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Disaster Management in the United States Grace Anderson/L27294987 HLTH 505/B03 LUO Abstract Introduction “Every year, disasters put millions of Americans in danger and destroy billions of dollars worth of property. But every year, all year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is on the job —as part of a team helping communities reduce their risk, helping emergency officials prepare for all hazards, and helping people get back on their feet after their lives are disrupted by a disaster.” (DHS) FEMA is responsible for coordinating with federal operations and logistical disaster response capability that is needed to save and sustain lives, minimize suffering, and protect property in a timely and effective manner in communities…

Federal agencies are the part of government that is not congress, the president, or the military during wartime. If the president or Congress decides to build a bridge, they won’t oversee any of the work themselves, not even hiring of the staff. Instead, an agency is created to carry out their goal. Examples of agencies in the United States include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, and Federal Communications Commission. Agencies are formed by an act of Congress,…

Federal Agencies consisting of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Pat Akers Howard Payne University Abstract This paper explores three of the four major primary law enforcement agencies within the Department of Justice; which are (The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). An overlook of the overall functions and responsibilities…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency [FEMA] provides different types of Individual Assistance Recovery Programs that are processed through three National Process Service Centers [NPSC]. These NPSC’s are located in Denton, Texas; Berryville, Virginia; and Hyattsville, Maryland (Haddow, Bullock, & Coppola, 2017, p. 241). FEMA makes it easier for affected individuals to apply for assistance following a Presidentially-declared emergency following a disaster. Additionally, it lists the different…

Federal government agencies has non-monetary reward called 59 minutes, in which supervisors or management has the discretion to determine that employees can have 59 minutes of approved administrative leave. The rewards can be awarded for a number of reasons, such as rewards for good performance or even used around significant holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. Another non-monetary reward used in the federal government employment are the years of service awards. This is an…

I. Introduction Today’s global economy, calls for privately owned companies and Government Agencies to identify ways to reduce and/or cut costs through economic efficiencies. Specifically within the Federal Government, several agencies have been tasked with pinpointing areas that have caused a spike in costs. Overall, it is believed that transaction reductions related to logistics and supply chain management to be considered the best viable approach to realizing cost-efficiencies. Privately…

today known as Hurricane Katrina, or as FEMA describes it, "the single most catastrophic natural disaster in US history." Death, panic, anger, regret, betrayal, riots, looting: these are all things that occurred during or post Hurricane Katrina. Everyone was confused and looking for help, but it never came, thus, the “blame game” began. The “blame game” refers to – in this case – the events after a traumatic incident in which people begin to attempt to find who is responsible for the incident…

The four federal agencies in the U.S. that are involved in drug interdiction include the DEA, the U.S. Customs and Border Control, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. military (Levinthal, 2012). In 1973, the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and the Customs' drug agents were combined and reestablished as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA Programs, n.d.). It is the only one of the four agencies whose only responsibility is drug-law enforcement. There are more than 4,000 officers, who…

emergency personnel. Usually in cases where you have a Tornado as a natural disaster, local resources will be depleted and the governor will be called in for assistance (Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2008). The Department of Homeland Security coordinates the Catastrophic Annex. In a situation where a tornado…

people in our society arguing that the government isn’t doing enough for these individuals and others claiming that it takes time to see results when handling incidents these incidents. Regardless of one’s point of view, it is very clear that people in our society struggle in these times and so do the agencies that are handling these tragic incidents. On August 23rd, 2005 a natural disaster had been identified and was on…