zero, Rides Subway With Mayor, Thanks NYPD/NYFD
July 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Department of Homeland Security
In NYC Speech, Napolitano Says “For Too Long, We’ve Treated The Public As A Liability To Be Protected Rather Than An Asset In Our Nation’s Collective Security”; Promises To Begin “Engaging And Empowering Our Citizens To Be Part Of Collective Effort” Towards “Creating A Culture of Awareness And Preparation”
July 29th, 2009 · 16 Comments
In a major speech this morning here in New York City that focused a great deal of attention on the role of the American citizen in homeland security, Secretary Janet Napolitano said that “for too long, we’ve treated the public as a liability to be protected rather than an asset in our nation’s collective security” [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness Ideas
Contribute To U.S. Emergency Preparedness & Response (As Well As Other DHS) Policy For Next Four Years — Participate In “National Dialogue For The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review”
July 18th, 2009 · No Comments
Via the U.S. Citizen Corps comes an intriguing invitation for those interested in the future of national emergency preparedness and response as well as homeland security in general:
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano invites you to participate in the National Dialogue on the Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR). This groundbreaking, web-based interactive dialogue is designed [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness Reports
Summing Up The H1N1 Summit From Citizen POV: Start Preparing For Possible Severe Fall Outbreak; Federal, State, Local Officials Now ‘Working The Problems’ On Policies/Logistics For Schools, Workplaces, Vaccine Distribution & Risk Communications
July 12th, 2009 · 10 Comments
I had the opportunity to attend Thursday’s U.S. H1N1 Flu Preparedness Summit held at the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. The all-day event was organized by the Obama Administration to focus attention on preparation for and response to a possible more serious H1N1 outbreak in the Fall. Five hundred [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Government Education Programs · Government Web Sites · Pandemic Flu · President Obama · Public Health Preparedness
The U.S. Homeland Security Department’s New Social Media Menu
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments
I wanted to highlight a new list of social media offerings from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which are on its website here. They include the Department’s here. They include the Department’s two-week-old blog; Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and Twitter sites for various DHS agencies; and even the iTunes offerings from the Transportation Security Administration. And, [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness 2.0
Question(s) For DHS Secretary Napolitano: “Are Americans In A ‘State of Readiness’? And If Not, What Should We Be Doing To Get There?”
June 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano held a “Pen & Pad” availability for reporters and bloggers who cover the Homeland Security Department earlier today (video here). Napolitano previewed some international visits she is making to Europe and the Middle East and highlighted a couple of new DHS initiatives, including her new mission statement of “The Department’s Five [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness Events · Preparedness Interviews
DHS Blogging 2.0 — “The Blog @ Homeland Security”
June 16th, 2009 · No Comments
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just started a new blog called The Blog @ Homeland Security”, an addition to the Department’s web presence “designed to increase transparency and facilitate the dialogue between DHS and the American public.”  It will augment the existing Leadership Journal blog, which, according to DHS New Media Specialist Graves [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness 2.0
In Blog Post, DHS Secretary Napolitano Calls On Americans “To Live In A Constant State Of Readiness, Not A Constant State Of Fear”
June 8th, 2009 · 5 Comments
In a new post today on the U.S. Homeland Security Department’s Leadership Blog, Secretary Janet Napolitano asks the public “to live in a constant state of readiness, not a constant state of fear.” The post titled, “The Department’s Five Responsibilities,” summarizes a longer speech Napolitano delivered last week at the Aspen Institute. The first “Responsibility”, according [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security
Ready.Gov, Red Cross Adding Mobile Phones To Basic Emergency Preparedness Supply Kit Recommendation
May 18th, 2009 · 5 Comments
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Ready.Gov program and the American Red Cross are adding mobile phones and chargers to its recommendations for basic supplies in citizen emergency preparedness kits. This marks both a real and symbolic step for wireless communications and social media in public emergency preparedness and response.Â
The Red Cross has already changed [...]
Tags: Department of Homeland Security · Preparedness 2.0 · Red Cross
Interested In Becoming A Member Of The Homeland Security Department’s “National Preparedness Month” Coalition?
May 14th, 2009 · No Comments
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Ready campaign is currently recruiting coalition members for “National Preparedness Month” (NPM) in September. Below is an email I just received from the Ready office:
September is National Preparedness Month (NPM) and 436 organizations have already registered as Coalition Members! If you have not yet signed up to be a 2009 [...]