Natural disasters and other catastrophic events not only impact citizens directly, but also can disrupt the IT systems government agencies rely on to serve citizens after impact. It is critical that Federal, State and local governments respond in a timely fashion to circulate vital information and provide services to those affected, especially in an emergency. In order to do this, agencies must adopt modern solutions that support today’s...

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As the U.S. declared a public health emergency on Feb. 3, 2020, COVID related cases surpassed 9,800 around the world quickly becoming a pandemic by March 11, 2020, which the World Health Organization declared (source: https://www.ajmc.com/view/a-timeline-of-covid19-developments-in-2020). Thus, the CARES Act was established on March 27, 2020, with a $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund. The CARES Act provided direct payments to Americans to cov...

This is an interactive course designed to help participants learn about key tools that will help improve emergency preparedness and enhance communication during dam and levee failures and incidents. Participants will gain a better understanding of the emergency action planning process, including evacuation planning and emergency response methods. Key takeaways attendees will receive from this course: Learn how to improve the integrated operati...

Many dam failures have been averted by dam owners and engineers taking quick and effective action to intervene and stop an active dam failure from progressing. The focus of this webinar is to present the most common failure modes at dams and provide information on actions that can be taken to prevent or delay each failure mode. Case studies will be used to show examples of successful interventions. Actions that could potentially do harm and ma...

The Department of Defense Commercial Virtual Remote (CVR) Environment was created to support DoD's move toward a large-scale telework posture in response to the COVID-19 national emergency. This new tool provides the DoD with the enhanced collaboration capabilities for DoD teleworkers to facilitate continuity of operations during this pandemic. Join McAfee and Carahsoft to learn how to protect your remote workforce using CVR to: Prevent sensit...

A variety of five qualitative and quantitative methodologies are discussed in detail. Students will learn the differences between qualitative and quantitative risk analysis. They will use a variety of methodologies by evaluating single or multiple buildings and critical infrastructure nodes. Three full days of field evaluations assessing lighting, electric systems, drinking water, infrastructure and perimeters are an integral part of this ...

Geared for those who must evaluate training plans, drills and other operational factors during extreme conditions. A series of table-top and field evaluations are designed and tested. Exposes students to armed forces style combat training type stress. Upon completion student will be able to design, development and conduct live, virtual and constructive (LVC) drills and exercises that include “best practices” from a security perspec...

CARES Act Funding has started flowing to state and local governments, and municipalities are working out how best to leverage this funding to address a wide range of needs, from transitioning services to virtual and online to communicating critical information to local constituents. And the emergency nature of CARES Act – as well as pending additional stimulus funding – is forcing government leaders to make decisions about how to a...

Every agency has focused on digital transformation in recent years, but coronavirus has pushed those efforts into high gear -- and agencies that were behind are scrambling. During this panel discussion, we will look at lessons learned from the digital transformation efforts and what the coronavirus means for efforts across government.