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The Mid-Atlantic Center for Emergency...

January 19, 2017

Become a part of “Preparing to Teach the Next Generation 2017.” The program for the Fourth Annual Summer Institute for Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (HSEP) for M...

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The Hope Trunk: An Offering of Positive...

January 12, 2017

Developed by the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, The Hope Trunk: An Offering of Positive Education provides educators a unique and meaningful classroom learning reso...

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Preparing Tomorrow’s Public Safety...

December 7, 2016 | By Kathy L. Francis, MS, CEM, MDPEMP, Executive Director

The number and quality of police academy applicants has drastically declined across the nation. “We have a national crisis,” said Eugene O’Donnell, a former New York City police...

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Private Participation in U.S. Infrastructure:...

November 7, 2016 | By R. Richard Geddes, Carter B. Casady

October 26, 2016 | American Enterprise Institute Key Points: The United States suffers from an array of endemic infrastructure problems. When properly executed, public-private...