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Bennie Thompson (Chairman, U.S. House Homeland Security Committee) — “What Should We Tell The Public?”

May 10th, 2009 · No Comments

This edition of “What Should We Tell The Public?” features U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson.  In the video, he says that the public should realize that homeland security is still a “work in progress,” and he underscores the need to create a “resilient” nation.
I shot this in Thompson’s Capitol Hill office after [...]

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New British Report, “Resilient Nation,” Offers Guidance For U.S. Community Resilience

April 21st, 2009 · No Comments

I just read an interesting new study, “Resilient Nation,” by Charlie Edwards from the London office of the think tank, Demos. Resilience is a concept that has been talked about a good deal here in the U.S., and this report is a very useful addition to that discussion. Though the majority of the case studies/stories in “Resilient Nation” [...]

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Tags: British Preparedness · Preparedness Lessons · Preparedness Reports

In Interview, House Homeland Security Chairman Thompson Calls For New Commitment To Citizen Preparedness, Urges President Obama To Ask Public To Prepare

April 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I recently had the opportunity to interview Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, on the subject of citizen preparedness. Speaking in his Capitol Hill office, Thompson told me that he believes there needs to be more emphasis on public readiness and engagement in the U.S. 
He says he hopes President Obama will [...]

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Tags: Preparedness Ideas · Preparedness Interviews · President Obama

House Homeland Security Committee Hearings: Resilience and Citizen Preparedness

May 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The House Homeland Security Committee has been holding an important series of hearings called “The Resilient Homeland”. ‘Resilience’ is an increasingly important concept in the homeland security world. In its initial press statement, the Committee defined resilience as ”an approach to ensure the Nation’s ability to quickly and effectively bounce back from large scale disruptions.”
Thanks largely to the excellent [...]

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