Category Archives: government information
Trust for America’s Health
I discovered this organization thanks to a pointer from the HSDL to their October 2008 report entitled, “Germs Go Global: Why Emerging Infectious Diseases Are a Threat to America.” Having just participated in a discussion group on the ethics and … Continue reading
RAND Report on Mass Antibiotic Dispensing
Coming as it did right on the heels of my last post, I had to point this out: RAND Corporation has published an impressive (133 page .pdf) Technical Report on “Recommended Infrastructure Standards for Mass Antibiotic Dispensing.” “This document presents … Continue reading
National CyberSecurity Awareness Month
That’s right, October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month. (Who knew?) In honor of that fact, I thought I’d highlight the US-CERT. “The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security and … Continue reading
More Hurricane Resources
(I’m ignoring the too-obvious “Anniversary Edition” temptation in favor of this…) Updated: Much to my chagrin, this Ning site didn’t last, and I haven’t been able to find an update. Check the “Hurricanes” tag to see which of these I’ve … Continue reading
Gustav links roundup
There’s no end of information around here these days, just a weary librarian trying to pull the best bits out of the pile for you… Here’s NASA’s great site, with images and animations galore. Latest Storm Images and Maps from … Continue reading
DHS 2008 National Emergency Communications Plan
We know from past experience with emergencies that the ability to communicate effectively between agencies is critical. So critical, in fact, that when the DHS was established in 2002, they were mandated to develop a strategy to “address emergency communications … Continue reading
Hurricane Season Forecasts Links
As we come into the 2008 hurricane season (peak months are usually August-October), I’ve come across some interesting sites that I wanted to share. NOAA, of course, offers hurricane predictions each season. The most recent one was released August 7th, … Continue reading
FBI releases Anthrax case documents
In case you missed the announcements (as if you could!), the FBI has released their evidence against Dr. Bruce Ivins, the government anthrax researcher who took his life last week. Dr. Ivins is suspected of perpetuating what amounts to the … Continue reading
Anthrax Investigation Links
After several years of little or no news, the “Amerithrax” Investigation (to use the FBI’s nomenclature) took a sudden, interesting turn this weekend. In the intervening years since the mail attacks, the government has been busy researching, investigating, and compiling … Continue reading
Minnesota Bridge Collapse Anniversary Post
With the one-year anniversary of the Minnesota I-35W Bridge collapse last Friday, I was reminded of this collection of information about the incident. The University of Minnesota Libraries Government Publications office has collected both U. S. Federal and Minnesota state … Continue reading