Facility Issues is DRG Focus for the June GUIDE
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National Disaster Drills: Just A Costly Game?
In light of cutbacks to emergency drills, state and federal emergency planners are concerned that the government might be regressing in its efforts to prepare for disasters. Click HERE>>

Botnet-Fighting Group An Industry Model
A private sector working group with the task of defeating the biggest botnet on the Internet has yet to, but is meanwhile serving as a model for fighting cybercrime. Click HERE>>

DHS Delays Leave Chemical Facilities Vulnerable
The government is behind on its promise to inspect chemical facilities from a security standpoint. Meanwhile, industry is making upgrades, on its own, to deter terrorists. Click HERE>>

California Quake Reminders Getting Closer to Home
Had Sunday's earthquake in Mexico struck in Los Angeles, it would have caused hundreds of fires and immeasurable losses, authorities say. Click HERE>>

Dismissal Raises Questions of Nuclear Plant Security
A nuclear facility's security employee claiming to have been wrongfully dismissed is raising the broader issue of U.S. nuclear plants: How qualified are their guards? Click HERE>>

Stay In Touch In A Business Crisis
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Rentsys to Station Portion of Mobile Recovery Center Fleet in California Bay Area
College Station, TX - Rentsys Recovery Services, a provider of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery services, has located a portion of the Mobile Recovery Center (MRC) fleet to the California Bay Area. This strategic move fulfills the growing interest for Rentsys Recovery MRC solutions in the Bay Area and allows clients better access to MRC units for testing and declaration. Click HERE>>

eFortresses and Avalution Announce Ground Breaking Alliance
Cleveland, OH - Avalution Consulting and eFortresses, Inc. announced recently a strategic partnership that will provide current and future clients of both firms with access to experienced and well-respected industry experts for the improvement or development of a comprehensive risk management program that addresses all of an organization's operational, information technology and information security risks. Click HERE>>

APCO Urges Congress to Provide Funding for Nat'l Public Safety Broadband Ntwk
Alexandria, VA - The Association of Public Safety-Communications Officials International expressed its support for the FCC's estimate of $12 billion to $16 billion for a public safety wireless broadband network. APCO International now calls on Congress to establish the necessary appropriations and programs to fund the build out, operation, and maintenance of a public safety wireless broadband network over the next 10 years. Click HERE>>

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